Don’t go back to danger areas, PNoy says
President Benigno Aquino III has ordered the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Philippine National Police (PNP)...
Month: December 2011
Death toll reaches 976
The number of dead due to tropical storm Sendong has reached 976, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council...
Aquino declares state of national calamity
President Benigno Aquino III has declared a state of national calamity as the country continues to recover from the devastation...
Christmas in a strange land
My cousin’s parents were veteran OFWs. For many years, both her father and mother spent years in different countries such...
Safety in using Christmas lights
Examine your Christmas decors especially your Christmas lights and lanterns. Make sure that these were inspected by the Department of...
Sendong death toll: 662
MANILA -- The total number of dead from tropical storm Sendong has reached 662, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and...
IMT report on Oct 18 Basilan incident out
The full report of the Malaysian-led International Monitoring Team on the October 18 incident in Al-Barka, Basilan, where 19 members...
NPA kills 5 soldiers amid truce
A day after the government announced a unilateral suspension of military operations against the communist rebels, the New People’s Army...
Gov’t to review crisis response after Sendong
MANILA -- President Benigno Aquino III wants a review of the government’s disaster response manual to prevent unnecessary loss of...
