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MANILA - The United States government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has so far allocated PHP1 billion worth of humanitarian assistance to communities affected by last month's Typhoon Odette. The assistance was coursed through USAID's food aid, water, sanitation, and hygiene programs. Among those distributed were 129,400 family food packs from the Department of Social Welfare to Caraga, Central Visayas, Mimaropa, and Western Visayas, and other parts of Luzon through 113 transport trucks with four mobile operations vehicles. In partnership with the World F...

MANILA - The United States government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has so far allocated PHP1 billion worth of humanitarian assistance to communities affected by last month's Typhoon Odette. The assistance was coursed through USAID's food aid, water, sanitation, and hygiene programs. Among those distributed were 129,400 family food packs from the Department of Social Welfare to Caraga, Central Visayas, Mimaropa, and Western Visayas, and other parts of Luzon through 113 transport trucks with four mobile operations vehicles. In partnership with the World F...

POST-CALAMITY RESILIENCY. Bohol Governor Arthur Yap (left) is seen witnessing a solar-powered water purifying demonstration by personnel of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority on Wednesday (Jan. 5, 2021) in Loboc town, one of the localities in the province that was badly hit by Typhoon Odette last December. Yap said the province will strive to be more resilient and self-sufficient by learning from the sad experiences brought by the calamity. (Screengrab from Gov. Arthur Yap's video) CEBU CITY - With the lessons learned from the Typhoon Odette experience, Bohol province will striv...

RELIEF. Soldiers from the 47th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army unload relief goods from a truck in this undated photo. Governor Arthur Yap on Monday (Jan. 3, 2022) said generators sets will be distributed to water refilling stations to stabilize the supply of drinking water, one of the basic necessities that became scarce after Typhoon Odette hit parts of the Visayas and Mindanao on Dec. 16, 2021. (Screengrab from Gov. Arthur Yap's video) CEBU CITY- The provincial government of Bohol will distribute generator sets to water refilling stations in various towns where residents have ...

ZERO CASUALTY. Local authorities conduct a preemptive evacuation in Agusan del Norte on Dec. 16, 2021 shortly before the onslaught of Typhoon Odette. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office reported Thursday (Dec. 23, 2021) that the province logged zero casualty due to the early evacuation and activation of response units. (Photo grabbed from Agusan UP FB Page) BUTUAN CITY - No casualties were recorded in Agusan del Norte when Typhoon Odette hit parts of the province on December 16. The zero casualty was indicated in the December 22 situational report of the Provincial Dis...