MANILA, Philippines— There is a big chance that a bill proposing the creation of the Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR) would be approved before Congress goes on Christmas break next month. ADVERTISEMENTSotto, one of the authors of the proposed measure in the Senate, believes that its approval is long over due. Asked about the bill’s chance of getting approved before the Christmas break on December 20, the Senate leader said: “A very big chance, talagang kailangang-kailangan (this is really necessary). “Malaki ang posibilidad, at malaki rin ang posibilidad na mapirmahan ng Presidente ito (There’s a big possibility, and a big possibility also that this would be signed by the President)”, Sotto said. “This system of assigning levels of responsibility is aimed at ensuring unity of command and effective collaboration in the country’s disaster resilience efforts,” he pointed out.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 04, 2019 04:07 UTC