Farms and roads are flooded in Ilagan City, Isabela on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, because of heavy rains brought on by Typhoon ‘Paeng’ (‘Nalgae’). photo by VINCE JACOB VISAYA
DESPITE the global focus on disaster, disaster risk and the attendant topics of disaster risk mitigation, response and management, the Philippines, which happens to rank as the country most prone to disaster and disaster risks per the latest study titled The "World Risk Index Report," lags far behind in activities needed to bring the topic to the awareness of the man on the street, which is crucial given the need for an "all of society" approach to address them.