In Q4 2020, the Philippines was hit by strong typhoons that caused damage to properties and made the lives of our fellow Filipinos even harder in the face of the ongoing pandemic. On November 1, 2020, Super Typhoon Rolly (Goni) - one of the strongest typhoons in recent history - struck the southern region of the Philippines and just ten days later, Typhoon Ulysses (Vamco) swept through the same provinces previously ravaged by Typhoon Rolly as well as NCR and parts of Central Luzon, causing floods and power outages. In line with its mission to inspire and bring joy, within that month,
Farm output seen to shrink in Q1 2021
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 7) The country s agriculture production could possibly contract by 1.21% in the first three months of 2021, the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture has projected. This contraction could be expected as the agriculture sector bounces back after a series of typhoons and floods on top of the disruptions brought about by the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, said SEARCA in a recent release.
Super Typhoon Rolly and typhoons Quinta and Ulysses ravaged parts of Luzon from October to November last year, leaving billions of pesos in damage to agriculture.
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 6) Japan has released another 10-billion yen (₱4.7 billion) from its post-disaster standby loan for the Philippines, this time for the country s efforts to assist families and communities affected by back-to-back typhoons late last year.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency made the disbursement a day ago, it announced Wednesday.
Super Typhoon Rolly and typhoons Quinta and Ulysses wrecked parts of Luzon in October to November last year, leaving billions of pesos in damage to agriculture and infrastructure and claiming dozens of lives.
“The speedy release of this 10-billion yen loan underscores anew the Japanese government s unwavering support for the Duterte administration s disaster relief and mitigation programs,” said Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III in a separate statement, adding such immediate financial support will certainly go a long way in assisting those affected.
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For these two chefs, food becomes more than mere sustenance but a symbol of hope for better times.
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A PRE-PANDEMIC reading corner session of Bolanday.
SOME of over 300 families in Marikina and Rizal who received Gourmet Gypsy Noche Buena packs. FACEBOOK.COM/WAYA.ARAOSWIJANGCO
WORKING at making tinola to feed 4,000 people of Balsain and Annafunan in Cagayan, in the wake of typhoon Ulysses. FACEBOOK.COM/WAYA.ARAOSWIJANGCO
EVEN as the restaurant’s main branch along Quezon City’s Roces Ave. was forced to close after pandemic restrictions decimated the bottom line, requiring a major pivot to their second branch cum school which adapted to the needs of the times, Waya Araos-Wijangco’s restaurant, Gourmet Gypsy Art Cafe, has been feeding frontliners since the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Since then, various disasters have hammered the country, including particularly t
For the UN and humanitarian partners, helping typhoon-affected Filipinos does not stop for Christmas
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MANILA, 30 December 2020 In four municipalities of Albay province, where tens of thousands of Filipinos lost their homes in the onslaught of Super Typhoon Rolly [Goni], 1,030 families that celebrated Christmas in evacuation centers have received building materials, tools and cash to help put a roof over their heads in time for the New Year.
Throughout December, the United Nations (UN) Migration Agency, International Organization for Migration (IOM), and Catholic Relief Services (CRS), an NGO, have been distributing Shelter Repair Kits to households in 17 barangays in the municipalities of Tiwi, Malinao, Malilipot and Tabaco, in Albay province. The Shelter Repair Kit is intended for the emergency repair of a damaged house to make it livable. It consists of corrugated galvanized iron for roofing, coco lumber for posts and framing, nails, hammer, saw and shelter-grade tarpaul