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Royal Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ambassador to the Philippines Abdullah Al-Hassan (second from left) and senior representative of the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Finance in Riyadh Saad Al Sunaidi (far left) formally hand over 60 tons of dates to U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) Philippines Representative and Country Director Stephen Anderson (far right), with Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs-Office of Middle East and African Affairs Executive Director Neal Imperial (second from right) acting as witness.

By Rebecca S. Cadavos

MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, May 22 (PIA) -- The city government of Maasin through the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council held a ground-breaking activity for the construction of Embankment Protection and River Bed Protection projects, last May 18, at Barangay Nasaug, this city.

The mitigating structure projects is assisted by the German Deutsche Gessellschaft fúr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), City Engineer Aniceto Narit disclosed in a short talk last Friday.

By Fayette C. Riñen Friday 18th of May 2012

CEBU CITY, May 18 (PIA) -- Over 100 local chief executives from the different municipalities, cities, and provinces in Central Visayas are expected to attend the "Tapatan on Disaster Preparedness and Climate Change Adaptation: A Call To Action" summit in Cebu on May 25, spearheaded by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).

500 Low-Income Families Supported Across 5 Countries And More Than US$1 Million Raised

BANGKOK, 12th May 2012: Today, nearly 5,000 young Habitat for Humanity volunteers laid bricks, mixed cement and wielded hammers to help more than 500 families in China, India, Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand in just one day.

By Jose Rafael Cesar Atencio

QUEZON CITY, May 13 (PIA) -- Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Quintos Deles over the weekend assured civil society organizations (CSOs) and representing Indigenous Peoples (IP) communities that IP rights will be upheld and protected in the peace negotiations.

Deles said in a press statement sent to the Philippine Information Agency-National Capital Region (PIA-NCR) that she consulted CSO representatives on the ongoing talks and delivered updates on the peace tracks.

GENEVA (11 May 2012) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday offered her encouragement to ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) in drafting a regional human rights declaration, but called for a meaningful consultation on the draft with the widest spectrum of people in the region before it is presented to ASEAN’s foreign ministers in July.

By Rebecca Grace S. David

MASANTOL, Pampanga, May 9 (PIA) -- A multi-purpose building/evacuation center worth P8 million is being constructed in Barangay San Nicolas.

The construction is being funded by the El Circulo Masantolenos in the United States, the National Housing Authority and the Masantol local government.

It will serve as an evacuation center for families from the coastal villages of Bebe Anac, Sto. Nino, Sta. Lucia, Sta. Lucia Matua and Paguiba who are affected by prolonged flooding in their areas.