The Office of Civil Defense, led by National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad, activates the pre-agreement with United Nations Office of Disaster Risk Reduction ARISE Philippines network and partner Nature Spring, with the first delivery of 43,000 SM bottled water to several frontliners in Metro Manila dealing with the COVID-19 health emergency. ARISE is the Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies, the DRR network of private sector entities in the Philippines. SM Prime is the UNDRR ARISE secretariat, headed by Hans Sy, chairman of the executive committee, while lead partner is the National Resilience Council.
