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BDO waives remittance fee for donations to typhoon victims until yearend

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 11:34 AM

BDO Remit said Sunday it waived fees on overseas donations for typhoon victims until December 31. Read more »

Will Duterte work with Robredo? Maybe VP 'should start initiative,' says Palace

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Posted at Nov 24 05:32 PM

Malacañang said Tuesday that perhaps Vice President Leni Robredo "should start the initiative" if she wanted to work with President Rodrigo Duterte.    Read more »

Palace says mayors protecting illegal mining, logging ops 'will have blood in your hands'

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Posted at Nov 24 03:17 PM

Malacañang on Tuesday said mayors risk removal from their posts and facing criminal charges if they protect illegal mining and logging, which the government partly blamed for 2-story floods that hit parts of Luzon during this onslaught of typhoon Ulysses this month.  Read more »

Duterte OKs fresh augmentation funds for typhoon-hit areas

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 02:34 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has approved another augmentation for the calamity funds of some local governments in Luzon to help them weather the recent spate of destructive typhoons, Malacañang said Tuesday.    Read more »

DTI: Price freeze violators face up to P2 million fine

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Updated as of Nov 24 12:03 AM

Retailers who spurn the price freeze on basic goods while Luzon is under state of calamity are risking up to P2 million in fine, the trade department said Monday, after some vendors reported difficulty in following the guideline.    Read more »

Aid runneth over: Flooded Isabela now 'overwhelmed' with typhoon aid - gov

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 03:36 PM

Thousands of evacuees from the onslaught of typhoon Ulysses in Isabela have started to go home, "overwhelmed" with the relief aid they received from fellow Filipinos, the province's governor said Friday, grateful for "bayanihan."   Read more »

UN mobilizes P182-million typhoon aid to Philippines

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Posted at Nov 20 12:16 AM

MANILA — The United Nations (UN) has mobilized some P182 million worth of aid to provinces in the Philippines severely affected by the rampage of typhoons Rolly and Ulysses.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 19, 2020

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Updated as of Nov 20 12:02 AM

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

After the big flood in Marikina

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 04:42 PM

Classes remain suspended in Marikina due to the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses with at least 50,000 families displaced after the storm inundated the city last November 12, 2020. Read more »

Can Duterte, Robredo unite for Filipinos? Maybe not, says Palace

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 19 04:45 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte and Vice President Leni Robredo are unlikely to team up for the country due to their political history, Malacañang said Thursday, after the Chief Executive lambasted his second-in-command for her typhoon efforts. Read more »

Duterte won't apologize after 2 aides falsely accused Robredo of using C-130 - Roque

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 03:48 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte will not apologize to Vice President Leni Robredo, after 2 of his aides falsely accused her of riding a military plane to visit a typhoon-battered province, his spokesman said Thursday. Read more »

Palace fumes over Robredo daughters' tweets; OVP asks why spend time on this

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 02:37 PM

Malacañang on Thursday criticized the tweets of Vice President Leni Robredo's daughters allegedly criticizing President Rodrigo Duterte, prompting her office to ask why the government chooses to spend its time on this despite the aftermath of a destructive typhoon.  Read more »

Fact-check on Duterte's tirades vs Robredo, UP

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 06:11 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday night opened and ended his speech meant to address the coronavirus pandemic with a verbal attack on Vice President Leni Robredo's typhoon efforts. He also threatened to defund the University of the Philippines.    Read more »

Panelo sorry for 'opinion' based on 'inaccurate' information about Robredo relief operations

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 03:44 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's legal counsel on Wednesday said he had apologized to Vice President Leni Robredo for claiming that she was free-riding on the government's relief effort for survivors of typhoon Ulysses.  Read more »

Irrigation chief says protocol followed in Magat Dam; ready to face probe over Cagayan deluge

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 18 08:34 PM

NIA Administrator Ricardo Visaya said his agency notified local authorities before opening the spill gates of the Magat Dam while typhoon Ulysses lashed the northern region with fierce winds and heavy rains.  Read more »

PCOO says netizens back President after #DuterteMeltdown trends

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 01:22 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has the backing of social media users, his communications office claimed Wednesday, after hashtags criticizing his tirades against Vice President Leni Robredo gained online traction.    Read more »

Duterte misinformed? Spox says 'not sure,' insists Robredo asked #NasaanAngPangulo

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 18 11:49 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte spewed tirades against Vice President Leni Robredo because she allegedly asked where he was during the onslaught of this year's most destructive typhoon, his spokesman said Wednesday, even as he admitted he was "not sure" where the Chief Executive got his information.    Read more »

Villar, Cimatu to lead task force on typhoon rehab

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 11:28 AM

Malacañang on Wednesday announced a change in leadership for the task force that President Rodrigo Duterte created to fast-track rehabilitation efforts after a recent spate of typhoons, the latest of which left dozens dead and inundated parts of Luzon.  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 »

Ulysses death toll climbs to 73; infra, agri damage cost at nearly P8 billion - NDRRMC

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 06:36 PM

MANILA - The death toll from typhoon Ulysses (international name: Vamco) has reached 73, according to reports received by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council as of Tuesday morning.  Read more »