The House of Representatives has endorsed for Senate approval a bill providing for the establishment of disaster food banks and stockpiles throughout the country to speed up the delivery of relief goods and other supplies during calamities. This was after lawmakers last Wednesday approved on third and final reading House Bill…
The House of Representatives has endorsed for Senate approval a bill providing for the establishment of disaster food banks and stockpiles throughout the country to speed up the delivery of relief goods and other supplies during calamities.
“This reality requires us to prepare for the eventuality of storms and similar calamities displacing residents of affected areas. We have to have a faster, more efficient, and more effective system of responding to disasters and helping our people,” he said. Under the bill, the disaster food bank and stockpile shall serve as the central repository of food, water, medicines, vaccines, antidotes, and other critical medical products, medical kits, portable power and light sources, clothing, tents, and communication devices.
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