Sen. Bong Go has once again called for the passage of Senate Bill No. 188, otherwise known as the Department of Disaster Resilience Act, which seeks to create a highly specialized agency that will be tasked with ensuring adaptive, disaster-resilient, and safe communities.
Go appealed to his fellow legislators to support the measure establishing DDR, which he refiled in the 19th Congress, to unify and streamline all responsibilities related to disaster preparedness and response.
“Alam naman po natin na napakadalas pong tamaan ng kalamidad ang ating bansa. Kaya kailangan po talaga natin i-step up ang ating paghahanda laban sa mga nasabing kalamidad,” explained Go in his video message during the relief effort on Wednesday, 17 August.
“Itong departamento na ito, bago pa dumating ang bagyo, mayroon na hong makikipag-coordinate sa LGUs, preposition of goods at ilikas po ang mga kababayan natin sa ligtas na lugar. At pag-alis ng bagyo, restoration of normalcy kaagad, maibalik kaagad sa normal ang pamumuhay ng mga kababayan natin. ‘Yan po ang layunin ng Department of Disaster Resilience,” Go explained.