(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Jan. 20, urged Congress to pass a P30-billion supplemental budget as additional aid for those affected by Taal volcano’s activity. President Duterte made the remark in his speech before evacuees in Sto. Tomas, Batangas. “P30 billion would cover your everything. ‘Yung tulong na ninyo sa livestocks pati sa mga bahay,” Duterte said. The President gave the assurance the amount was “not a promise,” noting that it was actually government’s […]
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Duque: Acute respiratory infection among top conditions observed in Taal evacuees
(Eagle News)–Acute respiratory infection was among the top five conditions being observed in Taal’s victims who are staying in evacuation centers. This is according to Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, who gave an interview on Saturday, Jan. 18, over radio dzbb. According to Duque, medicines and personnel, however, sufficed for all evacuation centers. Earlier, Senator Imee Marcos urged the Department of Health to conduct a health audit of people staying in evacuation centers due to […]





