Newest quarantine classifications for next month will be announced before February 1, Malacañang said.
In its 9th episode of the Laging Handa Dokyu series entitled “Oragon,” the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), through the Office of the Global Media and Public Affairs, featured how the Bicolanos recovered from the three consecutive storms in recent weeks with the help of both the national and local government.
Work in government offices and classes in public schools at all levels in Regions I, II, III, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, V, Cordillera Administrative Region, and the National Capital Region are suspended Friday, Malacañang announced Thursday.
The decision of the government to reset the school opening from Aug. 24 to Oct. 5 has allowed more learners to enroll for academic year 2020-2021.
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.
At least 45 mayors face complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman over their failure to organize local anti-drug abuse councils (ADAC).
President Rodrigo Duterte expressed his gratitude to Japan for its “solidarity and offer of assistance” after typhoon Mangkhut (Ompong) slammed into the Philippines in September 2018.
No thanks to lack of planning, a major road project of the Department of Public Works and Highways in the Cordillera Administrative Region may not just waste taxpayers’ money, but potentially endanger lives as well.
President Rodrigo Duterte declared a state of calamity in Regions I, II, III and the Cordillera Administrative Region to support relief operations and rehabilitation efforts in areas affected by typhoon “Ompong.”
Senator Sonny Angara on Thursday said government should maintain its focus on helping the victims of Typhoon Ompong and leave to the people the dismissal of the 10 mayors who were reportedly missing in action during the typhoon’s onslaught.
Malacanang on Wednesday said it supports the decision of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to investigate at least 10 municipal mayors for being “physically absent” during the onslaught of typhoon “Ompong.”
MANILA — Typhoon Ompong has affected a total of 147,540 families or 591,762 persons in 31 provinces in Regions 1, 2, 3, 4A (Calabarzon), 4B (Mimaropa), Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) and the National Capital Region (NCR), the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said in its 6 a.m. update Monday.
An estimated 5.2 million individuals have been affected by the inclement weather caused by Typhoon Ompong, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Friday.
Some 19 job fairs will be held nationwide when Filipinos mark Independence Day on June 12, the Department of Labor and Employment said.
Close to half of the country’s barangays nationwide are still considered to be drug-affected, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) revealed over the weekend.
There were no Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices (LDRRMO) in at least 57 local government units (LGUs) as required under the law, the Commission on Audit said in a report.
Communications Secretary Martin Andanar on Monday (Jan. 16) practically absolved the government of any hand in the rise of the number of Filipinos who see themselves as poor or hungry by pinning the blame on typhoons.
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