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The Sit Down: Disaster response must be quick, Marcos says
Manila Bulletin
|October 7, 2025
Confronted with consecutive disasters such as typhoons and a deadly earthquake, President Marcos emphasized that response from the government must “move very quickly” with no delay.
“It’s very simple for me. I’m motivated by, like, think of the children that are in distress now. What do they need? What do we have to do? You cannot wait. Don’t do it later. Do it now,” Marcos said in an interview with the Manila Bulletin’s newest video podcast, “The Sit Down.”
While the President did not dwell on giving his assessment when asked to grade the Philippines’ preparedness and resilience towards disasters, he stressed that the best the government can do is to be prepared and move promptly.
This story is from the October 7, 2025 edition of Manila Bulletin.
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