IT'S A DEAL. DENR Regional Executive Director Gwendolyn Bambalan and DPWH Regional Director Loreta Malaluan lead the signing of a memorandum of agreement for sustained Cagayan River restoration, along with officials of other government agencies. The signing was held at the DPWH regional office in Tuguegarao City on Thursday (Feb. 3, 2022) (Photo courtesy of DENR-Cagayan Valley) TUGUEGARAO CITY - To avoid future flooding of the "Ulysses" magnitude in Cagayan Valley, several government agencies under the Regional Build Back Better Task Force (RBBBTF) have agreed to continue their commitment and perform their responsibilities to sustain the rehabilitation of the Cagayan River. On Thursday, officials of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Office of the Civil Defense (OCD), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and Department of Publi
RELIEF AID. Chinese Consul General Jia Li turns over rice donations to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Visayas Disaster Relief Center in Mandaue City, Cebu on Tuesday (Dec. 28, 2021). Both the Chinese and Japanese governments have extended relief assistance to Cebu in the aftermath of Typhoon Odette, while Taiwan also send in donations through its Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in the Philippines. (Photo courtesy of Chinese Embassy) CEBU CITY - The governments of China and Japan have extended relief assistance to Cebu to help families here affected by Typhoon Odette. The Consulate General of China in Cebu turned over 1,500 tons of rice donated by Beijing to the Visayas Disaster Resource Center (VDRC), which is managed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in Upper Tabok, Mandaue City on Tuesday. "Chinese and Filipinos are brothers and sisters. After the disaster, we cannot just stand by and watch what happened. We need to h