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Hannah Arnold calls for better disaster prevention

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Posted at Jan 28 11:59 AM

"We have been building resilience to calamities for years, but it is time we speed that up." Read more »

UN: Typhoon Odette destruction 'badly underestimated'

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Updated as of Jan 21 05:38 PM

The United Nations said destruction caused by Typhoon Odette (international name Rai) in the Philippines had been "badly underestimated" in initial assessments, tripling the number of people "seriously affected" to nine million. Read more »

BSP working with banks in Visayas to fully restore services

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Posted at Jan 19 01:03 PM

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said it is working with banks in the Visayas on resuming full operations after being hit by typhoon Odette. Read more »

How volcanic explosion sent tsunami waves to Tonga

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Posted at Jan 17 12:36 PM

How did a volcanic explosion in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday send tsunami waves to Tonga, Japan, and even as far away as the United States? Read more »

Philippines to buy 32 new Black Hawk helicopters

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 04:07 PM

The Philippines is buying 32 new S-70i Black Hawk helicopters to boost its disaster response capabilities, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Sunday. Read more »

UN calls for swift 'recovery, reconstruction' in Odette-hit areas

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 03:55 PM

The United Nations on Sunday appealed for more support to hasten the 'recovery and reconstruction' in areas battered by Typhoon Odette. Read more »

Tonga volcano erupts

National Institute of Information And Communications (Japan) / AFP
Posted at Jan 16 01:47 PM

A grab taken from footage by Japan's Himawari-8 satellite and released by the National Institute of Information and Communications (Japan) on Saturday shows the volcanic eruption that provoked a tsunami, in Tonga. Read more »

Volcano triggers Tonga tsunami, alerts from Japan to US

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 16 04:30 AM

An underwater volcano in the South Pacific erupted Saturday with a stunning blast, sending tsunami waves onto nearby Tonga and to the north in Japan, with warnings of dangerous ocean surges issued as far away as the US West Coast. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 12, 2022

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Posted at Jan 13 02:03 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Odette survivors still staying in makeshift shelters

Leonard Reyes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 12:16 AM

Families stay in temporary shelters where their homes once stood in Barangay Boa, Cagdianao town on Tuesday, almost a month since Odette's onslaught. Read more »

Residential building fire in New York kills 19, injures 63

Scott Heins, Getty Images/AFP
Posted at Jan 10 01:16 PM

Emergency first responders remain at the scene of an intense fire at a 19-story residential building in the Bronx borough of New York City, USA that erupted Sunday morning. Read more »

Odette cash aid out starting Wednesday

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 05 01:31 PM

Survivors of typhoon Odette will start receiving cash aid on Wednesday, an official said. Read more »

EDC sends aid to Odette survivors in Bohol

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Posted at Jan 04 06:38 PM

Energy Development Corp said Tuesday it has sent aid to over 26,000 families in Bohol who were affected by super typhoon Odette. Read more »

Pamimigay ng tulong pinansiyal sa Siargao pinabibilisan

Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 02:59 PM

Nanawagan ang mga residente ng Siargao Island na bilisan ang pamamahagi ng tulong pinansiyal sa kanila. Read more »

Kiefer, Shiga hold fundraiser for Odette survivors

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Posted at Jan 02 02:15 PM

Kiefer Ravena and the Shiga Lakestars will hold fundraising activities during their first two home games of the year. Read more »

Linemen hailed as Odette's 'unsung heroes' also

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Posted at Jan 02 11:53 AM

Electrical linemen were hailed as 'unsung heroes' by a senator on Sunday for their service in the aftermath of Typhoon Odette. Read more »

Odette death toll hits 407; 79 LGUs still without power

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Posted at Jan 01 03:27 PM

The NDRRMC on Saturday said more than 4.46 million people were affected by Odette, which ravaged many areas in the Visayas and Mindanao. Read more »

Ilang taga-Siargao, relief goods ang handa sa Media Noche

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Posted at Dec 31 07:25 PM

Relief goods na de-lata at bigas ang ihahanda sa Media Noche ng mga taga-Siargao matapos silang hagupitin ng Bagyong Odette. Read more »

Higit 400 naiulat na nasawi sa 'Odette': NDRRMC

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Posted at Dec 31 02:54 PM

Pumalo na sa higit 400 ang bilang ng mga naiulat na namatay dahil sa Bagyong Odette, ayon sa National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 30, 2021

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Posted at Dec 31 12:32 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »