by anyajulia | Oct 15, 2009 | Headlines, National News
Personal hygiene supplies from the United States arrive for the victims of “Ondoy” and “Pepeng”. The supplies is worth P12 million (USD250,000) and were turned over to the International Organization of Migration (IOM) for immediate distribution.
The U.S. donation, in the form of soaps, plastic water containers, hygienic kits and 20,000 water purification bottles, will be distributed in the hardest hit areas in northern Luzon.
IOM has appealed for USD8.66 million to provide emergency shelter and non-food relief items for the victims, and to help the government to organize evacuation centers and other displacement sites.
In addition to the donation to IOM, medical teams, consisting of US and Philippine military personnel have been providing medical assistance to flood victims at evacuation centers, Bassett added.
US military personnel also brought food, clothing, water, and other needed supplies and equipment such as bulldozers, cargo trucks, transport vehicles, and heavy-lift helicopters to assist with relief efforts. (PIA)
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by anyajulia | Oct 15, 2009 | Headlines, National News
The Philippine Government, together with the United Nations, join in its “Stand United, Fight Poverty” (SUFP) Campaign which is slated on October 16-18. This is in observance of the National Week for Overcoming Extreme Poverty (NWOEP).
SUFP is a three-day global mobilization that aims to send a loud and clear message to world leaders and decision-makers to take urgent action to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. Further, it hopes to break the Guinness World Record for attaining the largest number of people participating in a single event.
The anti-poverty campaign focuses on four major Millennium Development Goals: eradicate extreme poverty and hunger; achieve universal primary education; improve maternal health; and combat HIV/AIDS. (DSWD)
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by anyajulia | Oct 15, 2009 | Headlines
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) highlighted the critical importance of forging partnerships with Government and the private sector to find hunger solutions for conflict-affected areas of Mindanao. This is in motion to the celebration of World Food Day tomorrow (October 16).
WFP works closely with numerous partners in the Philippines to implement projects aimed at improving livelihoods. These partners will join WFP and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) during four days of activities to mark World Food Day on October 16, the FAO”s founding date in 1945.
This year’s theme is ‘Achieving Food Security in Times of Crisis”. (WFP)
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by anyajulia | Oct 15, 2009 | Headlines, National News
The Department of Trade and Industry sets October 22, 2009 as the public hearing on the Draft Administrative Order to implement the Halal Food General Guidelines or the PNS 2067:2008. The hearing will start at 8:30 a.m. and will take place at the Cebu City Marriott Hotel.
The activity will present a draft of the National Standards on the Halal Food General Guidelines to the public for comments.
Since slots are limited, interested parties who wish to participate in the public hearing are requested to call Grace of the DTI 7 regional office for reservations at tel. nos. 2550036 loc. 305 or 302. (PIA)
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by anyajulia | Oct 15, 2009 | Headlines, National News
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo announces creation of a Special National Public-Private Reconstruction Commission. The Commission is tasked to undertake a study on the causes, costs and actions to be taken in the wake of the three typhoons that wrecked great damage to the country. It will also undertake the rehabilitation plan for wrecked infrastructure and other priorities; prioritize programs as well as oversee implementation of these programs.
The special commission that will be headed by a business leader will also raise funds, especially grants, to fund reconstruction. It will also serve as a clearing house for international assistance implemented by donors themselves using the cluster approach.
Furthermore, the Commission has also been tasked to request the United Nations and the World Bank to coordinate an international pledging session. (PIA)
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