Gazette Vol 2 Issue 1.pdf

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INSIDEAbout O C D

Empowering Women,Empowering Communities

ON COVER. NDRRMC Chairperson and Secretary of National Defense VoltairT. Gazmin leads the ceremonial sounding of alarm during the NationwidSimultaneous Earthquake Drill on March 19, 2014. The back cover shows photoon other areas where the drills were also held. More than 700,000 joined thactivity across the country.

The Office of Civil Defense ismandated to administer the countrys

disaster risk reduction andmanagement (DRRM) programs andactions, and fully implement the statepolicies that govern these initiatives.

The Magna Carta for Women(Republic Act 9710) and thePhilippine Disaster Risk Reductionand Management Act (Republic Act10121) espouse a DRRM systemwith a gender perspective andprovides social protection to the mostvulnerable sectors of society. Women

as part of the society share theburdens brought by a disaster to theircommunities. It is in this context thatwomen should have a share in theadvocacy and actions to protect thecommunities against hazards anddisasters, and should not be lookedupon as mere recipients ofgovernments aid.

Putting these policies into practice,OCD takes the lead in ensuring thatgovernments DRRM programs, plans

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and actions not only respond to theexceptional needs of women and

their children, but are also gearedtowards empowering women andtheir communities against thedetrimental effects of disasters.Women and communities should bemade aware of the hazards they arefacing and informed of the measuresthat can protect them from the risks.

Community-Based DRRM programsshould also be employed to increasewomens capacity to reduce risks andmanage disasters. Participation and

leadership roles in DRRM actionsshould be encouraged given thatwomen are in position to influencetheir own families and communities.Womens active participation will alsoensure that their special needs aregiven attention.

Womens empowerment in DRRMwill lead the nation towards thedevelopment of empoweredcommunities that are safer, adaptive,and disaster-resilient.

Nationwide Simultaneous

Earthquake Drillpages 3 - 5

Continuing Efforts on

Typhoon Yolandapage 6

HumanitarianResponse Depot

page 7

European Union

Visits OCDpage 8

Women and DRRMpage 9

Civil DefenseAcross the Nation

pages 10 - 15

Local DRRMpage 16

READY Projectpage 16

A Fond Farewellpage 18

Awareness and

Preparednesspage 19


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National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

Thousands Join 1st QuarterNationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill

The National Disaster Risk Reductionand Management Council (NDRRMC)and Office of Civil Defense (OCD) led

the conduct of the First QuarterNationwide Simultaneous EarthquakeDrill on March 19, 2014 with BicolUniversity (BU) in Legazpi City as theceremonial venue.

Gracing the event are NDRRMCChairperson and Defense SecretaryVoltaire T. Gazmin, NDRRMCExecutive Director and OCD

Administrator Eduardo D. Del Rosario,Albay Governor Joey Sarte Salceda,Legazpi City Mayor Noel E. Rosal and

BU President Fay Lea Patria M.Lauraya PhD. The earthquake drill inBicol region simulated a magnitude 6.7Sorsogon earthquake with fire scenarioas a secondary hazard.

Across the nation, over 400,000individuals joined in earthquake drillsorganized by OCD Regional Officesand Local DRRM Offices involvingmore than a thousand schools,hospitals, government buildings andprivate institutions.

Metro Manila

More than a hundred governmentagencies, public schools and privateinstitutions participated in the drill,including the City Halls of Muntinlupa,Taguig and Quezon City. OCD CentralOffice, likewise conducted anearthquake drill followed bydemonstrations on fire control and drillevaluation meeting.

At the NDRRM Operations Center, aCommunications Exercise wasconducted to test the effectivenessand efficiency of the communications

system and corresponding responsesfrom all concerned agencies.

Luzon

In Bauang, La Union, twenty fiveyoung individuals who trained underthe municipalitys Civil Defense forKids Program assisted in theearthquake and tsunami drill held atPayocpoc Sur Elementray School.They demonstrated the proper way of

doing the duck, cover, and hold. Thprogram aims at enhancing thcapabilities of younger generation ipreparing for disasters and jumpsta

the implementation of various childoriented DRRM activities in the region

At the Lal-lo National High School Municipality of Lal-lo, Cagayan, thSchool Disaster ManagemenCommittee performed its roles anresponsibilities through the IncidenCommand System with the Principaacting as the Incident Commandeduring the school drill.

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NDRRMC Chair and DND Secretary Voltaire T. Gazminviews the informatiosystem used during the First Quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Dron March 19, 2014. (Photo by OCD V)

Volunteer firefighters demonstratepatient evacuation techniques inBacolod City. (Photo by OCD VI)

A Junior Disaster Manager conducts headcount in the schools evacuatioarea in La Union. (Photo by OCD I)

CAR Civil Defense Officers orientstudents on what to do during anearthquake. (Photo by OCD CAR)


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No one can predict when anearthquake would actually occur. It isbest that we prepare for differenthazards like earthquake so that wewill know what to do and where to gowhen it strikes, OCD II RegionalDirector Norma C. Talosig said.

At Bagong Nayon II Elementary andHigh School in Antipolo City, theearthquake drill highlighted theevacuation and rescue routineparticularly for physically challengedstudents. The teachers were alsoasked to demonstrate their first aidcapabilities since they would serve asthe first responders in the event of adisaster. In the whole CALABARZONregion, around 21,000 individuals fromgovernment agencies and localgovernment units participated.

In MIMAROPA, more than fifty schoolsand government institutions joined theearthquake drill. Scenario usedenabled local disaster managers andrescuers to demonstrate theirresponse capability. They showeddifferent techniques in removingpersons from unsafe situations andbring them to treatment areas. Afterthe drill, an evaluation meeting washeld to discuss observations duringthe drill, and on how the communityresponse mechanisms can beimproved.

In the Cordillera Administrative Region(CAR), more than 23,000 personsfrom 38 universities, schools, nationalagencies, local government units andprivate businesses and organizationsparticipated in this nationwideexercise. Baguio Citys Rizal National

High School served as CARceremonial venue. It can be recallethat Baguio City was devastated by killer earthquake in July 1990.

Visayas

Around eight thousand studentschool and government workers anmembers of the communities from thsix provinces of Western Visaya

joined the exercise. OCD VI RegionDirector Rose T. Cabrera said that thsimultaneous drill tests emergencresponse plan and provides evacuatioregimen in schools, governmenfacilities, homes and establishments.

In Cebu City, Abellana National Schooserved as the Central Visayaceremonial venue for the exercise. showcased the Search and Rescu

OCD II Regional Director Norma C.Talosig gives instructions to studentsin Lal-lo, Cagayan. (Photo by OCD II)

Police officers give medical attentioto an injured student in GeneraSantos City. (Photo by OCD XII)

Students demonstrate evacuation ofpersons-with-disability in drills held in

Antipolo City. (Photo by OCD IV-A)

MOST DESTRUCTIVE EARTHQUAKES IN THE PHILIPPINES


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equipment and capabilities of itsEmergency Rescue Team. More than9,000 persons from ninety othervenues in the region participated in thedrill. This exercise was highlywelcomed after the Bohol Earthquakein October 15, 2013.

