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CLEARING OPERATIONS. A grader clears a portion of a road in Bindoy, Negros Oriental in the aftermath of Typhoon Odette that hit the province on Dec. 16, 2021. The provincial government reported some PHP2.2 billion in agricultural losses as of Jan. 3, 2022, due to the onslaught of the typhoon. (Photo by Cil Flores) DUMAGUETE CITY - The province of Negros Oriental has recorded close to PHP2.2 billion in losses in the agricultural sector caused by the onslaught of Typhoon Odette on Dec. 16, 2021. A...

Zamboanga City Hall (PNA file photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The city government will donate about PHP8 million in cash and in-kind to areas hardest hit by Typhoon Odette. The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) approved earlier this week a resolution directing the CDRRM Office to source out funds for financial and relief assistance to victims of "Odette", which hit various parts of the country more than two weeks ago. Among the hardest-hit areas was the Caraga region...

ALMOST COMPLETE. Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar leads an ocular inspection of the PHP120-million mega isolation facility in Barangay Talisayan, Zamboanga City on Sunday (Oct. 31). The mayor on Monday said the facility will soon open and increase the city's bed capacity for coronavirus disease 2019 cases to 2,000 beds, including those in the village's other isolation facilities. (Photo courtesy of Zamboanga CIO) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The PHP120-million mega isolation facility here is alm...