Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez issued an executive order creating the Paranaque Pre-Disaster Risk Assessment (PDRA) Core and Analyst Group that shall be responsible to gather risk information and formulate actions that would prevent or mitigate losses from calamities. Olivarez said the PDRA...
President Duterte has expressed his frustration over what he described as the "stupid laws" that prevent the national government from promptly responding to disasters, like the one caused by typhoon "Odette" the week before Christmas. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) In his...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is promoting the use of the Food Safety Self-Assessment Tool (FFSAT) among the home-based and online food sellers to promote food safety in the country. (DOST-Calabarzon) The DOST-Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) held a virtual...
Communication and internet connectivity issues, power outage, and transportation of goods were among the problems that have hampered the country’s response operations in areas affected by typhoon Odette, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Friday, Dec. 24. (DSWD Facebook...
The Department of Education (DepEd) encouraged teachers, parents, and other reading specialists to use the Reading Progress Tool to cultivate and assess learners’ reading skills. Photo taken in September 2021 (DepEd Region XI) “As an avid reader myself, I’d like to witness the next generation...
Editorial October 8, 2021, the last day of the filing of certificate of candidacy (COC) of candidates for the election in 2022, was a pivotal moment. It formally gave us, the Filipino nation, a list of personalities who want to take up the cudgels for the top job in the country, primary of which is...
THE LEGAL FRONT Chancellor, Philja Justice Arturo D. Brion (Ret.) In Parts I and II of this series under Philja’s column “Views from the Ridge,” I outlined the constitutional and statutory foundations and background of Philja’s new Pre-Judicature Program (PJP) – its contribution in...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) have started to assess the damages caused by a magnitude 5.7 earthquake in Occidental Mindoro in the MIMAROPA (Region 4-B) early Monday morning, Sept. 27. NDRRMC spokesperson Mark Timbal (Photo: Mark Timbal's Facebook account) "So...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is currently supporting a project that seeks to develop a geographic information system to address post-disaster basic and health needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs) who seek refuge in temporary housing facilities. Residents in Laurel,...
“How do we move forward?” This is what Vice President Leni Robredo expects to hear when President Duterte delivers his final State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 26, at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City. Vice President Leni Robredo and President Rodrigo Duterte...
President Duterte has accepted the apology of the World Bank after its premature publication of a report on Filipino students' academic abilities but said he wanted to see the actual and latest assessment of the students' performance. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/ Malacañang) Duterte...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the belated petition filed by a Cagayan de Oro City resident to stop the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) from auctioning the properties of his deceased uncle to settle estate tax debts of over P1 billion. (Photo from BIR Facebook page) The court's second...
