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The bayanihan spirit was in full force as the Office of Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, in partnership with military rescue units and local leaders, distributed 970 hot meals and 270 grocery packs to flood-affected residents and rescue volunteers in Manila, Marikina, and Rizal Province. Under Cayetano’s Emergency Response Program, his team provided immediate aid to […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) inspected the Tripa de Gallina Pumping Station in Pasay City, the largest pumping station in the National Capital Region (NCR).The move, according to MMDA Chairman Don Artes, is to ensure the unhampered operations of Tripa de Gallina Pumping Station in view of the inclement weather. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. […]
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso has put all city emergency response personnel on high alert as heavy rains brought by the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat continue to batter the nation’s capital. In an emergency meeting with key officials on Monday night, July 21, Domagoso ordered a full-scale disaster response, instructing all hospitals to […]
With the heavy rain and flooding brought about by Tropical Storm Enteng, the Department of Health (DOH) issued a public health advisory against Leptospirosis. “Madumi ang tubig baha. Iwasan hanggat kaya. Hugasan ang katawan ng tubig at sabon pagkaahon,” warned Secretary Ted Herbosa. “Basta napalusong, kahit walang sugat o nararamdaman, kumonsulta agad sa doctor.” “Anuman ang […]
Due to massive flooding triggered by heavy rainfall in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) that started on July 9, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) responded to flood-affected communities. PRC, through its Lanao del Sur-Marawi Chapter, provided 3-day rations of food packs to 1,017 vulnerable families in the Municipalities of Balabagan, Kapatagan, and […]
Senator Grace Poe mobilized volunteers to set up a soup kitchen and serve warm bowls of lugaw (porridge) to residents of Manila hit by floods. Poe also led repacking operations of relief goods distributed in target barangays in Manila, Quezon City, Caloocan and San Juan cities. “Many of our people lost their homes and possessions. […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) gave health tips and distributed doxycycline, a prophylactic agent to treat leptospirosis, to flooded communities in Mega Manila and Luzon. Over 500 individuals have received the medicine. Red Cross staff explained that without immediate and proper treatment, leptospirosis can damage the kidneys and cause liver failure. Children and pregnant women, […]
Amid the onslaught of Typhoon Carina, Cong. Wilbert “Manoy” T. Lee opened the headquarters of AGRI Party-list on Wednesday to provide shelter, food and medicines for stranded families. As of writing, the headquarters situated at Araneta Avenue corner Quezon Avenue, is currently housing more than 170 families who were displaced due to heavy floods sweeping […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has lined up massive resources in an overwhelming response to the situation in Mindanao. PRC Chairman and CEO Dick Gordon directed the dispatch of additional resources in Mindanao after seeing the need to provide immediate relief to about 230,000 families in Davao de Oro, Davao del Norte, Agusan del Sur, […]
Governor Edwin Ongchuan expressed his gratitude to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) for their valuable assistance during the water purification mission in Northern Samar. The province was facing a critical shortage of drinking water due to the extensive flooding caused by the torrential rains brought about by the shearline. The MMDA promptly deployed a […]