In 2015, the organization was renamed the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation because it did not just concern itself with disaster recovery but embracing the whole DRRM framework. PDRF is co-chaired by Manuel V. Pangilinan, Jaime Zobel de Ayala and Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle. Recently, PDRF inaugurated its National Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Clark Field, Pampanga, the world’s first private sector-led national EOC. The center also works to provide alerts and updates to the PDRF network and coordinates asset inventory as well as the status of lifeline services during emergency situations. “PDRF’s formation is premised on the conviction that disaster management is not solely up to the government,” MVP said.

Source: Philippine Star May 07, 2018 16:01 UTC