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QUICK RESPONSE IN TIMES OF DISASTER VITAL, SAYS DSWD6 HEAD
Tuesday 12th of February 2013
ILOILO CITY, Feb. 12 (PIA6) -- Responding expeditiously to situations arising from disasters is the primary goal of the Committee on Disaster Response of the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC, an official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development 6 said.
DSWD-6Regional Director Evelyn B. Macapobre during the first quarterly meeting of the committee held recently at Iloilo Grand Hotel here said that this is to provide immediate relief assistance and emergency services to families and individuals affected by a disaster.
Macapobre made the statement as the committee set out to tackle iss...
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