Though ravaged by Typhoon Yolandaon November 8, 2013, Eastern VisayasRegion actively participated in thisnationwide activity. Over 27,000students, teachers, governmentofficials and workers, and privatecitizens evacuated their buildings andhouses.

Mindanao

Northern Mindanao Medical Center inCagayan de Oro City served as theceremonial venue for the earthquake

drill in Region X. The hospital waschosen to gauge the efficiency of thewarning dissemination system, thelevel of preparedness, and theresponse capability of the largestgovernment-owned health institution inNorthern Mindanao. Other governmentof f ices, schools and pr ivateestablishments in other parts of theregion also joined the drill.

In Davao City, government employeesof Mindanao Development Authorityand Social Security System alsoparticipated in the earthquake drill.OCD XI and Regional DRRM Councilmembers were also deployed to theprovinces and other cities in DavaoRegion to observe, assess andevaluate the capabilities andreadiness of the participatinginstitutions.

Despite the presence of a lowpressure area, three schools fromMati City and the Davao OrientaDPWH 2ndEngineering District Officparticipated in the exerciseCompostela Valley and Davao deNorte however postponed the activitdue to the continuous rainfall in thprovinces causing flood in the areas.

Alongside the earthquake driGeneral Santos City DRRM Officconducted a CommunicationExercise using the citys Rescue 72Emergency Hotline. It aimed to checthe operational effectiveness of thcommunications and responssystem of the local government another participating agencies. (RominB. Marasigan and Noel H. Mapalo witreports from OCD Regional OfficeInfographics by Deniece Krizia PBallesteros)

Employees hide under their table atthe SSS Office Building in Bajada,Davao City. (Photo by OCD XI)

An employee demonstrates the use oa fire extinguisher after the drill in OCCentral Office. (Photo by OCD PAO)

Students gather at the evacuation siteduring the drill held in Cagayan de OroCity. (Photo by OCD X)

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Government Continues Effortsfor Typhoon Yolanda Victims

Office of the President and will be thebasis for the Rehabilitation and

Recovery efforts of the government forareas affected by the disaster tohasten the rebuilding of communities,and the reconstruction of damagedinfrastructures. This is on top of otherongoing government assistance whichincludes food-for-work and alternativelivelihood program, and construction ofbunk houses for displaced families.

The NDRRMC also conducted aReflection Workshop on Typhoon

Yolanda on February 27, 2014 aRichmonde Hotel, Eastwood, Quezo

City. The activity aims to capture thexperiences immediately before, durinand after Typhoon Yolanda hit thVisayas, including the lessons learneand perceived gaps, in order to furthestrengthen the countrys disaster risreduction and management systemThe event was attended by the disastemanagers who were directly involved the preparations and response to thonslaught of the typhoon. (Noel HMapalo with reports from OCD VI, VII and VII

NDRRMC Executive Director and OCD Administrator Eduardo D. Del Rosariaddresses the participants to the Reflection Workshop on Typhoon Yolanda helon February 27, 2014 at Richmonde Hotel, Eastwood, Quezon City. (OCD PAO)

The National Disaster Risk Reduction

and Management Council (NDRRMC)created a National Post-DisasterNeeds Assessment (PDNA) Teamchaired by the Office of Civil Defense(OCD) with other members comingfrom other concerned governmentagencies. PDNA aims to firm up thegovernments continuing effort to helpthe victims and communities hit byTyphoon Yolanda on November 8,2013.

NDRRMC through OCD first conducted

an Orientation-Workshop on January 8-10, 2014 in Cebu City to equip themembers of PDNA teams prior to theirdeployment in the affected areas fromJanuary 11 to February 28.

The National PDNA Team wasorganized into the livelihood, social,infrastructure, resettlement, cross-sectoral and support clusters, toensure that all areas of concern arecovered and given ample attention.

The PDNA teams conductedassessments in Tacloban City, EasternSamar, Leyte, Western Samar, Biliran,Southern Leyte, the northern area ofPalawan and Cebu, and the PanayProvinces of Aklan, Antique, Iloilo andCapiz.

After the assessment and validation,the PDNA teams submitted therequired reports to the NDRRMC. Thefinal report will be submitted to the

Post-Disaster Needs AssessmentBriefing in Iloilo City last January 13-15, 2014. (Photo by OCD VI)

Post-Disaster Needs AssessmentOrientation-Training in Cebu City lastJanuary 8-10, 2014. (Photo by OCD VII)

Assessment and validation of damagebrought by Typhoon Yolanda iNorthern Cebu. (Photo by OCD VII)

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NDRRMC Unveils HumanitarianResponse Depot

Envisioned to become a hub ofhumanitarian activities not only for thePhilippines but also for the Asia PacificRegion, a refurbished Philippine AirForce warehouse was inaugurated asa humanitarian response depot underthe management of the PhilippinesNational Disaster Risk Reduction andManagement Council (NDRRMC) onMarch 25, 2014 in Air Force City,Mabalacat, Pampanga.

The Inauguration was attended byNDRRMC Chair and DefenseSecretary, Voltaire T. Gazmin andSpanish Foreign Minister, H. E. JoseManuel Garcia Margallo. Joining theguests of honor were Spanish

Ambassador to the Philippines, ,H. E.Jorge Domecq, NDRRMC Vice Chairfor Response and Social WelfareSecretary, Corazon Dinky Soliman,Health Secretary Enrique Ona,Undersecretary for Local Government,Usec Austere Panadero (representingNDRRMC Vice-Chair forPreparedness and Interior and Local

Government Secretary Mar Roxas),NDRRMC Executive Director and CivilDefense Administrator, Usec Eduardo

Del Rosario, and representatives fromthe Department of National Defense,Local Government Academy, DILGregional offices, Office of Civil DefenseRegions III and V.

Also gracing the event are Nueva EcijaGovernor Aurelio Oyie Umali andLocal Chief Executives frommunicipalities of Nueva Ecija with theirrescue groups and as well as thosefrom the Province of Albay, officers ofthe Spanish embassy, CooperacionEspanola, World Food Program (WFP)and the United Nations Office for theCoordination of Humanitarian

Assistance (UNOCHA).

The Humanitarian Response Depot isa joint-project of the NDRRMC and theGovernment of the Kingdom of Spain,through its aid agency CooperacionEspanola. The Department of NationalDefense funded the renovation of theold Air Force Warehouse while Spainfunded the acquisition of disasterresponse equipment. Spanish Foreign

Minister Margallo and Sec. Gazminunveiled the depots commemorativemarker signifying that the development

Spains Foreign Minister Jose ManueGarcia Margallo beams as he givethe ceremonial key to NDRRMChairperson and National DefensSecretary Voltaire T. Gazmin durinthe Inauguration of the HumanitariaResponse Depot.

