Sara takes care of business
Vice President and concurrent Education Secretary Sara Duterte-Carpio gets a hands-on assessment of the damage inflicted by Typhoon Odette on ...
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CHR cites Sara’s policy banning school uniforms
The Commission on Human Rights on Friday welcomed a policy of Vice President Sara Duterte providing that students would not ...
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Over 1M Odette victims receive UN assistance
Six months after Typhoon Odette (international name: Rai) left a trail of devastation in 11 of the country’s 17 regions, ...
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Boats of hope
The Naval Reserve Center Eastern Visayas, in partnership with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, turned over 10 fishing boats to ...
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USAID adds P400 million to ‘Odette’ aid
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing an additional P400 million ($8 million) in assistance to the ...
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Dinagat gets LTO agency
President Duterte has signed a law that gives the island-province of Dinagat a Land Transportation Office agency. The LTO agency ...
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PH high on list of displacements due to disasters
The Philippines had one of the highest numbers of internal displacements due to natural disasters in 2021, with Typhoon Odette ...
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Smart Infinity gives back, helps rebuild communities impacted by Typhoon Odette
Smart Infinity, the luxury postpaid brand of Smart Communications, Inc. is giving back to the communities still rebuilding their lives ...
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Disaster funds to fast-track aid for farmers hit by ‘Odette’
The government will fast-track the distribution of assistance to coconut farmers hit hard by Typhoon Odette with the recent approval ...
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100 days after Odette: Shelter and relocation, alternative livelihood and WASH top priorities
By Gustavo GonzalezUN Resident Coordinator andHumanitarian Coordinator in the Philippines "Tens of thousands are still without adequate shelter." Today we ...
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