MANILA — The National Food Authority (NFA) has welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s issuance of Executive Order (EO) No. 62 returning the agency to the Department of Agriculture (DA) from the…
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‘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…
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…
‘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…
‘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…