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RISING UP.Recipients of livelihood kits during the distribution on Wednesday (March 23, 2022) by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte. The grants are meant for micro, small and medium enterprises badly affected by Typhoon Odette to restart their businesses.(Photo courtesy of DTI Region 8) TACLOBAN CITY -The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has turned over PHP3.29 million worth of livelihood kits to micro small and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) in Southern Leyte badly affected by Typhoon Odette. DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez said in an interview Thursday that 412 MSMEs received livelihood kits to restart their business during a ceremony held Wednesday in Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte. Recipients of kits are from the towns of Sogod, Macrohon, Padre Burgos, Malitbog, Tomas Oppus, San Juan, Anahawan, Hinundayan, Hinunangan, Silago, Bontoc, Liloan, San Francisco, Pintuyan, San Ricardo, and Libagon. The livelihood kit ranges from groceries, kitchen war ....
TYPHOON AID. Stockpiles of family food packs inside a warehouse in Palo, Leyte. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released 206,582 family food packs (FFPs) to Typhoon Odette victims in Eastern Visayas in the past two months, Regional Director Grace Subong said on Tuesday (Feb. 15, 2022).(Photo courtesy of DSWD) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has already released 206,582 family food packs (FFPs) to Typhoon Odette victims in Eastern Visayas in the past two months. The PHP120.77 million worth of food assistance have benefitted typhoon victims in the provinces of Southern Leyte, Leyte, and Eastern Samar, said DSWD Eastern Visayas regional director Grace Subong in a phone interview Tuesday. "We have been producing more food packs since there are still requests from local government units for more assistance. There are areas where we have done the second and third round of distribution," Subong said in a phone inter ....
POWER RESTORATION. Linemen work to restore electricity in Southern Leyte in this Dec. 29, 2021 photo. Electricity has been restored in only 145 out of 500 villages in Southern Leyte after nearly two months of power outage caused by Typhoon Odette.(Photo courtesy of Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative) TACLOBAN CITY - Electricity has been restored in only 145 out of 500 villages in Southern Leyte after nearly two months of power outage caused by Typhoon Odette. The Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative (Soleco) reported on Wednesday that as of February 4, only 41,411 houses and establishments have been energized out of the 105,787 affected power consumers. "As of this posting, 28.83 percent of villages are already partially energized within the coverage area of Soleco. Per consumer status, 39.15 percent are already energized," Soleco said in its report. These partially-energized communities are in Maasin City, Macrohon, Padre Burgos, Tomas Oppus, Bontoc, Sogod, Liloan, Saint Ber ....
AID FOR TYPHOON VICTIMS. Family food packs stored inside the warehouse of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Palo, Leyte in this undated photo. The DSWD has already released PHP125 million worth of assistance to families badly affected by Typhoon Odette in the past six weeks, the agency reported on Wednesday (Feb. 2, 2022).(Photo courtesy of DSWD) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released PHP125 million worth of assistance to families in Eastern Visayas (Region 8) badly affected by Typhoon Odette in the past six weeks, the agency reported on Wednesday. A total of 173,340 family food packs (FFPs) worth PHP101 million have been distributed to typhoon victims in the provinces of Southern Leyte, Leyte, and Eastern Samar said DSWD Eastern Visayas regional director Grace Subong. Each FFP contains six kilos of rice, four cans of corned beef, four cans of tuna flakes, two cans of sardines, five sachets of coffee, and five sache ....
PREPOSITIONED. Family food packs are stored inside the warehouse of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Palo, Leyte in this undated photo. The DSWD has already distributed 165,940 family food packs to families affected by Typhoon Odette in Eastern Visayas.(Photo courtesy of DSWD) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has distributed 165,940 family food packs to victims of Typhoon Odette in Eastern Visayas. As of January 26, the DSWD already released PHP97.29 million worth of food assistance to badly-hit families in the provinces of Southern Leyte, Leyte, and Eastern Samar, said Abelardo Bibat, DSWD Eastern Visayas regional information officer in a phone interview. In Leyte, food packs have been distributed in the towns of Dulag, Hilongos, Hindang, Matalom, Tacloban City, Bato, Inopacan, Javier, Abuyog, and Mahaplag. In Southern Leyte, recipients are from the towns of Anahawan, Hinunangan, Hinundayan, St. Bernard, San Juan, Silago ....