UP professor is “Pink Santa” this Christmas

UP professor is “Pink Santa” this Christmas

A few weeks ago, Pink Santa began sending pink loot bags with treats to school and store employees.

Jackeilyn Jamarolin, who works at the human resources office of Showcase Carpet Center & Co., said that the treats made her 3-year-old son Gizrod, very happy. She and her colleagues didn’t know where the loot bags came from but since they were pink, they immediately assumed that these were from a supporter of presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo.

“Sabi nga po ng ibang ka-officemate namin, ‘We think this is [on behalf] of Ma’am Leni Robr...

VP Leni bats for underground power, comms lines

VP Leni bats for underground power, comms lines

Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, December 21, said she will make underground power and communication lines a priority in her infrastructure development agenda if elected President to ensure every affected area’s resilience even after a destructive typhoon such as ‘Odette’.

“One realization from the series of very strong typhoons which hit our country is that our next priority infrastructure development agenda should be putting electric and communication lines underground, particularly in typhoon-prone areas,” Robredo ...

From "lugaw" to grocery items: 1Sambayan Rizal donates to ‘Odette’ relief ops

From "lugaw" to grocery items: 1Sambayan Rizal donates to ‘Odette’ relief ops

Members of 1Sambayan Rizal brought boxes of relief goods for the families displaced by super typhoon “Odette” (International name: Rai) to the Leni-Kiko Volunteer Center– turned Relief Operations Center in Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City on Friday, December 17.

According to Gail Gianan of 1Sambayan-Rizal, their budget was initially intended for their regular “palugaw” program but they decided to redirect the money and use it instead to buy groceries to donate to those who were affected by Odette, described by the Inter...

Kakampinks, kumikilos para sa mga apektado ng bagyong Odette

Kakampinks, kumikilos para sa mga apektado ng bagyong Odette

[Tagalog Version]

Agaran ang pagkilos ng mga taga-suporta ni presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo para tulungan ang libo-libong mga pamilyang lumikas bilang paghahanda sa pagdating ng supertyphoon na si Odette (International Name: Rai) na unang nag-landfall sa Siargao Island nitong tanghali ng ika-16 ng Disyembre.

Naghain ng mainit na pagkain ang mga Kakampink sa mga lumikas habang ang iba naman ay naghanda ng mga relief goods. Nangangalap din sila ng mga ulat tungkol sa bagyo na ibinabahagi sa iba pang mga volunteer par...

Kakampinks mobilize for supertyphoon Odette evacuees

Kakampinks mobilize for supertyphoon Odette evacuees

Supporters of presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo immediately mobilized to help thousands of families who have evacuated as they braced for supertyphoon Odette (International name: Rai) which made its first landfall over Siargao Island shortly after noon on Thursday, December 16.

The Kakampinks have served hot food to evacuees while others packed relief goods. They are also collecting storm reports to share with other volunteers to assess where help is urgently needed.

On Thursday, the Robredo People’s Council (RPC) volunteers ...