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The Aboitiz Group, through its various business units including its foundation, has earmarked close to P9 million for its disaster relief efforts in Visayas and Mindanao. The relief operations cover various cities in Cebu province, such as Cebu City, Naga, Toledo, Lapu-Lapu and Balamban, as well as other typhoon-hit areas…

FAMILY EFFORT. A father-son tandem repairs their home in Pikit, North Cotabato after floodwaters begin to recede on Tuesday (Dec. 21. 2021), days after Typhoon Odette slammed the Northern Mindanao Region, devastating cities and provinces along its path. At least 19,000 individuals were affected by floods spawned by heavy rains in the province due to the typhoon. (Photo courtesy of Ameril Bacar/Pikit MDRRMO) KIDAPAWAN CITY - The provincial government of North Cotabato is now attending to some 19,...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Wednesday, Dec. 22, more than 2.6 million individuals or over 678,000 families have been affected by the onslaught of typhoon Odette. Residents who were evacuated at the Dinggoy Roxas Civic Center ahead of the onslaught of Typhoon Odett

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is committed to strengthen community-based tablea production in farming communities in North Cotabato. DOST Secretary Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña (PCOO/MANILA BULLETIN FILE) DOST Secretary Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said n

TIME TO HELP. Personnel of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) prepare relief goods in Cotabato City on Wednesday (Dec. 22, 2021) for residents of Dinagat Islands severely affected by Typhoon Odette. More than 10 tons of food and non-food items were loaded into trucks and other cargo vehicles for the distressed families. (Photo courtesy of READi-BARMM) COTABATO CTIY - To reciprocate the good deeds that the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) received i...

POWER, TELCO WOES. Reinforcement crew from the Cagayan Electric Power and Light Co. (left photo) clear debris while Visayan Electric Co. linemen (right photo) repair broken lines as a result of Typhoon Odette's onslaught. Regional Development Council 7 (Central Visayas) chair Kenneth Cobonpue said Wednesday (Dec. 22, 2021) the reactivation of power lines would eventually enable the full reactivation of telco services as lack of adequate power supply and fallen debris remain a hindrance in ac...

The province northeast of Surigao del Norte was among the worst hit by Typhoon Odette, the strongest storm to hit the Philippines this year.

INCENTIVES FOR TOPNOCHERS. Bangsamoro Transition Authority Member of Parliament Amir Mawallil delivers his sponsorship speech at the Shariff Kabunsuan Complex in Cotabato City on Tuesday (Dec. 21, 2021) where he proposed to give incentives to topnotchers in licensure examinations given by the Professional Regulation Commission and the Philippine Bar Examination. Mawallil said those who made it to the Top 10 spot are entitled to awards and incentives. (File photo courtesy of BTA-BARMM) COTABATO C...

Telecommunication services in Cebu province remain to be very erratic five days after typhoon “Odette” (international code name Rai), leaving poor connectivity from existing cell sites. Kenneth Cobonpue, chairperson of the Regional Development Council (RDC) 7 (Central Visayas), said a “big factor hindering full reactivation of telco services remains to…

Japan and New Zealand have contributed to efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to victims of Typhoon Odette, which ravaged communities in Visayas and Mindanao.