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TAls month we celebrate the ational Disaster
Resilience Month in the Philippines. WIth this, Ae
Peportment of Science anct Technology COOST)
Aclivered a report on me different Innovations on
Sisaster Risk Reaction mace by He countrys
noteble persons which was hosted! by Onin 5. Miranda
The one hour live Facebook report discussed the
different accomplish ments on the health sector tackling
Whe COviD-19 pandemic [also sacl that the overall
readiness rating of the Philippines is 7-6 'b higher had
the average of 4.12%. In terms Of prevention, the
Philigeines ac an average $8.5'/ higher than thc
global average oF 34.6%. SEC. Fortunato Boy" 7. De ta
P’eAa praised the students of Philigpinc Science. High
School CfSHS) Per winning Ist place i9 OUT Lmpact Stories
Qward and also To the 4,254 Gracvate from WArs school,
where $03 of them or 4O% will recieve acaferc Nonors
and 83% are reapients of DOST scholarship.
£ was quite shocked to know that the fAriepines
place! 3ro/ on the most aisesterprone country all over
me world. This is why ianovations ard inventions are
created to odelress this issue. The DOST-PAGASA Cleve/oped
@ new method! to predict the oceurenc® of the likli hoot
of tropical cyclone in whe next two weeks. Pr. Alarin vy
presented fhe Universal Strveteral Health Evalvetion
and Recordling System CUSHER) which ky @ 24/7
monitoring device that tracks me integnty of
different structures
The report snowed how the Fhilippines prepared
70 incoming disasters and how if Innovate ways.
Zt ended With astafement that preparedness is not
one aering the ciisaster rather if Shoucl BZ done. in
aMmance.