The Humanitarian Response Depot in Air Force City, Mabalacat, Pampanga.

of the depot is a cooperative projecbetween the two nations.

Secretary Voltaire T. Gazmin, laudethe efforts of the Spanish governmenthrough its embassy and aid agency iproviding assistance to the variouDRRM initiatives of both the nationaand local governments. He thankethe international community as well fosupporting the post-disasterehabilitation activities in the varioudisaster-stricken communities in thcountry.

Helping our disaster-stricken Filipinbrothers and sisters is both duty anresponsibility that we are pleased tundertake. If, God forbid, anothedisaster strikes these islands, thFilipino people can be assured thaSpain will stand with them, saSpanish Foreign Minister Jose ManueGarcia Margallo, reiterating Spaincommitment to continue providinassistance to the Philippines DRRMeffort. (Mark Cashean E. Timbal. Photo bDND Office of Public A ffairs)


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OCD Hosts Knowledge Sharingon Typhoon Haiyan for

European Union DelegatesThe magnitude of the calamitybrought by Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)is so unprecedented, that we in theEuropean Union would want to be ofgreater assistance to the Philippines inthe disaster risk reduction andmanagement effort, as well as learnfrom this experience, said Dr.

Agostino Miozzo, Chief of theEuropean Union (EU) delegationduring the Knowledge Sharing activityhosted by the Office of Civil Defense,

at the NDRRMC Conference Room onFebruary 11, 2014.

The visit of the EU delegation wasorganized to share the Philippinesexperience in managing the effects ofTyphoon Yolanda (Haiyan) with focuson the steps undertaken to overcomethe post-disaster challenges.

Civil Defense Executive Officer,Director Honorato S. de los Reyeswelcomed the EU delegation andexpressed his thanks, on behalf of the

NDRRMC and OCD, for theoverwhelming support of the EUmember-states in the Philippineseffort to address the growing demandsof the calamity-stricken communities.

Maj. Reynaldo B. Balido Jr. PA of theNational Disaster Risk Reduction andManagement Operations Center(NDRRM OpCen) gave the EUdelegates a comprehensive briefing onthe Typhoon Yolanda-wroughtcalamity, from its very inception up tothe post-disaster activities, includingthe challenges and lessons learned.

During the open forum, Civil DefenseDeputy Administrator, Director RomeoF. Fajardo, recounted to the EUdelegation his experiences as one of

the first government personnel on thground after the calamity struckdetailing the difficulties encountered bboth the local, national aninternational responders.

Dr. Miozzo, commended thPhilippines for steadfastly makinsignificant achievements in the drive t

alleviate the plight of the disastestricken communities and gavassurance to the Philippines of thEUs continued support. (Mark CasheaE. Timbal)

European Union representatives pose with OCD officials.

Civil Defense Deputy AdministratoRomeo F. Fajardoreceives a token oappreciation from Rob DudgeonDeputy Director for EmergencServices of the San FranciscD e p a r t m e n t o f E m e r g e n cManagement during an inter-agencknowledge-sharing session held oFebruary 21, 2014 at the NDRRMConference Room. (OCD PAO)

Officials from Bangladesh Fire Serviceand Civil Defence pose with OCDofficers after a lecture-discussion heldat the NDRRMC Conference Roomlast February 18, 2014. The visitorswere oriented on the PhilippineDisaster Risk Reduct ion andManagement System and thecountrys experience in managing theeffects of Typhoon Yolanda. (OCD PAO)

Civil Defense Executive OfficerHonorato S. delos Reyes receivesthe HK$497,000 donat ion forearthquake and typhoon victims frommembers of Victoria Ji Jin Hui, anorganization of with members in

Australia and Hongkong during asimple turnover ceremonies held onFebruary 17, 2014 at the NDRRMCConference Room. (OCD PAO)


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Women and Disaster Risk Reduction Gender intersects with economic,social, and cultural factors, oftencreating unsafe conditions thatplace women and girls at greaterrisk when disasters strike.

These words presented by RebekaRyvola in her paper on GenderEquality through Disaster & ClimateChange Readiness: From Policy toPractice summarizes the reasons onw h y g e n d e r a n d w o m e ne m p o w e r m e n t s h o u l d b emainstreamed into Disaster RiskReduction and Management (DRRM).

In the Philippines, the Magna Carta forWomen (Republic Act 9710) and thePhilippine Disaster Risk Reduction

and Management Act (Republic Act10121) laid down the state policies onthe social protection of the mostvulnerable sectors including womenand their children. These lawsespouse DRRM with a genderperspective to ensure the protection ofwomen against exploitation andgender-based violence, especiallythose who are already marginalizedbecause of poverty.

As the government agency mandated

to administer the countrys efforts inDRRM, the Office of Civil Defense

(OCD) takes the lead in ensuring that

these state policies are fullymainstreamed and truly practiced. Inorder to do this, OCD advocates abroader understanding of hazards andrisks, and vulnerabilities andcapacities of women.

In the context of disaster preventionand preparedness, women are madeaware of the hazards and risks theyface and the protective measures thatthey can avail for themselves. Womenalso share equal opportunity in

trainings, workshops and fora, with thehope that by enhancing their

knowledge and skills, women

capacity to reduce and manage thrisks is increased. During disasteresponse, the special needs of womeand other vulnerable sectors are alsgiven ample attention, making certathat they recover from the negativeffects in the earliest possible time.

Putting the policies into practice meanthat at all time, OCD must guarantethat all government DRRM programsplans and actions are respectful of thhuman rights and privileges, an

enhances the social status of women(Noel H. Mapalo and Angela Manansala)

OCD employees joins the Womens Day celebration last March 8, 2014.

OCD CAR conducts an orientation on the PhilippineDisaster Risk Reduction and Management System formembers of Igorota Foundation Incorporated in Baguio Cityon February 13, 2014. The activity aims to raise womensawareness and empower them to assume their role indisaster risk reduction and poverty alleviation. IgorotaFoundaton is a non-stock, non-profit, non-governmentorganization established to recognize the rights of womenand to fully develop their potentials. (OCD CAR)

OCD II Regional Director Norma C. Talosig poses with hefamily after being recognized as one of this years IddHonor Role Award for Women awardee in ceremonieheld last March 27, 2014 at Valley Hotel, PeablancaCagayan. The award is given to women who play significanroles in the lives of their fellow women and the society anDirector Talosig is recognized for her work in the field oDisaster Risk Reduction and Management. Iddu is aIbanag word meaning loved one. (OCD II)


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C I V I L D E F E N S E A

PNP Officials Undergo IncidentCommand System Course

OCD I conducted a three-day BasicIncident Command System (ICS)Course for Regional, Provincial, Cityand Municipal Police Officials ofRegion 1 on February 18-20, 2014 atSea and Sky Hotel and Restaurant,Brgy. Pagdaraoan, City of SanFernando, La Union.

