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Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has directed its field offices in Mindanao to be on high alert and ready to

Senator Francisco “Chiz” Escudero, prodding Congress to allocate P500 million aid fund, urged concerned agencies to expand the Tulong Panghanap-buhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program, spearheaded by the Department of Labor (DOLE), to extend more assistance and employment to victims of natural calamities. Taking the floor at the Senate…

Are we ready for the next El Niño?

Local governments tend to be 'reactive' in their disaster spending, greatly underspending funds intended for more preemptive, long-term programs, according to an Oxfam Pilipinas study

THE Department of Justice (DOJ) declared that allocation for the Quick Response Fund (QRF) under Republic Act No. 10121, otherwise known as the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010, is not limited to 30 percent. In a three-page legal opinion, the DOJ through Undersecretary Raul Vasquez, noted that the 30 percent allocation

THE Department of Agricultures (DA) proposed 2024 budget was approved by the House of Representatives on September 25, which will help the agency in carrying out its programs and initiatives.

The total amount of agricultural damage and losses incurred by 10 regions due to the southwest monsoon and the onslaught of typhoons “Egay” and “Falcon” has reached P12 billion, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported on Friday. In its final bulletin, the DA -Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Operations…

TUGUEGARAO CITY: The Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 2 (DA-RFO2) has distributed a total of P6.13 million of assistance to farmers in the towns of Abulug and Piat in Cagayan province to recover from losses brought about by Typhoon Egay.

BACOLOD CITY: Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Albee Benitez is looking into radical solutions to the bugging flooding problems of Bacolod.

Last week, our economic managers released a joint statement on the country’s economic performance for Q2 2023. And while they recognize that the economic environment will still be quite challenging for the remaining months of the year up to 2024, they are also optimistic about the Philippines’ overall economic performance.…