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Article: PGMA wants N. Luzon to focus on rehab, relocation of families displaced by typhoon 'Pepeng'.
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- Philippines News Agency
- Article date:
- October 10, 2009
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TUGUEGARAO, Cagayan, Oct. 10 (PNA) -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo asked Region 2 local officials to focus on rehabilitation efforts and the relocation of families affected by the floods of typhoon "Pepeng".
President Arroyo also congratulated the local officials for their pre-emptive evacuation of residents in typhoon vulnerable areas, which led to zero casualties.
Presiding at the meeting of the regional disaster coordinating council (RDCC), headed by Region 2 police director Chief Supt. Roberto Damian, the President said she wanted the RDCC to present the funding requirements needed to rehabilitate damaged roads, bridges, and agricultural ...