GIFT-GIVING. Participants of gift-giving activity in San Ricardo, Southern Leyte on Tuesday (March 15, 2022). More than 600 children received gifts from various government agencies and private groups.(Photo courtesy of Office of Civil Defense Region 8) TACLOBAN CITY - More than 600 children in two Southern Leyte towns affected by Typhoon Odette on Tuesday received gifts from various groups led by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD). At least 300 children from four villages of San Ricardo town and 360 kids from three villages in Bontoc town were recipients of toys, bags, coloring books, crayons, pencils, notebooks, and food during the caravan. Among the participants of the caravan are members of biker's groups, OCD Regional Director Lord Byron Torrecarion and personnel, Leyte Vice Governor Carlo Loreto, Hiraya Foundation, Junior Chamber International Tacloban Love, Philippine Army's 546th Engineering Battalion, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, Police Highway Patrol Group, De
NEW MALASAKIT CENTER. Provincial, municipal and hospital officials pose for a photo opportunity during the opening of the country's 150th Malasakit Center at the Batanes General Hospital in Basco, Batanes Tuesday (March 1, 2022). In a video message, Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go promised to continue supporting programs and projects that will foster the development of the province, particularly in the area of public health. (Contributed photo) MANILA - Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go pledged to continue initiating and supporting measures to improve access to quality health care in far-flung areas around the country during the launch of the 150th Malasakit Center at the Batanes General Hospital in Basco, the capital town of Batanes, on Tuesday. The said Malasakit Center is the first in the province and the fifth in Cagayan Valley Region. The other centers in the region are located at the Cagayan Valley Medical Center in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan; Fa
DILG Secretary Eduardo Ano (File photo) MANILA - The funds for the cash assistance to local government units affected by the onslaught of Typhoon Odette are expected to be released starting Tuesday, Interior Secretary Eduardo Ano said Monday night. Speaking to President Rodrigo Duterte during his pre-recorded Talk to the People, Ano said the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Social Welfare and Development, and the Department of National Defense met on December 24 and came up with a Joint Memorandum Circular that will serve as guide for the distribution of cash aid worth around PHP4 billion. He, meanwhile, assured Duterte that the aid will reach its intended beneficiaries. "At sisiguraduhin po namin, Mr. President, na ito (ayuda) ay makakarating sa ating mga kababayan. Mayroon din po tayong grievance mechanism and monitoring para kung saan puwedeng magreklamo po 'yung mga kababayan na hindi makakatanggap (We will assure Mr. President that thi