The House of Representatives will support the allocation of funds in the national budget for the rehabilitation and restoration of public infrastructure in provinces affected by the magnitude 7 earthquake in Northern Luzon.
The House of Representatives will support the allocation of funds in the national budget for the rehabilitation and restoration of public infrastructure in provinces affected by the magnitude 7 earthquake in Northern Luzon, Speaker Martin G. Romualdez assured on Thursday.
“Mr. President, on the part of the House, we shall support the good senator’s proposal here owing to the fact that we’ve always been looking for best practices, and FEMA or even the AFAD in Turkey are great models for best practices for these protocols,” Romualdez said. Romualdez said this would be done in coordination with the representatives and local officials of the affected provinces.The House Speaker said the government and the private sector should join hands in helping the victims and rehabilitating communities that suffered damage.
Duterte, along with Benguet Rep. Eric Yap, Quezon City Rep. Ralph Tulfo and ACT-CIS Party-list Reps. Edvic Yap, Jocelyn Tulfo and Jeffrey Soriano have recently filed House Bill No. 452 that aims to create the DDR. Duterte pointed out that their proposed measure includes the establishment of a National Disaster Operations Center , Alternative Command and Control Centers in the regions and the Disaster Resilience Research and Training Institute .
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