Several roads remain closed, power facilities still down in many areas after typhoon Odette
THE DEPARTMENT of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Monday said eight national roads were still impassable due to flooding, landslide, fallen trees and...
Iloilo City mayor eyes calamity fund for rebuilding over 6,000 typhoon-damaged houses
ILOILO CITY Mayor Jerry P. Treñas has called for a council meeting on Tuesday to put the city under a state of calamity, which...
Health dep’t, medical groups reiterate opposition to vape bill after passing Senate
THE HEALTH department and medical organizations have reasserted their opposition to the proposed law that will regulate the sale and use of e-cigarettes and...
House rep pushes Senate to fast-track evacuation centers bill
HOUSE DEPUTY Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani T. Zarate has called on the Senate to quickly approve a bill that will...
Solon asks local governments to ease COVID booster shot procedures
A PARTY-LIST representative called on local governments to ease procedures for getting a vaccine booster shot against the coronavirus to encourage more people to...
Another 191 Filipinos repatriated from Macau
ANOTHER 191 Filipinos were repatriated from Macau last week, bringing the total to 5,152 since the start of the pandemic in March last year,...
Typhoon Odette aftermath: Death toll rises to over 80 amid grim devastation
MORE THAN 80 people have been reported to have died as of Dec. 19 from typhoon Odette, with international name Rai, which left unprecedented damage in southern and central parts of the Philippines.
PHL records lowest COVID daily tally since May 2020
THE PHILIPPINES on Sunday reported the lowest number of daily coronavirus infections in nearly 19 months after a number of laboratories failed to submit data on Dec. 17 as one of the world’s strongest typhoons this year devastated many parts of the country.
Gov’t orders price freeze on LPG, kerosene in areas under state of calamity
THE ENERGY department has imposed a price freeze on household liquified petroleum gas (LPG) and kerosene in areas that have declared a state of calamity after typhoon Odette, with international name Rai, left extensive damage in parts of the Philippines.
Mactan-Cebu airport resumes operations
THE MACTAN-CEBU International Airport (MCIA), the country’s second busiest gateway, resumed operations Sunday after incurring damage from typhoon Odette (international name: Rai).
Coast Guard sends ship to typhoon-hit islands of Siargao, Dinagat
THE PHILIPPINE Coast Guard deployed one of its vessels Sunday to the island province of Siargao, where typhoon Odette (international name: Rai) made its first landfall Thursday last week, to transport residents and tourists to mainland Mindanao.
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MAYOR Michael L. Rama inspects the damage in one of the two buildings of the Cebu City Hall that were among the structures wrecked by typhoon Odette (international name: Rai) last week.