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Class, gov't office suspensions: Monday, July 6
Bookmark and refresh this page for a list of schools and areas where classes have been suspended for Monday July 6

In Sendai, Philippines shows lessons from Yolanda
The Philippines signs a framework for disaster risk reduction during a recently concluded United Nations conference in Sendai Japan

After Seniang, Ruby, Yolanda: N. Iloilo teens suddenly grow up
Typhoons Seniang Ruby and Yolanda force teens like Michelle Angelie and Antony to grow up
Neighborly love for #RubyPH victims
Farmer to farmer seed delivery to help Dolores recover from Typhoon Ruby Hagupit

NEDA chief: PH economy to expand faster in Q4
Citing indicative data the National Economic and Development Authority says that Q4 growth will be better than the previous quarter’s performance

Nature doesn't negotiate: Climate catastrophe is with us now
Understand that climate change is not a future threat to be negotiated but a clear and present danger that requires urgent action now

Aquino to visit Ruby-hit areas, eyes cash subsidy for victims
The proposed cash subsidy for housing assistance is between P10 000 to P30 000 depending on the extent of the damage says the President

Australia provides more support to PH after Typhoon Ruby
PRESS RELEASE: Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Bill Tweddell says the assistance includes health and dignity kits as well as family survival kits for affected families in Visayas and Southern Luzon


Tacloban airport 'ready' for Pope Francis
Transportation and Communications Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya says repairs at the Tacloban airport are being fast tracked for Pope Francis visit in January

Online humanitarians respond with Project Agos
Project Agos volunteers selflessly give their time and energy to help others during Typhoon Ruby

Agriculture damage from Ruby now P1.9B
Most affected by Ruby were cultivation areas in the provinces of Oriental Mindoro Camarines Sur Masbate Sorsogon Aklan Antique Iloilo Negros Occidental Bohol and Cebu

Ground holes save Leyte village during #RubyPH
Watch how these Leyte villagers survived Typhoon Ruby

Power lines in Ruby-hit areas restored by Christmas
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines says all remaining unrestored lines in Leyte and Samar will be ready to transmit power by Dec 25

18 dead due to Ruby – NDRRMC
UPDATED Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas II reports that the situation in worst hit Eastern Samar has already stabilized

Grace Poe for 2016, Post-Hagupit aid, Bukidnon bombing | The wRap
Senator Poe says she’s open to running for higher office in 2016 At least 390 000 people need food and temporary shelter after typhoon Hagupit The military blames breakaway group BIFF for the deadly bombing in the southern Philippines a claim the group denies

Still cloudy for parts of Luzon Thursday
Tropical Storm Ruby Hagupit is now at 350 km northeast of Pagasa island Palawan

#RubyPH: When foreigners become locals at heart
Volunteers feel like they are part of this community We are living here we are working here We have to help this community

Philippines rushes aid to displaced storm survivors
UPDATED Military cargo planes will make 8 deliveries to worst hit Samar province while 2 Red Cross convoys will deliver thousands of food packs water purifiers blankets and hygiene kits

How preparedness worked in Yolanda-hit areas during Typhoon Ruby
We have just started to get on with our lives I don’t really understand why we had to go through another typhoon but I am thankful we are all safe now and our house is still here says a Yolanda survivor

Ruby: Areas under State of Calamity
List of provinces cities and municipalities under a state of calamity due to Typhoon Ruby Hagupit

Disturbing climate change
Rappler talks to Fr Jett Villarin on Typhoon Ruby and the UN climate change talks in Lima

Greenpeace visits Ground Zero
Greenpeace makes a solidarity visit to Dolores town in Eastern Samar where Typhoon Ruby first made landfall in the Philippines

Roxas on viral motorcycle-riding photo: 'I did my job'
‘These comments reflect more on the people making the comments and reflect more on the people propagating the comments than it does me ’ says the DILG chief

DA: No price spikes in Metro Manila after Ruby
The Department of Agriculture says that so far they have not seen any price increase in major farm commodities

