SEN. Christopher Lawrence 'Bong' Go on Thursday refiled a measure mandating the establishment of an evacuation center in every city, province and municipality throughout the country which shall provide basic needs and assistance to all evacuees.

'The country is positioned along the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, an area where earthquakes and volcanic activities are more frequent than in any other part of the world. Furthermore, the country faces the Pacific Ocean, exposing it to a high number of typhoons and related weather disturbances annually. With the onset of climate change, these extreme disturbances will only serve to drastically increase the severity of natural disasters,' Go said.