Participants considered ICS as a vitaltool for effective disaster response.The lecturers provided the participants

an overview, background, concepts,principles and features, capabilities,organization, facilities and commonterminologies. After the lectures, theparticipants demonstrated what theyhave learned on basic ICS functionsthrough exercises and classdiscussion context.

PSSUPT Moro Virgilio M. Lazo, PoliceRegional Office 1 OIC Director,emphasized the importance of ICS to

fully optimize the disaster response ofthe PNP workforce. He shared that hefinds ICS as a systematic way ofhandling disaster situations.

OCD I Regional Director Melchito M.Castro gave his appreciation for theparticipation of the PNP officials in thethree-day ICS training. This will surelyexpand the level of understanding ofthe police workforce of Region 1 inICS and its incorporation to DisasterRisk Reduction and Management, headded. (Renzie Ivan Costales)

OCD I Conducts DRRM Seminar-Orientation for Mediamen

Media practitioners of Region 1 gainedfundamental knowledge on DRRM

during the two-day DRRM Seminar-Orientation for Media Practitioners inRegion 1 on March 13-14, 2014 at Seaand Sky Hotel and Restaurant, SanFernando City, La Union.

20 media practitioners from all overRegion 1 gained basic knowledge onDRRM through lectures by the OCDPublic Affairs Office, DOST, PAGASA,and PHIVOLCS. The seminar coveredtopics on the Philippine Disaster RiskReduction and Management

Overview, Understanding Hazards:Effects to People and Environment,Mitigation and Warnings, MediaRelations in Emergency, Tips toDRRM Partners in Working with theMedia, and PHIVOLCS Informationand Warning Products.

The overall event was a success asmanifested by the positive feedback ofthe media practitioners on the two-daylive-in Seminar/Orientation.

Melchito M. Castro, Regional DirectoOCD Region 1, hopes that the mediwould use their newly gaineknowledge in providing reliable anhelpful news to the public. In additionDirector Castro looks forward to thmedia sharing valuable information tall constituents when they return ttheir stations and offices. (Renzie IvaCostales)

OCD I

OCD III

OCD II. Rapid Damage Assessmentand Needs Analysis Training on March24-26 in Isabela.

OCD VI. Gawad Kalasag 201Awarding and Tribute on January 21 iIloilo City.

OCD IV-A . Science for SaferCommunities on March 6-7 at LimaPark Hotel in Batangas.

The Civil Defense Across The Nationsection is a collection of news storieson events and activities conducted byOCD Regional Offices.

OCD III Oversees Drafting ofLocal DRRM Plans

OCD III facilitated the drafting of thLocal Disaster Risk Reductio

Management (DRRM) Plans of province, two cit ies and onmunicipality. A total of four hundreseventy six (476) participants from thLocal DRRM Offices of PampangaMasinloc, Balanga City and City oSan Fernando joined the planninworkshop.

The local plans are in line with thframework of the National DisasteRisk Reduction Management Councusing the Four Thematic Areas a

guide for coming up with differenstrategies on how to achieve the goaand objectives per thematic areaMajor issues include lack oinformation education campaign on thvulnerability of communities tdifferent hazards and their impactsPolicy concerns are the inclusion oClimate Change Adaptation and thinstitutionalization of the Local DRRMOffices with permanent positions(Doreen Sanchez)


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R O S S T H E N A T I O N

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OCD IV-A

OCD IV-B

OCD VI

OCD VII. Disaster Preparedness,Rescue & Relief Operations Trainingon February 17-21 in Cebu City.

OCD ARMM. Government extendhelp to Filipinos who arrived fromSabah, Malaysia on March 11.

OCD IX. Water Search and Rescue(WASAR) Training on January 27-31 inSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte.

Home-Based DRRMSeminar Workshop

Bringing its DRRM initiatives down tothe community, Office of Civil DefenseIV-A, together with PDRRMO Rizal,conducted a Home-based DisasterRisk Reduction and ManagementSeminar Workshop for the Parentsand Teachers Association of theProvince of Rizal on March 8-9, 2014at One Tagaytay Place Hotel andSuites, Tagaytay City.

Directed in raising awareness amongthe parents and teachers of Rizal, thistwo-day program was geared ineducating the PTA members ondisaster preparedness and emergencysurvival. Apart from the discussions onDRRM, Project DINA was alsopresented to the participants.

Approximately 45 individualsparticipated in the said seminar.(Jennifer Coracero)

Training of Facilitators inContingency Planning

The Office of Civil Defense IV-B, incooperation with the ProvincialDisaster Risk Reduction andManagement Office of OrientalMindoro, conducted a Training ofFacilitators in Contingency Planningon February 5-7, 2014 at VenciosGarden Hotel and Restaurant inCalapan City, Oriental Mindoro. Theworkshop was facilitated by OCD IV-B

ARD Joel L. Viloria and TrainingOfficer Ms. Neri G. Amparo.

The three-day workshop was attendedby 38 participants composed ofPDRRMC members and MDRRMOsof the said province. Lectures coveredprinciples of Contingency Planning,including the hazard identification, riskassessment and analysis, and needsidentification. At the conclusion of thetraining, the participants were advisedto conduct Contingency PlanningWorkshops in their respective AORs.(Marc Rembrandt Victore)

RDRRMC MIMAROPA1st Quarter Council Meeting

RDRRMC MIMAROPA, thru the Office

of Civil Defense IV-B, held its 1stQuarter Full Council Meeting on March27, 2014 at the Classroom B, 3rd floorDCIEC Building, NIA Complex, EDSADiliman, Quezon City. The meetingwas presided by RDRRMCChairperson Dir. Eugene G. Cabreraand was attended by Dir. JamesFadrilan of DILG, Ssupt. Lorenzo DeGuia of BFP, Dir. Cristina Castillo ofPIA, Dir. Manuel Portus of MARINA,Dir. Robert Peig of LTFRB,representatives of member agencies,

PDRRMOs of the five provinces andrepresentatives of Bus Companies andShipping Lines in the region.

Topics discussed during the meetingwere: 2013 Year-end Review, WeatherPrognosis for the 2

ndquarter of 2014,

Management of Stranded Passengersin Port Areas during inclementweather, the Protocols on theTransport of Emergency Relief Goodsand the result of Post Disaster Needs

Assessment in Northern PalawaPreparations for the conduct oProvincial DRRM Summit were alsdiscussed with the respectivPDRRMOs and concerned membeagencies. (Marc Rembrandt Victore)

OCD VI Convenes Meeting onEarly Recovery

RDRRMC VI Cluster-lead sectorconducted the General InformatioMeeting regarding Early RecoverEfforts with International Humanitaria

Assistance Organizations held at IloiCity Lone District Congressional Officon February 7, 2014. Both RDRRMVI Chair Rosario T Cabrera and NEDRegional Director Ro-ann BacaRehabilitation and RecoverCommittee Chair led the meeting.

