Tag: Local Goverment Unit (LGU)

LGUs call for a bottom-up response to El Niño

QUEZON CITY, April 27 – Local chief executives of Zamboanga’s Bakas municipalities called on the government to implement appropriate El Niño mitigation and adaptation programs. The Bakas municipalities is an alliance of the poor municipalities of Siayan and Sindangan in Zamboanga del Norte; and Mahayag, Dumingag, Midsalip, and Sominot in Zamboanga del Sur. “Yes, there is the Roadmap for Addressing the Impact of El Niño (RAIN) but we want a faster response,” said Mayor Flora […]