By Politiko staff
The government has shifted from reactive to predictive disaster response measures through a nationwide infrastructure network that will hasten the delivery of relief and aid to calamity-stricken communities, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Monday.
“We have moved on from the reactive approach. Now, we’re not only proactive, but predictive as well, aided by digital tools,” Marcos said in his fifth State of the Nation Address.
He added: “The strategies of public-private supply chains, hubs-and-spokes warehousing, automated production, and wide-scale pre-positioning of food and non-food supplies in LGUs have proven their efficacy.”
The President touted the establishment of a nationwide disaster response infrastructure network composed of primary disaster resource centers in Luzon and Visayas.
Another is being planned for Mindanao.
“Because of this robust system, delivery of emergency nourishment and relief to target areas is now made possible under 24 hours,” he said.
In addition, the government is prepared to deploy Mobile Energy Systems to provide emergency power in areas affected by calamities.
This will be complemented by the Government Emergency Communications System and the country’s first satellite-to-mobile service.
“Dahil mayroon na tayong konsepto ng State of Imminent Disaster, hindi na natin hihintayin na mangyari ang sakuna. Aagapan natin ang paghahanda at pagresponde,” Marcos added.
“And so, taking all these lessons to heart, our overarching mission and all our conscious efforts henceforth must not be to simply uplift, but to ensure security and self-sufficiency of our nation and of our fellow Filipinos,” he said. —Politiko.com.ph
