The local Taiwanese community extended its helping hand anew to the survivors of Typhoon Odette through the Taiwanese Compatriot Association in the Philippines with a handover of a P2-million official donation to the Manila Economic and Cultural Office. Representative Peiyung Hsu (second from left) witnessed the ceremony at the Taipei…
SUPPORT from the international community continue to offset the effects of Typhoon “Odette” (international name: Rai) almost two weeks after its onslaught. Taiwan, for its part, has sent two shipments of relief goods totaling 10 metric tons worth $50,000, which were airlifted to the Philippines from Pingtung Air Force Base…
(File photo from Presidential Photographers Division) MANILA - At least US$107.2 million or approximately PHP5.35 billion is needed to help about 530,000 Filipinos in the worst typhoon-hit areas in Caraga and Eastern Visayas for the next six months, the United Nations Philippines said Friday. The number, drawn from the UN's newly launched Humanitarian Needs and Priorities Plan, is based on preliminary assessment findings and early estimates of people in need in the aftermath of the catastrophic Typhoon Odette. The United Nations Office of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) said the USD107.2 million funding requested would prioritize life-saving and protection programs, focusing on displaced persons, host communities, and indigenous people, among others. "Combining poverty indicators and severe wind strength exposure, the document targets at least 530,000 people in the worst affected areas in CARAGA and Region VIII, as well as in other hard-hit regions. In four to six weeks from th