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COUNTRY NEEDS A DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER RESILIENCE – GO

Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) and 2019 senatorial candidate Bong Go threw his support behind President Rodrigo Duterte’s call for the creation of a Department of Disaster Resilience following the deadly magnitude 6.1 earthquake that hit Luzon recently. It could be recalled that in his 3rd State of the Nation Address last July […]

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CREATE A DEPARTMENT OF PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCY – PIMENTEL

Senator Koko Pimentel III again renewed his call for the creation of a separate “Department of Preparedness and Resiliency” that would address disaster management concerns, in light of the magnitude 6.1 earthquake that hit parts of Luzon on Monday. The lawmaker stressed the importance of “preparedness at the highest executive level, a full-time and dedicated […]

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House Approves Creation of Northern Luzon Growth Quadrangle Development Authority – SAVELLANO

  The House Special Committee on North Luzon Growth Quadrangle chaired by Rep. Maximo Dalog (Lone District, Mountain Province) and Committee on Government Enterprises and Privatization chaired by Rep. Mark Go (Lone District, Baguio City) have jointly approved a proposal to create the Northern Luzon Growth Quadrangle Development Authority which shall enhance socio-economic development in […]