Hon. Jerry P. Treas, CongressmanLone District of Iloilo Citrepresentative and focal persodesignated by the President toversee the ongoing disasteoperations in close coordination witthe RDRRMC in the Regioncongratulated the Directors of th

different line agencies and the LGUfor the hard work in the formulation oa Rehabilitation Plan. Region VI is thonly region that submitted Rehabilitation Plan on time.

This activity shall provide input to thmeeting of the Congressman witDILG Secretary Mar Roxas anDSWD Secretary Dinky Soliman orehabilitation and recovery of thregion. (Ann ie Catherine Calderon)


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OCD VII

OCD VIII

OCD IX

OCD X

OCD X. Table Top Exercise for FloodWarning and Flood Evacuation Drill forIligan City on February 7.

OCD CAR. Orientation of barangaofficials on Philippine DRRM Systemon February 21 in Baguio City.

OCD XII. Disaster PreparednessCommittee Meeting on March 13 inGeneral Santos City.

PNP Undergoes Disaster Training

Forty-seven (47) police personnel all

over Region 7 completed the five-dayDisaster Preparedness, Rescue andRelief Operations Training held onFebruary 17-21, 2014 at PoliceRegional Office 7, Camp SergioOsmea Sr., Cebu City.

Instructors and facilitators came fromRDRRMC VII headed by the Office ofCivil Defense VII, BFP, AFP, PCG,DOH, PRC, DENR-MGB, PHIVOLCSand PAGASA.

Said training is part of the PNP'scapacity building efforts through skillsenhancement of its personnel, as wellas to establish inter-operabilitymechanisms of response units andconcerned government agencieshighlighting their role duringemergencies and disasters. (Tashuana

Alemania)

Vietnams Visit toTyphoon Yolanda Affected Areas

OCD VIII assisted the delegation fromthe Vietnamese Government whoarrived in Tacloban City for aTechnical Visit to the Philippines onMarch 11, 2014. The Delegation washeaded by Mr. Nguyen Xuan Dieu,General Deputy Director, Directorateof Water Resources (DWR) cum

Permanent member of CentralCommittee for Flood and StormControl (CCFSC), Ministry of

Agriculture and Rural Development(MARD).

The purpose of the visit was to getlearning experiences and goodpractices from the affected areas ofTyphoon Yolanda. Visited areasinclude the Cities of Ormoc andTacloban and the Municipality ofTanauan, Leyte.

They met up with officials of Taclobanand Ormoc City and the Mayor ofTanauan, Leyte to talk about actionsand responses before and after thetyphoon, as well as plan to furtherenhance these responses in order to

minimize or mitigate loss of lives orproperty due to natural disasters. (ReyEzekiel P. Barbasa)

LDRRM Plan Formulation ofInopacan, Leyte

OCD VIII successfully assisted theMunicipality of Inopacan, Leyte in theconduct of the Municipal Disaster RiskReduction and Management (DRRM)Plan 2014 2017 Formulation.

The DRRM Plan Formulation was heldat Cebu Business Hotel, Cebu City onMarch 26 28, 2014. This activity is aprogram thrust of OCD VIII to helpmunicipal government of Inopacan tapthe five percent Local DRRM Fundand empower them to be a safer,adaptive and resilient community inthe region. (Rey Ezekiel P. Barbasa)

Five-day Water Searchand Rescue Training

OCD IX headed by Regional DirectoAdriano D. Fuego with OCD ITrainors, Philippine Coast GuardSindangan Station, Bureau of FirProtection-Zamboanga Del Norte anDepar tment of Heal th-Heal tEmergency Management Staff oDapitan City conducted a five-daWater Search and Rescue (WASARTraining on January 27-31, 2014 aSiocon Cultural and ExhibitioGymnasium, Municipality of SioconZamboanga Del Norte.

The 75 participants were BarangaEmergency Volunteer Groupspersonnel from Philippine NationaPolice, personnel from the BFPof thneighbouring Municipal i t ies oBaliguian, Siocon and Sirawai, SpeciaF orces -Ph i l i pp i ne A rmy anEmergency Volunteers of ProvinciaDisaster Risk Reduct ion anManagement Office of Zamboanga DeNorte. The training ended with graduation ceremony which wagraced by the presence of the Loca

Chief Executives of the saimunicipalities.(Ferdinand L. Bernal)

Technical Assistance on Post-Disaster Needs Assessment

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OCD XII

OCD CARAGA. Regional ContingencyPlan Workshop on January 23 inButuan City.

OCD CAR. Disaster SimulatioExercise at Luna Municipal Hall

Apayao on March 10-11.

OCD I. DRRM Orientation for MediaPractitioners on March 13-14, 2014 inSan Fernando City, La Union.

during the Post-Disaster NeedsAssessment (PDNA) Training atCrown Regency Hotel and Towers,Osmea Boulevard, Sta. Cruz, Cebuon January 9, 2014.

The 160 participants, from OCDRegional Offices, local governmentunits and representatives fromdifferent national agencies, will formthe Post-Disaster Needs Assessment(PDNA) National Team tasked toconduct a comprehensive assessmentof the damages brought about bySuper Typhoon Yolanda on publicinfrastructure, agriculture, housing andother areas of concern. (Purito M. Velez)

Workshop for NSTP Educators

OCD 10 together with CHED 10,Xavier University Regional Center ofExpertise on Education for SustainableDevelopment were tapped by theNational Service Training Program(NSTP) Educators Association inRegion 10 (NEAR 10) to conductCapacity Building Workshop onDisaster Risk Reduction andManagement (DRRM) at PearlmontInn, LKKS Drive, Cagayan de Oro Cityon January 9 10, 2014.

39 NSTP educators from differenttertiary schools in Region 10participated in the workshop. Theactivity aims to encourage the NSTPfaculty members from all over theregion to initiate a School DisasterManagement Committee in their ownschool. The participants were taughtthe basic concepts of disaster, phasesof disaster risk management, buildingsafety evaluation and formation of adisaster management committee. The

ultimate goal of the workshop was tobuild a culture of preparedness tomitigate the risk. (Purito M. Velez)

Joint Meeting of RDRRMC XI andREADIRRMO

OCD XI together with City DRRM Offi-cer and President of Regional Allianceof Disaster Risk Reduction and Man-agement Officers (READIRRMO)Janus Rafailes convened the JointRegional DRRM Council XI andREADIRRMO Meeting together withthe Local DRRM Officers at Apo ViewHotel in Davao City on January 21,

2014

The activity served as a platform to allLDRRMOs to present their programs,plans and projects to RDRRMC XI,including suggestion on the revision ofYear-Round Major PPAs schedulesand update on the current situation onthe effects of TD Agaton throughoutthe region. (Mc Adrian Cobero)

Basic Incident Command SystemTraining Course

On 11-13 February 2014, MDRRMC ofTulunan, North Cotabato underwentthe Basic Incident Command System(ICS) Training Course at the RoyalMandaya Hotel, Davao City and on 19-21 February 2014, the MDRRMC ofBanisilan, North Cotabato, underwent

the same training course at VillEstela, Maramag, Bukidnon. Bottrainings were participated in by thmembers of their respective DRRMCouncils.

