LAOAG CITY -The provincial government of Ilocos Norte has partnered with the National Housing Authority (NHA) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in rehabilitating housing units in the…
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4 regions hit by ‘Ompong’ placed under state of calamity
MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed Proclamation No. 593 declaring state of calamity in four regions including the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), which suffered widespread destruction and deaths due to…
Power restored in 79% of households a week after ‘Ompong’ left PAR
MANILA — Exactly one week after Typhoon Ompong left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the Department of Energy (DOE) reported that power was restored in 79.19 percent of the affected…
Ilocos state U reports P86-M loss due to ‘Ompong’
BATAC CITY— The Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) has reported PHP86-million in damage due to the recent onslaught of Typhoon “Ompong” (Mangkhut). The sustained damage, according to Engr. Romeo R.…
Miss Ilocos Norte urges youth to volunteer for typhoon victims
LAOAG CITY—While promoting Ilocos Norte’s culture and nature, Miss Ilocos Norte Trisha Carbonel Aceret is also urging her fellow youth to volunteer in the on-going disaster relief operations here. The…
Benguet mining firm asked to help find site for displaced locals
ITOGON, Benguet — The town government of Itogon in this highland province has asked mining firm Benguet Corporation to help find a relocation site for the displaced residents of Barangay Ucab,…
‘Ompong’ leaves at least P16.8-B agricultural damage
MANILA — The damage and losses to the agriculture sector caused by Typhoon Ompong have reached PHP16.76 billion, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported on Wednesday. According to the department’s Disaster…
Malacañang backs probe of 10 mayors over absence during ‘Ompong’
MANILA — Malacañang on Wednesday supported the move of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to investigate reports that at least 10 municipal mayors in Cagayan Valley and…
South Korea donates P16.2-M to typhoon-hit PH
MANILA — The South Korean embassy in Manila on Tuesday announced a USD300,000 or about PHP16.2 million-worth of humanitarian assistance to the typhoon-hit regions in the Philippines. “To help relieve the…
La Union declares state of calamity due to Ompong’s wrath
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – After conducting assessment on the damages caused by Typhoon Ompong, the provincial government of La Union declared state of calamity Wednesday. La Union…
3 killed, 1 hurt in Nueva Ecija due to ‘Ompong’
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija — At least three persons, including a pregnant woman, died as Typhoon Ompong hit province over the weekend. Based on a report from the Nueva Ecija Police…
Davao City sends humanitarian aid to typhoon victims
DAVAO CITY — Davao City has once again showed its readiness to help areas devastated by calamities as the city government on Monday pooled resources for 10,000 food packs for the…
Telco services being restored in areas affected by ‘Ompong’
MANILA — Communications services are being restored in areas that were affected by Typhoon Ompong amid repairs on the network facilities of telecommunications firms. Globe Telecom said all its cell sites…
‘Ompong’-affected families now at 147.5K
MANILA — Typhoon Ompong has affected a total of 147,540 families or 591,762 persons in 31 provinces in Regions 1, 2, 3, 4A (Calabarzon), 4B (Mimaropa), Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) and…
Int’l aid for ‘Ompong’ aftermath flows as PH starts relief efforts
MANILA — The United States and Australian government on Sunday announced the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the Philippines after Typhoon Ompong battered northern Luzon on Saturday. In a statement, Australian…
‘Ompong’ leaves 54 dead, 42 missing in Cordillera
BAGUIO CITY — Typhoon Ompong left 54 dead, 42 missing and 32 injured as it lashed provinces in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), the Cordillera Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council…