Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Antonia Loyzaga speaks before barangay officials during the “Barangayan para sa Kalikasan at Bayang Matatag” forum in Pasay City. In her opening remarks, Loyzaga said the forum was organized for barangay leaders and the Department to have a “shared understanding of risk and resilience” to better frame strategies, programs, and investments. The inputs gathered during the sessions were collated and processed by the DENR to serve as basis for policy-making moving forward. The forum is a prelude to the upcoming Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in 2024 to be hosted by the Philippines and with Secretary Loyzaga and Defense Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro as Co-Chairs.###