set up 139 mobile feeding sites across the city but seniors, individuals with disabilities whose access to services were cut or hampered because of the pandemic, but what we re doing now, specifically focusing on the kid with the help of philanthropies we purchased out the rolling out of a food truck that can be out in the community next week being around the streets thinking good humor with good food handing out meals to these students and if the remote situation continues we ll be there every day and we re adding another truck to get out into more communities so we can continue to meet this growing need that this pandemic presents us with? that s a genius idea, michael. i love the innovative thinking. you mentioned seniors, and seniors are also so vulnerable. you re now seeing more senior citizens than ever before. why is that? well, we ve often talked about seniors as being the
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (File photo) MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte will renew his appeal for "peaceful" conduct of the Philippines' 2022 national and local elections in the upcoming Summit for Democracy, a Palace official said on Thursday. Undersecretary Robert Borje, Chief of Presidential Protocol and Presidential Assistant on Foreign Affairs, said Duterte's intervention in the US-organized summit will tackle not just what has been done insofar as democracy is concerned, but also ongoing efforts to guarantee its continuation. "Ang isa pang importanteng component dito ay alam natin na si Presidente ay patapos na ang termino. (Another important component here is we know the President's term is ending). And in the context of democracy, a democracy cannot be strong if there's no peaceful and regular transfer of power. And I think this will figure very strongly and very prominently in the speech of the President," Borje said in an interview ov
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (File photo) MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has accepted the invitation of United States (US) President Joseph "Joe" Biden Jr. to participate in the Summit for Democracy via video conference on Dec. 9 and 10. "Biden invited Heads of State and Government, other government leaders and voices from the business and nongovernment sectors to join the US in taking action to strengthen democracy," a statement from the Office of the President read. In his invitation letter to Duterte, Biden said the US will "host the Summit for Democracy with humility and in the spirit of mutual learning." Biden said together, "we will embark on the work necessary to shape a prosperous and peaceful future built on respect for the rights and aspirations of all people." "We recognize and appreciate your partnership in working to build democratic and human rights-respecting societies that allow all citizens to thrive. In a moment of sig
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emissions by 2050. you know, we know that this must be a whole of society effort, and i also want to thank the representatives in the private sector, and from labor and philanthropies, civil societies, who are dedicating themselves to the climate action efforts we re all making here. that leadership together with action by state and local and tribal governments has been essential in the united states. that s why despite the previous administration s pulling us out of the paris agreement, and refusing to acknowledge there was a climate crisis, we still brought down emissions during that period. i also want to acknowledge the passion and power of the young people and the activists who are doing such vital work to remind us of our moral obligation to future generations. look, as i said yesterday, it s not just a moral imperative, it s an economic imperative as well. investing in our clean energy future is an enormous opportunity.