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Executive Order (EO) No. 287 repeals the existing EO 166-99, which adopted the Sept. 18, 1998 Republic of Palau National Disaster Management Plan and was issued on May 10, 1999, and lays down a comprehensive response and recovery arrangement and acts up the mechanism for incorporating disaster risk…

Most of the proposals focus on physical activities in and after school, healthy lunch menu, information dissemination and other activities involving the communities. Each State, except for Koror, will receive $800 from the Ministry of Health (MOH) to fund their projects. Koror will receive $1,800. …

Asanuma was the keynote speaker for Constitutional Human Rights during the public forum. Constitutional rights, he said, are based on natural law. They are not debatable and should not be treated as a matter of condition. They should be recognized regardless of sex, race and social status. Unfortun…

Kazuo Suzuki, the Japanese group’s president, led the turn-over of the donation. Principal Ngereblunt Arurang received the donation in behalf of the school. The donation was turned over at the Peleliu Elementary School on Thursday. Suzuki stressed that the donation is primarily meant to help Palaua…

The bill for an act to eliminate the statute of limitations for rape and sex crimes against children, also known as House Bill No. 8-96-7, was passed on third and final reading by the House of Delegates on Tuesday. In a phone interview, Delegate Marhence Madrangchar, one of those who pushed for the…

According to SSA Administrator Greg Ngirmang, foreigners who have received 2.5 percent deductions in their October paychecks but will be permanently leaving Palau before benefits begin in 2011 may apply for a refund before April 1, 2011. Refund forms are now available at the SSA office. Those who w…

The fishing boat Randemar 01 was apprehended by Remeliik on Oct 16. The boat came from General Santos City, Philippines, and has 17 crewmembers onboard, including the Captain. Division of Marine Law Enforcement Chief Ellender Ngirameketii said the boat was seized at the north, north-west of Sonsoro…

An estimated 200 Palau council chiefs from national, states and hamlets attended the conference. Among the topics discussed in the conference were traditional leadership; roles and duties under traditional laws and customs at the hamlet state and national levels; and laws and constitutions in today…

House Bill No. 8-94-7 proposes to codify the Eighteenth Amendment to the Republic of Palau Constitution which was enacted in November 19, 2008, which states that, “Voting shall only be by absentee ballot for voters who are outside the territory of Palau during an election.” According to the rules a…

During a public forum on Cultural Policy and Human Rights organized by MCCA on Wednesday and Thursday at the Ngarachamayong Cultural Center, the community was given a venue to voice out their concerns, what they wanted to be represented in the cultural policy. “Palau has been discussing the idea of…