Enhancement of the Philippines Disaster Response Capability

摘要

The Philippines' membership in the United Nations morally obligates her to come to the aid of a disaster-stricken member-nation when so requested. However, it would depend on the Philippines disaster response capability to be able to send a suitable contingent for any particular undertaking. While the Philippines provides for her own disaster response force during natural calamities, many times though, contingents from other countries provide valuable contributions to the overall effort to assist a beleaguered populace. This paper reviews the capability of the government and the Armed Forces of the Philippines to respond to disasters, primarily focusing on natural catastrophes. Review of previous studies and consideration of other countries disaster response management and capabilities were undertaken in order to gain insights which can improve the Philippines capability. The goal of this study is to encourage the Philippine government to upgrade her disaster response capability in order to respond to victims of natural calamities with better service and anywhere in the world.