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(Eagle News)—-The European Commission is bringing more than P125 million in emergency aid for the victims of Typhoon “Ompong.” In mobilizing the P125.06 million worth of aid, Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides said the “contribution will help provide crucial support to those most in need” and will help the victims “face the challenges during this time of need.” The EC said the amount can be used to provide the basic needs […]
Lauds officials in Isabela, where there was zero casualty due to “Ompong,” for job well done (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Sept. 18, pushed for the creation of refugee centers, following the onslaught of Typhoon “Ompong” over the weekend. “Let us talk about money needed to set up refugee (centers) and all,” Duterte told officials in Isabela, whom he also commended for a job “well done.” Although one of the hardest-hit provinces, […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Sept. 18, reiterated his wish to ban mining in the country, following a landslide that buried at least 30 people in Itogon, Benguet, and which was blamed on mining operations in the area. “I want to stop mining because it has created a monster in the country,” Duterte said in a press briefing in Isabela. He said mining destroys marine life, and “puts in peril the […]
(Eagle News)–France extended its condolences to the Philippines for the lives lost during the onslaught of Typhoon “Ompong.” France extended “its most sincere condolences to the families of the victims of Typhoon Mangkhut (Ompong), which killed dozens of persons in Northern Luzon, and injured and displaced many others” in a statement sent by the French Embassy in Manila. According to France, “we stand ready to examine the assistance and aid they may need to face […]
(Eagle News) — The European Union expressed readiness to provide the Philippines with assistance amid the onslaught of Typhoon “Ompong” that left at least 50 dead. “The EU Delegation expresses its sincerest sympathies to the victims and to those severely affected by typhoon Ompong,” the EU delegation in Manila said in a statement. “Ompong” left 59 people dead, the Philippine National Police said. Over 500,000 were affected by the typhoon, the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management […]
(Eagle News) — These pictures provided by EBC correspondents show fallen trees on Hong Kong roads as Typhoon “Mangkhut” battered the territory. This was after “Mangkhut,” locally named “Ompong,” unleashed its fury in the Philippines and left at least 50 people dead. “Ompong” made landfall in northern Luzon early Saturday, and left the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Saturday night.
(Eagle News)—Isabela and Cagayan, which were the hardest-hit by Typhoon “Ompong,” have not recorded any casualty so far, Presidential Political Adviser Francis Tolentino said on Monday, Sept. 17. According to Tolentino, who spoke in a television interview, this was because the residents in those areas, where “Ompong” made landfall, followed the instructions of the government. “Yung pinangangambahan na storm surge, yung pinangangambahan na mamamatay sa flooding, wala po kasi tumalima yung mga kababayan natin sa […]
(Eagle News)—-Several flights to and from Hong Kong were cancelled on Monday, Sept. 17, due to bad weather caused by “Mangkhut” in southern China. Below is a list, according to the Manila International Airport Authority: Philippine Airlines PR 382 Manila – Guangzhou PR 383 Guangzhou – Manila Cebu Pacific 5J 272 Manila – Hong Kong 5J 273 Hong Kong – Manila 5J 110 Manila – Hong Kong 5J 111 Hong Kong – Manila China Southern […]
(Eagle News)–At least 33 people were confirmed dead after a landslide buried a makeshift chapel and evacuation center in Itogon, Benguet due to “Ompong” on Saturday, Sept. 15. In a radio interview, Itogon Mayor Victorio Palangdan said of those killed after a portion of the national highway — the Baguio-Itogon-San Manuel National Highway — fell on the structures, 28 have already been identified. Another 29 have been declared missing, while seven others were reported injured. He […]
(Eagle News)–At least 59 people were killed due to Typhoon “Ompong,” the Philippine National Police reported on Sunday, Sept. 16. Data from the police showed that of the 59, one was in Region I, seven in Region II, one in Region III, 49 in the Cordillera Administrative Region, and one in Metro Manila. According to the police, 33 were injured— three were from Region I, 20 from CAR, seven from Region II, one from Region […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, Sept. 16, conducted an aerial inspection of areas that were part of the trajectory of “Ompong.” Pictures posted on the Twitter account of Special Assistant to the President Bong Go showed he accompanied the President in the inspection, which took place a day after “Ompong” exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility. At least 29 people were killed in the onslaught of the typhoon, with 13 reported missing. “Ompong” is […]
(Eagle News)–The death toll due to Typhoon “Ompong” has risen to 29. Of the figure, Presidential Political Adviser Francis Tolentino said 24 came from the Cordillera Administrative Region. “Areas po ng Itogon, Benguet and Mountain Province and parts of Baguio…Karamihan po dito because of landslides, soil saturation, rainfall..,” he said during a press conference. President Rodrigo Duterte, for his part, expressed condolences to the kin of those who died. “I share the grief of the […]
