QUEZON CITY – Pagsasamahin ng Quezon City government ang artificial intelligence (AI) at real-time reports mula sa mga residente para mapabilis ang emergency response sa panahon ng bagyo, habagat, at matinding pagbaha.
Nakipag-partner ang lungsod sa disaster information platform na LyfSaver, na mag-uugnay sa crowdsourced reports sa existing disaster management systems ng QC, kabilang ang Helpline 122 at iReport.
Inilunsad ang partnership sa “QC, Laging Ready: Quezon City LyfSaver Roadshow” sa Quezon City Hall, sa pangunguna ni Mayor Joy Belmonte kasama sina LyfSaver convenors Dingdong Dantes ng YesPinoy Foundation, Atom Araullo ng Fyt Media, at Voltaire Tupaz ng Lyf Solutions.
“Building a disaster-ready Quezon City is not the responsibility of government alone. Every QCitizen can help make our communities safer by sharing timely and reliable information and knowing how to act on it,” sabi ni Belmonte.
“By connecting community participation with technology and systems such as Helpline 122, iReport, and LyfSaver, we can strengthen how the city prepares for and responds to emergencies,” dagdag niya.
Inilunsad noong 2024, gumagamit ang LyfSaver ng sistemang crowdsourcing, verifying, at mobilizing. Kinokolekta at tinutulungang i-filter ng AI ang incoming information, pero human evaluators pa rin ang nagbe-verify ng critical details bago ito ipadala sa emergency personnel.
“Technology can help us process more information faster, but trust is not something AI can automate,” sabi ni Tupaz.
“LyfSaver combines community reports, AI assistance, and human verification so useful information from the ground can reach barangays and responders when it matters most,” dagdag niya.
Nasubukan na ang sistema noong matinding pagbaha sa North Fairview noong July 2025, kung saan nakatulong ang citizen-submitted information para mahanap at mailigtas ng emergency teams ang mga residenteng na-trap. Kalaunan, na-document ang operasyon sa proyektong Buhay LyfSaver at nagsilbing modelo para sa citywide rollout.
Sa roadshow, nagsagawa rin ng practical exercises sa pag-report ng emergency incidents, fact validation, escalation ng alerts, at pagpapadala ng verified information sa barangay officials at city disaster personnel.
“We have never lacked Filipinos who are willing to help. The challenge is how we connect that willingness to reliable information and concrete opportunities to act,” sabi ni Dantes.
“With LyfSaver, every citizen can contribute—by reporting what is happening, sharing verified information, or volunteering where help is needed,” dagdag niya.
Hindi papalitan ng LyfSaver ang kasalukuyang disaster systems ng QC. Magsisilbi itong dagdag na source ng verified information para sa barangays, Quezon City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, Helpline 122, at iba pang local agencies. /Bistado