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In response to the earthquake that recently hit Cebu and Davao Oriental, the Department of Education (DepEd) strengthened its coordination with the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) to ensure decisions on the suspension of classes are based on scientific data, localized risk assessments, and safety standards. The coordination aims to maintain the balance […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) brought its Bayanihan sa Barangay Project in Navotas City, which was held at Tangos National High School.This is part of the agency’s commitment to addressing environmental cleanliness under the Kalinisan sa Bagong Pilipinas program of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The Bayanihan sa Barangay program is a community-based initiative that […]
Local government units (LGUs) are now empowered to mount disaster risk reduction management (DRRM) initiatives even before forecasted calamities actually strike—and to access LGU funds for such preemptive actions—under a new law that President Marcos has signed authorizing national agencies and LGUs to undertake anticipatory actions to save more lives and mitigate the impact of imminent […]