A bill that will create a new department focusing on disaster management is ready for refiling in the House of Representatives while another related measure has already been submitted, according to lawmakers. READ:
Ang Probinsyano Party-list Rep. Alfred C. Delos Santos said in a news release on Thursday that the July 27 earthquake that hit the northwestern part of the main island of Luzon should be the last reminder to Congress on the urgent need of creating a Department of Disaster Resilience.Congress.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Wednesday said he will push Congress to prioritize the establishment of a DDR. BHW Party-list Rep. Angelica Natasha Co said other bills relating to disaster resilience are ready to be filed.In times of disasters and more so before disasters strike, we need the proposed Medical Reserve Corps, Philippine Center for Disease Prevention and Control, and fully-functioning State Universities and Colleges Mental Health Services,Meanwhile, House Speaker Ferdinand Martin R.
“This is just an initial allotment to help OFW families affected by the earthquake. I have directed the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration to immediately provide help and find out what other forms of assistance the DMW can provide,” DMW Secretary Susan V. Ople said in a statement.
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