With 307 congressmen voting in the affirmative and just one in the negative, the House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill that seeks to establish evacuation centers in every city and municipality in the country. (Unsplash) Under House Bill (HB) No.7354, these...
Senator Raffy Tulfo has filed a bill seeking to establish well-equipped evacuation centers in all 1,488 municipalities and 146 cities in the country. In filing Senate Bill (SB)1652, Tulfo underscored the need for evacuation centers that have basic facilities, accessible location and adequate...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is calling for the inclusion in the priority list of bills a measure establishing disaster-resilient evacuation centers nationwide for the benefit of underprivileged families who suffer the most during typhoons, earthquakes, and other natural...
BIÑAN CITY, Laguna – Some areas here remain submerged in floods almost three weeks after severe tropical storm Paeng hit parts of Southern Luzon on Oct. 29. Data from the City Social Welfare And Development Office showed that a total of 886 families or 3,606 individuals are still staying...
Sen. Jinggoy Estrada is pushing for the construction of a multi-purpose gym in all cities and municipalities across the country to serve as evacuation centers during calamities or disasters. Estrada filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 465 or the proposed Multipurpose Gym in All Municipalies and Cities Act...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go has renewed his call for the passage of his twin measures establishing the Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR) and requiring the construction of evacuation centers following a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that hit Northern Luzon last Wednesday. “At the opening of the...
As the Philippines observes National Disaster Resilience Month, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go pushed for the establishment of evacuation centers across the country. Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go (OFFICE OF SEN. BONG GO / MANILA BULLETIN) Go, who is pushing for the establishment of...
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go strongly appealed for the passage of a measure that would make the creation of permanent, safe, and properly equipped evacuation centers mandatory in every municipality, city, and province across the Philippines. Go, chairman of the Senate Health and...
Following the destruction wrought by Typhoon Agaton, the Senate must expedite their version of the Permanent Evacuation Centers Bill, argued Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate. Search and rescue personnel from the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Philippine National Police assist in the retrieval...
The Department of Health (DOH) said more than 3,000 people are still staying in evacuation centers following the recent volcanic unrest of the Taal Volcano. Thick smoke billows from Taal Volcano Saturday morning, March 26, 2022, as seen from San Nicolas, Batangas. (JALEEN RAMOS / MANILA BULLETIN)...
More than 196,000 individuals or over 50,700 families affected by typhoon Odette remained in evacuation centers, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has disclosed. (DSWD-DROMIC) The DSWD’s Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and Information Center (DROMIC) said as of Jan....
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Wednesday renewed his call for members of Congress to pass the bill that seeks the mandatory creationof safe and properly equipped evacuation centers in every municipality, city and province across the Philippines. Go made the appeal in the aftermath of Typhoon...
