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THE Department of Science and Technology , through its office in Region XII, has launched the Mindanao leg of its “Handa Pilipinas” initiative at the KCC Convention Center in General Santos City.
Assistant secretary Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV, who is the Deputy Administrator for Administration and Education of the Office of Civil Defense , said the DOST and the OCD are focused on reducing disaster risks and implementing effective measures. He also stressed the necessity of inter-agency collaboration to enhance disaster preparedness in the region.
A key moment during the event was the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement between the DOST and the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity , a partnership that is designed to provide science and technology interventions to empower former combatants and their families in the six recognized MILF camps in Mindanao.
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