'There is a crisis. We can set aside and do away with red tape and protocols' to release funds and fuel, and to repair power lines and damaged roads, says Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri
DINAGAT ISLANDS VISIT. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, assisted by Senator Christopher Lawrence Go, hands over a relief pack to one of the victims of Typhoon Odette in San Jose, Dinagat Islands on Dec 22, 2021. Duterte vowed to provide the necessary means to speed up clearing operations and help residents reconstruct their homes. (Presidential photo by Joey Dalumpines) MANILA - President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and government officials on Wednesday visited Dinagat Island to find out what communities need to recover from the impact of Typhoon Odette. In a Palace press statement, Acting Presidential Spokesperson and Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said Duterte met with the evacuees and local officials of the area, vowing to "provide the necessary means to speed up clearing operations and help residents reconstruct their homes." He said Duterte directed the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to provide financial assistance to the families affected by the typhoon. Du
With no mobile signal or Internet to contact loved ones, typhoon survivors stranded on a devastated Philippine island have written letters to reassure worried relatives they are alive.
DAVAO CITY - Residents from Dinagat Islands wrote letters for their relatives, hoping that it would reach their loved ones as power and signal lines in the province remained down due to Typhoon Odette. Five handwritten notes were posted on Facebook by Gov. Arlene "Kaka" Bag-ao on Monday, Dec. 20.
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