Press Release
May 11, 2021
State of Calamity declared due to African Swine Fever outbreak; Bong Go supports issuance of EO increasing the Minimum Access Volume to help stabilize pork supply and prices
Senator Christopher Bong Go expressed his support for President Rodrigo Duterte s decision to issue Proclamation No. 1143 which declares a State of Calamity throughout the Philippines for a maximum of one year due to the African Swine Fever outbreak. With the declaration of a State of Calamity, mas madaling makapag-impose ng price ceiling kung kailangan at maiwasan ang overpricing ng pork products. Ang mga government financial institutions naman ay maaari rin magbigay ng no-interest loans sa mga producers na apektado ng ASF, he said.
United Way of the Coastal Empire raises $675,000 for COVID-19 response fund
United Way of the Coastal Empire raises $675,000 for COVID-19 response fund By Bria Bolden | May 10, 2021 at 11:19 PM EDT - Updated May 10 at 11:29 PM
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Itâs been over a year since the United Way of the Coastal Empire began their COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund.
Since then, theyâve been able to help thousands of residents throughout our region with rent, mortgages and utility bills.
The pandemic has caused people across the country to lose their homes, businesses, jobs and more.
Itâs lead many in the Coastal Empire asking for help, some for the first time and United Way of the Coastal Empire answered.
Reached
“The first validation we got from outside Nigeria was from Internews, saying ‘we believe in your work.’ We were doing something that was new on the continent, that wasn’t popular. But we knew that [digital rights] was a matter of life or death. … If we were turned upside down and shaken today, many of the things that would fall out of our pockets would be Internews templates.”
Gbenga Sesan, Executive Director of Paradigm Initiative, which advocates for digital rights in Nigeria and West Africa
Iraq school girl. Credit Pixabay
“Though I had some report writing experience, only after participating in Internews’ Gender Sensitive Reporting training was I able to develop my first professional story … The training helped me learn correct writing skills and it increased my ability to write on sensitive cases with a ‘do no harm’ approach.”
ACT’s COVID-response – one year in
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It is now over one year since the COVID-19 pandemic turned the world upside down. ACT, together with Religions for Peace, issued a joint statement on COVID-19 on March 26th 2020 in the early days of the pandemic, and has continued to work on responding to COVID-19 ever since. In this article, we would like to reflect on and share what has been achieved in our global response to this unique challenge.
Appeals and Rapid Response Funds
ACT established coordination mechanisms at the global, regional and national levels by the end of March 2020, and then launched a Global Appeal with a budget target of USD 12,000,000 on 31st March 2020. The appeal incorporated both Rapid Response Funds (RRFs) and appeals to meet the needs of communities as identified by ACT members in many countries.
ASEAN Flash Update: No. 01 – Typhoon Surigae (Bising), Philippines – 20 April 2021
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OVERVIEW: As of 1600 HRS 20 Apr 2021, TYPHOON SURIGAE (local name: Bising), continues to maintain its strength as it moves slowly North-Northwestward East of Aurora Province, Philippines.
LOCATION: At 1600 HRS today, the centre of the eye was located based on all available data at 475 km East of Baler, Aurora (16.0 °N, 126.0 °E )
STRENGTH: Maximum sustained winds of 175 km/h near the centre and gustiness of up to 215 km/h
● OUTLOOK:
○ Track: the typhoon is seen to move generally northward or north northwestward until Thursday (22 April) morning or afternoon. Afterwards, the typhoon will move northeastward away from the landmass of Luzon until Friday (23 April) and east northeastward throughout the remaining forecast period. The typhoon is projected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Sunday (25 April) morning.