By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, Nov. 19 (PNA) — House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. said on Tuesday President Benigno S. Aquino III now needs to ask Congress to approve a supplemental budget…
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Pinoys, expats in Qatar donate relief goods for ‘Yolanda’ victims
MANILA, Nov. 19 (PNA) — Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) president and chief executive officer (CEO) Victor Jose Luciano personally received some eight tons of relief goods donated by Filipino communities and…
DOH’s Yolanda efforts shift focus to public health to avert outbreak
MANILA, Nov. 19 (PNA) — The Department of Health (DOH) has shifted its focus to public health as post-Yolanda efforts enter the early recovery period to avert outbreak of diseases in the…
Government sets up a system in handling identifying victims in regions hardest-hit by ‘Yolanda’
MANILA, Nov. 19 (PNA) — The Aquino government has set up a system in handling and identifying typhoon victims bodies in the hardest-hit regions by super typhoon Yolanda (internationally known as Haiyan),…
Senate begins deliberations on proposed nat’l budget for 2014
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, Nov. 19 (PNA) — The Senate on Tuesday began deliberations on the proposed 2014 national budget of P2.264 trillion, which is P3.2 billion lower than the P2.268-trillion…
President Aquino says government working on all-weather emergency communication system
ALANGALANG, Leyte, Nov. 18 (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III on Monday said the government is working on a basic communication system that will not be dependent on external power sources…
‘Yolanda’ agri damage reaches almost P10-B
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, Nov. 18 (PNA) — The Dept. of Agriculture (DA) on Monday reported that the agriculture damage acquired from typhoon ‘Yolanda’ has so far reached P9. 089 billion….
UN mobilizes its system of assistance to ‘Yolanda’ victims; calls for reinforcement of “Bayanihan spirit’
MANILA, Nov. 18 (PNA) –In response to the Philippine government’s call for international solidarity, the United Nations integrated effort team assured Monday that it has mobilized its system of assistance towards the…
DOT hands out bookmarks in airports to thank foreign tourists for visiting PHL
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, Nov 16 (PNA) — The Department of Tourism (DOT) has come up with a modest way of thanking foreign tourists for visiting the Philippines despite the recent…
DSWD steps up relief goods distribution to typhoon victims in 40 Leyte towns
By Leilani S. Junio MANILA, Nov. 16 (PNA) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has said it is completing this Saturday the distribution of relief goods to all 40…
DOH, forsenic experts set up quick management system for ‘Yolanda’ victim-corpses
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, Nov 15 (PNA) — Since a large number of bodies retrieved in typhoon ‘Yolanda’-hit areas remain unidentified, the Department of Health (DOH) on Friday established a quick…
Imported relief goods exempted from import duties if consigned with DSWD – Biazon
MANILA, Nov. 15 (PNA) — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Friday reiterated the exemption of relief goods from abroad from import duties but stressed that this must be consigned with the…
Foreign aid continues to arrive at Mactan, Cebu
MACTAN AIR BASE, MACTAN, Cebu, Nov. 16 (PNA) — Air traffic in Cebu was at its heaviest Friday as aircraft of various shapes and sizes continue to arrive to ferry tons of…
UNICEF sends out life-saving supplies for Filipino children in typhoon-hit areas
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 16 (PNA/Xinhua) — United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has dispatched critical life-saving supplies for Filipino children in typhoon-ravaged areas of Tacloban, Ormac and Roxas, an UNICEF official said here…
Death toll from supertyphoon ‘Yolanda’ rises to 3,633 –NDRRMC
MANILA, Nov. 16 (PNA) — The partial, official death toll from supertyphoon “Yolanda” hit the 3,633-mark as of Saturday morning, with the amount of damage reaching P9.46 billion, according to the National…