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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 1, 2021

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Updated as of Aug 16 03:20 PM

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Bridge still temporary

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 08:48 PM

Residents cross a temporary bridge mostly made out of bamboo and wire over Wawa River in Rodriguez, Rizal on Tuesday. Read more »

50 teenager sa Marikina nabigyan ng mga regalo, Noche Buena packs

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Posted at Dec 20 06:37 PM

Limampung teenager sa Barangay Tumana, Marikina na naapektuhan ng matinding pagbaha dulot ng Bagyong Ulysses ang nabigyan ng regalo at Noche Buena package ng "Maligayang Paslit." Read more »

Garbage to some, gold to others: Ulysses victims forced to scavenge for their needs

Photos and text by George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 27 08:08 AM

Nora Paladan doesn't have many choices when it comes to her granddaughter's clothes.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 26, 2020

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Updated as of Sep 01 05:22 PM

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Some stall owners still reeling from Ulysses

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 26 10:21 PM

People sift through toys on sale Thursday at a tiangge market at Marikina Riverbanks, one of the hardest hit areas in Metro Manila during the onslaught of Ulysses. Read more »

Relief ops for Cagayan Valley continue

Froilan Gallardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 06:12 PM

Soldiers carry bags of rice to a waiting Philippine Air Force Airbus C295 plane in Lumbia Air base, Cagayan de Oro City on Thursday to be brought to residents of Cagayan Valley affected by typhoon Ulysses. Read more »

Pimentel: Human activities responsible, too, for worsening natural hazard conditions

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 09:35 PM

Geohazard maps should be updated periodically to preempt worst-case scenarios during strong storms, says Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III. Read more »

Illegal activities in watersheds may have caused flooding in Marikina, not dams — senators

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 25 07:47 PM

The continuous land-grabbing, exploitation, and illegal logging in watersheds could have been the reasons behind the massive flooding in Marikina during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses, not the water from dams, senators said Wednesday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 24, 2020

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Updated as of Sep 01 05:22 PM

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Serving hot meals to Ulysses survivors

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 08:24 PM

Residents of Kasiglahan Village in Rodriguez town, Rizal, line up for rice porridge being distributed by volunteer group, Lugaw on Wheels, Tuesday. Read more »

Forced resilience: Residents in typhoon-hit Rizal sitio have no choice but to start again

Photos and text by George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 03:38 PM

Popularly known for its scenic landscape and recreational activities such as hiking and spelunking, The famed Wawa Dam in Barangay San Rafael, Rodriguez Rizal, wasn’t spared from the wrath of Typhoon Ulysses last November 11, 2020.  Read more »

A year of challenges: Small business owner reels from COVID-19 and Ulysses

Photos and text by Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 04:31 AM

A week after Typhoon Ulysses wreaked havoc in various parts of Luzon, 54-year old Alejandro Santiago opened the doors to his shop near the Marikina Riverbanks. Read more »

UNICEF worries over children’s situation in typhoon-battered Philippines

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Updated as of Nov 24 07:54 PM

Filipino children are growing “more vulnerable” in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic and the onslaught of strong typhoons, according to UNICEF Philippines representative Oyunsaikhan Dendevnorov.    Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 20, 2020

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Updated as of Sep 01 05:24 PM

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UNICEF calls on PH gov't to address children's issues amid pandemic, typhoon aftermath

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Posted at Nov 20 11:16 PM

MANILA — The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Friday urged the Philippine government to address the various threats faced by children as the country continued to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic and aftermath of devastating typhoons. Read more »

Hauling mud and debris

Basilio Sepe, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 03 04:25 PM

Workers and residents clean debris off a street once inundated with floodwater more than a week after the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses in San Mateo town, Rizal on Friday. Read more »

Some QC vendors struggle with price freeze; DA insists strict compliance

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 07:48 PM

Prices of certain items increased despite the Department of Agriculture freezing prices on selected basic goods and commodities following the declaration. Read more »

Taking a break from the cleanup

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 08:00 PM

A backhoe operator looks at a gazebo in the distance as he takes a break from clearing mud and debris by the Marikina River on Friday. Read more »

Not just for tourism

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 05:13 PM

A swan boat from Baguio City, used traditionally for tourism in the summer capital, ferries children near the Cagayan River in Anquiray in Amulung, Cagayan on Friday, more than a week after floods brought by Typhoon Ulysses inundated parts of the province. Read more »