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CAMSUR SOLONS: MAKE DISASTER-PROOF EVAC CENTERS

With more than 8,000 families or over 33,000 persons displaced by the magnitude 7 earthquake that jolted Northern Luzon last week, four legislators from Camarines Sur (CamSur) led by Rep. LRay Villafuerte have pressed for the establishment of fully-equipped, fully-operational evacuation centers not only in Abra and the rest of the tremor-hit provinces but in […]

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VILLAFUERTE BATS FOR PERMANENT EVACUATION CENTERS

Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has underscored the urgency of building permanent evacuation centers, with priority given to calamity-prone areas, in light of the recent onslaught in the southern and central Philippines  of this year’s strongest typhoon so far to hit the country that has displaced some 400,000 families. Villafuerte expressed the hope that part of […]

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VILLAFUERTE BATS FOR PERMANENT EVACUATION CENTERS

Camarines Sur Representative LRay Villafuerte has welcomed the passage by the House of Representatives of a measure paving the way for the construction of permanent evacuation centers across the country, especially in  his disaster-prone home region of Bicol.  Villafuerte said building these evacuation centers will avoid the situation wherein  families dislocated because of  natural calamities become […]

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VILLAFUERTE BATS FOR PERMANENT EVACUATION CENTERS

Camarines Sur Representative LRay Villafuerte has underscored anew the urgency of  building permanent evacuation centers in disaster-prone areas following the triple onslaught that his home province and other Bicol provinces from the recent string of strong typhoons that struck the country.  Villafuerte said Camarines Sur and the rest of Bicol had suffered massive destruction and […]

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CREATE PERMANENT EVACUATION CENTERS – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian said the government should seriously consider constructing permanent disaster-resilient and fully-equipped shelters for evacuees during natural calamities. “Experience has taught us, like the harrowing super typhoon Yolanda, to rethink our strategies in emergency preparedness and invest in sophisticated early warning systems to mitigate the number of casualties,” Gatchalian said. “The exigency of […]

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200 EVACUATION CENTERS TO BE BUILT – VILLAR

The government is targeting the construction of more than 200 disaster-resilient evacuation centers this year to accommodate those displaced by calamities, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. To date, around 114 evacuation centers have already been set-up under the leadership of President Rodrigo Duterte, DPWH Secretary Mark Villar said in a weekly […]

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ESTABLISH PERMANENT EVACUATION CENTERS – GATCHALIAN

Following the recent eruption of Taal Volcano, Senator Win Gatchalian has renewed his call for the establishment of permanent evacuation centers in every municipality and city in the country. Gatchalian pointed out that the establishment of permanent evacuation centers with the necessary facilities will address the issues encountered by evacuees in times of calamity, including […]

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CREATE PERMANENT EVACUATION CENTERS – GO

Senator Bong Go extended help to 953 victims  of a fire that broke out on August 19 in Barangay San Isidro, Cainta, Rizal. The victims, who lived in shanties, gathered at the covered court of Greenpark Village and received financial assistance, lunch and grocery packs from Go and supporters who share the same advocacy of […]

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CREATE PERMANENT EVACUATION CENTERS – GO

Former Special Adviser to the President (SAP) Bong Go is pushing for the creation of permanent and strategically-located evacuation centers so that government buildings such as schools will no longer be used to shelter those who will be displaced by calamities and disasters. The former top Presidential adviser said the creation of permanent evacuation centers […]

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GO TO GOVERNORS: BUILD PERMANENT EVACUATION CENTERS

Weeks after a series of typhoons battered the Philippines resulting in numerous casualties, former Special Assistant to the President Bong Go told governors it is “high time” to build permanent evacuation centers in their respective areas. “Panahon na pong may maayos tayong evacuation centers. Ilang beses na po na sa lugar ng gumuho ‘yong mismong […]