President Marcos has signed into law the Ligtas Pinoy Centers Act and the Student Loan Payment Moratorium During Disasters Emergencies Act which both aim to support families and students affected by calamities. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) Marcos signed both laws on...
Neri Colmenares (Facebook) If former Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Neri Colmenares would have his way, he would have the government tap expropriated Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) hubs as temporary shelter centers. Colmenares gave...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino highlighted the significance of having provincial evacuation centers that could help accommodate displaced communities in times of disaster. Amid the massive flooding and landslides sweeping several localities in Bicol due to tropical cyclone Kristine,...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (Senate PRIB) Following the passage of his pet measure, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said cities and municipalities across the country are now one step closer to having dedicated evacuation centers. This, after the...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Rep. Villafuerte's Facebook page) Following the displacement of some 40,000 families due to Typhoon "Carina" and the seasonal southwest monsoon (Habagat), Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian pushed anew for the need to construct dedicated evacuation centers to refrain from using schools as evacuation centers. Gatchalian reiterated his call on Wednesday, July 24, amid the onslaught of typhoon Carina. The lawmaker pointed out that during calamities, the common...
DSWD-DROMIC (Facebook) Some 4,000 people are still staying in eight evacuation centers in Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental after Kanlaon Volcano erupted on June 3, based on a report from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday, June 10. Immediately following the...
As it prepares for the gradual return to the traditional June to March cycle, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, May 23, reiterated that schools should no longer be used as evacuation centers for individuals affected by calamities because it disrupts the learning process. Evacuees who...
The Senate Committee on National Defense and Security has endorsed the passage of the bill mandating the construction of permanent disaster-resilient evacuation centers in all cities and municipalities in the country. Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, chairman of the defense panel,...
(Unsplash) Anti-leptospirosis drugs should be stockpiled at evacuation centers during the rainy season. Thus, said Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes, who noted that diseases like leptospirosis were likely to surge during typhoons. "Leptospirosis is a preventable disease. Sa mga panahong ganito...
Senator Bong Go Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go has emphasized the urgent need for the establishment of mandatory evacuation centers throughout the country through his Senate Bill (SB) No. 193. Go stressed this after expressing his deep concern over the inadequate facilities for calamity...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) A House leader is prodding the Senate to speed up passage of its version of the measure calling for the construction of permanent evacuation centers nationwide. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte made this call even as he...
