THE SENATE will reevaluate the proposed 2023 national budget during next week’s floor debates to possibly divert more funds for rehabilitation projects in response to the destruction wrought by the most recent typhoon, the Senate leader said on Thursday. “We will have to consult with the NDRRMC and local governments to assess our recovery roadmap,” […]
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US grants additional P53M to enhance PHL disaster preparedness, response capacity
THE AMERICAN government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has provided the Philippines another P53 million for a program on enhancing capacity in disaster preparedness and response. The grant, first announced on Oct. 12, will be used for the second phase of an information management system called the Early Warning and Decision […]
New WHO panel to speed up pandemic response, address shortcomings
GENEVA — The World Health Organization’s (WHO) governing board agreed on Monday to form a new committee to help speed up its response to health emergencies like coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The United Nations health agency faced criticism for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the pace of its response to early cases that […]
ITU-T Recommendation on Framework for a Cyber Defence Centre
TOKYO, Nov 16, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NTT Corporation (NTT), NTT Security Corporation (NTTS), NTT TechnoCross Corporation (NTT-TX) and NEC Corporation (NEC) have jointly developed an international standard for the concept of a Cyber Defence Centre (CDC) and its build, management and evaluation process for strategic and systematic responses to cyber risks. […]
Pandemic response to be part of national security plan — DND
PANDEMIC response would become a top national security priority, the country’s Defense chief said on Sunday, more than a year since the coronavirus pandemic started. Government response to pandemics would be included in the country’s national security plan, Defense Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana said in a Viber message. “This pandemic has clearly demonstrated that health […]