MANILA, Philippines – What can you commit to make #ZeroCasualty a reality?
On Friday, July 7, disaster management experts, responders, policy makers, and volunteers gathered for the first-ever Agos Summit on Disaster Preparedness at the Samsung Hall of the SM Aura mall in Taguig.
The first of the two-day summit highlights the climate action initiated by the youth and women, including LGU preparedness efforts during disasters.
The event's main hashtag, #ZeroCasualty peaked at number 2 among trending topics in the Philippines as of 10:40am:
{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We're currently trending! Let's mainstream the conversation on disaster preparedness. Tweet your pledge using <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ZeroCasualty?src=hash">#ZeroCasualty</a>! <a href="https://t.co/Y8GTOnLJws">pic.twitter.com/Y8GTOnLJws</a></p>— Agos (@agos) <a href="https://twitter.com/agos/status/883154071997132800">July 7, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Based on Reach, Rappler's social listening tool, #ZeroCasualty generated over 318 million impressions from 7am to 7pm today. Twitter impressions are the estimated number of people who have seen the hashtag on their feed.
The hashtag also garnered over 1400 tweets from 474 unique Twitter users. According to TweetReach, the hashtag potentially reached over 3.4 million Twitter users in a span of 12 hours.
Here's a visualization of the Twitter community who joined the discussion online using #ZeroCasualty:
Among the top influencers in the discussion are Rappler, MovePH, Philippine Red Cross, Climate Change Commission, and MMDA.
Here are some of the tweets during the summit:
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Today is the day! Check out our booths at the XChange for Agos Summit! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ZeroCasualty?src=hash">#ZeroCasualty</a> <a href="https://t.co/KsPDDia5tY">pic.twitter.com/KsPDDia5tY</a></p>— MovePH (@MovePH) <a href="https://twitter.com/MovePH/status/883108601811746816">July 6, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thank you, <a href="https://twitter.com/yespinoy">@yespinoy</a>'s <a href="https://twitter.com/iamdongdantes">@iamdongdantes</a> for visiting our booth here at Samsung Hall, SM Aura! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ZeroCasualty?src=hash">#ZeroCasualty</a> <a href="https://t.co/1AHdF1OMoL">pic.twitter.com/1AHdF1OMoL</a></p>— Philippine Red Cross (@philredcross) <a href="https://twitter.com/philredcross/status/883187100383715328">July 7, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">What makes women, children and young people vulnerable? - Their lack of voice and their disempowerment. - The panel now at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ZeroCasualty?src=hash">#ZeroCasualty</a> <a href="https://t.co/eIXkrmmjcz">pic.twitter.com/eIXkrmmjcz</a></p>— Humanitarian Academy (@AcademyHum) <a href="https://twitter.com/AcademyHum/status/883172861350821889">July 7, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/iamdongdantes">@iamdongdantes</a> of <a href="https://twitter.com/yespinoy">@yespinoy</a> : Climate change cannot be stopped or reversed, but we can minimize its effects. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ZeroCasualty?src=hash">#ZeroCasualty</a> <a href="https://t.co/pQDwO0R1RW">pic.twitter.com/pQDwO0R1RW</a></p>— CCC Philippines (@CCCPHL) <a href="https://twitter.com/CCCPHL/status/883168636801662977">July 7, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">"The millennials we know seed things differently. The millennials we know are proactive." <br>-Paul Pangilinan, NYC<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ZeroCasualty?src=hash">#ZeroCasualty</a></p>— CV (@ClydeJayvy) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClydeJayvy/status/883160290006671360">July 7, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hachi, a K-9 in training, is ready to make <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ZeroCasualty?src=hash">#ZeroCasualty</a> a reality! <a href="https://t.co/ufUi3yt5Yy">pic.twitter.com/ufUi3yt5Yy</a></p>— Marian Plaza (@mngplaza) <a href="https://twitter.com/mngplaza/status/883208018258649088">July 7, 2017</a></blockquote>
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During the afternoon session, #MMShakeDrill was also used as the summit shifted its focus toward the metro-wide earthquake drill which will be held from July 14 to 17, 2017. This drill aims to test the metro’s response to a possible 7.2-magnitude earthquake.
This secondary hashtag generated over 129 million impressions based on 142 tweets from 61 unique Twitter users. Here are some tweets during the event:
{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Getting ready for the big one! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/mmda?src=hash">#mmda</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/teamMMDA?src=hash">#teamMMDA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MMShakeDrill?src=hash">#MMShakeDrill</a><a href="https://t.co/44A6GJsnJP">https://t.co/44A6GJsnJP</a></p>— Official MMDA (@MMDA) <a href="https://twitter.com/MMDA/status/883181048934285312">July 7, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">MovePH Exec Dir <a href="https://twitter.com/rupertambil">@rupertambil</a> teaching individuals about the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MMShakeDrill?src=hash">#MMShakeDrill</a> <a href="https://t.co/kTMWRDWXbA">pic.twitter.com/kTMWRDWXbA</a></p>— Lou (@sapientialis) <a href="https://twitter.com/sapientialis/status/883235964880961536">July 7, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="tl" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MMShakedrill?src=hash">#MMShakedrill</a> map demo now at SM Aura. <a href="https://t.co/KpuaejbE0Z">pic.twitter.com/KpuaejbE0Z</a></p>— Lyn Garcia (@lynvgarcia) <a href="https://twitter.com/lynvgarcia/status/883235468669730816">July 7, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The most interesting part of the summit is the panel discussion hope to learn new things about the shake drill <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MMshakedrill?src=hash">#MMshakedrill</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ZeroCasualty?src=hash">#ZeroCasualty</a> <a href="https://t.co/rFJVlDtRaA">pic.twitter.com/rFJVlDtRaA</a></p>— Pavan (@SIRPAVAN444) <a href="https://twitter.com/SIRPAVAN444/status/883210737866350592">July 7, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Were you a part of those who joined today's discussion on disaster preparedness? Which part of the program struck you most? Tweet us @rapplerdotcom or write about it on X!
In case you missed it, you can watch first day of the Agos Summit here. Join us again tomorrow for the final day of the Agos Summit on Disaster Preparedness as we talk about disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. Bookmark this page to watch live. – Rappler.com