Tag: relief

US gov’t vows P10 million worth of relief for communities devastated by super typhoon Odette

    (Eagle News) — The United States government said it is sending P10 million ($200,000) in aid to the Philippines to support communities affected by super typhoon Odette (international name Rai), the US embassy said on Wednesday, December 22. The aid will be coursed through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) as immediate assistance to areas affected by the super typhoon which had made a record of nine landfalls in the country, from […]

Idai disaster: Stranded victims still need rescue from heavy rains as UN scales up response

Dire conditions persist in vast areas of southern Africa affected by Cyclone Idai as heavy rain continues to cause “massive destruction”, the UN said on Thursday, while aid teams scale up efforts to reach those most in need. Warning that the situation is likely to deteriorate, the World Food Programme (WFP) said that people are still stranded on rooftops after the storm began its sweep through Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe six days ago. In Mozambique […]

EPD director, Pasay police chief relieved for command responsibility

(Eagle News)—-Philippine National Police chief Oscar Albayalde on Wednesday, March 6, sacked a police director and a chief of police following the arrest of some of their men for alleged extortion. Relieved were Eastern Police director Brigadier General Bernabe Balba and Pasay City Police Station commander Colonel Noel Flores for command responsibility. Their relief took place after Corporal Marlo Siblao Quibete of the EPD’s Drug Enforcement Unit was nabbed for allegedly extorting cash from one Eva […]

One million pack India flood relief camps

by Bhuvan BAGGA Agence France Presse CHENGANNUR, India (AFP) — More than one million people have swarmed relief camps in India’s Kerala state to escape devastating monsoon floods that have killed about 420 people, officials said Tuesday as a huge international aid offers poured in. People are flocking to camps as the scale of the desolation is revealed by receding waters and the military rescues more people each day. The state government said 1,028,000 people […]

NCRPO chief sacks six Manila policemen for alleged extortion; commanding officer also sacked

(Eagle News) — The National Capital Region Police Office has ordered the relief of six Manila policemen  for alleged extortion right inside the Manila Police District headquarters, and their commanding officer. Sacked by NCRPO chief Guillermo Eleazar were P01 Erdie Bautista, PO1 MJ Cerilla, who have both been arrested; and PO3 Dindo Encina, PO3 Michael Chavez, PO1 Arcadio Orbis, and PO1 Martinico Mario, who are still at large. District Special Operations Unit head Chief Insp. Joey de […]

Albayalde orders relief of three policemen who, armed and without wearing uniforms, confronted civilian in his residence over traffic altercation

(Eagle News)–Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde has ordered the relief of three policemen after they were caught confronting a civilian in his residence over a traffic altercation that transpired before, in a viral video. Relieved were brothers PO1 Rendel Soriano of Caloocan Police Station, PO3 Ralph Soriano of the Northern Police District and PO1 Reniel Soriano of Camp Crame’s Drug Enforcement Group. The PNP said it has launched a probe against the three following […]

NCRPO director sacks Caloocan police chief, two station commanders from Manila, QC

(Eagle News) — The National Capital Region Police Office has sacked the Caloocan police chief and two station commanders from Manila and Quezon City. NCRPO director Oscar Albayalde said Senior Supt. Jemar Modequillo was relieved as head of the Caloocan Police over “unsolved series of incidents in his area.” Also relieved, Albayalde said, were Manila Police District Station 11 commander Supt. Amante Daro and Quezon City Police District Station 10 commander Supt. Christian dela Cruz. Daro was […]

UPDATED: Mandaluyong police chief, several others sacked over “misencounter” that left two dead, others injured

(Eagle News)– The chief of police of Mandaluyong and several other policemen have been relieved over a “misencounter” that left two people dead and two others in critical condition. National Capital Region Police Office chief Oscar Albayalde said Senior Superintendent Moises Villaceran Jr and 10 other policemen from the Police Community Precinct 1 have been sacked after they shot at a vehicle, a Mitsubishi Adventure, they thought carried suspects in another shooting incident in the city. […]

US Congress passes $36.5 bn in hurricane, wildfire aid

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Senate on Tuesday approved a $36.5-billion disaster relief package for hurricane-affected communities like Puerto Rico and for areas devastated by wildfires, sending the bill to President Donald Trump for his signature. The measure outlining “supplemental” disaster spending passed 82 to 17, nearly two weeks after the emergency package cleared the House of Representatives. The aid includes $18.7 billion for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster relief fund, $16 […]

UN calls for action, not talk, in global disaster relief

CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) –  The United Nations called on the international community to solidify its actions to better cope with disaster relief amidst global pressures from climate change, Amina Mohammed, deputy secretary-general of the United Nations, told media in Cancun on Thursday (May 25). Speaking on the sidelines of the Global Platform For Disaster Risk Reduction Conference, she said substantial progress was being made in order to better protect people and cut losses from natural […]

Iglesia Ni Cristo brethren in Canada bring aid, relief goods for forest fire victims

    By Jonah Grace Lopez Eagle News Service, Canada bureau ALBERTA, Canada  (Eagle News) – On May 10, coinciding with the 130th birth anniversary of the Late Brother Felix Y. Manalo, whom the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) members believe to be God’s Last Messenger, some 200 church members drove almost three hours from Edmonton to Lac la Biche in Alberta, Canada where some 2000 relief good bags were handed out. Many of […]