Pres. Marcos - Pinakamahalaga na handa ang buong bansa sa sakuna
Patuloy ang paghahanda ng bansa sa hagupit ng La Niña at iba pang posibleng kalamidad, ayon kay Pangulong Bongbong Marcos. Kabilang dito ang paggawa ng evacuation centers at pagsimula ng operasyon ng Disaster Response Command Center. #SONA2024
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00:00The effects of the El Niño floods were severe, especially in the fisheries.
00:06In Tinamong, Pinsala, from the destruction of crops,
00:10our farmers obtained protection
00:14through the crop insurance we provided.
00:18In the past two years,
00:20more than P1,000 Pesos were paid
00:25in Pinsala for the affected farmers and fishermen.
00:29However, it is good that modern farming methods
00:33such as low-water use farming technologies
00:37have been implemented early.
00:40In our projects Lawa and Binhi,
00:44we are already working on modern irrigation systems
00:48so that our farmers are more prepared and protected
00:52in the face of floods.
00:54As we can see in all the world,
00:56weather events are, as has been predicted,
00:59getting more extreme,
01:01such as torrential rains that instantly shift
01:04to scorching heat waves, or vice versa.
01:07Our country's geographical location makes us highly vulnerable
01:10to the adverse effects of climate change.
01:13Precisely because of our inherent vulnerability,
01:16we are proactive advocates for heightened climate responsibility
01:20and justice on the global stage.
01:23To this end, we have secured a seat
01:26on the board of the Loss and Damage Fund,
01:29and further, the Philippines has also been selected
01:33as host country to that fund.
01:39This will require an enabling law from Congress
01:42to confer the legal personality and capacity to the board.
01:47This welcome development shall complement
01:49all our other climate adaptation and mitigation measures
01:53and give us a strong voice to access the needed financial assistance
01:57for climate-related initiatives and impacts.
02:01Even so, the most important thing is that the whole country
02:05is strong and always prepared in the face of adverse events.
02:10Our DRRM workers are leading in ensuring
02:14our extensive preparation and readiness at all times.
02:21As the primary preparation, we are building important infrastructure
02:27that will serve as a protection and a center of coordination,
02:31especially in the aspect of providing assistance.
02:35Within the past two years,
02:37almost a hundred evacuation centers have already been built.
02:42While in January of this year,
02:44we started the operations of our Disaster Response Command Center,
02:48which shall serve as a central hub
02:50for the government's disaster response efforts.
02:53Now, in the short span of time,
02:56we are overseeing and preparing the cutting of landslides and heavy rains.
03:04More than 5,500 flood control projects have been completed,
03:09and many more are currently being completed across the country.
03:18One of these is the Flood Risk Management Project in Cagayan de Oro River,
03:23which will provide long-term protection
03:26to more than 600 hectares of land and 60,000 of our fellow citizens.
03:33Another is the Pampanggabay Project,
03:37which will serve as an additional deterrent to floods.
03:41In January, we launched the Clean-up in Bagong, Philippines,
03:47where we mobilized our barangays to clean up their communities.
03:53In just five months,
03:56more than 40,000 tons of garbage were collected
04:00by more than 22,000 barangays across the country.
04:05I expect the continued support of local governments
04:10in cleaning up our communities.
04:17As an example here in Manila,
04:19we have already started the extensive assistance
04:22to bring life back to the Pasig River.