To date, fourteen (14) LDRRMCs wertrained on Basic ICS two (2) of whicwere already done with the All-HazarIncident Command System Trainingone (1) Basic ICS in the RegionaLevel participated by the DRRM focapersons of the member agencies oRDRRMC XII; and, one (1) IntegratePlanning Course for the SelecteGraduates of Basic ICS.

The Office of Civil Defense Xregularly conducts ICS trainings fodisaster managers and responders a

al l DRRMC levels and eveencourages non-government anprivate sector organizations to adopICS to strengthen their emergencresponse mechanism. (Sheila Marginado)

Disaster PreparednessCommittee Meeting

T h e D i s a s t e r P r e p a r e d n e sCommittee Meeting was presided bthe Regional Director of th

Department of Interior and LocaGovernment XII (DILG XII), DiReynaldo Bungubung as thCommittee Chairperson and hosted bthe Office of Civil Defense XII (OCXII) as the Chairperson of thRDRRMC XII on 13 March 2014 aSun City Suites, General Santos City.

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OCD X. NSTP Educators CapacityBuilding Workshop on DRRM onJanuary 9-10 in Cagayan de Oro City.

OCD CARAGA. Damage and NeedAssessment for areas affected bTropical Depression Agaton.

OCD XII. Incident Command SystemTraining for Tulunan, North Cotabatoon February 11-13.

XII, CHED XII, DA XII, PRC, PAGASA,PHIVOLCS, DOH XII, OCD XII andDILG XII . Gaps, issues andrecommendat ions on disasterpreparedness were discussed andagreed during the meeting. Some ofthe recommendations include theconduct of a workshop on theformulation of Regional IEC Program,and to come up with a database ofcr i t ical infrastructures, humanresources available for mobilizationand DRRM trainings conducted in theregion. (Sheila L . Marginado)

Rapid Damage Assessment andNeeds Analysis (RDANA) Training

of Facilitators (TOF)

Office of Civil Defense XII conducted a

three-day Rapid Damage Assessmentand Needs Analysis (RDANA) Trainingof Facilitators (TOF) on March 19-21,2014 at Sydney Hotel, General SantosCity with thirty (30) member agenciesof the Regional Disaster RiskReduction and Management CouncilXII (RDRRMC XII) and eight (8)Provincial and City DRRM Councils inthe region participated.

Apart from the context to continuallystrengthen the capability of front liners

in disaster risk reduction andmanagement in Region XII, thetraining aims to ensure the availabilityof a pool of trained facilitators andknowledgeable team members withenhanced technical skills andexpertise on RDANA.

The training has produced a RegionalRDANA Team who will be deployed todisaster-affected areas and conductan immediate assessment of the

situation at the ground. (Sheila L.Marginado)

Contingency PlanningWorkshop in ARMM

OCD-ARMM conducted a series ofContingency Planning Workshops forthe five provinces of ARMM namelyLanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Basilan,Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi. A total of 298p a r t i c i p a n t s c o m p l e t e d t h eContingency Planning Workshop. Thisworkshop aims to strengthen furtherthe local DRRM system and structuralmechanism.

Regional Director Manuel Luis M.Ochoteorena. As stated in hismessage, This Contingency PlanFormulation Workshop is a welcomedevelopment in our effort to strengthenour local government units. It ensuresthat we know what to do when disasterstrikes, and have the systems andtools to respond fast. Each of us has arole to play in retarding the effects ofclimate change.

Highlighting among others is to come

up with a draft Contingency Plan for aseries of hazards in a particular eventagreed among the planners as a vitalinput to DRR on preparedness andreadiness of various LDRRMOs tobetter respond to calamities anddisasters. Generally, the objectives areset to enhance and strengthenstakeholders risk managementcapabilities; to identify hazards andother risk common in the area; tocome up with a Contingency Plan in

Manag i ng t he I DP s du r i nemergencies; to put in placmechanisms/strategies on emergencservices and disaster response, and timprove data management and reatime reporting.

With these goals, it will ensure tha v a i l a b i l i t y o f a p o o l a nknowledgeable facilitators witenhanced technical ski l ls anexpertise on Contingency Planningand to develop the capacity oProvincial/Municipal Local DisasteRisk Reduction Management CouncilsThis pool of trainers are expected tbe familiar with various steps Contingency Planning FormulationThe activity also aimed to enhance thparticipants understanding of th

frameworks and tools for facilitation(Amier Ashan Aplal)

Strengthening DRRM Partnership oLocal DRRM Officers and Civil

Service Organizations in BaguioCity and Benguet

The Disaster Risk Reduction Networ(DRR-NET) Philippines headed by M

Adelina G Sevilla Alvarez hosted one-day consultation workshop oFebruary 21, 2014 at Hotel Supremin Baguio City. More than 3participants from various Civil SocietOrganizations and Local DRRMOffices in Baguio City and Bengueconvened for the said event.

The activity paved way for Office oCivil Defense-CAR Acting RegionaDirector Andrew Alex Uy to talk on th


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OCD CAR. MOA signing with Baguio-Benguet Public Information and Civic

Action Group on February 28.

OCD VIII. Vietnam Governmenttechnical visit to Tacloban City oMarch 11.

OCD CARAGA. Search and rescueoperations in Butuan City at the heightof Tropical Depression Agaton.

policies of RA 10121 and thesignificance of DRRM. An open forumalso ensued which gave anopportunity for Acting RD Andrew AlexUy to discuss and emphasize on theestablishment of their Local DisasterRisk Reduction Offices for their DRRMprogram take-off in their respectivecommunity. (Angela Manansala)

OCD Conducts DRRM Orientationfor Barangay Officials and CPAs

OCD CAR conducted a Disaster RiskReduction and ManagementOrientation participated in by 1,000barangay officials and certified publicaccountants of Region 1 on DisasterRisk Reduction and Management onFebruary 21, 2014 at the Crown

Legacy Hotel and Prince Plaza Hotel,Baguio City.

OCD-CAR Acting Regional DirectorAndrew Alex H. Uy and Chief ofOperations Jose V. Valera discussedthe salient features and requirementsof RA 10121 and DRRM. TheFunctions of OCD in assisting thebarangay in advocating andimplementing DRRM within theircommunity. It was also emphasized tothe punong barangay that they are the

lead actors in investing and prioritizingDRR in their programs to set thedirection towards development.

