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Reasons given by four other mayors for re-validation (Eagle News)—Five mayors who were not in their respective areas of jurisdiction during the onslaught of Typhoon “Ompong” may face administrative sanctions after the reasons they gave for their absence were found to have been “inadequate and unjustified.” “Despite having knowledge of the impending typhoon and the DILG advisory, said mayors were not in their post during the typhoon. Such act on their part may be considered […]
The U.S. government announced Php37.3 million in new assistance for families affected by Typhoon Ompong in Benguet and Cagayan provinces. This brings the total U.S. government funding in response to Typhoon Ompong to Php42.5 million. The assistance is through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the lead U.S. government agency for international development and disaster assistance. Funding will provide six months of emergency home rental assistance for 375 families in Benguet province displaced […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, Sept. 28, urged the Department of Education to prioritize its repair of over 7000 classrooms left damaged by Typhoon “Ompong.” Gatchalian made the call after the DepEd revealed that 7,007 schools in Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Western Visayas, Zamboanga, the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), and Metro Manila, among others, had been damaged by the typhoon, which also claimed […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government is asking sixteen mayors to explain their absence in their areas of jurisdiction during the onslaught of Typhoon “Ompong.” DILG spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said the nine mayors from the Cagayan Valley and seven mayors from the Cordillera Administrative Region will be issued show-cause orders for that purpose. He said the show-cause orders, signed by the DILG Undersecretary for Peace and Order and the officer […]
(Eagle News) — At least three people were confirmed dead after a landslide buried several houses in Naga City in Cebu on Thursday, Sept. 20. Chief Inspector Roderick Gonzales of the Naga Philippine National Police said in an interview over radio dzbb that 20 to 25 houses were affected in Tinaan. Ten houses, he said, were affected in Naalad. At press time, authorities were still conducting rescue operations for possible survivors. The landslide in Cebu […]
Pledges of monetary and logistical support have started pouring in after the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) issued an appeal for assistance in its sworn mission to “provide hope to the most vulnerable” communities affected by Typhoon Ompong (Mangkhut). As of September 18, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) launched an emergency appeal seeking 2.7 million-Swiss franc (approximately P152 million) to assist 100,000 individuals from the most affected communities in […]
(Eagle News) – To help people affected by the onslaught of typhoon “Ompong,” the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) immediately conducted relief operations, including the distribution of food and other needed items in various areas in Northern, Central and Southern Luzon starting Sunday, September 16. Relief operations were in full swing as soon as “Ompong” (international name Mangkhut) left the country over the weekend leaving at least P16.76 billion in damage to agriculture, […]
(Eagle News) — Damage to the agricultural sector due to Typhoon “Ompong” is now at P16.76 billion, the Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday, Sept. 19. According to the DA, affected was “a total of 636,908 hectares of agricultural areas with an estimated volume of production loss at 731,294 metric tons” in the Cordillera Administrative Region, and in Regions 1, 2, 3 and 4A. Agri-fishery investments worth P16.76 billion were also affected, with the volume […]
(Eagle News) — Two senators slammed ten mayors who were reported to have been missing in action at the height of Typhoon “Ompong” in their areas of jurisdiction. “Bakit nandito sila sa Maynila habang ‘yung kanilang mga lalawigan at munisipyo ay dinaraanan ng bagyo?” Senator Franklin Drilon said. According to Drilon, this was tantamount to “gross neglect and should be investigated.” Senator Panfilo Lacson agreed. “Negligence or parang similar to being insensitive. Kasi araw-araw nakakarinig […]
(Eagle News)–The United States announced it was extending aid to the victims of Typhoon “Ompong” in Cagayan, one of the hardest-hit areas. The aid, to be coursed through the US Agency for International Development and a local non-government organization, is in the form of hygiene supplies for 5500 people who lost their homes. This is apart from the transport of 1000 metric tons of food through the United Nations World Food Programme to affected families. The […]
(Eagle News) — The Iglesia Ni Cristo is currently conducting its relief distribution program, Lingap sa Mamamayan, to help those affected by typhoon Ompong (Mangkhut) in Itogon, Benguet which was hit by massive landslides that killed at least 19 people, and buried about 40 others which are still missing. The INC volunteers are currently giving out relief bags at the Loacan Elementary School.
(Eagle News)—-Itogon, Benguet Mayor Victorio Palangdan on Wednesday, Sept. 19, .denied he was lenient to illegal small-scale mining operations in the town because of his wife, an accredited gold buyer. In a radio interview, Palangdan said that his wife, in the first place, stopped engaging in the business early this year after miners stopped selling her the gold due to high taxes. He said the high taxes–4 to 7 percent— were because she was an accredited […]
