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As the country hosts this year’s Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR), President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. receives the Deputy Prime Ministers and Representatives of the United Nations (UN) in a courtesy call at the President’s Hall in Malacañan Palace on October 14, 2024. During their meeting, the President expresses his sincerest hopes for the conference to provide countless opportunities for participating countries to come up with actionable insights anchored