Senatorial candidate Harry Roque (File photo) MANILA - UniTeam senatorial candidate Harry Roque wants to create a department that will immediately help disaster-stricken Filipinos. Roque said such a specialized agency, to be called the Department of Disaster Resilience, would handle the overall responsibility of those affected by natural disasters and calamities. "Para sa mga nasunugan, relevant din diyan 'yung Department of Disaster Resilience kasi kinakailangan ng isang specialized agency ang nakapagbibigay agad ng tulong matapos ang aberya, gaya po ng sunog, gaya rin po ng mga bagyo, pagputok ng bulkan at ng mga lindol (For fire victims, the Department of Disaster Resilience is also relevant because it needs a specialized agency that can provide assistance immediately after a disaster, such as fires, typhoons, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes)," Roque said when asked about his plans for evacuees who lost their homes due to fire in a recent campaign sortie. He said th
Senatorial candidate Harry Roque (File photo) MANILA - UniTeam senatorial candidate Harry Roque wants to create a department that will immediately help disaster-stricken Filipinos. Roque said such a specialized agency, to be called the Department of Disaster Resilience, would handle the overall responsibility of those affected by natural disasters and calamities. "Para sa mga nasunugan, relevant din diyan 'yung Department of Disaster Resilience kasi kinakailangan ng isang specialized agency ang nakapagbibigay agad ng tulong matapos ang aberya, gaya po ng sunog, gaya rin po ng mga bagyo, pagputok ng bulkan at ng mga lindol (For fire victims, the Department of Disaster Resilience is also relevant because it needs a specialized agency that can provide assistance immediately after a disaster, such as fires, typhoons, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes)," Roque said when asked about his plans for evacuees who lost their homes due to fire in a recent campaign sortie. He said th