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The Philippine government on Tuesday received the donations of the United Arab Emirates government for the victims of typhoon Carina. The turnover ceremony, which took place Tuesday night at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2, was witnessed by Special Envoy to the United Arab Emirates for Trade and Investments, Ma. Anna Kathryna Yu-Pimentel, Secretary […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) welcomed the Republic of Korea – Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs (ROK-MAFRA)’s donation of 400 metric tons of milled rice, which will be distributed to 10,000 families affected by flooding and landslides in Oriental Mindoro through the DA – National Food Authority (NFA) and the Department of Social […]
A bill seeking to grant a two-day special emergency leave for all workers in the public and private sector who were directly affected by natural calamities has been filed at the House of Representatives. Albay Rep. Joey Salceda filed House Bill 5775, or the proposed “Calamity Leave Law.” “It provides them few days of interval to […]
A measure providing free freight services in sending relief goods to calamity-hit areas has been approved on third and final reading at the House of Representatives. During plenary session, the chamber approved House Bill 5070, which aims to ensure adequate and timely relief assistance to individuals and communities most devastated by a disaster, with 170 […]