This activity was organized by theGovernment Association of Public

Accountants (GACPA) with theobjective of relating the duties andresponsibilities of participants tooverall government system. (AngelaManansala)

Crash Course on the Handling ofThuraya Emergency

Telecommunications Kit

As capacity enhancement of the OCD-CAR staff and personnel, a two day in-house training for the installation,operation, maintenance of satellitephone and Global Area Network(BGAN) System was conducted onFebruary 8 and 11, 2014.

The two-day training kicked off withthe introduction on the Thuraya Kittogether with the description, mainparts and features which wasdiscussed by OCD-CAR IT expertJerome Paragas on the afternoon ofFebruary 8. The OCD-CAR staffmeanwhile got the chance on hands-

on use of the Thuraya on February 11with the supervision of IT expertsJessie Rios and Jerome Paragas.(Angela Manansala)

Writeshop on the Refinement /Updating of Regional

Contingency Plan

The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction

and Management (RDRRMC) ofCaraga conducted a one-dayworkshop on the finalization andre f i nement o f t he Reg i ona lContingency Plan on January 23, 2014at Red Palm Suites and Restaurant,Villa Kananga Road, Butuan City.Cluster Approach is integrated in thecontingency plan in reference to theUnited Nations Office for Coordinationof Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA)per NDCC Memorandum No. 12, S.

2008, and NDCC Circular No. 05, S2007 on the Institutionalization oCluster Approach in the PhilippinDisaster Management System. Thimproved contingency plan has beeapproved in principle during the 2014

th Quarter RDRRMC Full Counc

Meeting on January 3, 2014 and shabe distributed to the RDRRMmember-agencies on the first quarteof 2014. (April Rose Anne Sanchez)

RDRRMC Joint Technical WorkingGroup (TWG) and Regional

Selection Committee (RSC) Meetin

The Technical Working Group (TWGof the Regional Disaster RisReduction and Management Counc(RDRRMC) of Caraga held a meetin

on January 21, 2014 at RosarioSeafood Grill and Restaurant.

Discussions during the meetinincluded the presentation of the latesSituational Report with regards tTropical Depression Agaton; Selectioof Civil Society Organization (CSO) Private Sector Representatives to thRDRRMC; Workshop on Formulatioof Customized Guidelines for the LocaSearch for Gawad KALASAG; another matters such as the presentatio

of Draft RDRRMC Resolutions.

These resolutions are in reference tthe creation of alliance of the RegionaDRRM Officers for purposes ostrengthening collaboration anmechanism pertaining to DRRM effortand to enjoin the provinces in CaragRegion to create the ProvinciaSelection Committee for the GawaKALASAG at the provincial level. (ApRose Anne Sanchez)


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OCD II Conducts Series of Community-BasedDRRM Activities in Divilacan, Isabela

Divi lacan is a second classmunic ipa l i t y s i tuated in theNortheastern part of the Province ofIsabela. It lies between the Pacific

Ocean and the Northern SierraMountain Range. Moving in and out ofthe municipality is through motorizedboats (from Sta Ana, Cagayan) or bysmall planes (8-seater and 3-seater)via Tuguegarao City in Cagayan andCauayan City in Isabela.

The town is directly exposed tomonsoon wind systems and isfrequently visited by tropical cyclones.While they have survived thesehazards in previous years, the people

in this coastal town need to be furthercapacitated to be more proactive anddisaster-resilient as outside help couldnot come in immediately when theyhit.

With this, OCD II headed by RegionalDirector Norma S. Talosig conducted aseries of Disaster Risk Reduction andManagement (DRRM) trainings and

activities to capacitate not only themembers of the Municipal DRRMCouncil but also the local folks whoare affected first when disaster strikes.

A Community-Based Disaster RiskReduc t i on and Management(CBDRRM) Training was conductedon February 21-22, 2014. The trainingwas participated in by members of theBarangay DRRM Committees from thetwelve barangays of the municipality.The three-day event focused on

Hazards Mapping, Community RiskAssessment and DRR Strategies.

A Mountain Search and Rescue(MoSAR) Training was likewiseconducted on February 19-24, 2014,with the assistance of Bureau of FireProtection-Search and Rescue Unitbased in Metro Manila. This trainingaimed to train members of DivilacanRescue 314 and some employees ofthe LGU on different types of roperescue, basic mountaineering andproper way of handling patients.

According to the participants, thetraining is very useful for themespecially that their terrain is generallysloping to undulating hills.

OCD II also reviewed the Local DRRMPlan of the municipality. One of therecommendations of Director Norma

Talosig was for the Council and othepartners and stakeholders to sievaluate and enhance their LDRRMPlan in order to ensure that DRR-CCis integrated in their DevelopmenPlans.

OCD II also visited and evaluated thongoing construction of the DicatiaBridge funded thru the OCD. Thbridge upon completion would makaccess to the Municipality of Divilacaeasier. These back-to-back DRRMactivities were done to strengthelocal capacity in managing disasters(Mary May Baclig)

Mountain Search and Rescue (MoSAR) Training onFebruary 19-24, 2014.

Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction anManagement on February 21-22, 2014.

OCD II Regional Director Talosig

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Partnerships in Disaster Risk Reduction

GMMA Ready Kicks OffCampaign for Multi-Hazard and Risk Maps

The GMMA READY & Risk AnalysisProjects Information, Education andCommunication Campaigns for the 16

cities and 1 municipality in GreaterMetro Manila kicked off in Taguig Cityon December 16 and 17 , 2013. Thissignalled the start of a city-widedistribution of hazard and risk mapswi th accompanying workshopconducted by experts fromPHIVOLCS, PAGASA, Mines andGeosciences Bureau (MGB) and theNational Mapping and ResourceInformation Authority (NAMRIA). Theworkshops were coordinated by theOffice of Civil Defense as the

implementing agency for the projects.

The projects aim to increase theresilience of Greater Metro Manila bystrengthening the inst i tut ionalcapacities of the local governmentunits (LGUs), concerned nationalgovernment agencies, academicinst i tut ions and c iv i l societyorganizations to manage disaster andclimate change risks.

This years campaign started last

January and will be completed by April30, 2014 while contiguous provinces

such as Rizal, Laguna, Cavite andBulacan will be completed by the 2

nd

and 3rdquarter of the year.

To date, IEC campaigns wereundertaken in collaboration with theLGUs of Marikina, Valenzuela, Makati,Las Pinas, Paranaque, Pateros,Navotas , Munt in lupa, Pas ig ,Mandaluyong, San Juan, Malabon,

Pasay, Malabon and Quezon City.

The IEC campaign and workshotarget participants who are the locagovernment units down to thbarangay level. The workshop, whicis aptly titled: Multi-Hazard and RisMaps IEC Campaign present thvarious hazards specific to each citand its barangays. Using the Hazarand Risk Maps developed under thtwo projects, participants from varioubarangays , LGUs and othestakeholders get an up close anpersonal look at the areas as well athe facilities and structures which wbe vulnerable to hazards like GrounR u p t u r e , G r o u n d - S h a k i n gLiquefaction, Tsunami, EarthquakeInduced Landslides, Severe WindFlood, and Storm Surge.

