Philippines proposes five priorities to strengthen ASEAN's disaster resilience
Hanoi, Sept. 15 -- Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on September 15 called for a more proactive response to disasters and calamities from members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and enhanced early warning systems as the region faces extreme natural events due to climate change. As reported by the local news site inquirer.net, in a message delivered at the ASEAN Ministerial Conference on Disaster Resilience in Pasay City, President Marcos said Southeast Asia remained the world's most disaster-prone region, where more than half of global disaster-related deaths from 2004 to 2014 occurred. He noted that vulnerability was not determined by hazards alone. It was also shaped by how prepared governments and commun...
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