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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…

Amid the latest Omicron variant that threatens the country’s exit from the pandemic, the President admitted his worry over the possible surge anew of COVID-19 infection cases due to “Odette” onslaught.

Most deaths in the city happened inland as 15,000 coastal residents evacuated before Typhoon Odette made landfall in Cebu province

A humanitarian airplane has been deployed by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to the island of Siargao, one of the most hard-hit areas by Typhoon Odette, the organization said on Tuesday, Dec. 21. Photo from the Philippine Red Cross PRC said in a statement that the plane had a large team who would

Mayor Mike Rama calls on the national government to provide more assistance for the Visayas region’s premier city

It is quite saddening that another tragic calamity spoils the otherwise joyous Christmas season ahead of us.

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...

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…

Presidential aspirant and Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Monday, Dec. 20, personally handed over P1 million cash assistance and four generator sets to the province of Bohol which was one of the areas that bore the brunt of Typhoon Odette. PHOTO COURTESY OF IM MEDIA/ MANILA BULLE

In efforts to bring back light to Filipino households in typhoon-stricken areas before this weekend’s Christmas celebrations, power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is joining the bandwagon of industry stakeholders that will fast-track the restoration of electricity service for more t