Angara-- Batanes quake highlights the need for a Department of Disaster Resilience
Yesterday’s Batanes earthquake presents three challenges, which should be addressed during the debates on the bill creating a Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR), its author, Senator Sonny Angara, pointed out today.
“One is the creation of our national fleet of disaster response ships. It is a must in an archipelagic country like ours,” Angara said.
“Hindi lang para dun sa mga isla. Kahit doon sa may airport at naaabot ng kalsada. But when airports are damaged and roads are blocked the only way to bringing help to victims is by sea, Angara said.