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If the newly-appointed Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) head Dennis Francis Pastor is to be believed, the disaster response unit of the province is currently in a bad state and not disaster-ready.

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If the newly-appointed Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) head Dennis Francis Pastor is to be believed, the disaster response unit of the province is currently in a bad state and not disaster-ready.

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