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117 was a former national emergency hotline before it was replaced by 911. Prior to the inception of 117, emergency services were reached through a myriad of telephone numbers. The fire department in Manila, for example, had fifty telephone numbers, one for every fire station in the city. [2] In February 1998, the 117 hotline was implemented by ...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources was first established on January 1, 1916, as the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) through the enactment of Act No. 2666 by the Philippine Commission, otherwise known as "An Act to Re-organize the Executive Department of the Government of the Philippine Islands," on November 18, 1916.
An environmental ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for the environment and/or natural resources. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of the Environment, Department of the Environment, Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Natural Resources or Ministry for the Ecological Transition.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), formerly known as the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) until August 2011, is a working group of various government, non-government, civil sector and private sector organizations of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines established on June 11, 1978 by Presidential Decree 1566. [1]
Secretary of Environment, Energy and Natural Resources [18] (20) Carlos Dominguez III (born 1945) February 11, 1987 March 9, 1987 Corazon Aquino: 21: Jun Factoran (1943–2020) March 10, 1987 June 10, 1987 Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources [1] (21) Jun Factoran (1943–2020) June 10, 1987 June 30, 1992 Corazon Aquino – [a ...
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A variety of supranational environmental agencies, commissions, programs, and secretariats exist across the world today.Some are global in nature, while others are regional; they may be multilateral or bilateral in character.
The FCC announced a proposed fine of $146,976 against ESPN for six apparent violations of the Emergency Alert System rules. According to the agency, ESPN transmitted (or caused the transmission of