The number of families affected by the phreatic eruption of Bulusan volcano in Sorsogon has increased to thousands, the Department of Social Welfare and Development reported yesterday.
TYPHOON-HIT. A house damaged by Typhoon Odette in Sipalay City, Negros Occidental on Dec. 16, 2021. Data released by the Office of Civil Defense-Western Visayas on Wednesday (Jan. 12, 2022) showed at least 209,809 houses were damaged, mainly in the southern part of the province, which experienced strong winds, heavy rains, and widespread floods.(Photo courtesy of Sipalay City Councilor Jonathan Eran) BACOLOD CITY - At least 209,809 houses were damaged during the onslaught of Typhoon Odette in Negros Occidental last December 16, the latest data released by the Office of Civil Defense in Western Visayas (OCD-6) on Wednesday showed. Of the number, 158,345 were partially damaged while 51,464 were listed as totally damaged. This is based on the report of the Department of Social Welfare and Development-6 Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and Information Center as of Tuesday noon, the OCD-6 said. Data showed Negros Occidental, particularly its southern cities and municipalities, was th
As the government intensified its disaster relief operations in areas affected by typhoon Odette, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has reported that it has available stockpiles and standby funds amounting to more than P891 million.
(DSWD Caraga Facebook page) Based on th
More than 196,000 individuals or over 50,700 families affected by typhoon Odette remained in evacuation centers, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has disclosed.
(DSWD-DROMIC) The DSWD’s Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and Information Center (DROMIC) said as of Jan
More than P374.5-million worth of humanitarian assistance has been extended to the areas affected by typhoon Odette, the Department of Social Welfare and Development has disclosed.
Food packs (DSWD Facebook page) As of 6 p.m., Jan. 5, the assistance given to the victims of “Odette” in 10 regio