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‘Bising’ is now a typhoon: PAGASA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 12:04 PM

MANILA - The severe tropical storm that entered the Philippine area of responsibility has intensified into a typhoon but is less likely to make landfall in any part of the country, state weather bureau PAGASA said Friday.    Read more »

Bicolanos seek alternative energy sources amid post-typhoon brownouts

Mark Toldo
Posted at Dec 31 07:03 AM

Bicolanos seek alternative energy sources amid post-typhoon brownouts Read more »

Recto files P485-B Bayanihan 3 bill to accelerate PH recovery from COVID-19, calamities

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 16 12:14 PM

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto has filed a bill seeking to create the Philippines' third COVID-19 relief package, saying the measure would help the Philippines "accelerate" its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and recent calamities. Read more »

'Ayuda not sustainable': Quimbo seeks Bayanihan 3 to focus on aid for small businesses

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 11 04:09 PM

The Philippines needs a third stimulus package to help sustain micro and small businesses that generate jobs and income for millions of Filipinos, a lawmaker, who filed a third Bayanihan measure in the House of Representatives, said Friday. Read more »

Robredo, partner group raise P71 million for typhoon victims

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 03:02 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo said Sunday her office and its partner group Kaya Natin raised some P71 million for typhoon victims. Read more »

Duterte, Robredo urge Filipinos to emulate Bonifacio's courage in COVID-19 fight

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 30 12:54 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte and Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday urged Filipinos to emulate the courage of revolutionary hero Andres Bonifacio, as the country wrestled with the coronavirus pandemic and a series of destructive storms. Read more »

OVP sets deadline for donations, to focus on rehab of typhoon-hit areas

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 29 07:47 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo said Sunday the fund-raising campaign of her office and its partner group Kaya Natin would accept cash donations until Monday and in-kind donations until Saturday as it moved towards rehabilitation of typhoon-hit areas. Read more »

Legarda urges gov't: Focus on COVID-19, mainstream disaster resilience

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 26 01:53 PM

The proposed departments of water and disaster resilience are relevant but not urgent as government must focus on the pandemic after a series of typhoons inundated Luzon, a lawmaker said Thursday. Read more »

#EndTheSemUP: Mga magaaral, guro nanawagan na tapusin ang semester

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 07:53 AM

Dahil sa pandemya at iba't ibang kalamidad, nanawagan ang mga mag-aaral at teacher ng UP na tapusin na ang semester dahil marami ang hindi nakakasabay sa pag-aaral at hindi umanoepektibo ang bagong online setup. Read more »

Poe: Stop romanticizing Filipino resilience in aftermath of calamities

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 02:16 AM

Poe said Senate Bill 579, which she authored, should provide for the proper management of rainwater runoff that could mitigate flooding and address water shortage. Read more »

SSS calamity loan package out this week

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 02:56 PM

The Social Security System said Wednesday it would start offering a calamity loan package to its members later this week to help them cope with the recent spate of destructive storms.    Read more »

Salceda backs revival of Project NOAH amid surfeit of storms

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 10:43 AM

A lawmaker on Wednesday called for the revival of Project NOAH, then a hazard and risk monitoring program under the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), following successive typhoons devastating the country.  Read more »

LTFRB to transport franchise applicants: Plant trees first

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 08:09 PM

The LTFRB's target? Plant at least 50,000 trees.  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 »

DSWD to fast-track release of P83 billion in unused funds as millions reel from COVID-19, typhoons

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 19 01:45 PM

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Thursday it would fast-track the release of P83-billion worth of unused funds as millions of Filipinos contend with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and spate of typhoons that struck the country. Read more »

Climate Change body urged to map out 'clear, concrete' policies for disaster risk reduction

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 11:41 AM

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III urged the Climate Change Commission (CCC) to "aggressively advocate" and put in place "concrete policy proposals" for the protection of the environment and mitigate disaster risks. Read more »

PH to import more rice in 2021 after losing 8 days worth of supply due to typhoons

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 19 04:16 PM

The Philippines will have to import more rice in 2021 after losing about 8 days worth of supply following the onslaught of 3 consecutive typhoons, Agriculture Sec. William Dar said Thursday. Read more »

Albay governor denies quarrying spawned landslide, after Duterte orders probe

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 05:36 PM

The governor of Albay denied Wednesday that quarrying caused the recent flooding in the landslide in there, which President Rodrigo Duterte ordered to be investigated.  Read more »

'Capacity to earn affected': Why DepEd won't implement academic freeze

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 18 10:55 AM

The Department of Education on Wednesday rejected anew calls for academic freeze in light of successive storms that struck the country, saying suspension of basic education services would have “massive impact” on the lives of students. Read more »

Duterte declares Luzon state of calamity after Ulysses deluge

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 11:51 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday night placed Luzon island, home to about half of the country's 108 million people, under state of calamity due to a series of cyclones, the latest of which triggered the worst flooding in years and left dozens dead.  Read more »