SENATE President Pro Tempore Lorna Regina "Loren" Legarda on Saturday called for the passage of her bill that seeks the creation of the Philippine Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (Pdema) which will exercise central command control, coordination, and communication functions in times of calamities, disasters and emergency situations that pose danger and damage to life, limb and property.
In filing Senate Bill (SB) 1345, Legarda explained that the Philippines is an archipelagic country situated in the Western Pacific Ocean. Its geographic location on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" and closeness to the equator exposes the country to extreme natural events such as tropical cyclones and earthquakes, and its coastline is vulnerable to storm surges and tsunami.
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