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Disaster resilience is a moral imperative—not just a metric
Manila Bulletin
|September 29, 2025
The Philippines has once again been named the most disaster-prone country in the world.
For the third consecutive year, we topped the World Risk Index—scoring 46.91 out of 100, the worst among 193 nations. This is not just a statistic. It is a sobering reflection of how vulnerable our communities remain in the face of typhoons, earthquakes, floods, and climate-induced threats.
But let us be clear: disasters are not merely natural. They are social. They are political. They are shaped by the choices we make—or fail to make—in governance, infrastructure, and community care.
This story is from the September 29, 2025 edition of Manila Bulletin.
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