One of the important tools that can help build the disaster resilience of individuals and organizations is having an insurance. In the Philippines, like other developing countries where those that are more vulnerable to disasters are also those with limited capacity to get themselves some form of insurance coverage, there is a clear need for...Continue reading
As we face exponential transition towards digital transformation, managers need to be prepared and ready to face the dangers of cyber-crimes that threaten every company existing in digital space or dependent on digital resources. The pandemic has definitely accelerated the digital transformation of organizations. It is reported that around 86% of the population spend as much...Continue reading
As our contribution to the country’s National Shelter Month celebration in October, Build Change is excited to announce the launch of The Build Change Guide to Resilient Housing: An Essential Handbook for Governments and Practitioners, to be held on the 5th of October 2021, Tuesday, from 10:00 – 11:00 am (Philippine time). This guide captures...
ARISE-Philippines members NEO Property Management Group and SM joined several other organizations and developers in the launch of the Building Resilience Commitment (BRC) last August 16, 2021. The BRC is a call to action to the country’s real estate industry to invest in improving the resilience of the built environment centered on the use of...Continue reading
In celebration of the 2021 National Disaster Resilience Month, priority area lead on Resilient Infrastructure, the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE) organized a webinar on Disaster Resilience last July 31. The webinar draw the attention of the members of the PICE including aspiring engineers from engineering schools across the country. Among the topics covered...
Leading the charge on Disaster Risk Management Strategies (DRMS), the National Resilience Council together with the secretariat of ARISE-Philippines organized the DRMS Knowledge Series, three part webinar designed to help participants gain in-depth understanding of the back concepts of risk and resilience. The first part, Unpacking Hazard, Exposure, Vulnerability, and Capacity (HEVC), was held last...Continue reading
Our priority area lead on Urban Risk Reduction and Resilience, Build Change organized a series of essential and informative webinars last July as part of their continuing efforts to mainstream resilient housing. In celebration of the 2021 National Disaster Resilience Month, Build Change reiterated its call to Build Safer Homes, Change for Better Lives through...Continue reading
Last July 21 and 22, the Insurance Institute for Asia and the Pacific together with Insurance Philippines held the 2021 Insurance Summit which incidentally was the first time the annual event was held virtually. Hosted by the Philippine Insurers and Re-Insurers Association (PIRA) Executive Director Mitch Rellosa, the event saw stakeholders of the Philippine Insurance...
ARISE-Philippines together with SM, the National Resilience Council and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) gathered small and medium businesses last July 19, 2021 for a webinar on developing business continuity plans using the PAYONG app developed by the Department of Trade and industry in collaboration with GIZ and the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation...
To say that 2020 is a bad year for business is a major understatement. With the Covid-19 pandemic killing close to 3 million people to date, and economies of every country in the world slowing down thus forcing many businesses to suspend operations or shut down completely, last year was an undeniably a terrible year....