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Coke distributes 40,000 liters of water to Taal evacuees

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 07:08 PM

Coca-Cola Philippines said Friday it distributed 40,000 liters of drinking water to those displaced by the Taal Volcano eruption. Read more »

Fire under our feet: As fissures widen, Batangas fears dwindling aid supply

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 17 09:50 AM

"Pag po ito'y tumagal, siguradong magkukulang ang ating resources," Lito Castro, head of Batangas province's disaster office, said. Read more »

45 million need urgent food aid in southern Africa: UN

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 17 12:26 AM

Low growth, rising population, drought and floods have combined to worsen food insecurity in the region. Read more »

South Korea, Manila, Bulacan send aid for evacuees in wake of Taal Volcano eruption

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 17 11:18 AM

MANILA - South Korea and the local governments of Bulacan and the City of Manila have pitched in to help those affected by the eruption of the Taal Volcano. Read more »

Robredo calls Uson 'fake news' purveyor after online post on Taal relief effort

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 16 03:58 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday questioned Mocha Uson's government tenure after the latter shared supposedly false information on relief packs for evacuees who fled from the rumbling Taal Volcano south of the capital.  Read more »

Elderly woman dies of cardiac arrest during Taal evacuation

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 16 02:07 PM

A 65-year-old woman in Batangas province died of cardiac arrest as thousands of residents fled from the grumbling Taal Volcano, a local official said Thursday.    Read more »

Batangas taps Coast Guard to move aid for Taal survivors

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 11:09 AM

The Batangas government is tapping the Philippine Coast Guard to bring relief aid to residents who fled from Taal Volcano's unrest, after a lockdown of 2 towns blocked a delivery route, an official said Thursday.  Read more »

PNP to send additional troops, relief aid to Taal-threatened towns

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 08:30 AM

The Philippine National Police said Monday it would deploy additional personnel and relief aid to Luzon towns blanketed by ash from Taal Volcano, as authorities warned of a possible "explosive eruption".    Read more »

Russia, West face off at UN over aid lifeline to 4M Syrians

Philippe Rater, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 11 05:19 AM

Western nations and Russia locked horns Friday at the UN Security Council over renewing a mandate to deliver cross-border aid to four million Syrians, just hours before the provision was set to expire. Read more »

US Senate returns amid standoff over impeachment trial

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 03 07:11 AM

US lawmakers return to Washington Friday with President Donald Trump's upcoming impeachment trial looming over the first Senate session of 2020. Read more »

Agriculture losses in Ursula aftermath soar to P1.35 billion

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 01 12:07 AM

Damage to farmlands and fishing communities caused by Ursula has increased to P1.31 billion, as reports from Bicol and Eastern Visayas were added. Read more »

Paano nakatutulong ang egg white sa mga na-firecracker poisoning?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 31 02:50 PM

Nagpaalala ang isang emergency medicine specialist ukol sa mga dapat gawin sakaling makalulon ng mga lason mula sa mga paputok. Read more »

Quake-hit families in Davao del Sur get P10-million aid

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 11:17 PM

DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur—President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday led the distribution of some P10 million in financial assistance to families affected by a string of earthquakes in Davao del Sur. Read more »

Barangay sa Occidental Mindoro dumadaing matapos masalanta ng 'Ursula'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 29 09:16 PM

Dumadaing na ng gutom ang mga residente sa barangay Alibog sa Magsaysay, Occidental Mindoro na na-isolate sa bagyong Ursula.  Read more »

Mga masasapul ng Metro Manila subway project binayaran ng DOTr

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 21 08:37 PM

Binayaran na ng Department of Transportation ang mga residenteng tatamaan ng proyekto. Read more »

Ayuda panawagan ng mga naulila sa aksidente sa Cavite

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 18 06:59 PM

Nanawagan ang mga nawalan ng kaanak sa aksidente sa Mendez, Cavite sa operator ng nakaaksidenteng truck na mabigyan sila ng ayuda. Read more »

Mobile phones, drones help speed up aid operations: poll

Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Dec 18 08:44 AM

From drones delivering children's vaccines in Vanuatu to satellite early warning systems in Africa's drought-ravaged Sahel, technology is revolutionizing aid operations. Read more »

Congo appeals for help after 150,000 hit by floods

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 18 12:02 AM

President Denis Sassou Nguesso said he was making an "urgent appeal to the international community" to help provide "a more effective response to the humanitarian situation which has arisen." Read more »

Cash aid available to rice farmers starting Dec. 23: agri chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 11:01 AM

Rice farmers hit by the drop in prices of the staple grain may avail of P5,000 cash aid from government starting Dec. 23, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said Tuesday. Read more »

OPINION: What is ARIA and why 'Bato' was unable to go to the US

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Dec 16 12:36 PM

Remember the photo of Senate President Tito Sotto and Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa watching the Las Vegas fight between Senate colleague Manny Pacquiao and American boxer Keith Thurman fight at a theater in Rockwell last July? Read more »