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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 »

Gov't urged to invest in disaster resilience after Odette devastation

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 25 10:44 PM

Dr. Ted Esguerra explained that power and communication facilities should be calamity-proof, noting that the country experiences several earthquakes and typhoons annually. Read more »

PH to tap $80-M loan from World Bank for disaster response

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 23 03:35 PM

The Philippines will draw $80 million (P4 billion) from the World Bank for disaster relief and rehabilitation following the onslaught of typhoon Odette Read more »

Mandanas ruling could have helped LGUs brace for Odette: senator

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 21 10:40 AM

Sen. Imee Marcos said Tuesday the implementation of the Mandanas ruling, which entitles local governments to a share of all national taxes, could have helped low-class towns prepare better for Typhoon Odette. Read more »

How to help Typhoon Odette survivors

Aneth Ng-Lim
Posted at Dec 20 03:03 PM

When sending cash, there are many options you can help but which one is the right one for you? Read more »

Big firms mobilizing in typhoon relief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 20 11:49 AM

Some of the country’s biggest firms are already mobilizing to help in areas badly hit by Typhoon Odette, a private sector foundation said on Monday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 16, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 01:08 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Philippines, Japan hold disaster response training

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 01:16 PM

Members of the 51st Engineering Brigade of the Philippine Army Rescue team recover a victim during a mock earthquake scenario in Taguig. Read more »

COVID-19 protocol set, evacuation sites ready as 'Auring' approaches: NDRRMC

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 01:53 PM

MANILA - Evacuation centers in areas poised to be affected by the first tropical storm to hit the Philippines in 2021 have been prepared for evacuees, with COVID-19 prevention measures in place, the office leading the country’s disaster response said Saturday.  Read more »

GCash raises over P21-M for Ulysses, Rolly victims

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 05:05 PM

Mobile wallet provider GCash said Tuesday it raised over P21 million from donation drives for Ulysses and Rolly victims after both typhoons ravaged parts of the country over the past weeks. Read more »

P1.5 billion released for typhoon-hit areas — DILG official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 02:33 PM

The government has released P1.5 billion in funds for local government units badly-hit by the recent storms, an official from the Department of the Interior and Local Government said. Read more »

Resilience ng kalikasan kailangan din pangalagaan - sociologist

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 10:55 AM

MAYNILA – Madalas naririnig ang mga salitang "Filipino resilience" sa panahon ng kalamidad. Pero ayon sa isang sociologist, hindi lamang ang pagkatatag ng isang indibidwal ang dapat na tingnan. Kailangang alagaan din ang resilience ng kalikasan. Read more »

Robredo nanindigang itatama ang maling impormasyon laban sa kaniya

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 07:47 PM

Naninindigan si Vice President Leni Robredo na hindi papalagpasin ang maling impormasyong ibabato sa kaniya.  Read more »

Luzon isinailalim sa state of calamity kasunod ng mga bagyo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 18 07:05 PM

Isinailalim ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa state of calamity ang buong Luzon dahil sa sunod-sunod na pananalasa ng mga bagyo. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 17, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 01 05:25 PM

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

Ex-UP chancellor: Filipino resilience must not be used to justify inaction in disasters

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 02:47 PM

MANILA - Filipino resilience must not be used by politicians to justify their inaction, said former University of the Philippines chancellor official on Tuesday. Read more »

Students call for strike vs government 'negligence'

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 12:38 PM

Students stage a protest rally in front of the Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City on Tuesday, calling for an academic strike against the alleged negligence of the current administration in disaster response and handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Philippine business groups urge public, private sectors to cooperate for disaster response

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 17 06:13 AM

The largest business groups in the Philippines on Monday urged the public and private sectors to cooperate and address environmental concerns after a series of typhoons caused massive devastation in the country, with recovery potentially taking months. Read more »

Tuguegarao mayor nag-sorry dahil sa birthday getaway kasabay ng Ulysses

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 06:31 PM

Nagsisisi si Tuguegarao City Mayor Jefferson Soriano na nasa birthday getaway siya sa kasagsagan ng bagyong Ulysses. Read more »

Vice Ganda inabutan ng 'delubyo' habang nagbabakasyon sa Balesin

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 09:42 PM

Kinailangan pa umano nilang lumikas dahil nasira ang kanilang tinutuluyang villa sa luxury resort.  Read more »