It’s about time
A new department or a more powerful agency attached under the Office of the President that responds swiftly to disasters ...
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‘HELP! Need water, food’
Typhoon survivors send SOS out as situation turns desperate Survivors of Typhoon “Odette” pleaded for drinking water, food, money, and ...
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Senseless terrorism amid calamity
"This is just unthinkable." The recent ambush-killing of a college football star and his biking companion dramatizes yet again ...
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Senate sets budget priorities
The Senate Finance committee led by chairperson Sen. Sonny Angara on Monday said that the budget allocations for calamity, health ...
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A crucial bill
"We need the Department of Disaster Resilience now. " The Philippines is a disaster-prone country. That is a fact. ...
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Foodpanda riders bring meals, relief to Tagaytay and Tacloban
When calamity strikes, it interrupts plans—dinner plans, travel plans, career plans, marriage plans, family plans, 5- to 10-year plans, and ...
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Maring’s fury: 4 dead, 6 missing
TROPICAL depression Maring dumped heavy rains on Luzon Tuesday, flooding metropolitan Manila and nearby provinces and causing landslides and flash ...
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Clarin, Bohol under state of calamity due to ASG’s presence
Local government has placed Clarin, Bohol under a state of calamity. This comes following the firefights with Abu Sayyaf bandits. ...
Read moreBukidnon town declared a calamity area in quake’s aftermath
The town of Kalilangan, Bukidnon has been placed under a state of calamity. This comes, following the magnitude-6 earthquake that ...
Read moreSupreme Court suspends work in all CDO courts
Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno has ordered the suspension of work in all courts in Cagayan de Oro ...
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