CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Nov. 28 (PNA)– The city government here reactivated on Wednesday the “Task Force Omega” (TFO) aimed at ensuring a drug-free city. Some 100 volunteers were convened by…
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More hospitals open in Tacloban City
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Nov. 27 (PNA) — Three weeks after super typhoon “Yolanda” ravaged this city, eight hospitals are now fully operational and are ready to treat various medical conditions. DOH Assistant…
Fumigation starts in evacuation centers in Tacloban
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Nov. 26 (PNA) — The Philippine government on Tuesday assisted the Japan Disaster Relief-Self Defense Forces (JDR-SDF) Units in conducting fumigation at the Tacloban City Convention Center, which has…
Tacloban, showing signs of recovery
MANILA, Nov. 26 (PNA) –Tacloban is slowly showing signs of recovery as “business as usual” atmosphere in many of its establishments was observed. In a statement, Department of Social Welfare Development(DSWD) Secretary…
Government to enforce 40-meter ‘no build zones’ along Tacloban shoreline –NDRRMC
By Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, Nov. 26 (PNA) — The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Tuesday the government will not allow the construction of houses within…
Mass held for ‘Yolanda’ fatalities at Tacloban gravesite
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Nov. 24 (PNA) –A Mass in memory of people who lost their lives from super typhoon “Yolanda” two weeks ago was held at a gravesite here Sunday morning. Capt….
Post-‘Yolanda’ cleanup in Tacloban more than halfway done
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Nov. 22 (PNA) — The work to clear this city of debris brought by super typhoon “Yolanda” (Haiyan), is finally more than halfway done. City administrator John Tecson Lim…
Negros Oriental PDRRMC allocates P6M in relief aid to Western Visayas, Eastern Samar
DUMAGUETE CITY, Nov. 22 (PNA) -– The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) of Negros Oriental has approved the release of P6 million in relief assistance to Western Visayas and…
‘Yolanda’ survivors seek refuge in Albay, get aid from DSWD, Albayanos
By Emmanuel P. Solis LEGAZPI CITY, Nov. 22 (PNA) — Eight families who escaped from the hard life they were experiencing in Leyte have sought refuge in Albay and are now staying…
Ilonggo solon: Time to rebuild lives
ILOILO CITY, Nov. 21 (PNA) -– This city’s lone district congressman had sounded the call for working together and starting rebuilding of lives and places with no finger pointing on who is…
P10B rehab plan approved for Iloilo
ILOILO CITY, Nov. 20 (PNA) –The Iloilo government through the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) has approved the proposed P10 billion rehabilitation plan for the various sectors affected by…
Evacuees in Cebu from Yolanda-hit areas reach over 7,000 – DSWD 7
CEBU CITY, Nov. 20 (PNA) — A total of 7,279 evacuees from the super typhoon Yolanda-devastated areas in Tacloban and other parts of Eastern Samar have arrived in Cebu aboard naval boats…
North Cebu LGUs provide emergency employment for typhoon victims
By Eddie O. Barrita CEBU CITY, Nov. 20 (PNA) — Bogo City and Medellin town in northern Cebu have launched an employment program for typhoon victims who will help clean up debris…
‘Yolanda’ damage in Iloilo reaches P10.3B
By V.L. Orquiola ILOILO CITY, Nov. 19 (PNA) — The damage brought about by super typhoon Yolanda in the province of Iloilo already reached P10.3 billion. Based on the record of the…
DOLE starts emergency employment program with 1,240 workers in Ormoc City
MANILA, Nov. 19 (PNA) -–The Department of Labor and Employment has started the emergency employment program for workers displaced by super typhoon “Yolanda”. In a press release, DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz, said…