The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol is now fast-tracking the encoding activities to update the database of the households in the region that are considered poor.
More than 1 million coronavirus cases were reported in the US, a record single-day number, amid the rapid increase of the new Omicron variant, according to Johns Hopkins University.
The Police Regional Office in Caraga said that it has so far received over PHP4 million worth of goods and PHP876,000 cash donations from various groups and individuals intended for the victims of Typhoon Odette in the region.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Luzon has sent more than PHP10 million worth of assistance to families affected by Typhoon Odette.
Public and private schools in Antique have been instructed to make the necessary preparations if they wish to participate in the pilot face-to-face classes this year.
The Philippine Navy said one of its landing craft, the BRP Tausug, has been conducting various sealift, and humanitarian assistance and disaster response operations in areas devastated by Typhoon Odette in the Visayas.