120 families homeless in Quezon City fire
MANILA, Philippines — At least 120 families were displaced yesterday after a fire razed a slum area in Quezon City.
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Ayala Land FY23 profit up 32% to P24.5-B
Ayala Land [ALI 34.90, up 2.8%] [link] teased its full-year financial performance in a press release where it revealed that its FY23 profitability increased 32% to P24.5 billion. ALI attributed the increase to “robust property demand and heightened consumer activity.” The 32% increase in profitability resulted from an 18% increase in consolidated revenues to P148.9 billion. ALI provided a brief segmented analysis, with revenue from property development up 14% to P92.3 billion, from leasing and hospitality up 25% to P41.7 billion, and its services (construction, property management, etc) up 56% to P6.6 billion.
Press Release - Bong Go maintains commitment to bolstering livelihood sector as he gives assistance to displaced workers in Zamboanga City
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go's Malasakit Team provided aid to displaced workers in Zamboanga City at WMSU Gymnasium on Tuesday, February 6.
Over 242,000 Mindanaoans evacuated due to amihan, trough of LPA
MANILA, Philippines — The combined effects of the northeast monsoon and trough of low pressure area (LPA) have already displaced hundreds of thousands in southern Philippines, with floods and landslides killing residents.
Press Release - Villanueva: No letup in seeking unpaid wages of Saudi, NZ OFWs
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva, principal sponsor and author of the law that established the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), said that while the payment for the displaced overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Saudi Arabia has slowly trickled, the government should continuously pursue the claims of the remaining Filipinos, including those who worked in other countries.
Press Release - Senator Tolentino conducts aid to 20k residents hit by Davao flood
DAVAO -- Senator Francis "Tol" Tolentino, through his "Tol in Action" program, rolled out relief to the more than 20,000 residents of Davao De Oro and Davao Del Norte who were affected by landslides and flooding from last weekend's continuous rains in the provinces.
Landslide death toll climbs to 16
MANILA, Philippines — The number of fatalities in the rain-induced landslide in Monkayo, Davao de Oro increased to 16 yesterday with at least five reported injuries.
10 people dead after a landslide buries a house in the southern Philippines, officials say
DAVAO: A landslide set off by days of heavy rain buried a house where people were holding Christian prayers in the southern Philippines, killing at least 10 people, including five children, officials said Friday. Two people were injured, and at least one more villager remained unaccounted for following the landslide in a remote mountain village in the gold-mining town of Monkayo in Davao de Oro province, Ednar Dayanghirang, the regional chief of the government's Office of Civil Defense, said.