Typhoon assistance from the United States government amounted to more than P1.6 billion or $29 million, making the US the largest humanitarian donor in the country.
Leyte, Philippines, 19 December 2022 – Over 1,000 transitional shelters have been handed over to families who have lost their homes to Typhoons Odette and
A shortage in classrooms and lack of teachers were among the challenges faced by several schools as classes for School Year 2022-2023 opened on Monday.
ROAD REPAIR. A portion of the access road leading to Maasin Airport in Southern Leyte. The repair of the road damaged by recent destructive typhoons is halfway done, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reported on Friday (July 22, 2022).(Photo courtesy of DPWH Southern Leyte) TACLOBAN CITY -The repair of the access road leading to Maasin City Airport damaged by recent destructive typhoons is halfway done, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reported on Friday. The PHP88.3-million project funded under the quick response fund is upgrading a 110-meter road damaged by Typhoon Odette last December 2021 and Tropical Storm Agaton last April. "Odette damaged the airport terminal while Agaton caused massive soil erosion on the access roads and runway," said DPWH Southern district engineering office chief Manolo Rojas. The extent of the two typhoons' damage has affected the operation of the airport and seaports in Southern Leyte. The situation prompted