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By Ryan Ponce stitutional capacity of the
governrnent for disaster
Lagonshessed the need dent Dutede's tall dwing
Paepaco to drastically reduce, ifnot his latest State ofJhe Na-
risk reduction ard man- totally elinrinale, the bu- tion Address (SONA) for
HOUSE leadeB. led by agement, reduce the vul- reaucratic red tape that the speedy congressional
the Romualdez .ouple nerabilities surrounding has caused marry delays approva l of a law creating
on Sunday assured the the affected local popula- in tie deliveryof immedi- the DDR, which would
public that the 18th Con- tron as well as build the ate assistance needed by oveEee national efforts in
gre66 would pass the resilience of local commu- disaster and calamity vic- disaster prevention, rclief
measure ploposing the nities to both natural di- tims work' and climate resil-
creation of the Depai- sasters and climate "The Houseleadership ience.
ment of Disaster Resil- change," the Romualdez is committed to pass all 'lThe DDR will help
ience (DDR), a primary couple said in filing House penltingq b aimed atcre- ensure that the.counby is
agency which would be Bill (HB) No. 1151 to cle- ahng a goverErent agen- on top of alldimate change
responsible for leading ate the DDR. cy that would specifically developments with resi-
th€ national effoit be- "Cuaranteeing disastet dealwith disasters and dents who are safe and
fore, during and after resiliency through closer other calamities. in the ready before, during and
disasters. .coordination and stronger country. This is also the after the occuumce of a
Tingog party-list Rep. managem€rits)'ndEoniza- President's commitment natural disaster," said
Yedda Marie Kittilstvedt tionatalllevelsof thecorm- to the publicto ensule their Villafuerte, who is also a
Romualdez, the chairper- hy's disaster risk teduc- saJety," said Lagon. member olthe I*gislative-
son of the House Commit- tionandmanagements)rs- Abu u'Iderscored the Executive Development
tee on the Welfare of Chil- tem camotbe delayed any needforacohererrtgovern- Advisory Courcil (LE-
Majority
dren, artd House ftr*her," they said, ment response tb disaEters DAC).
Leader and Leyte Rep. Alo Bisaya palty-1ist under a new agency that "It is high time that the
Martin Romualdez, who Rep. Sormy Lago& and would be called the DDR, Philippines, through leg-
chairs the House Coffnit- Deputy Speake$ Raneo addingthattlle countryhas islation, take a decisive
tee on Rules, underscored Abu of Batangas and Dep- been visited by an average step towards resiliency,
the importance of approv- uty Speaker LRay Villatu- of 20topical cyclones ev- stabfi ty and fu lheadiness
ing the DDR. ette of Camadnes Sur ery year which produce in the face of natural di-
"Anew Deparhnent of joined theRomualdez cou- floods, landslides and sasters. It carmot continue
Disaster Resilience will eI- ple in assuring the pas- storm 6urges. to resort to band-aid mea-
fectively improve the in- sage of the DDR. "We have to pass the sures like creating tempo-
DDR with dispakh to ef- rar:y governrnent agencies
fectively respond to the to deal with serious, per-
disasters without delays," sistentand pressingissues
said Abu. suchasdimate dnngeand
Vilatuefte6ledFIBNo. disaster management,"
398 in support of Presi- . Villafuerte added.

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