DISASTER MANAGEMENT. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian (seated, center) meet with officials of the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF) Emergency Operations Center at Clark Freeport Zone on Feb. 9, 2023. The move is part of the secretary's plans to strengthen the DSWD's preparation and logistic operations on the delivery of assistance to the people in times of calamities. (Photo courtesy of DSWD) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian aims to make the agency's disaster management and response efforts more responsive by setting up additional response hubs and spokes. In his visit to Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF) Emergency Operations Center at Clark Freeport Zone last Feb. 9, Gatchalian met with the PDRF officials led by its president Rene Meily and chief resilience officer Guillermo Luz to discuss ways of strengthening the preparation and logistic operations on the delivery of a
The Embassy of Israel in the Philippines through MASHAV – Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation and the United States Agency for International Aid (USAID) through the Safe Water held a Water Security Strategies seminar to share with the government and water concessionaires in the
BAGUIO CITY Aboitiz Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the Aboitiz Group, and Aboitiz Power’s subsidiary Hedcor, Inc., donated fuel and water filters in areas affected by the 7.0–magnitude earthquake that hit Northern Luzon on July 27.
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Filipinos must plan smartly, use technology-driven solutions, and foster multi-stakeholder collaborations to address environmental threats and achieve a green and sustainable way of living.
A file photo shows houses which were wrecked after a storm surge caused by super-typhoon Yolanda ravaged Ta
There is no doubt anymore that the Covid-19 pandemic has had a great impact on every one’s lives, particularly education, livelihood, employment and job security, and other implications. More important to note, however, is that challenges to mental health have significantly increased over the past one and a half years…