Day: October 30, 2024

Manila: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is scaling up relief efforts with local government units (LGUs) and other national government agencies (NGAs) for areas isolated due to the widespread impact of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name Trami), a senior official of the agency said on Wednesday. According to Special Assistant to the Secretary (SAS) for Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) and Concurrent Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the National Resource and Logistics Management Bureau (NRLMB) Leo Quintilla, this is to ensure that no communities are left out in the aftermath of Kristine. ‘Earlier today [Oct. 30], personnel of

Manila: House of Representatives Deputy Majority Leader Erwin Tulfo and ACT-CIS party-list on Wednesday donated 50 boxes, or 5,000 capsules, of Doxycycline that treats leptospirosis, to the Angat Buhay Foundation of former vice president Leni Robredo. The medicines are intended for distribution to victims of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name Trami) in the Bicol region. In a statement, Tulfo said most of the calls they received in their office were problems regarding leptospirosis because of the residents’ prolonged exposure to flood waters in many parts of the region. He said many parts of Camarines Sur are submerged in flood

Manila: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday called on the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) to continue fulfilling its mandate of helping vulnerable Filipinos as he hailed the government’s charity arm for its ‘remarkable’ nine decades of service. Speaking at the 90th anniversary celebration of the PCSO in Manila Hotel, Marcos said the agency has served as a ‘beacon in times of darkness’ for countless Filipinos. ‘Nine decades-almost a century of hope, a lottery of chances, and a whole lot of dreams funded, healed, and realized,’ he said. The President commended the PCSO for ‘creating not just a system

CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 4-A (Calabarzon) has allocated PHP424.4 million for the beneficiaries of its Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged Workers (TUPAD) program across the region. DOLE 4-A Director, lawyer Roy L. Buenafe, said in a statement Wednesday that the agency has set aside the amount to mitigate the adverse effects of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name Trami) in the provinces of Calabarzon through the TUPAD program, benefitting more than 72,000 affected individuals. “This intervention is needed now more than ever to provide income-earning capacity for our disadvantaged workers, thereby allowing them