Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
BY REGINA BENGCO PRESIDENT Arroyo yesterday declared a state of calamity in Mindanao due to a drought-induced power crisis. The declaration frees the calamity funds of local government units, equivalent to 5 percent of their budgets, which presidential deputy spokesman Gary Olivar said may be used to buy generating…
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
SUMMER AND EL NIÑO ARE UPON US AND water is growing scarce all over the archipelago, ironically only a few months after Metro Manila and most of Luzon drowned in floods spawned by two typhoons. Many areas and many homeowners have not yet recovered from these floods but already another calamity, a drought, is upon us
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
This year’s celebration of Christmas by Filipinos in the Philippines and abroad may not be as merry as in previous years.
First, there was the devastation wrought by typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng in October that killed almost a thousand people and are still causing miseries to thousands in flooded areas. These disasters are still fresh in [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
While tens of thousands of Filipinos overseas are raising funds for the victims of typhoons Ondoy, Pepeng, Ramil, etc. a 14-man Philippine congressional delegation led by Speaker Prospero Nograles arrived here from New York Nov. 2 and stayed at the posh Sofitel Hotel. The purpose of the visit was to reportedly meet with Speaker Nancy [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA - The Philippines, still recovering from the back-to-back typhoons that killed almost 900 people, is again appealing for international assistance to stem the outbreak of a flood-borne disease that has already killed more than 150 people.
In response to the appeal, a three-man team of World Health Organization (WHO) officials arrived in Manila this week [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA - As the United Nations started shipping tons of high energy foods for distribution to the victims of the floods in the Philippines, Malacañang assured the people that the aid would be used efficiently and distribution will be transparent.
Presidential economic spokesman Gary Olivar issued the statement as the first of the two largest high-energy [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA - A wave of original songs and compositions in honor of victims of storms ‘Ondoy’ and ‘Pepeng’ have cropped up on video sharing website YouTube in recent weeks.
All of the songs offer hope to those who were severely affected in the storms, and promote the spirit of helping those in need. One of the [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
By Greg Macabenta
DALY CITY
The best in the Filipino manifests itself when a calamity strikes. In the wake of typhoon Ondoy, Filipinos all over the world have spontaneously and selflessly responded with fund-raising campaigns and drives for food, medicine and clothing to send to the victims in the Philippines.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
WASHINGTON D.C. - A week after typhoon Ondoy killed 300 and rendered homeless almost half a million Filipinos, US President Barck Obama finally issued a statement Oct. 6 to “express my deep condolences for the loss of life and devastation caused by recent storms in the Philippines, particularly tropical storm Ketsana (Ondoy).
It also came several [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
WASHINGTON D.C. - Responding to the call of Ambassador Willy C. Gaa for Filipino Americans to extend relief assistance to the victims of Typhoon “Ondoy,” several groups in the Washington metropolitan area led by Feed the Hungry immediately launched their respective fund drives.
In a statement issued Sept. 28, Gaa “encouraged the Filipino community in the [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
By Rod Garcia
With the devastating flood that has hit Manila recently, the “Alay” concert set for Oct. 25 in Harmony Hall has taken on special meaning and purpose, now specifically focused on funding flood relief efforts. Gawad Kalinga and Feed The Hungry, with the help of The Philippine Foundation for Charities, will benefit from [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA - Floodwaters from typhoon “Pepeng” (international codename Parma) has receded in much of Northern Luzon Oct. 10 but the toll from heavy rains rose further as more bodies were recovered, officials said.
Some 265 persons were confirmed dead in landslides and flooding caused by Pepeng in the past several days, the Office of Civil [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA - Expecting more destruction from nonstop rains spawned by persistent Tropical Depression “Pepeng,” weather officials have advised the immediate evacuation of people living near major river basins in Nueva Ecija, Isabela and Pangasinan.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA - The world quickly responded to the call for help by the Philippine government after Typhoon Ondoy killed almost 300 people, but authorities appeared to be unprepared to handle a disaster of this magnitude, according to analysts.
Days after the storm hit Manila and 25 other provinces, some suburbs of Manila remained under water and [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
By Angie M. Rosales 10/13/2009 Congress has opted to draw on so-called unprogrammed funds available to President Arroyo in this years budget to replenish the depleted calamity fund by P12 billion instead of enacting a P10-billion supplement for this years appropriation to pay for massive relief efforts as a result of the devastation caused by two strong typhoons that hit the country