Gov’t on all hands on deck amid onslaught of ‘Kristine’

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00:00The country's disaster response policy can be summed up in a few words,

00:04all hands on deck or a whole of government approach.

00:07Last week, United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction Chief Kamal Kishore

00:12lauded the Philippine government for its people-centered approach

00:14toward effective risk reduction efforts and disaster response,

00:18one that focuses in saving lives and protecting the more vulnerable sectors

00:23over property and material assets.

00:25If only Tropical Storm Christine hit the country a week earlier,

00:29Kishore and all the dozens of international delegates would have had a forefront role

00:33or ringside seat to effective, positive and proactive disaster and risk mitigation

00:38responses and efforts.

00:40What they would have seen was a dynamic, concerted and multi-sectoral effort

00:44to heed warnings and comply with government orders,

00:47and an even more collective response to provide relief and aid

00:51to those left marginalized by calamities.

00:53Such as law enforcement joining hands to fiscally evacuate children,

00:57women and the elderly to safer spaces,

01:00and religious and cost-oriented groups packing relief supplies

01:03for distribution in warehouses.

01:05And all well-coordinated and in-step with local and national government

01:09leading the way, like the president and his disaster response teams

01:13assessing the status and location of a moving calamity

01:16and the areas affected by its passage.

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