PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council(NDRRMC) through the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) holds the activity of the National Disaster Resilience Month. DOST is in-charge of disaster prevention and mitigation while the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is on top of disaster rehabilitation and recovery. DSWD is tasked to oversee disaster response while the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) takes charge of disaster preparedness. A natural disaster can occur at any time. Some disasters give a warning, such as a storm preceding a flood. Others, such as earthquakes, give little or no warning. Once a disaster happens, the time to prepare is gone. The best way to cope with natural disasters is to prepare by planning before it strikes. People may be injured or killed, or may lose their homes and valuable possessions be...