'#ZeroCasualty during disasters not just about numbers'
UPDATED Zero casualty means everybody must not only live but must also have equal chances during disasters says Albay Governor Joey Salceda
Salceda to NCR mayors: What happens to disaster funds?
Albay Governor Joey Salceda urges local governments to follow the law and mount funds for disaster risk reduction in their area
#GlendaPH: Rehab funds needed for country's arts high school
Almost a month since Typhoon Glenda made landfall in the country the Philippine High School for the Arts PHSA is still running on generators
Gov’t adopts new strategy for climate change resiliency
President Benigno Aquino III elevates climate change into a priority issue to protect vulnerable communities from its impact
Salceda: Funds for climate mitigation hard to get
He says finding funds for disaster response is easier
SONA Fact Check: Half-truths about Yolanda
In his State of the Nation Address the President omits key details and paints Yolanda hit areas in a rosy state
14,500 Yolanda survivors still in tents after SONA
These communities are being exposed to tremendous risk and uncertainty aid groups say after the President trumpeted efforts for Yolanda survivors
DepEd seeks P1B Quick Response Fund for 2015
The Quick Response Fund is a built in budgetary allocation for agencies responding to areas affected by catastrophes and crises
World Vision begins relief operation amid typhoon Henry
World Vision launches its relief response targeting children and families impacted by typhoon Glenda Rammasun
Mudslides kill 11 in southwest China, 14 missing
Rescuers are working to retrieve people still buried after mudslides struck the villages in Yunnan province the Xinhua news agency said citing local government
#GlendaPH: Bridging the gap in a PGH blackout
We have limited resources but we make up for it with human resources
China typhoon death toll rises to 17 as more rain expected
China state forecasters issue warnings of more extreme weather
#GlendaPH death toll nears 100, new storm brings rains
The reports of fatalities came as authorities struggle to restore electricity to hundreds of thousands of households
Typhoon Rammasun kills 8 in China
The typhoon which had caused devastation in the Philippines is the strongest storm to hit southern China in more than 40 years
Meralco: No more rotational brownouts for now
Meralco says the power supply situation has improved but does not rule out implementing the scheme if necessary
#GlendaPH toll rises to 77 as new storm threatens
Malacañang urges the public to prepare for Tropical Storm Henry which is expected to bring heavy rains over the weekend even if it is not forecast to hit Luzon
Super Typhoon Rammasun hits China
The super typhoon is packing winds of up to 216 km
#GlendaPH's wrath in Laguna
In Bay Laguna where residents experience regular flooding during the typhoon season it seems nothing has prepared them for this nightmare
Angat Dam water level rises, still critical
The dam is still in need of 2 491 mm of rainfall to reach the minimum high of 210 meters above sea level
China braces for Super Typhoon Rammasun
China s official news agency Xinhua said Rammasun was expected to be the strongest typhoon to hit Hainan in 40 years
Rappler Newscast | July 17, 2014
82 of Metro Manila now has power A new Tropical Depression to enter the Philippines Friday Among Asians Filipinos are most worried about military conflict with China
Prepared Manila survives Typhoon Glenda
How did the bayside city Manila survive typhoon Rammasun or Glenda?
PLDT, Globe restore network services
PLDT and Globe restore their services thanks in part to the restoration of power in typhoon affected areas
#GlendaPH: Humanitarian orgs spring to action
What are the country s humanitarian organizations doing for GlendaPH victims?
China lightning, floods, and landslides leave dozens dead
Six deaths from lightning strikes in Jiangxi province are reported since Friday last week
Australia provides aid to typhoon Glenda survivors
Australia will give up to P10 million in immediate aid
‘Power fully restored in Metro Manila by Friday’
UPDATED As of 9 am Thursday 82 of Metro Manila has power A 3 hour rotating brownout is being experienced in the main cities of Manila Makati and Quezon
Australia gives P10M-assistance to #GlendaPH victims
The non food assistance includes family survival kits for 1 400 families in Albay and health and dignity kits for 2 000 women
LPA may develop into a tropical cyclone in 24 hours
UPDATED State weather bureau PAGASA in its 5 am bulletin for Glenda said it has spotted a new low pressure area 940 kilometers east of northern Mindanao
Stars take to social media during #GlendaPH
Artists such as Jessie J Anne Curtis Angel Locsin and Kris Aquino took to their social media accounts to post prayers and precautions during GlendaPH
Rappler Newscast | July 16, 2014
Typhoon Glenda leaves at least 9 dead Hints from Pope Francis on married priests causes confusion in the Vatican Undocumented immigrant Jose Antonio Vargas is arrested and set free
#GlendaPH: What's happened and how to help
As Typhoon Glenda exits the Philippines here s a recap of what s happened and what you can do to help
A wake up call for the sheltered
Typhoons used to mean a happy day off from school; but my perspective has changed a lot since those pampered days
Gov't priority: evacuees' health, power and communications
Malacañang says its immediate priorities are the health and safety of evacuees and the restoration of power and communication lines in Typhoon Glenda affected areas
After #GlendaPH, more bad weather coming?
Two new low pressure areas LPAs have been spotted in the northwestern Pacific Ocean but there is a low chance for development into stronger weather systems in the coming days
#GlendaPH: 7,300 evacuees in Yolanda-hit E. Visayas
Social Welfare Secretary Dinky Soliman says evacuees in Yolanda hit areas shouldn t return to tents after Typhoon Glenda
At least 338,000 displaced by #GlendaPH
The Department of Social Welfare and Development reports a total of 321 houses damaged by Typhoon Glenda
#GlendaPH hits Bataan, Zambales
UPDATED Typhoon Glenda Rammasun slightly weakens after passing through much of Calabarzon; It is now over West Philippine Sea
#GlendaPH: Marikina River down to normal level
6th UPDATE As of 5:58 pm Wednesday July 16 the water level is down to 14 9 meters
Aquino cancels activities to monitor Glenda
President Benigno Aquino III sets aside his schedule to keep watch over developments on Typhoon Glenda which makes landfall that day
NDRRMC: At least 5 dead, 2 injured due to #GlendaPH
UPDATED NDRRMC Undersecretary Alexander Pama says they are receiving more reports on deaths caused by Typhoon Glenda but these have yet to be validated
Typhoon #GlendaPH batters south Luzon
5th UPDATE Metro Manila spared of direct hit but still battered by strong rain winds; One person killed so far and hundreds of thousands are sheltered in evacuation centers
Manila orders mandatory evacuation in select areas
Manila DRRM chief Johnny Yu says a forced evacuation may be ordered at 5 am for residents who refuse to leave their homes
Signal No 3 in Metro Manila, nearby provinces
Typhoon Glenda is expected exit Luzon via Zambales by Wednesday evening July 16
3 missing, thousands flee as Glenda hits Albay
President Benigno Aquino III tells disaster officials: The objective has to be to minimize the casualties and the hardship of our people
Glenda forces Yolanda tent dwellers to evacuate
Traumatized Yolanda survivors need safer evacuation centers aid group Oxfam says as Typhoon Glenda affects Yolanda hit areas
Tabaco City under state of calamity
Ahead of Typhoon Glenda making landfall in the Philippines a city in the province of Albay declares a state of calamity
DSWD: Relief goods ready for #GlendaPH
The agency has prepositioned thousands of relief packs in areas across the path of typhoon Glenda
Gov't hospitals 'doubly prepared' for #GlendaPH
UPDATED Government hospitals in the Bicol region are now in code blue alert
HIGHLIGHTS: #GlendaPH
UPDATED Here s a running live blog for the latest updates on GlendaPH Rammasun
