Senator Sonny Angara said on Wednesday the government’s national disaster risk reduction management fund (NDRRMF), known as calamity fund 2023, which the 19th Congress will approve, is roughly at PHP30 billion. Angara said this calamity fund is larger than the previous years. “Given the increased frequency and magnitude of recent typhoons, this is appropriate. Certainly, the committee will always be open to changes which may help our people during these difficult times and which will improve the government’s response to these calamities,” he said in a statement. In a recent statement, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said
The BRP Melchora Aquino is set to ship out 10,000 family packs containing daily necessities to Iloilo province on Wednesday as part of the government’s relief efforts following the devastation caused by Severe Tropical Storm Paeng. The PCG said the family packs were provided by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). “Tatanggapin ito ng DSWD Region VI para sa agarang pamamahagi sa mga pamilyang nasalanta ng bagyong Paeng sa rehiyon (These will be received by DSWD Region VI for immediate distribution to families affected by Paeng in the region),” the PCG said in a Viber message.
President Yoon Suk-yeol was enraged after learning that police took no action even after receiving 11 calls about the dangerous level of crowds on the night of the Itaewon tragedy, according to a presidential official. Yoon received a list of the calls made to the 112 police hotline Saturday evening, shortly before presiding over a Cabinet meeting Tuesday, and ordered the circumstances be determined “thoroughly without a trace of doubt” and that those responsible be “handled strictly in accordance with the law and principles,” the official told Yonhap News Agency. The National Police Agency disclosed the transcripts of
National coach Biboy Rivera ruled the mixed open division in the Philippine National Open held on Oct. 30 at the Coronado Lanes in Starmall Edsa, Mandaluyong City. Rivera, representing Tenpin Bowling Association of Makati (TBAM) Cuisiners, defeated Raoul Miranda of TBAM in the best-of-three games championship round, (211-170) and (213-201). Rivera, a former world champion and 2010 Asian Games gold medalist, downed Kenzo Umali of RP-MBA Cuisiniers (187-178) in the quarterfinal and Ivan Malig of RP Cuisiniers (259-204) in the semifinal. Miranda, on the other hand, advanced to the final after posting victories over Gospel Gahol of
Senator Ramon Revilla Jr. sent a letter on Wednesday to Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan urging to expedite its efforts in the repair and reconstruction of bridges and other public infrastructure damaged by Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Paeng. Revilla cited in his letter the Bantilan Bridge linking Sariaya, Quezon and San Juan, Batangas; the Paliwan Bridge connecting the Antique towns of Laua-an and Bugasong; and the Nituan Bridge in Parang, Maguindanao. This, he said, is in addition to the collapsed Romulo Bridge in Bayambang, Pangasinan. The lawmaker, who chairs the Senate Committee
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed a resolution lifting the quarantine requirement for travelers entering the Philippines who are either unvaccinated, partially vaccinated, or whose vaccination status cannot be independently validated. In a tweet, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Brigido Dulay confirmed that the President has signed the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) Resolution No. 2 allowing inbound travelers sans quarantine. Under the resolution, inbound travelers will still have to present a negative result of a laboratory-based rapid antigen test. “Filipinos and foreign nationals 15 years or older shall present a remotely
