Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, Philippines–International Finance Corp. (IFC), an arm of the World Bank, has approved a loan to fund reconstruction of portions of Marikina, which was devastated by floods in the aftermath of Tropical Storm ‘Ondoy.’ The loan, amounting to P300 million, is earmarked for the construction of a dike and the…
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, PhilippinesAttendance rates in most schools in Metro Manila have gone back to normal nearly two months after Tropical Storm ‘Ondoy’ unleashed the worst floods in Metro Manila in decades, the Department of…
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, Philippines — A tropical storm roared toward Vietnam on Sunday after battering the Philippine capital and surrounding provinces, leaving 20 people dead in a region still soggy from three recent storms.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
TYPHOON Mirinae has smashed through the Philippines, killing 11 people and worsening floods in areas that were struggling to recover from recent deadly storms, officials say. The typhoon, packing winds of up to 185km/h, is the third major storm to hit the Philippines’ main island of Luzon in just five weeks, with the previous two claiming more than 1100 lives.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, Philippines–The increase in consumer prices accelerated in October as Tropical Storm ‘Ondoy’ and Typhoon ‘Pepeng’ disrupted the supply flow of various commodities, according to Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas projections. The BSP projected that the annual inflation rate in October would likely be between 0.8 and 1.7 percent, up from the 0.7 percent recorded in the previous month.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
By Hrvoje Hranjski, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A Filipino man pushes his cart with his son on board through almost month-long floodwaters in Pinagbuhatan, Pasig city, east of Manila. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Aaron Favila) MANILA, Philippines - Typhoon Lupit weakened into a tropical storm Friday after zigzagging around the rain-soaked northern Philippines and living up to its name - meaning cruel in Filipino - by keeping weary residents on edge and forecasters guessing. The third successive storm in a month has been hovering for several days near…
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, Philippines–Instead of blaming the government for the floods, mudslides and landslides caused by Tropical Storm ‘Ondoy’ and Typhoon ‘Pepeng,’ let us do something so there will be fewer deaths and less destruction in the future. ‘Us’ means the people, the ordinary citizens.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, PhilippinesAfter receiving dole-outs for more than a week, victims of Tropical Storm ‘Ondoy’ (international codename: Ketsana) in Metro Manila will be given a chance to earn a living. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of Labor…
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, PhilippinesTropical Storm “Pepeng” (international name: Parma) is forecasted to remain stationary northwest of the country up to Thursday but the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration raised storm signal number 3 over four more areas in northern Luzon Tuesday.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, Philippines Acting Department of Justice (DoJ) Secretary and concurrent Solicitor General Agnes Devanadera warned store owners that the government has an intensified drive against price manipulators. “We should not take advantage of the situation,” she said. Devanadera said prosecutors were on standby 24 hours a day, 7 days a…
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, PhilippinesLuisito Gonzalez, a grandson of the late President Elpidio Quirino who was accused in the death of his stepbrother Federico Delgado in 2007,…
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Geneva/Manila: The United Nations on Tuesday appealed for $74 million (Dh271 million) in emergency aid for some one million people in the storm- and flood-stricken Philippines. Relief agencies reported that flood victims were wading through neck-high water to collect emergency food rations, with more torrential rain forecast as typhoon Parma lingered off the coast of the Philippines.