Duterte eyes evac centers in disaster-prone areas

By Franz Lewin Embudo

Jan 21, 2020 12:19 am

RELIEF DISTRIBUTION President Rodrigo Duterte leads the distribution of relief goods to victims of the Taal Volcano eruption at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines gymnasium in Sto. Tomas, Batangas, on Monday. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Monday urged Congress to provide a supplemental budget for the construction of big evacuation shelters in disaster-prone areas.

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