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Tulfo bill seeks probe on public building safety

House Deputy Majority Leader Erwin Tulfo led the filing of a resolution to conduct an inquiry on the standard of public structure and public...

As climate catastrophes rise, reinsurers reduce risks

"Given the current circumstances, insurers may have little choice than increase their rates or in turn reduce the risks that they cover" MONACO—Natural disasters are...

China: Natural disasters cause 147 to die, disappear last month

BEIJING—China said Friday that natural disasters had caused 147 deaths or disappearances in July, after the heaviest rains since records began hit the country’s...

Inventory of assets a must for carbon reduction — Loyzaga

Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga recently unveiled a roadmap to prepare the country against natural disasters resulting from climate change and to reduce its...

It’s time to replace the NDRRMC

"What is clear in the years gone by is that we need a new and more effective system of responding to emergencies and the...

PH faces greatest disaster risk among 193 countries surveyed

The Philippines is the most disaster-prone country among 193 in the world based on its exposure and vulnerability to natural disasters, a study conducted...

Solon cites relevance of post-harvest infrastructure to farmers

A party-list congressman on Monday cited the crucial role that post-harvest facilities such as storage for grain and seeds play in making farming communities...

PH high on list of displacements due to disasters

The Philippines had one of the highest numbers of internal displacements due to natural disasters in 2021, with Typhoon Odette resulting in the largest...

World Bank grants $500-m loan to help PH respond to climate change, diseases

The World Bank said Thursday it approved a new contingent line of credit to the Philippines amounting to $500 million to help strengthen institutional...

Mining in times of calamity

"We should distinguish between legal and illegal mining activities."     It has become a common refrain: Every time natural disasters occur and cause death as well...

Turning the page

The coming of a new year always occasions hope and optimism. 2020 was certainly harrowing for Filipinos, collectively and individually. The COVID-19 pandemic, the...

Senate eyes own flooding probe

To mitigate if not totally avoid the effects of natural disasters, Senator Cynthia A. Villar on Wednesday sought a Senate investigation on the causes...

Giving the gift of happiness

What with everything we’ve been through and still going through this year—natural disasters and global health crisis, among many other things—perhaps the best gift...

World Bank grants $400-m loan to improve PH resilience

The World Bank Group’s board of executive directors approved a $400-million development policy loan to be used to manage public assets and fiscal risks...
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