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Since the passage of the Budget Control Act, disaster and emergency spending has nearly doubled compared to the five years prior to the law’s enactment.  Earlier this month, Congress and President Donald Trump agreed to a massive disaster relief package, adding $19.1 billion to the national debt.  Classified as “emergency” spending, much of the funding went toward congressional pet projects and as a means to circumvent the Budget Control Act spending caps. 

Massive power failures caused by severe weather are a “warning sign” that nursing homes remain unprepared for emergencies, a new report says.

A perspective on the impacts of storms for people with disabilities.

Senator Jinggoy Estrada is pushing for the translation of disaster emergency alerts from English to Filipino and other regional dialects so that these messages will be more understandable and effective for the public. For Estrada, getting reliable information in the most convenient way "can help e

Senate of the Philippines (File photo) MANILA - A proposed measure will require government agencies and local government units (LGUs) to translate public service announcements in Filipino and regional dialects. Senate Bill No. 680, or the Language Accessibility of Public Information on Disasters Act filed by Senator Jinggoy Estrada, states that sharing information will be more effective since majority easily understands Filipino and other regional dialects better than the universal English langu...

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