Category Archives: Emergency Preparedness

OFWs in Syria to be repatriated

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The Philippine government has ordered the mandatory repatriation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Syria in view of the current crisis in that country. Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario left for Damascus on New Year’s Eve to meet with Syrian …
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PNoy creates task force to look into Mindanao flashfloods

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MANILA — The official tally of those who died from tropical storm Sendong is 1,171, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council on Monday (December 26) said. In its 6 a.m. update, the NDRRMC also said that 1,079 remain …
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PNP crackdowns on illegal fireworks

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MANILA – Philippine National Police Chief Director General Nicanor Bartolome again ordered all PNP unit commanders to intensify the crackdown against the illegal manufacture, sale, distribution and use of prohibited firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices. Bartolome said the PNP fully supports …
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Don’t go back to danger areas, PNoy says

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President Benigno Aquino III has ordered the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to prevent affected residents from returning to the danger areas in the city following a deadly flashflood spawned by Typhoon …
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Death toll reaches 976

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The number of dead due to tropical storm Sendong has reached 976, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Wednesday (December 21). As of 5 a.m. Wednesday, the number of missing has dwindled down to 46, those …
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Aquino declares state of national calamity

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President Benigno Aquino III has declared a state of national calamity as the country continues to recover from the devastation wrought by tropical storm Sendong. The President signed Tuesday (December 20) the National State of Calamity in the Palace following …
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