By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, June 5 (PNA) — With tragedies caused by climate change becoming more frequent, devastating and larger in scale, President Benigno S. Aquino III on Thursday stressed the need to do more to reduce the risks due to natural disasters. Speaking before delegates at the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Manila Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management held at the Diamond Hotel, the President said it is about time the government be […]
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