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Camarines Sur Representative LRay Villafuerte has welcomed the passage by the House of Representatives of a measure paving the way for the construction of permanent evacuation centers across the country, especially in his disaster-prone home region of Bicol. Villafuerte said building these evacuation centers will avoid the situation wherein families dislocated because of natural calamities become […]
Deputy Speaker LRay Villafuerte said the approved bill of the House of Representatives on the creation of the Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR) provides for the mandatory risk insurance of assets and properties of the national government (NG), national government agencies (NGAs), government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) and local government units (LGUs). The measure also […]
During his visit to victims of Typhoon Tisoy in Daraga, Albay, Senator Bong Go urged his colleagues in the Senate and the House of Representatives to expedite the passage of the proposed measure providing for the creation of a Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR) as calamities such as earthquakes and typhoons frequently occur in the […]
The substitute bill seeking to create the Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR) has been approved, including the amendments discussed, in the joint hearing of the Committee on Government Reorganization chaired by Rep. Mario Vittorio Mariño (5th District, Batangas) and the Committee on Disaster Management chaired by Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez (4th District, Leyte). A technical working […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles called on Congress to fast track the creation of a Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR), noting that the recent series of earthquakes that struck Mindanao and other natural calamities that hit other parts of the country required full-time, Cabinet-level attention. “We cannot predict the occurrence of disasters. They are not conveniently timed […]
Following a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that rocked Mindanao recently, several House members are urging the swift passage of a bill creating a government agency that will specifically deal with disasters and other calamities in the country. Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco said there is now an immediate need for the passage of the administration’s version […]
Senator Bong Go extended help to 953 victims of a fire that broke out on August 19 in Barangay San Isidro, Cainta, Rizal. The victims, who lived in shanties, gathered at the covered court of Greenpark Village and received financial assistance, lunch and grocery packs from Go and supporters who share the same advocacy of […]
The recent Batanes earthquake has presented three challenges, which should be addressed during the debates on the bill creating a Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR), its author, Senator Sonny Angara, pointed out. “One is the creation of our national fleet of disaster response ships. It is a must in an archipelagic country like ours,” Angara […]