Category: Blog
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Ex-PH Health Chief urges gov’t to get more test kits, assist hospitals amid surge of COVID-19 cases
Date: March 16, 2020 | Anchor: Karen Davila | Source: ANC – The ABS-CBN News Channel In an interview with Karen Davila for ANC’s Headstart, Former Department of Health Secretary, Manuel Dayrit is urging the government to ramp up its support for private and public hospitals. He notes how COVID-19 has become a bigger problem…
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Time to take aggressive action?
Source: The Philippine Star – Filipino Worldview | Author: Ambassador Roberto R. Romulo | Date: March 13, 2020 The World Health Organization yesterday declared the COVID-19 a pandemic, meaning that its spread is global and there is widespread local transmission. It signals that health authorities must now change focus from containment to mitigation. Much is…
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UNDRR urges disaster management agencies to prioritize biological hazards
Source: United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction | Author: Denis McClean | Date: March 12, 2020 GENEVA, 12 March, 2020 – The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Mami Mizutori, today acknowledged WHO’s declaration of a pandemic in relation to the global outbreak of the COVID19 virus which has claimed over 4,000 lives to…
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Taal Volcano 2020 Eruption Update
Taal Volcano 2020 Eruption Impact on Air Quality Part I: Satellite Retrievals and Ground-based, Vertically-resolved Measurements Source: Manila Observatory
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Tackling disaster resiliency for businesses
On November 21, National Resilience Council (NRC) President Antonia Yulo Loyzaga and SM Prime and NRC Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Consultant VADM Alexander Pama appeared on CNN Philippines’ On the Record to discuss how businesses can prepare for and bounce forward from disasters. Video courtesy of CNN Philippines
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Young Leaders for Resilience
The National Resilience Council (NRC) believes that young people have the capacity and drive to help in achieving disaster and climate resilience. As the lead implementing partner of ARISE Philippines, the NRC created the Young Leaders for Resilience Program (YLRP) to encourage youth engagement in co-creating solutions that address the resilience challenges of local government…
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WATCH: 8th Top Leaders Forum
On November 12, ARISE Philippines, SM Prime, and the National Resilience Council (NRC) held the 8th Top Leaders Forum at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City. With the theme “From Risk to Resilience: Forging Pathways and Milestones”, the TLF was an opportunity to showcase the work of various sectors in achieving a disaster and…
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NRC talks disaster resilience on ANC
In an interview with ANC, National Resilience Council (NRC) and SM Prime Consultant for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience, Vice Admiral Alexander Pama, talked about how NRC is bringing together various sectors to address challenges in disaster and climate resilience. See the full interview below:
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Adopt-A-City Program featured on Pinoy Panalo Ka
On July 5, National Resilience Council (NRC) Executive Director Malu Erni sat down with Pinoy Panalo Ka Host Mare Yao to talk about the ADOPT-A-CITY Program. The program is a city-specific partnership model that ensures direct involvement from the private sector, and forges strengthened collaborations between and among various sectors. Ms. Erni also emphasized how…