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The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is an independent office created by Section 18, Article XIII of the Philippine Constitution, with the primary function of investigating all forms of human rights violations involving civil and political rights in the Philippines. The commission is composed of a Chairperson and four members, majority of which ...
Under the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 (Republic Act 10121), a "state of calamity" is defined as "a condition involving mass casualty and/or major damages to property, disruption of means of livelihoods, roads and normal way of life of people in the affected areas as a result of the occurrence of natural or human-induced hazard".
[8] [9] [10] One of the most devastating typhoons to hit the archipelago was Typhoon Haiyan, known locally as Yolanda, in 2013 that killed 6,300 people and left 28,689 injured. [11] Congress passed the Clean Air Act of 1999, the Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004, the Climate Change Act of 2009 to address environmental issues.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The death toll from a massive landslide that hit a gold-mining village in the southern Philippines has risen to 54 with 63 people still missing, authorities said Sunday.
MANILA (Reuters) -The number of people killed by a landslide in the southern Philippines has risen to 54, the provincial government said on Sunday, as rescue workers dug more bodies from the mud.
Seven people, including five children, were killed after a landslide buried a house following days of heavy rains in southern Davao de Oro province, a disaster official said on Thursday. Two ...
Bureau of Fire Protection Modernization Act September 10, 2021 [111] 11590 An Act Taxing Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations, Amending for the Purpose Sections 22, 26, 27, 28, 106, 108, and Adding New Sections 125-a and 288(G) of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as Amended, and for Other Purposes September 22, 2021 [112] 11592
Authorities warned of dangerous tidal surges, flash floods and landslides as it blows pa. Philippine officials began evacuating thousands of villagers, shut down schools and offices and imposed a ...