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Lawmaker advise careful deliberation of BBL

Isabela representative Rodito Albano said that the Congress should carefully deliberate before passing the Bangsamoro Basic Law which will create a Bangsamoro entity which will replace the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao, saying that it may be the basis of other autonomous entities in the country.

Emergency Power

Members of the Senate may finish their session without discussing the grant of emergency powers to the President to resolve the energy crisis. The final session of the Senate is scheduled on September 24 before the more than 2 weeks vacation in preparation of the hearing on the proposed budget of the House of Representatives. The request for emergency powers will fall in the hands of Senator Sergio Osmeña III, chairman of the Senate Committee […]

President Aquino brings home European investments

President Aquino will be returning to the Philippines with 2.3 billion dollars worth of investment from Europe after several business meetings. He added that a total of 55, 000 new employment will be created by said investments. His delegation was able to meet with 19 companies, all of whom praised the economic performance of the Philippines.

President Aquino in Boston

President Aquino arrives at Boston for the start of his 5-day working visit in the United States. He was greeted by the Philippine Ambassador to the US, Jose Cuisia Jr., and Phiippine Permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Libiran Cabactulan at his arrival in the Logan International Airport from Berlin, Germany. This the first time President Aquino has returned to Boston after 1983 when he lived there with the rest of Senator Ninoy Aquino’s […]

Tent classrooms

More than 100 tent classrooms are expected to arrive in Albay next week. This will be used by students as their schools, in turn, are being used as evacuation centers for the residents near the volcano. According to DepEd-PIO Roy Banas, 38 of this tent classrooms are in the Albay division, 11 in the Legaspi City, 4 in Ligao City and 8 in Tobaco City. He further added that, they will not sacrifice the students’ […]

Hotel in Albay used as evacuation center

A hotel in Albay was used as an evacuation center. According to Mayor Gemma Ongjuco of Guinobatan, the hotel owner volunteered to have his property used as an evacuation center. The hotel gave priority to senior citizens, pregnant women and children. According to the hotel owner, he will allow the evacuees to use his hotel as long as they are not allowed to return to the their homes.

AFP brings more relief assistance

Boxes of canned goods, water, rice and generator sets were brought by the Armed Forces of the Philippines when it visited Albay. AFP Chief Lieutenant General Pio Catapang Jr., personally handed said relief goods to Albay Governor Joey Salceda in one of the largest evacuation centers in the province. Included are 100 boxes of noodles, 200 pairs of slippers, 80 boxes of water, and 75 sacks of rice. Catapang said that the AFP will continue […]

Huge fund needed for zero casualty

There is a need for a large fund to ensure zero casualty as well as to continue to support residents that will be affected by the impending explosion of the Mayon volcano. This is according to the estimate of NDRRMC Administrator and OCD Executive Director Alexander Pama after inspecting the situation of residents in evacuation centers. Pama visited Camalig North Elementary School where most of the evacuees from the 6km permanent danger zone were staying […]

“Mario” death toll up to 11

The death toll caused by the rampage of “Mario” in the greater part of Luzon has risen to 11. According to the records of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, the latest incident is recorded when the body of one JB Suarez Declito was recovered in Kawit, Cavite after drowning. Most of those recorded dead during the storm died because of drowning while the second highest cause are electrical accidents. The number of […]