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South Korea pledges $300K for Ompong victims

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 11:18 AM

MANILA - The South Korean government said it will be providing $300,000 (more or less P16,200,000) for the victims of typhoon Ompong in the Philippines.  Read more »

Cebu Pacific resumes partial operations in Tuguegarao to aid relief efforts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 05:47 PM

Its subsidiary CebGo mounted one round trip flight from Manila to Tuguegarao on Tuesday (Sept. 18) while another recovery flight was set for Wednesday (Sept. 19), Cebu Pacific said in a statement.  Read more »

World condoles with Philippines after Ompong devastation

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 18 07:52 PM

Several governments and international organizations have sent their sympathies to the Philippines following the devastation of Typhoon Ompong Read more »

Ibang bansa, nangako ng tulong sa mga nasalanta ni Ompong

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 01:53 AM

Nangako ng tulong sa mga nasalanta ng bagyong Ompong ang iba't ibang bansa. Read more »

China's Xi offers another $60-B to Africa, but says no to 'vanity' projects

Christian Shepherd and Ben Blanchard, Reuters
Posted at Sep 03 06:44 PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping offered another $60 billion in financing for Africa on Monday and wrote off some debt for poorer African nations, while warning against funds going towards "vanity projects". Read more »

EU urges US to reconsider 'regrettable' decision on UN Palestinian agency

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 02 08:02 AM

The European Union on Saturday urged the United States to reconsider "its regrettable decision" to halt funding for the United Nations relief and works agency for Palestinian refugees. Read more »

Trump backs off plan to roll back foreign aid funding -officials

Patricia Zengerle and Lesley Wroughton, Reuters
Posted at Aug 29 08:27 AM

President Donald Trump's administration backed off on Tuesday on plans to bypass Congress and roll back billions of dollars from the US foreign aid budget after lawmakers pushed back, senators, congressional aides and US officials said. Read more »

EU allots 2-million-euro humanitarian aid for Mindanao

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 16 07:57 PM

The European Commission has allotted €2 million or P121.7 million of assistance to victims of violence in the country's restive south. Read more »

EU condoles with Philippines after Basilan blast

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 02 08:55 AM

The European Union on Wednesday condoled with the Philippines on Wednesday following a deadly van explosion in the restive Basilan province, which comes months after Manila rejected billions of pesos in aid from the regional bloc.  Read more »

Death in shallow waters: Jellyfish kills Fil-Italian child swimmer in Caramoan island

Katrina Domingo and Mylce Mella, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 02 10:25 PM

A dream family vacation in island paradise Caramoan, Camarines Sur turned into a nightmare for the Trimarchi family.  Read more »

Aid makes way to habagat-lashed areas as floods ease

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 30 12:06 PM

Relief goods and seeds to replace destroyed crops are making their way to areas inundated by monsoon rains, 2 Cabinet officials said Monday as flood waters continued to subside. Read more »

New Zealand offers paid leave to domestic violence survivors

Beh Lih Yi, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jul 27 08:36 AM

KUALA LUMPUR - New Zealand has become one of the only countries offering paid leave to domestic violence survivors, after approving a law aimed at protecting victims. Read more »

Duterte leads groundbreaking of 2 China bridges

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 17 10:42 PM

President Duterte, with Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua, buries a time capsule during the groundbreaking ceremony for the two China bridges project held in Intramuros, Manila on Tuesday.  Read more »

ALAMIN: Mga kalsadang isasara sa Maynila sa Hulyo 14-15

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 11 03:10 PM

Nag-abiso ang Metropolitan Manila Development Authority nitong Miyerkoles na isasara ang ilang kalsada sa Maynila sa Sabado at Linggo, Hulyo 14 at 15.  Read more »

What to put in your emergency kit this rainy season

Paracetamol (Calpol)
Posted at Jul 06 10:51 AM

With the rainy season just around the corner, parents should find it useful to prepare to combat illnesses brought by the wet weather. Read more »

'Fast lane' para sa leptospirosis patients, binuksan ng NKTI

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 12:28 AM

Nagtalaga ang National Kidney Transplant Institute (NKTI) ng "fast lane" para agarang matugunan ang mga nakararanas ng sintomas ng leptospirosis. Read more »

Toothpaste, mabisa nga bang lunas kapag napaso?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 21 04:50 PM

Nakapagtala noong nakaraang taon ang Department of Health ng 2,050 kaso ng pagkalapnos o burn injuries. Read more »

Scrutinize those loans, please

Jose Galang — YOUR BUSINESS
Posted at Jun 20 11:26 PM

Financing deals for the so-called “Build, Build, Build” scheme warrant a serious review in the wake of their growing negative effects on the local economy as well as the unfavorable record of similar undertakings in many developing countries involving development assistance from China. Read more »

P66-M aid distributed to Boracay folk amid shutdown

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 20 04:38 PM

The government has distributed at least P66.2 million in aid for those who lost jobs or had to leave Boracay island amid its 6-month closure to tourists, officials said Wednesday.  Read more »

DSWD eyes completing TRAIN cash aid verification in July

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 06 12:38 PM

CASH FOR TRAIN 'VICTIMS': The Department of Social Welfare and Development on Wednesday vowed to finish verifying in July who should receive cash transfers among millions of poor families affected by rising prices amid the implementation of the tax reform law. Read more »