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President Rodrigo Duterte thanked different charitable and financial institutions, as well as individuals for their contributions to Typhoon Odette-devastated areas last month.

President Rodrigo R. Duterte has ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) to oversee hotels being used as quarantine facilities to prevent individuals undergoing quarantine from skirting government-mandated quarantine guidelines.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has collected P17.9 billion in duties from 2.8 million metric tons (MT) of rice shipments entering the country from January 1 to December 10 this year.

DAVAO CITY- The traditional yuletide holiday season culminated on a generally peaceful note sans any major untoward incident recorded, according to Philippine National (PNP) chief General Dionardo Carlos.

DAVAO CITY- The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) has directed the National Task Force Against COVID-19 Response Cluster to prepare the pediatric healthcare capacity as they expect a spike from the said population.

President Rodrigo R. Duterte signed on Thursday (December 30) the P5-trillion 2022 National Budget and the proposal to enact into law the estanilshment of the Department of Migrant Worker.

President Rodrigo Duterte has called on Filipinos to appreciate the sacrifices of modern-day heroes at the frontlines fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

DAVAO CITY- The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Wednesday (Dec 29) approved the recommendation to remain all provinces, highly urbanized cities, and independent component cities under Alert Level 2 from January 1, 2022 until January 15, 2022.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has given more than 175,000 family food packs to Typhoon Odette-hit areas in Mindanao and Visayas.

The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is giving additional P50 million aid to support communities affected by Typhoon Odette.

DAVAO CITY- Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Dionardo Carlos said Sunday they are awaiting further instructions and coordination with concerned government agencies for smooth implementation of the aid program in areas hit by typhoon Odette.

The United States government is providing P10 million immediate assistance to communities devastated by Typhoon Odette (internationally known as Super Typhoon Rai) through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

The government revealed its 2022 vaccination strategy, which will mainly focus on immunizing the unvaccinated population including school-aged children and providing booster shots to medical and economic frontliners.

PLDT and wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) have fired up the first site serving Surigao City proper, including the provincial capitol.

President Rodrigo Duterte has assured to release up to P2 billion to typhoon-devastated areas in the Visayas and Mindanao to help them recover from the onslaught of Typhoon Odette this week.

With restoration efforts of network facilities in full swing, PLDT, Inc. and wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc have reconnected Cebu, Dinagat, Siargao, and Surigao using Smart satellite phones.