Zamboanga CDRRMO recommends creation of TWG for evacuations
THE ZAMBOANGA City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) has recommended the creation of a Technical Working Group
(TWG) that will decide on the implementation of preemptive evacuations in disaster-prone areas. “The TWG work together to see how we can fast-track the relocation of communities from hazardous areas.” said
Dr. Elmier Jade Apolinario,
CDRRMO chief. The hazardous sites, based on input from the
Mines and Geosciences Bureau, have been classified into three categories: landslide-, flood-, and storm surge-prone areas.
The CDRRMO’s recommendation came after the city was affected by typhoon Ompong
(international name: Mangkhut), which caused damages of more than P1 million in agricultural crops and P800 million in infrastructure. — Bill filed to upgrade, level Comelec workers’ pay
A BILL upgrading the salary grade of employees of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has been filed at the House of Representatives, ahead of the scheduled filing of Certificates of Candidacy (CoCs) in October for the 2019 mid-term polls. House Bill 8258, co-authored by Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, also seeks to address the “disparity in wages” of workers both in the Commission’s main and field offices. The measure was also introduced by Representative Francisco G. Datol, Jr. of the Senior Citizen Party-list and Rep. Feliciano R. Belmontev, Jr. of the Quezon City 4th District. The bill cites that an Election Officer I is under Salary Grade 12, earning P22,149 monthly, while its municipal counterparts, municipal treasurer and municipal local government officers are under Salary Grade 24, or P73,299 monthly. —
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