An official of the House of Representatives has warned the public against donation scams using the dire situation of the tens of thousands of families affected by the recent typhoons.
Gatchalian: No disaster is greater than our resilience and strength as a nation
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian took a break from legislative work to visit typhoon victims in Bicol Region. The senator flew to Catanduanes, Albay, and Camarines Sur…
Rep. Nograles seeks creation of permanent evacuation centers after Rolly devastation
An official of the House of Representatives has called for the allocation of additional funds for the creation of permanent, disaster-resilient evacuation centers in the wake of the recent catastrophic devastation of Super Typhoon Rolly in Bicol region.
Duterte to PAGASA: Get typhoon names from dilawans
The next typhoon should be named after Public Works Secretary Mark Villar or Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, President Rodrigo Duterte joked in Monday’s cabinet meeting.
Poe renews call for passage of Department of Disaster Resilience bill
Senator Grace Poe on Monday renewed her call to approve a bill creating the Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR) bill following the devastation of Typhoon “Rolly” in the Bicol region.
Handa na ba tayo? Duterte closely monitoring typhoon Rolly preparations- Bong Go
President Rodrigo R. Duterte continues to monitor the country’s preparations for the onslaught of Typhoon Rolly, Senator Christopher Lawrence Go said on Saturday.
‘Shape up instead of parsing own testing results,’ Salceda tells DepEd
House ways and means chair Joey Salceda has urged the Department of Education (DepEd) “shape up” instead of “explaining away” the issue of functional and latent illiteracy in the Bicol region.
De Lima urges Bicolanos to pray to ‘Ina’ to recover after ‘Tisoy’
Senator Leila de Lima has called for unity and resilience among her fellow Bicolanos who were severely affected by Supertyphoon ‘Tisoy’ (international name: Kammuri) that hit Bicol region last Dec. 2 and 3.
Palace asks public to brace for #TisoyPH
Malacañang on Monday called on the public, especially those who will be directly affected by the onslaught of typhoon “Tisoy,” to remain vigilant and keep up to date with the latest weather warnings.
De Lima vows to block martial law in Negros, blames Duterte memo for killing spree
Senator Leila M. de Lima will oppose any move to place Negros Island under martial law following the killing spree which left 13 people dead in less than one week.
DOJ launches probe on killing of 3 activists in Bicol
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Wednesday (June 19) has begun a probe in the killing of three political activists in the Bicol Region.
302 nabbed for vote buying, selling: PNP
More than 300 persons were nabbed for alleged vote buying activities during police operations in various parts of the country, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said.
Losses from ‘mild’ El Niño soar to P4.4 billion
Agricultural losses due to the “weak” El Niño now affecting the country are estimated to have reached P4.35 billion with an estimated volume of 233,007 metric tons (MT) of crops and damaged 149,494 hectares of farmland.
Bong Go assures Bicolanos: ‘Di ko kayo pababayaan
Legazpi City, Albay is giving its all-out support for Former Special Assistant to the President , now senatorial aspirant Bong Go.
Balik Davao muna: Sara Duterte to skip Hugpong rally in Robredo’s bailiwick
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte will skip Hugpong ng Pagbabago’s (HNP) senatorial caravan in Bicol region starting on Tuesday to attend to personal matters in her hometown.
Pandora’s box opened! Andaya welcomes reported Ombudsman probe on flood control mess
House Majority Floor Leader and Camarines Sur Rep. Rolando “Nonoy” Andaya Jr. welcomed the planned investigation of the Office of the Ombudsman on the alleged anomalous flood control projects.
Death toll from Philippine storm, landslides climbs to 126
The death toll from a storm that devastated the Philippines shortly after Christmas rose to 126, authorities said Sunday, adding landslides caused by torrential rain were the top cause.
Bong Go laughs off death hoax: Sana karmahin kayo!
President Rodrigo Duterte’s former aide, Christopher “Bong” Go has laughed off false reports that he had died.
Duterte to allocate Road Users’ tax for river dredging
President Rodrigo Duterte is now open to the possibility of using the funds from the Road Users’ Tax to dredge rivers to prevent flooding.
House leadership hails PNP’s swift action on Batocabe slay case
NAGA CITY – The House leadership on Thursday hailed the Philippine National Police (PNP) and other investigating bodies following after finally identifying the mastermind behind the assassination of the late Ako Bicol Partylist Rep. Rodel Batocabe.
Death toll due to ‘Usman’ climbs to 68
The death toll from a storm that struck the Philippines shortly after Christmas rose to 68 with the number of fatalities expected to climb even higher, civil defence officials said Monday.
Duterte plans to make Negros island a land reform area
President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday night said he may declare Negros Island as a land reform area.
PNP deploys elite forces to Samar, Bicol, Negros for MO 32
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Director General Oscar Albayalde ordered the deployment of Special Action Force (SAF) companies in the Bicol Region, Samar, Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental to help suppress sporadic incidents of violence there, in compliance with Memorandum Order 32.
Palace defends deployment of add’l security forces in 4 regions
The memorandum order deploying more military and police forces to the provinces of Samar, Negros Oriental and Occidental, and Bicol region will ensure strengthened efforts against terrorist attacks in those areas, said Malacanang.
