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The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) in Central Visayas has created the Rapid Emergency Telecommunications Team (RETT) to provide integrated communication flow before, during and after disasters. During the symposium conducted by the Kapisanan nga mga Brodkaster ng…
THE first international conference on information and communication technology (ICT) for disaster preparedness and response in Cebu commenced last Tuesday, September 19. The conference was participated by local government units (LGUs), national agencies, non-government organization (NGOs) and…
SMART Communications’ efforts to improve the daily lives of Filipinos through mobile technology were recognized recently at the 15th Philippine Quill Awards. Smart received second-runner up honors for Company of the Year, as well as 12…
THIS is a true story. Many decades ago, a very old man had a vision. Some called him mad. To others, a prophet. He said it came to him in a dream that every member of his…
CEBU province bagged this year’s Seal of Good Local Governance from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) during the Philippine Local Governance Congress held in Manila last Oct. 27. Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III…
THE PHILIPPINES’ bet to Miss Grand International 2016 came close to bringing home the crown with a first runner-up finish—the highest rank a Filipina beauty queen has achieved in the international beauty tilt, held this year at…
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has called for strengthened disaster resilience among micro, small, and medium-size enterprises (MSMEs) through an enhanced partnership between the government and private sectors. Jerry Clavesillas, director of DTI’s Bureau of…
SMART Communications Incorporated’s subsidiary Talk ’N Text recently brought its disaster preparedness caravan to Negros Island and Antique. Dubbed Pamilyang Ready, Pamilyang Panalo (PRPP), the nationwide caravan aimed to help families in high-risk areas to prepare for…
Deutsche Post DHL holds the last leg of its Disaster Response Team (DRT) training today, as a measure to better prepare DHL volunteers to handle logistics during natural disasters and improve their disaster emergency response. The Philippines…
Small towns like Samboan in southern Cebu lack the funds for disaster preparation and mitigation to handle calamities on the scale of last year’s 7.2 magnitude earthquake. Samboan Mayor Raymond Calderon said they only have P2 million…
Cebu is not quite ready in case another major natural disaster strikes. Baltazar Tribunalo, the provincial disaster management czar, made this blunt assessment yesterday on the eve of the first anniversary of the Great Bohol Quake which…
The government should intensify its information campaign on disaster preparedness to educate more people to become more proactive to respond to calamities affecting our country. Dennis Cortes, head of the Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management…
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