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TARLAC’S CALAMITY FUND AT P62.3M

Monday 6th of August 2012
TARLAC CITY, Tarlac, Aug 6 (PIA) -- The calamity fund of Tarlac province which will be used for disaster plan for the year 2012 is P62.3 million. The fund is divided for three areas: pre-disaster, post disaster, and quick response said Manuel Agustin, disaster council deputy executive officer engineer. Pre-disaster area will have a share of P27.1 million, where Agustin disclosed that activities under this include updating of provincial evacuation or hazard and rescue plan, P50,000; reproduction and distribution of hazard or risk maps and DRMM flyers/posters, P400,000; conduct of fora/symposia, P250,000; emergency drills like fire, earthqua...
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Pampanga's calamity fund set for province's resiliency on disasters
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, July 31 (PIA) -- The remaining balance of the province's reprogrammed continuing calamity fund, which is more than P75 million as of July 2012, will be allocated for projects that will strengthen the province's resiliency on disasters. Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office chief Lulu Alingcastre said that this fund will be subdivided to different offices that are considered frontliners in disaster preparedness, mitigation, rescue and rehabilita...
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Calamity funds not for salaries of LGU personnel, DILG warns
MANILA, July 19 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Tuesday advised all local government units (LGUs), including barangays, to use 70 percent of their 5 percent disaster funds to acquire basic rescue and response equipment and not for the salaries of local government personnel. In a statement, DILG Undersecretary Austere Panadero pointed out that local disaster risk reduction and management (LDRRM) funds of LGUs, and even barangays, should not be used to pay ...
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    Mar
    2012

    CdO cites legislation for the immediate release of calamity funds

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  • 17
    Jan
    2012

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  • 04
    Jan
    2012

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  • 23
    Jan
    2011

    LGU’s can now use their calamity funds – Pres. Aquino

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  • 11
    Feb
    2010

    PNoy releases P2M calamity fund to Jolo

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