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Typhoon and flood drills needed – environment group

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6:20 pm | Wednesday, July 4th, 2012

MANILA, Philippines – Environment political group Kalikasan party-list on Wednesday urged for the creation of typhoon and flood drills, saying there was a lack of organized system and inefficiency in suspending classes during typhoons.

In a report over Radyo Inquirer, Frances Quimpo, secretary-general of Kalikasan, was quoted as saying that flood drills were also needed for communities to be prepared when waters would be released from dams.

She added that there was a need for a centralized source of official information so that parents would know where to find news about class suspensions.


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