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QUEZON CITY, Jan. 5 – With its 24/7 power restoration efforts, the Department of Energy (DOE), together with its private institution partners has resumed electricity supply to 1,003,519 households or about 57% re-energization of Typhoon Nina-affected areas as of 4 January 2017. Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi said, “After restoring power in town centers and nearby communities, our ground personnel are working round the clock, even double time to bring back the power supply to all […]
(Eagle News) — The damage to agriculture and infrastructure wrought by Typhoon Nina (international name Nock-Ten), the last typhoon to hit the country in year 2016, reached P5.183 billion, according to the latest damage assessment report of the government. As of the latest report of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), typhoon Nina damaged P4.130 billion in agriculture, and P1.053 billion in infrastructure – roads, bridges, and school and health facilities. […]
PASIG CITY, Dec. 29 – Two days after typhoon Nina hit southern Luzon, President Rody Duterte visited Virac, Catanduanes and Pili, Camarines Sur. He was joined by Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones and other members of the cabinet. According to initial reports of local DepEd officials, as of December 27, a total of 118 schools in the regions of Bicol, Mimaropa and Calabarzon are being used as evacuation centers for the 4,050 families affected by typhoon Nina. […]
MANDALUYONG CITY, Dec. 28 – Days after Typhoon Nina battered Catanduanes and its nearby provinces, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) continues its presence in the affected areas by extending assistance through clearing operations and provision of hot meals to stranded passengers in various terminals. In the immediate aftermath of the typhoon, Red Cross teams were among the first on the ground to monitor and immediately respond to the battered situation in the affected provinces. PRC Operation […]
QUEZON CITY, Dec. 27 – To ensure enough relief supplies for families affected by Typhoon Nina, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Central Office is providing augmentation assistance amounting to P206,358,416.38 to 27 local government units (LGUs) that are currently being hit by the typhoon. The assistance includes 580,857 family food packs, 2,459 ready-to-eat meals, 1,585 malong, 885 mosquito net, 885 blankets, and 585 dignity kits. These are on top of the goods that have […]
TAGUIG CITY, Dec 27 — As super Typoon Nina made landfall in Catanduanes on Sunday, Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi instructed concerned units and agencies to immediately restore power facilities and supply to the damaged communities hit by the weather disturbance specifically in Southern Luzon and the Bicol Region. “This is another superTyphoon, we’ve prepared for it and we are currently on the ground to assess the damage and quickly restore compromised energy facilities in each […]
QUEZON CITY, Dec. 25 (PIA) — Following the further strengthening of ‘Nina’ into a typhoon, a red alert status will be issued by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and its Disaster Response Assistance and Management Bureau (DReAMB) in preparation for the typhoon’s possible impact to the areas under its track. Public storm warning signal no. 1 is raised in the areas of Southern Quezon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon and […]
