Tag: Calamities

NEA COMMITTED TO DRAFTING OF IRR FOR EC EMERGENCY FUND LAW – MASONGSONG

Post author By Cathy Cruzalde
Post date October 8, 2018
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The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has committed to fast-track the drafting of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for the recently passed electric cooperatives (EC) emergency fund law. Republic Act 11039, also known as the “Electric Cooperatives Emergency and Resiliency Fund Act,” was approved by President Rodrigo Duterte on June 29. The law provides the […]

Tags Calamities, damaged infrastructure, disasters, ECERF, electric cooperatives, emergency fund, Masongsong, NEA

Politics

PROVIDE INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR TYPHOON-DAMAGED CROPS – VILLAR

Post author By Romelo Caparas
Post date July 11, 2018
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With the typhoon season again upon us, Senator Cynthia Villar has asked insurance companies to help smallholder farmers recover fast from the damage brought by typhoons and other calamities to crops and livestock by giving insurance coverage to the agricultural sector. “We want our farmer to get back within one week to the field to […]

Tags Agriculture, Calamities, crop insurance, Senator Cynthia Villar