Category: Blog
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The shock of earthquakes
By Amb. Roberto R. Romulo It is pure coincidence that our conference on “Megacities at Risk” takes place two days after the Zambales earthquake which affected Metro Manila. Personally, I was just as shocked as the rest of Manila. Many hotels, apartments and office buildings had evacuation procedures in place and they should be commended. …
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Earthquake conference highlights importance of collaboration
Ambassador Roberto Romulo, Carlos P Romulo Foundation (CPRF) Chair and National Resilience Council (NRC) Convenor, delivered the welcoming remarks at the Megacities at Risk Conference. He stressed that the occurrence of a 6.1 earthquake which rocked Metro Manila and Pampanga provided the urgent food for thought on how the Filipinos should plan and prepare for…
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NRC president chairs panels at disaster management congress
National Resilience Council (NRC) President Ms. Antonia Yulo Loyzaga joined the January 29-February 1, 2019 World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM) in Mumbai, India, where she presented during a plenary on “Response, Relief, Reconstruction, Recovery & Development” and chaired the sessions on “Agriculture, Livelihoods and Resilience” and “Disaster Resilient Cities”. The 3-day event is an…
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Bataan attends cascading workshop on risk mapping
The National Resilience Council, Zuellig Family Foundation and the Manila Observatory met with Bataan Province, following the October 2018 training on Climate and Disaster Risk Assessment (CDRA). As part of the post-CDRA activities, Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officers (DRRMOfficers) from Bataan municipalities attended a cascading workshop on risk mapping, data gathering & consolidation to…
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BPSU undergoes academic partner orientation
The National Resilience Council and Zuellig Family Foundation met with the core group from Bataan Peninsula State University (BPSU) for an orientation on the Resiliency Leadership Program and the BPSU runway as an NRC academic partner for Bataan Province. As an academic partner, BPSU undergoes capacitating activities of the NRC so it can pave the…
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NRC executive director presents scorecard at UNDRR events
National Resilience Council (NRC) Executive Director Ms. Malu Erni represented the organization at the ISDR-Asia Partnership (IAP) Forum and the Regional Consultative Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction Strategies, both held in Bangkok, Thailand. The 2018 IAP Forum, held from 11-12 December 2018, served as a platform to assess the implementation of the Sendai Framework and…
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Taiwan’s NCDR visits Iloilo City as part of DRR collaboration
On 30 November 2019, Taiwan’s National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction (NCDR) visited Iloilo City as part of its ongoing partnership with the local government unit. The visit follows a signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation between NCDR and Iloilo City, where the city is set to adopt Taiwan’s risk assessment platform and…
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2018 Top Leaders Forum: Strengthening multi-stakeholder collaboration
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies (ARISE) in the Philippines, in partnership with SM Prime and the National Resilience Council (NRC), held the 7th Top Leaders Forum on 29 November 2018 at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City. “Disasters derail progress,” said SM…
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Iloilo to work with Taiwan for disaster risk reduction
On 18 October, a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) was signed between the Taiwanese Government—through the National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction (NCDR)—and Iloilo City, in partnership with the National Resilience Council (NRC) and the Manila Observatory (MO). The MoC will provide Iloilo City an opportunity to learn about and adopt Taiwan’s best practices…