Disaster risk management office eyed

THE first year anniversary of the devastation brought by Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) once again showed the need for the establishment of a single government agency that would solely focus on disaster mitigation and humanitarian emergency assistance in times of disasters.

Senate majority leader Alan Peter Cayetano said besides the efforts to rebuild areas ravaged by the super typhoon, the government should also work on some institutional changes in order to improve the government preparedness and response during emergency situations.