Ejercito backs resolutions on funding for Mindanao quake relief

MANILA, Philippines — Senior Deputy Majority Leader JV Ejercito co-sponsored Senate Resolution No. 447 urging the national government to ensure immediate and long-term government support for areas affected by a recent magnitude 7.8 earthquake, particularly in Sarangani, South Cotabato, Davao Occidental, and Davao del Sur. “These lives are not mere numbers. These are lives and futures