Romualdez: Taal victims

to get malasakit from gov't the Taal Volcano seismic olcs, there shottd still be have rnore reason to burw
activities. an investigation if it has those cables rlnderground.
"We know tlat the local conducted coniprehensive They need no( wait for *re
govemment units and oth- monitoring, its use and national government to
HOUSE leadeB on Tues- er govemment agencies are availabilitt of monitoring enact a law. They simply
dav assured Yictim3 of already handling the res- equ.ipment and if it has the have to conduct leasib:ili-
Tall volcano explosion cue and relief operations so technical exDertice k) make tv studies and enact local
ot governErent support, Consress can locus more a timelv for&ast of the TaaI . drdinances, and look for
shessing that the Duterte on o*lannins for the reha- volcado eruption," said fundins outside of their
administration iB doing bililation ;fforts," said Batza+a. annualaudgets. The cit-
ils best to ensurc their Cayetano-
/'A comnlehmsivP reha- ":.. due to lack of infor- ies can bid dut or invite
safetv and se{uriw. matio4 irr the aftemoon of Drivate investors to lav the
"We will see to'it that bilitation 'plan will entail the same day, while Taal tables underground. ln
the soveanment is alwavs tundin& Iogistical and op- Volcano is already mani- biddings, they would u6e
ther6' f or *em. Congress'is erational 6upport from festing increased i/olcanic Lcu-generated funds (lo-
one with President Dutprte various national qovem- activiw. DeoDle still trav- cal government units). If
in ihe delivery of malasak- ment agencies. Different elled iowarils it, white they invite private inves-
it (compassio"nate) helD to House committees and r€l- those who were alreadv tors, investor6' funds
the people, especialli to evant qovernment aeEncies near Taal Volcano weri: would be used" said Her-
the needy," said House as weifas other urb# ohn- shocked to Bee the smoke tera.
Maiority teader and f€\,te ning experts can wor1< on spewing from it and has to Deputy Speaker and
Refr. Martin Romualdbz, this plan to ensure that it immediately flee under the 1-Pacman Daitv-list R€D-
who chairs th€ Dowertul is disaster-resilient and dangers oI isMall," Mikee Roirer6 said tlie
Barza-
House corhnitt€ri on rules. sustainable,"Cavetano ga a?ded. Department of Agricut-
Soeaker Alan P€ter Cav- stresspd. ln a related develoo- ture (DA) must ensure
etario directed Levte Re6. Meanwhile, Cayite Rep. ment, Bagong Henerasy6n that food supply lines
Lucy Torres, the drairpei- ElDidio "Pidi" Barzasa. (BH) party-Gt Rep. Bdna- remain intact to avert
son'of the House cominit- Jr.l who chairs the Hoise dette-Fleiera rev'ived her any possible inflation
tee on disaster manaee- committee on natural re- Hou6e Bill (HB) No. 5845 imD ac t.
ment, to coordinate w'ith sources, filed House Reso- or the Nationwide ljnder- 4lhe DA must immedi-
olher relevant cornmittees lution (HR) No. 643 to in- Found Cable Svstem Act, ately attend to the farmers
in the Hous€ of Reoresen- vestisate the alles€d fai I- which nronospi a natinn- and fishedolk in ttEir hour
tatives like agricirlture, ure oT the Philinni'ne In<ti- wide u'nd6rground cable of need. The DSWD (De-
tourism and trtde and in- tute of Volcan'ology and system to av-oid interrup- pattment of Social Welfare
dustry and start develop- Seismolosv-[he(Philv6lcs) to tion followins the Taal Vdl- and Developm€nt) can ad-
ing a comprehensive rehLa- provide public ade- caho erlotio"n- dless their femporary shel-
bilitation Dlan to heto the ouat€ monitorinq on thp "With'the Taa-t Volcano ter and daily subsistence,"
severelv iffected rnrini.i- laal Volcano exo'losion- eruption, Metro Manila, said Romeril, president of
palities'and cities in Batan- "Although we'recognize Tagaytay City, Lipa City, the Party-list Coalition
gat Cavite and Laguna by the challenges of the Phiv- and Batangas City now Foundation. Inc. (PCFI).

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