President Marcos has vowed to intensify the government's efforts in addressing disasters as he urged Filipinos to remember the lessons brought by Typhoon Yolanda which claimed the lives of at least 6,300 people in 2013.

Marcos said this as the country commemorated the 11th anniversary of what he called the "strongest typhoon in history" amid ongoing recovery from typhoons Kristine and Leon.

In a statement, the President said the best way to pay tribute to those who perished during the 2013 typhoon was to ensure that past errors would be avoided.

"Our ongoing crucibles remind us that the powerful lessons brought by the strongest typhoon in history should not be lost with the passage of time," he said.

"Heeding these is the best way to honor the lives lost," he added.

Marcos said the government does not have the luxury of ignorance, inaction, and complacency as the Philippines is the "most disaster-prone country in the world."

"We must intensify our efforts to mitigate and adapt to the challenges of climate change and urgently abate our vulnerability to disasters," he said.

"We must empower our communities and strengthen our local government units, which both comprise our first line of defense against calamities," he added.

According to the President, the government must guarantee the speedy delivery of relief and aid to all those who may need it and make sure that the communities brace better against typhoons, enabling them to bounce back and be more resilient than before.

On the other hand, Marcos described calamities as teaching moments, and that every typhoon that came after "Yolanda" delivered a payload of lessons taught the government to improve its response.

"Since then, we have strengthened institutional bulwarks against calamities, which our countrymen have matched with increasing care and compassion for those affected," he said.

"It is also because of this bayanihan of our race that the pain of victims is assuaged and the rebuilding of homes and livelihoods is accelerated," he added.

Meanwhile, President Marcos remembered the assistance the Philippines received from the international community, whose outpouring of support helped affected Filipinos recover faster.

"Their response reaffirmed a tenet civilization must uphold when one nation faces an emergency or an existential threat—that no man is an island, indeed," he said.

At the same time, President Marcos reiterated that his government has assumed responsibility for all the "unfulfilled commitments" made in the past for "Yolanda" rehabilitation efforts.

"Though no singular fault of anyone, many of these pledges remain unredeemed, and we shall see to it that what the state owed to impacted people and places will be satisfactorily settled," he said.