{"id":273915,"date":"2020-11-03T02:52:52","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T07:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=273915"},"modified":"2020-11-03T02:52:52","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T07:52:52","slug":"gordon-reiterates-need-for-stockpiling-warehouses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/11\/03\/gordon-reiterates-need-for-stockpiling-warehouses\/","title":{"rendered":"Gordon reiterates need for stockpiling, warehouses"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gordon, who is also chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross, said having equipment and necessary supplies pre-positioned in strategically located warehouses would ensure immediate delivery of necessary response or aid. (File Photo<\/a>: Albert Calvelo\/PRIB via Senate of the Philippines\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u00a0\u2013 With the country taking a battering from different disasters every year, Senator Richard Gordon reiterated the need for the government to preposition disaster response equipment and stockpile strategic supplies to facilitate disaster response.<\/p>\n

Gordon, who is also chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross, said having equipment and necessary supplies pre-positioned in strategically located warehouses would ensure immediate delivery of necessary response or aid.<\/p>\n

\u201cMadalas tayong sinasalanta ng mga bagyo, lindol,<\/em>\u00a0volcanic eruption, etc.\u00a0at may mga<\/em>\u00a0epidemic\u00a0pa at ngayon may<\/em>\u00a0Covid pandemic\u00a0din. Mas mabilis tayong makakaresponde kapag may mga<\/em>\u00a0warehouse\u00a0tayo sa iba\u2019t ibang rehiyon at naka<\/em>-preposition\u00a0na dun ang mga<\/em>\u00a0equipment\u00a0at may<\/em>\u00a0stockpile\u00a0na din ng mga<\/em>\u00a0medical supplies at relief goods\u00a0na kakailanganin. Mahalaga na lagi tayong handa dahil hindi natin laging masasabi kung kelan darating ang unos<\/em>,\u201d he said.
\n(We are often hit by typhoon, earthquake, volcanic eruption, etc and epidemic and now the Covid pandemic. We can swiftly respond if we have warehouses in the various regions and pre-positioned equipment and stockpiles like medical supplies and relief goods. It is important that we are always ready because we can\u2019t predict when the next calamity would strike.)<\/p>\n

Gordon pointed out that the Red Cross has built warehouses in strategic locations in the country where disaster response vehicles and equipment are prepositioned. Stockpiles of food and non-food relief supplies are also kept in the warehouses.<\/p>\n

\u201cKaya mabilis kaming makapapagpadala ng<\/em>\u00a0response\u00a0kapag may mga<\/em>\u00a0disasters\u00a0dahil naka<\/em>-preposition\u00a0na ang mga gamit at mga<\/em>\u00a0supplies\u00a0namin. Halimbawa, kung ang bagyo tatama sa Bicol, sa Cagayan, Leyte, o saan man, nakahanda na \u2018yung<\/em>\u00a0warehouse\u00a0doon o \u2018yung pinakamalapit na<\/em>\u00a0warehouse.\u00a0Mas mabilis<\/em>,\u201d he said.
\n(That\u2019s why we can immediately deliver response if there are disasters because our supplies and equipment are prepositioned. For instance, if the typhoon would hit Bicol, in Cagayan, Leyte or wherever, the warehouse there or the nearest warehouse is ready. It\u2019s faster.)<\/p>\n

The senator, who chairs the Committee on Government Corporations and Public Enterprises, filed Senate Bill No. 1347 earlier this year. The bill seeks to amend the charter of the Philippine International Trading Corporation in order to empower it to handle stockpiling in preparation for disasters or emergencies.<\/p>\n

He said the PITC\u2019s capital stock would be increased to ensure sufficient stocks of necessary supplies but there would be a provision for regular assessment of threats and inventory of stocks such as face masks, personal protective equipment, long shelf-life food like canned goods and rice, medicines, and blood bags, to name a few.<\/p>\n

Gordon said the bill authorizes the PITC to create warehouses in strategic places, like what other countries do, or make arrangements with manufacturers for the storage of the procured supplies.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe idea is to preposition the equipment and strategic supplies so that when we need it, it\u2019s out right away. And\u00a0hindi iyong kakapa-kapa tayo<\/em>\u00a0(and we are not groping),\u201d he said during a hearing on the proposed bill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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