PH, JICA to enhance partnership to improve PH’s early warning system

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00:00The Japan International Cooperation Agency or JICA will strengthen its alliance with the country

00:05to further boost disaster preparedness and response.

00:08BTV's Clazel Pardilla has the report.

00:13The Philippines and the Japan International Cooperation Agency are set to enhance their

00:18partnership to improve the country's early warning system following the impact of recent

00:25typhoons. An early warning system is a critical mechanism that delivers timely alerts on impending

00:32dangers or disasters to help mitigate risks and save lives.

00:37This initiative was a key topic during a courtesy call by JICA President Dr. Tanaka Akihiko

00:43to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. at Malacanang Palace. President Marcos Jr. emphasized the

00:50importance of adopting modern technologies to address the challenges posed by climate change.

00:57He also underscored the need to continue promoting clean energy programs

01:01considered vital solutions to the climate change.

01:20JICA, a Japanese agency providing support to countries worldwide, praised the Philippines

01:29for its exceptional disaster response capabilities despite the frequent typhoons affecting the

01:35country. The agency noted that the recorded number of casualties remains significantly low,

01:40comparable to more developed nations. Dr. Akihiko expressed confidence that the Philippines'

01:46expertise in disaster management could make a substantial contribution to global efforts

01:52in this field.

02:17To further enhance disaster preparedness, the Presidential Communications Office is

02:23collaborating with JICA to digitize PTV4 through digital terrestrial television broadcasting.

02:30This initiative aims to establish an Emergency Warning Broadcast System, or EWBS, which will

02:37provide vital alerts during emergencies. Under this system, the National Disaster Risk Reduction

02:44and Management Council will send pre-notifications to local disaster councils and use Emergency

02:51Warning Broadcast System alerts from the Command Operations Center at the Emergency Operations

02:57Center. These messages will then be broadcast nationwide through PT&I stations. PT&I's EWBS

03:04servers will transmit these alerts as broadcast signals to set-top boxes, ensuring that critical

03:11warnings reach households across the country promptly.

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