'Preparedness is love in action': Advocate calls on Filipinos to strengthen disaster readiness at home

Mr. Jerry Vicente S. Catabijan, head of Nuvali Preppers, discusses essential disaster preparedness kits during the “Shake, Grab, Go!”, a public event on disaster preparedness held on Oct. 18, 2025 at the UP College of Architecture, University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City. (Contributed photo)

“Preparedness is love in action. Protect your family with a disaster kit.”

This was the core message of Mr. Jerry Vicente S. Catabijan, head of Nuvali Preppers, as he spoke about how every family can protect themselves by preparing a disaster kit especially amid recent powerful earthquakes that struck Davao Oriental, Cebu and other parts of the country.

Catabijan led the session “The Essentials of Survival: Building the Right Disaster Kits for Every Situation” during the “Shake, Grab, Go!”, a public event on disaster preparedness held on Saturday, Oct.

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