Latest information on disaster damage and reports from NDCC:
Toll: 26 Dead 26 Missing a total of 30,260 families composed of 151,351 persons were affected by Typhoon Basyang in 408 barangays of 7 cities and 62 municipalities in 12 provinces of Regions III, IV-A, V and NCR
Fifty-four (54) evacuation centers were utilized and provided temporary shelter to 1,946 families or 9,511 persons. As of this report, 1,526 families or 7,545 persons are still inside 37 evacuation centers.
Damage reports:
Damaged Houses  the total number of damaged houses in Regions III, IV-A and V …

News reports in the country’s leading newspapers note a somewhat concerned state in Government, after a review of calamity funds available in the Philippines should a major calamity or disaster hit. Finance Sec. Florencio Abad, says a review “Calamity funds inherited by the Aquino Administration shows the Philippine government’s calamity funds are at near crisis levels” -This is because of expenses of the past administration on spending on major disasters that hit the country last year.
The Floods and two strange moving meandering typhoons that hit the country hard as record rainfall …

Hon. Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr. Executive Secretary
Born on November 11, 1960, lawyer Paquito “Jojo” N. Ochoa, Jr. took Economics at the University of Santo Tomas and law at the Ateneo School of Law. He joined the Bar in 1986, and his pro-bono work in his province led to his election as Director and then Vice President of the Bulacan Chapter of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines. He also engaged in private practice and served as partner of the De Mesa and Ochoa Law Offices and later partner (on leave) …

Situational awareness, its like looking before one crosses the street or picking a raincoat or umbrella when seeing dark clouds. Being aware of ones surroundings and looking at signs of what might be or can be a situation that may affect you, your family. career, or place where you are at on the Planet.
Being aware is more than ‘beware’, like any good scout one needs to be prepared also to deal with situations that come forward and face them.
In this article below and using it as a guide one can …

Senator Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III and Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay emerged winners in the country’s first automated elections. This, as the 18-man joint congressional committee, who acts as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC) completed on Tuesday afternoon the canvassing of 278 certificates of canvass (CoCs), including 107 from overseas absentee voting (OAV).
After eight days of canvassing, Aquino garnered 15,208,678 votes against closest rival, former president Joseph Estrada, who got 9,487,837 votes. Aquino picked up big wins in the provinces of Cebu, Cavite, Laguna, Bulacan, Negros Oriental, Camarines Norte, …

Just slightly over a week long, the first Asia-Pacific raised American President Barrack Obama, born in Hawaii who spent a bit of his youth growing up in the region and perhaps with one of but just a few to spend more than a little time in the region. Concluded a week long trip across the worlds largest consumer market. Also the world manufacturing center.
President Obama in his weekly video address says that his travels were meant to secure help for the economy. “As we emerge from the worst recession in …

Philippine officials, looking for a preview of what President Obama’s state department secretary Hillary Clinton, can expect to be asking for from them and ASEAN can be culled from her comments in Europe.”Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged America’s European allies to mobilize the same energy and values that won the Cold War to tackle contemporary problems,”  This includes, “terrorism and climate change.”
In Manila (November 12-13), the Secretary will hold consultations with senior Filipino officials, highlighting the U.S.-Philippines treaty alliance.
Returning to Singapore, the Secretary will join President Obama for the …

Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo said the south east Asian country welcomes Secretary Hillary Clinton visit the Philippines on for two days on Novemeber 12th and 13th before the APEC Summit in Singapore that lasts until the 19th.
Secretary Clinton’s first visit to the Philippines as U.S. Secretary of State will be meeting with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her Philippine counterpart Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alberto G. Romulo in what has been called closed door discussions.
Secretary Romulo says: “This visit by Secretary Clinton is a good …

In a rare alert on livestock and household pets as well as vermin the world health organization is raising an alarm that the dreaded N1H1 vrius may also be carried by the animals we love and some we hate.
In the report , called a GAR or global alert and response released Friday dated November 5th, from the WHO headquarters in Geneva Switzerland says the possibility of the Influenza H1N1 being found in Animals has raised concerns for the health organizations epidemiologists.
This early people should be aware that at least in three instance …

This quick video guide from Yahoo SE Asia is well done and put together it is from a video demo of the automated election counting system which will be used in 2010 to record election results in the automated counting and election of may of next year.
Good and informative – perhaps more information drives like this can be shown in order to show how the system works. Those in some areas like ARMM might be familiar with similar systems used in the past.
Quick Guide to the Automated Elections @ Yahoo! …