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MANILA, Philippines — In the wake of the devastating Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon that have wreaked havoc across Metro Manila as well as Northern and Central Luzon, the offices of the House Speaker and Tingog Partylist on Wednesday launched relief operations for thousands of flood victims, starting with those in Marikina City.
MANILA, Philippines – Evacuees in Sto. Nino Elementary School in Marikina City, who were affected by the heavy downpour due to Typhoon Carina (Gaemi) and the enhanced southwest monsoon or habagat, are in need of food assistance.
TAIPEI: Taiwan shuttered offices, schools and tourist sites across the island Wednesday ahead of a powerful typhoon that already worsened seasonal rains in the Philippines, killed at least 13 people and displaced 6,00,000.Typhoon Gaemi's outer skirt was bringing heavy rain to much of Taiwan, where a direct landfall was expected Wednesday evening in the northern county of Ylan.
CEBU, Philippines – National Capital Region (NCR) once again proved to be the supreme destination for the Philippines’ top young athletes after winning the Palarong Pambansa 2024 overall championship with a collection of 98 gold medals, 66 silvers, and 74 bronzes on Tuesday, July 16.
CEBU, Philippines – National Capital Region rose back on top the Palarong Pambansa boys secondary basketball hierarchy after a fight-marred 86-71 rout of Pampanga-based Central Luzon at the University of San Carlos gym on Monday, July 15.
CEBU, Philippines – Young artistic gymnastics sensation Elaiza Yulo got off to a hot start in her Palarong Pambansa return after a one-year hiatus to train in the United States, snagging two golds in the girls secondary individual all-around (IAA) and team categories on Friday, July 12.
The Department of Agriculture will launch on July 5 a large-scale trial of “Program 29”, an initiative spearheaded by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. aimed at providing high-quality rice at P29 per kilo to as many as 6.9 million vulnerable households, representing around 35 million Filipinos.
FORTY-TWO million people were affected by the cyberattacks on the data systems of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) last year, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) told the House Committee on Appropriations on Monday.