DAVAO CITY, Feb. 15 -- With Mindanao and the rest of the country being battered by disasters, Senator Christopher Lawrence Go on Thursday reiterated the "urgent" need for the establishment of the Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR) agency.

In an interview here, Go said the DDR would assist the government in disaster preparation, coordination, and immediate assistance, particularly in times of calamity where loss of life, injury, and property damage are anticipated.

Go was in this city as a special guest at the International Childhood Cancer Day and World Health Organization Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer's 5th Philippine anniversary held at the SMX Convention Center.

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