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China cuts disaster mortality by half and calls for strengthening cooperation around risk reduction Format © UNDRR Disaster risk reduction was prominently featured at the annual conference of the Boao Forum for Asia, highlighting the increasing centrality of risk reduction to economic growth and the need to increase international cooperation around its goals. The Boao Forum conference, which ran from 18 to 21 April in the Chinese town of Boao, is often described as China’s version of the World Economic Forum in Davos and has become a high-level platform for political and economic dialogue....

Cong. Go optimistic Autonomy Bill be passed this 18th Congress Philippine Information Agency 30 Apr 2021, 00:38 GMT+10 BAGUIO CITY, April 29(PIA) -Baguio City Representative Mark Go remains optimistic that the autonomy bill creating the Cordillera Autonomous Region will be passed this 18th Congress. "We want this approved during the 18th Congress and I will do everything I can do to have this approved before the end of this 18th Congress," Go said during a recent on line meeting consultation by the Social Preparation of CAR into an Autonomous Region (SPCAR). Go said the Cordillera lawmakers a...

SCDF’s training academy to undergo major revamp over next 3 years to include new facilities Toggle share menu Advertisement Advertisement Singapore SCDF’s training academy to undergo major revamp over next 3 years to include new facilities The Civil Defence Academy will be redeveloped over the next three years. (Screengrab: Singapore Civil Defence Force) 15 Apr 2021 12:14PM) Share this content Bookmark SINGAPORE: The Civil Defence Academy (CDA) will be redeveloped over the next three years to have more realistic training facilities, incl...

The Straits Times Ambulance with automatic decontamination system among new vehicles unveiled by SCDF The Singapore Civil Defence Force's (SCDF) 7th generation ambulance was one of the new vehicles unveiled by the SCDF at its workplan seminar on Thursday (April 15).ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN The new Command Vehicle was one of the vehicles unveiled by the Singapore Civil Defence Force at its workplan seminar on Thursday (April 15).ST PHOTOS: ALPHONSUS CHERN The new Command Vehicle was one of the vehicles unveiled by the Singapore Civil Defence Force at its workplan seminar on Thursday (April 15...

Published March 2, 2021, 4:47 PM Anakalusugan Partylist Rep. Michael T. Defensor on Tuesday disclosed that not a single centavo from the P20 billion taken away from the budget for the pension fund of retired personnel of uniformed went to the procurement of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines. Anakalusugan Party-List Rep. Mike Defensor (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Instead, Defensor said portions of the slashed funding went to pork barrel funds, apparently for lawmakers. Defensor  aired these claims as he accused ACT-CIS Partylist Rep. Eric Go Yap,   chairman of the House Committee on A...