In line with the implementation of granular lockdowns, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) ensured its continuous provision of assistance
'ODETTE'-HIT AREA VISIT. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte tends to the victims of Typhoon Odette at the evacuation center in Bais City, Negros Oriental on Dec. 29, 2021. Duterte apologized anew for delays in the distribution of government assistance. (Presidential photo by Rey Baniquet) MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has apologized anew for delays in the government distribution of aid to victims in areas battered by Typhoon Odette. In a speech in Bais City, Negros Oriental, he said a certain law required the assessment of reports on disaster areas before a state of calamity can be declared. "Let me start by asking for your forgiveness because the government's relief operation was delayed. This is because there's a law that hinders me from mobilizing and using government funds. This provision requires an assessment, a report of the damage inflicted by the typhoon," he said. Duterte acknowledged that the assessment of reports would be used as a basis to determi
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