Philippine Government Keen on Geo-Hazard Mapping

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Philippines, signed an agreement to conduct a detailed geo-hazard mapping of three key cities in the Bicol Region to reduce the risk of disasters in these areas. The agreement was in the presence of DENR Secretary Horacio Ramos and DSWD Acting Secretary Celia Capadocia-Yangco.