Thai consul arrives in Legazpi for injured nationals
By Joanna Los Baños
The Thai consul in Manila arrived at the Philippine Air Force Tactical Operations Group (T0G 5) based at Legazpi Airport at 10 a.m. today, Thursday.
The Thai consul in Manila arrived at the Philippine Air Force Tactical Operations Group (T0G 5) based at Legazpi Airport at 10 a.m. today, Thursday.
The Thai national who went missing after Mayon Volcano exploded on Tuesday was found alive, an official of the Office of Civil Defense in Bicol said Wednesday.
The United Nations Children’s Fund has appealed for nearly a billion pesos in additional assistance for the Philippines to fund humanitarian emergencies affecting children in Mindanao due to conflict and the aftermath of deadly Typhoon “Pablo.”
GIGLIO ISLAND, Italy–An Italian island on Saturday prepared to mark the first anniversary of the Costa Concordia cruise disaster, as officials promised the 290-meter (951-foot) wreck will be removed by September. Survivors and victims’ relatives began to arrive on Giglio for a commemoration on Sunday for the 32 passengers and crew who perished that [...]
The Philippines is one of at least 10 countries in the Asia-Pacific that have established long-term land use plans aimed at reducing vulnerability to disasters, among other things, according to two United Nations (UN) agencies.
The Chinese government has turned over to the Philippines an additional P8 million in aid to support relief and recovery operations in the wake of Typhoon “Pablo,” showing solidarity despite Beijing’s unresolved dispute with Manila over the West Philippine Sea.
Davao Oriental, December 20, 2012: A hundred kilometers away from ground zero where super tropical cyclone Pablo first hit land, every which way you looked there was devastation all around from blown roofs, windows, squashed nipa huts, exposed twisted steel bars, and skewed railings along the highway.
A 56-man team from a Malaysian non-governmental organization will be coming to the Philippines to assist in relief efforts for the victims of Typhoon Pablo (international name Bopha), the worst storm to hit the country this year.
A leading Japanese trading company has joined the international community in offering aid to the Philippines by giving P5 million in assistance to the victims of Typhoon “Pablo” (international name: Bopha), the worst storm to hit the country this year.
The United Nations launched a $65 million global aid appeal Monday to help hundreds of thousands of people affected by a deadly typhoon that ravaged the southern Philippines.
The United States (US) is giving the Philippines an additional $3 million in assistance for relief efforts in the wake of Typhoon Pablo, considered the worst storm to hit the country this year.
Cash and relief goods for victims of typhoon Pablo (international name Bopha), the worst storm to hit the Philippines this year, poured in from foreign donors Friday.
