The National Disaster Resilience Month is mandated by Executive Order No. 29, signed by former President Rodrigo Duterte on June 28, 2017. The order directs nationwide activities during National Disaster Resilience Month, focusing on enhancing disaster resilience in four key areas: prevention and mitigation, preparedness, response, and rehabilitation.

At the DA Central Office, Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr., led the kick-off of the celebration and called on everyone to redouble their efforts to restore affected enterprises and recover the nation’s losses in light of the tail-end of the most challenging weather phenomenon, El Niño. (Photos by Joseph Henry Elamparo, DA-AFID)