On-again, off-again South Korea rocket launch is on again
Once again, the Philippines is on alert for the satellite launch of South Korea that has been postponed at least three times last year. The post On-again, off-again South Korea rocket launch is on...
View ArticleCrisis unit created for exodus of Filipinos from Sabah
The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao has created a crisis unit in anticipation of a mass deportation of Filipinos from Malaysia to Tawi-Tawi due to clashes between Malaysian security forces and...
View Article5,000 Pinoys displaced by Sabah conflict; P13M in relief allocated
Nearly 5,000 persons, almost half of them children, have been displaced by the ongoing conflict in Sabah, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Saturday. The post...
View ArticleBlast probe in Taguig City focuses on condo tenant
The investigation on Saturday of the explosion that ripped through a posh apartment building in Taguig City on Friday night began to center on the renter of the unit where the blast occurred, as...
View ArticleAquino to proceed to South Korea after checking on Bohol, Cebu
President Benigno Aquino III will push through with his state visit to South Korea after he has checked on the situation in Bohol and Cebu that were hit by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake Tuesday. The post...
View ArticleGov’t, UN death toll estimates don’t match
Even the government’s estimates of casualties from the Supertyphoon “Yolanda” have come under criticism amid increasing disapproval of the Aquino administration’s response to the typhoon, the strongest...
View ArticleAFP forms coordinating center to institutionalize foreign assistance
Since foreign aid had been pouring in after the onslaught of supertyphoon Yolanda, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday has decided to institutionalize the military assistance given by...
View ArticleTyphoon scuttles 1st Apec meet in Albay
The first event to be hosted by the Philippines for next year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit has hit a snag. The post Typhoon scuttles 1st Apec meet in Albay appeared first on...
View ArticleUN, other int’l agencies on standby, offer to help
Various international aid organizations and the United Nations have already offered to help in the response to Typhoon “Ruby” (international name: Hagupit) even before the cyclone could hit the...
View ArticlePH to push for stronger disaster risk reduction programs in Apec
The Philippines will advocate stronger plans and programs on disaster risk reduction and management at the 9th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Senior Disaster Management Officials Forum in...
View ArticleEuropean Union donates P6.4-M humanitarian aid to ‘Lando’ victims
The European Union (EU) has donated €124,394 or equivalent to more than P6.4 million in humanitarian funding to assist the victims of typhoon Lando (international name: Koppu), which pummeled Central...
View ArticlePH, Chile sign agreement on disaster reduction, management
The Philippines on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding in Malacañang with the government of Chile for cooperation in disaster risk reduction and management. The post PH, Chile sign agreement on...
View ArticleDILG urges LGUs to prepare for possible N. Korea rocket debris
If debris from North Korea's rocket launch falls on your area, do not touch it and call the fire department immediately. Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo on Monday gave this and other instructions to...
View ArticlePhilippines has 3 hours to react after North Korea rocket launch
Philippine authorities have just three to four hours after North Korea launches its rocket to warn people in coastal communities in northeastern Luzon to stay clear of the rocket’s projected path. The...
View Article‘No fly, no sail zone’ back over northern Philippines
The "no fly, no sail, and no fishing zone" is back over Luzon Friday as North Korea was reported to have launched its rocket. The post ‘No fly, no sail zone’ back over northern Philippines appeared...
View ArticleRamming that caused 1 dead, 4 missing Filipinos ‘only an accident’
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council executive director Benito Ramos said Tuesday in an interview with John Susi over Radyo Inquirer that the ramming incident off the West Philippine...
View ArticleUN distributes tons of hi-energy biscuits
The World Food Programme (WFP) has started distributing high-energy and vitamin-enriched biscuits to evacuees in flood-hit communities around Luzon, as authorities scrambled to provide food and other...
View ArticleNow it’s South Korea rocket PH must watch out for
NDRRMC executive director Benito Ramos. FILE PHOTO Six months after the failed missile launch by North Korea, the Philippine government is preparing for a rocket launch of its neighbor, South Korea,...
View ArticleSoKor’s satellite launch off; PH’s ‘no-fly-sail-fish’ policy still up—NDRRMC
The South Korea's satellite launching was aborted Friday, but the "no-fly, no-sail, no-fish" policy by the government will still be implemented until further notice, the National Disaster Risk...
View ArticleAquino to overseas Filipino achievers: Help
President Aquino Wednesday night expressed concern over reports of the high death toll and heavy damage wrought by Typhoon “Pablo” and exhorted successful Filipino professionals abroad to extend help...
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