MANILA, Philippines – Bilang chair ng 2026 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC), pangungunahan ng Pilipinas ang pagpapalakas ng regional efforts sa disaster resilience at food security.
Sa pahayag, sinabi ni Irene Dumlao, Assistant Secretary ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) para sa Disaster Response and Management Group, na buhay at patuloy na umuunlad ang pagkakaisa ng ASEAN, lalo’t isa ang Southeast Asia sa mga rehiyong madalas tamaan ng kalamidad.
“The Philippines can strongly attest to this because of the immediate help our country received after experiencing devastation from various typhoons and geological hazards from our ASEAN brothers and sisters,” aniya.
Pangungunahan ng Pilipinas ang talakayan sa ASEAN Leaders’ Statement on the Manila-ASEAN Strategic Protocol for Emergency and Comprehensive Transformation (ASPECT) Framework sa 35th ASCC Council Meeting, kung saan pormal na aaprubahan ng mga regional minister ang mahahalagang framework at priority social policies.
Ayon kay Dumlao, “The Manila-ASPECT Framework is a document for adoption of ASEAN member states that will facilitate stronger regional interoperability through standardized coordination, enhanced data sharing and logistics systems, and streamlined cross-border processes ensuring people-oriented and rights-based disaster response efforts in the ASEAN region.”
Ang bagong framework ay nakaayon sa “One ASEAN, One Response” vision na nagtataguyod ng mabilis, koordinado at pinalawak na suporta sa panahon ng sakuna.
Sa ilalim ng temang “Navigating Our Future, Together” para sa 2026 chairship, itutulak ng Pilipinas ang pagpapalakas ng climate resilience, disaster risk reduction, at food security.
Kabilang sa mga naunang regional framework ang ASEAN Multi-sectoral Framework for Climate Change; ang ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response; at ang ASEAN Framework on Anticipatory Action in Disaster Management.
Ayon kay Dumlao, sa pamamagitan ng Manila-ASPECT Framework, mas mapapabilis at mapapabuti ang koordinasyon at paghahatid ng tulong sa mga vulnerable na komunidad sa rehiyon. RNT/MND
