Is the Philippines disaster-prepared?

By Ludwig Federigan

Sep 07, 2024 12:03 am

ON Aug. 15, 2024, the Lloyd's Register Foundation released its 'World Risk Poll 2024 Report: Resilience in a Changing World,' the first global survey of people's perceptions and experiences of risk and safety. Aimed to engineer a safer world, the report reveals the following findings:

– Sixty-two percent of Southeast Asians said they live in a household with a disaster plan known to all members. Two-thirds (67 percent) also believe they could protect themselves and their families from a future disaster.

Heavy rains brought by Tropical Storm Enteng in Manila. PHOTO BY JAM STA ROSA VIA AFP

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