Pampanga: The world’s first national emergency operations center (NEOC) was formally launched on Wednesday (4 April) at the Clark Freeport with the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF). The launching was attended by PDRF key officials and government executives. PDRF is a network of business conglomerates whose goal is to assist in disaster management and response. Clark Development President Noel Manankil said the NEOC is a self-sufficient operations hub geared towards training for disaster preparedness and the coordination of relief and response during major disasters.
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