Magandang araw po! Ako po si Ramon Lopez mula sa Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
Unang una, maraming salamat po sa National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) sa kanilang programang ito na napakahalaga at napakaimportante sa atin para maging always ready sa any disaster.
Ang Pilipinas po ay part of typhoon belt at Pacific Ring of Fire kaya po maraming typhoons at earthquakes that hit us. Ang DTI po ay suportado ang earthquake drills. It is a whole-of-government focus para po ready ang gobyerno. We need to support disaster agencies like the NDRRMC. This is really a whole-of-society approach dahil kasama ang government at ang private sector dahil lahat po tayo ay magkakaramay.
We need to reduce and manage risks from disasters. Hindi maiwasan mga disasters pero puwedeng ma-minimize o maiwasan ang pinsala. Lives, physical, infrastructure, and the economy—kailangan po ma-minimize ang pinsala rito.
Ang mga negosyo rin po ay kailangan ding ready. The pandemic showed that businesses are also economic frontliners. Unang una, employees must be safe at all times to keep operations running. People need continuous supply of food, medicine, and essential goods. Kaya po kahit may pandemiya, sinigurado po natin ang supply ng mga ito. Sa business and infastructures, sisiguraduhin po natin na little to no damage po during a disaster. It is very important for businesses to plan for any disaster, and this is part of ensuring business continuity and planning with the awareness of our staff. Kailangan po maging aware at safety conscious po tayo lahat. Many of us could be at work during an earthquake kaya kailangan ng continuous straining at orientation para laging handa po tayong lahat.
At siyempre po, kapag may disaster, huwag po mag-panic. At kapag may training na mababawasan po ang panic at alam po natin ang gagawin. Tayo po ay maging ready kahit nasa bahay or ready din kapag nasa trabaho. Lahat po tayo ay makilahok sa earthquake drill. We should have mindset of readiness. Mag-DUCK, COVER, and HOLD sa inyong mga tahanan at opisina. Tandaan: #BidaAngHanda. ♦
Date of Release: 18 June 2021