SOME are wracking their minds to come up with ideas on how the country can better cope with the seasonal disasters, wrought on the nation by typhoons and floods.

A lawmaker at the House of Representatives has called on the government to conduct a “flood summit” to discuss a “comprehensive” disaster response program to prevent a repeat of the recent flooding, heaped on communities in Marikina City, Cagayan and Isabela by Typhoon “Ulysses” (international name: “Vamco”).