Alex Esgana
Food supply in Dinagat Islands was running scarce because of typhoon “Odette”, according to Vice President Leni Robredo. LENI ROBREDO — The incumbent Vice President said that food supply in Dinagat Islands was running scarce because of typhoon “Odette”. Sharing photos on Facebook, Robredo on Monday called for immediate aid for Dinagat Islands over a … Read more
President Duterte ordered the DOE to restore power supply in areas affected by “Odette” PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE — On Sunday, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said that the Philippine President has directed the Department of Energy (DOE) to revive power supply in areas affected by typhoon “Odette” (Rai). According to Nograles, some areas, particularly Dinagat Islands, … Read more
President Duterte has vowed to provide Bohol with P2-billion assistance after “Odette” onslaught PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE — The Philippine President has vowed to provide PHP 2-billion assistance to Bohol after the onslaught of Typhoon “Odette”. Reports from OPAV (Office of the Presidential Assistance in the Visayas) said that PHP 1 billion of the assistance would … Read more
The NGCP started the restoration works in areas affected by typhoon “Odette”. NGCP — The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines said on Saturday that it started the restoration works in areas affected by typhoon “Odette”. After typhoon “Odette” damaged transmission lines in Mindanao and the Visayas, the grid operator said that it started the … Read more
The DICT was set to deploy mobile operations vehicles in disaster hotspots. DICT — The Department of Information and Communications Technology, through the Government Emergency Communications System (GECS) project, was set to deploy 3 MOVE (mobile operations vehicles for emergency) units in disaster hotspots across the Philippines. DICT Usec. for Resilient Government Emergency Communications Alan … Read more
Nadine Lustre urged help for “Odette” victims. NADINE LUSTRE — The actress and singer on Friday urged help for victims of typhoon “Odette”, saying that she had been “frantic all day” amidst the wide devastation in parts of Mindanao and Visayas. The actress had been shuttling between Manila and Siargao, where she resided for months … Read more
Heaven Peralejo graduated with a business management degree. HEAVEN PERALEJO — The Kapamilya actress recently took to social media as she shared that she graduated with a business management degree. Sharing her graduation photo on Instagram, Heaven shared that she recently finished her business management degree from SISFU (Southville International School affiliated with Foreign Universities). … Read more
President Duterte will visit various areas affected by “Odette”. PRESIDENT DUTERTE — The Philippine President said that he will visit the various provinces affected by typhoon “Odette” this weekend. President Duterte made this announcement himself during a virtual briefing on the typhoon in Malacañang with his disaster-mitigation officials last Friday. The President asked Office of … Read more
President Duterte: “We’re trying to scrimp how much we can raise so we can marshal it to the areas affected.” PRESIDENT DUTERTE — The Philippine President said that the government was still trying to raise funds for people affected by typhoon “Odette”. The President said that the government was still trying to raise funds in … Read more
BSP will release stronger regulations on bank fraud management. BSP — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas will release stronger regulations on bank fraud management in order to control and deter future breaches. With recent cybersecurity issues on local banks in the Philippines, BSP Governor Benjamin E. Diokno said that the central bank will be releasing … Read more