Senator Christopher “Bong†Go, vice chairperson of the Senate Committees on National Defense and on Finance, called for an immediate, transparent, and comprehensive review and utilization of the government’s disaster funds. Go made the call following the severe typhoons...
Senator Christopher “Bong†Go on Friday, July 28, renewed his call for the passage into law of the proposed Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR) as the current disaster management framework, under the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), headed only by an...
Lawmakers grilled a Department of Budget and Management (DBM) official on Wednesday, Feb. 22, about how much the government would need to spend to create the proposed Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR).
Malasakit at Bayanihan Party-list Rep. Anthony Golez Jr. (Photo from House of...
Batangas Rep. Ralph Recto on Monday, Aug. 1, stressed that the “powers and functions†should come first in the consideration of creating a new disaster response agency instead of its official name.
Batangas Rep. Ralph Recto (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
“I think signage is...
Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano supports the establishment of the Department of Disaster Resilience, which she and her husband, former Speaker and now Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, sponsored when they were representatives.
This, after a powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Abra on July 27, affecting...
Recognizing that calamities like the 7-magnitude earthquake will likely happen again, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is pushing for the passage of a measure that will create the Department of Disaster Resilience.
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Screengrab from...
A 47-year-old man who was beset by family problems climbed a billboard in a “suicide attempt†in Muntinlupa on July 21, according to the Muntinlupa City Department of Disaster Resilience and Management (MCDDRM).
The unidentified man scaled the billboard at Sitio Lambunao, Block 23,...
A House Bill (HB) seeking the establishment of the Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR) has been filed by Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez and Tingog Party-list Reps. Yedda Romualdez and Jude Acidre.
“It is high time that we create a truly empowered department that will focus on...
Senator Christopher “Bong†Go has refiled the measure that seeks the creation of the Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR)—a separate department that would have a clear unity of command and primary responsibility in responding to disasters and natural calamities in the...
Senator Christopher “Bong†Go on Tuesday renewed his call for Congress to prioritize the passage of the bill creating the Department of Disaster Resilience after tropical storm ‘Agaton’ brought about massive flooding and landslides and left hundreds of thousands in...
Senator Christopher “Bong†Go on Thursday said he supports President Duterte’s call to amend Republic Act No. 10121 or the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 and streamline the government’s response to natural calamities.
Go said it is...
Senator Christopher “Bong†Go on Wednesday renewed his push for the passage of bills that seek to improve the country’s resilience and capabilities to mitigate, respond to, and recover from natural disasters and calamities.
Go made the call amid the massive devastation...