The objective of the workshop is tgive a deeper understanding of thcitys vulnerability to certain hazardand encourage first responders, locD R R M O , e m e r g e n c y h e a l tmanagers, and barangay officials tbe pro-active in ensuring the safety otheir communities and in preservintheir economic resources. Thus fathe workshops conducted have beesuccessfully participated in by 63barangays in 14 cities and municipality.Campaign in in the cities of Valenzuela (upper photo) and Taguig (lower photo).

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One Nation in PrayerJanuary 20, 2014

Oath Taking of New EmployeesJanuary 24, 2014

Atty. Priscilla P. Duque, MNSAscontribution to the OCD as aninstitution cannot simply be measuredby her years in service. She started inOCD as a Legal Aide, hired on anemergency basis on April 3, 1974.

Since then, she had served the OCDfor 39 years.

She rose from the ranks from being alegal aide, becoming a Civil DefenseOfficer, to a Public Relations Officerand to Assistant Civil DefenseExecutive Officer with the rank ofDirector I.

A proud daughter of Nueva Ecija, shefinished her baccalaureate inEconomics from the University ofSanto Tomas. Her thirst for knowledgeled her to pursue studies on

jurisprudence in Manuel L QuezonUniversitys Law School, consequentlyearning her second degree: Bachelorof Laws.

Understanding that she needed to putall her knowledge into the perspectiveof national security, being an officer inthe civil defense establishment, shetook up and earned her mastersdegree in national securityadministration at the National Defense

College of the Philippines.

An important achievement was herinvolvement in the crafting of thePhilippine DRRM Bill which gave birthto the ratification of Republic 10121,which effectively revolutionized thePhilippine DRRM environment into a

husband, Armando and their 6children: Shahani, Bernard, Gerald,Milani, Armida and Aireen Victoria.

She has gone into the GreatBeyond, where the fields are

eternally green and each day iswelcomed by a swift sunrise andcooled by a calm breeze; where onlydew and joyful rain fall from the sky;and no harsh tempests nor violentupheavals disturb the peace. She isremembered as a fair-handedservant-leader, leading by taking thehand of her colleagues andsubordinates and serving themalong the way and enabling them viacapacity-building. Her sense ofhumor and maternal concernlightened the burden of hecticschedules and activities while herattention to details maintained focuson the achievement of goals with astrong orientation on systems andprocedure.

In her passing, she will surely bemissed. Not just by her family, not

just by her friends, not just by hercolleagues in OCD and the DRRMcommunity, but most of all, therandom people whom she hadtouched through her profound

knowledge and whose lives she hadchanged in the effort to build a safe,disaster-resilient and climate change

adaptive Philippines.

Requiescat in pacem, Maam Precy.A fond farewell from your OCDfamily. (Mark Cashean E. Timbal)

more proactive one. This landmarklegislation paved the way for theempowerment of the localgovernment in dealing with DRRMconcerns.

Her expertise made her chieffacilitator in Contingency Planning(CP) Formulation Workshops andshe had helped in the training of newfacilitators in the country. She hadbeen Philippines representative to anumber of international disastermanagement conferences andtrainings. For her erudition on thefield of disaster management, shehas been hailed as a DRRM Guru

and had received numerous awardsand recognitions locally andinternationally.

On February 11, 2014, she finallywent off to her date with the Deityafter battling cancer for more than 2years. She is survived by her

MOA between OCD and DBPJanuary 10, 2014

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Awareness and Preparedness

How Safe Is My House?

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The Philippine Institute of Volcanologyand Seismology (PHIVOLCS), inassociation with Japan InternationalCoorperation Agency-Japan Scienceand Technology (JICA-JST) Project

and the Association of StructuralEngineers of the Philippines (ASEP)recently launched its House Safe IsMy House?information materials.

The project features a self checkquestionnaire for earthquake safety ofconcrete hollow block (CHB) houses,one of the most common type ofhouse in the country. The 12-pointchecklist as shown on the right can beused by homeowners to assess thecondition and earthquake readiness of

their houses based on standards ofthe National Building Code andStructural Code of the Philippines.

By answering the questions, the useraccumulates points assigned to thechoices. The total score will thenindicate the earthquake readiness ofthe house being evaluated. Thefollowing are sum total and therecommended actions for thehomeowners:

11-12: Though this seems safe fornow, please consult experts forinformation.

8-10: This requires strengthening,

please consult experts.

0-7: This is disturbing! Please

consult experts soon.

The full materials on How Safe IsYour House?and other informationalmaterials on disaster preparednessmay be accessed on PHIVOLCSwebsite.

Disaster Information for NationwideAwareness or Project DINA videos ondisaster preparedness are available onOCD website. Available are videos onearthquake, tsunami, volcaniceruptions, landslide, tropical cyclone,flood and fire. (Noel H. Mapalo. Reference:How Safe Is My House? Ver. 1.0 February2014)

1. Who built or designed my house? poin

A: Built or designed by a licensed civil engineer/architect. 1

B: Not built by a licensed civil engineer/architect. 0

C: It is not clear or unknown. 02. How old is my house? poin

A: Built in or after 1992. 1

B: Built before 1992. 0

C: It is not clear or unknown. 0

3. Has my house been damaged by past earthquakes or other disasters? poin

A: NO or YES but repaired. 1

B: YES but not yet repaired. 0


4. What is the shape of my house? poin

A: Regular (symmetrical, rectangular, box-type, simple) 1

B: Irregular/Complicated 0


5. Has my house been extended or expanded? poin

A: NO or YES but supervised by a civil engineer/architect. 1

B: YES, but not supervised by a civil engineer/architect. 0


6. Are the external walls of my house 6-inch thick CHB? poin

A: YES, it is 6-inch. 1

B: NO, it is thinner than 6-inch. 0


7. Are steel bars of standard size and spacing used in walls? poin

A: YES (10mm diameter, tied and spaced correctly). 1

B: NO, fewer and smaller than 10mm. 0

C: None or unknown. 0

8. Are there unsupported walls more than 3 meters wide? poin

A: NONE, all unsupported walls are less than 3m wide. 1

B: YES, at least one unsupported wall is more than 3m wide. 0


9. What is the gable wall of my house made of? poin

A: Light materials, properly anchored CHBs, no gable wall. 1

B: Not properly anchored CHBs, Bricks, Stone. 0


10. What is the foundation of my house? poin

A: Reinforced concrete. 1B: Stones or unreinforced concrete. 0


11. What is the soil condition under my house? poin

A: Hard (rock or stiff soil). 1

B: Soft (muddy or reclaimed). 0


12. What is the overall condition of my house? poin

A: Good condition. 1

B: Poor condition. 0


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