RELIEF EFFORTS. Personnel of the City of Sipalay in Negros Occidental man the Emergency Operations Center for Typhoon Odette relief efforts on Wednesday (Dec. 22, 2021). The southern city, which is the province's top tourist destination, was among the worst-hit during the tropical cyclone's onslaught on December 16.(Photo courtesy of Sipalay City LGU) BACOLOD CITY - The City of Sipalay, one of the worst-hit by Typhoon Odette in Negros Occidental, has requested private sector donors to have their donations logged with the local Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to ensure proper documentation. "This is to properly note your donations, provide you with receipts, and direct you to the areas that are needing help the most," the city government said in an advisory posted on Facebook on Wednesday. Donors may opt to drop their donations in the EOC headquarters located at the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office in the city's Barangay 3, or distribute it directly
TYPHOON-HIT. The "Wow Sipalay" signage along the Poblacion Beach remains firmly fixed in place after Typhoon Odette slammed into southern Negros Occidental on Dec. 16, 2021. Sipalay City has recorded 16 casualties, the highest in the province, city government data showed as of Monday (Dec. 20, 2021). (Photo courtesy of Sipalay City Tourism Officer Jerick Lacson) BACOLOD CITY - Urgent appeals for assistance resonate from Sipalay City, the top tourist destination in Negros Occidental, which is one of the areas hit hardest by Typhoon Odette in the province. In the aftermath of tropical cyclone winds and rains that pummeled and inundated southern Negros overnight on Dec. 16, Sipalay was left with at least 16 persons dead, the highest in Negros Occidental, based on city government data as of Monday. The city and its neighboring localities still have no power supply and mobile data connection in the area is limited. City tourism officer Jerick Lacson told the Philippine News Agency
TYPHOON-HIT. The "Wow Sipalay" signage along the Poblacion Beach remains firmly fixed in place after Typhoon Odette slammed into southern Negros Occidental on Dec. 16, 2021. Sipalay City has recorded 16 casualties, the highest in the province, city government data showed as of Monday (Dec. 20, 2021). (Photo courtesy of Sipalay City Tourism Officer Jerick Lacson) BACOLOD CITY - Urgent appeals for assistance resonate from Sipalay City, the top tourist destination in Negros Occidental, which is one of the areas hit hardest by Typhoon Odette in the province. In the aftermath of tropical cyclone winds and rains that pummeled and inundated southern Negros overnight on Dec. 16, Sipalay was left with at least 16 persons dead, the highest in Negros Occidental, based on city government data as of Monday. The city and its neighboring localities still have no power supply and mobile data connection in the area is limited. City tourism officer Jerick Lacson told the Philippine News Agency