#COP20: Time running out fast in climate fight – UN's Ban
Parties remain far apart on key aspects of a deal they have vowed to sign in Paris in December next year and implement from 2020

Hagupit weakens, Pulse Asia, DOH plagiarism | The wRap
Hagupit or Ruby weakens into a tropical depression Grace Poe’s survey ratings go up while Vice President Binay’s go down A K Pop group accuses the Philippine Health Department of plagiarism

Aquino's previously canceled South Korea trip on again
UPDATED The President changes his mind and decides to again push through with his trip to the ASEAN Republic of Korea ROK 25th Anniversary Summit

#ReliefPH: Metro Manila volunteers pitch in
Volunteers at the DSWD national resource operation center work round the clock to help those affected by Ruby

12 dead in Eastern Samar due to Ruby – Roxas
The DILG chief who flew to Borongan ahead of Ruby’s landfall confirms the death toll in the hardest hit province of Eastern Samar

Cloudy Wednesday for parts of Luzon
State weather bureau PAGASA says Tropical Depression Ruby is now at 215 km west northwest of Calapan City Oriental Mindoro

Telcos work to restore mobile services in Ruby-hit areas
Globe Telecom services in Ruby hit areas are now back to normal while PLDT says its restoration work in Eastern Visayas is in full swing

NFA: Rice supply adequate in Ruby-hit areas
The National Food Authority also disputes reports that the country will still be importing rice this year

Roxas: Ruby-hit towns, cities will get relief goods
Impassable roads hamper the delivery of relief goods in Eastern Visayas but government s the National Frontline Team says the area is past the emergency phase

NGCP restores power lines in Ruby-hit areas
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines resumes power transmission in Visayas areas affected by RubyPH

Tropical Depression Ruby: Storm signals lowered
The bureau says it is monitoring another potential storm far out in the Pacific Ocean at a distance of 2 000 km east of Mindanao

#RubyPH kills 11, affects over 2 million – NDRRMC
Globe and Smart services are still down in some parts of Leyte and Eastern Samar making a full assessment of the ground situation difficult

OFW almost loses son in Yolanda, then Ruby
For the first few months back here I did not want to be alone I was always scared and afraid that someone would die

#COP20: Climate talks divided on eve of ministers' arrival
With under 5 days of negotiating time left parties remain deeply divided on key aspects of a deal they undertook to ink in Paris in December next year and to implement from 2020

Why there's #ZeroCasualty in some areas hit by Ruby
Preemptive and forced evacuations done by a number of local governments lead to zero casualty a far cry from the numbers when Super Typhoon Yolanda hit the same corridor in 2013

PSE resumes trading after Ruby
This comes a day after the PSE suspended trading due to Ruby Hagupit

Ruby now a tropical depression
Tropical Depression Ruby is carrying maximum winds of 60 km h and is forecast to move west at 13 km h

Typhoon Ruby destroys P202M worth of crops in Bicol
A total of 8 111 hectares of farmlands are destroyed with Camarines Sur and Albay incurring the most damage

Typhoon Ruby batters Catbalogan's sea wall, sets residents back
How has tropical storm Ruby affected the residents of Catbalogan s coastal area? Watch this report

Ruby weakens further; NCR under Signal No. 1
UPDATED The storm is seen to be out of the Luzon landmass by early Tuesday morning and out of the Philippine Area of Responsibility PAR by Wednesday evening

#RubyPH: One of 'largest peacetime evacuations' in PH history
It s definitely larger and wider than the evacuation conducted before Super Typhoon Yolanda Haiyan killed thousands and flattened villages last year

Manila evacuates thousands as #RubyPH nears
How does Manila prepare for typhoon Ruby international name: Hagupit ?

PAL resumes operations Dec 9 as Ruby weakens
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines resumes most flights on Tuesday December 9 after cancellations that affected around 13 000 passengers

Ensure baby-friendly evacuation centers during Ruby – DOH
Local health officials are also directed to provide free vaccines and vitamin A capsules for children in evacuation centers

