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GAZETTE

PH Hosts APEC EmergencyPreparedness Meet in Boracay

Vol III Issue 22 0 1 5

NDRRMC Launches

Maps for Earthquake

Preparedness

OCD Breaks New

Ground for DRRM

in Bicol

Private and Civic

Groups Commit

to DRRM

The Civil Defense

THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICE OF CIVIL DEFENSE


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Ofcial Publication of

OFFICE OF CIVIL DEFENSE

PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICEOfce of Civil Defense

Department of National DefenseCamp General Emilio Aguinaldo

Quezon City

Email us at [email protected] us at (02) 961 6314

PH Hosts APEC 8th EPWG Meeting

The PH Hosting of APEC 2015

NDRRMC Launches Valley Fault System Atlas

Rescue Volunteers Show Off Strength

Private Groups, Civil Society Commit to DRRM

GMMA READY Intensies Flood Preparedness

OCD Breaks New Ground in Bicol

Civil Defense Across The Nation

Central Ofce Events

Awareness and Preparedness

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Editors NoteThe Asia-Pacic region accounts for over 70 percent o

the worlds natural disasters. Scientists even warn tha

the intensity and frequency of disasters in the Asia-Paci

region will increase in the coming decades, exacerbate

by uncontrolled urbanization, poor land-use management

and climate change.

The theme for the Philippines hosting of APEC 2015

Building Inclusive Economies, Building a BetteWorld,supports an agenda that views economic growthfor it to be inclusive and meaningful, must focus on makin

communities empowered, resilient and sustainable.

As the primary agency tasked with administering th

countrys disaster risk reduction and managemen

program, the Ofce of Civil Defense takes the lead noonly in hosting the 8th Emergency Preparedness Workin

Group (EPWG) Meeting, but in making the agenda fo

Building Sustainable and Resilient Communitiesa priorit

in the region.

OCD is further tasked to serve in a way wherein peoples

lives are protected and their livelihoods sustained, an

everyone shares from the fruits of having a resilien

economy. OCD must also ensure that the building-back

better principle in rehabilitation and recovery translate

into the context of building a better world espoused b

APEC 2015.

USEC. ALEXANDER P. PAMAPublisher

DIR. ROMEO F. FAJARDODIR. LIZA FIDELIS F. CAADA

Advisory Board

ROMINA B. MARASIGANEditor-in-Chief

SUSANA G. JUANGCOSUSAN E. QUIAMBAO

Associate Editors

NOEL H. MAPALOMARK CASHEAN E. TIMBALKARLA MINORKA M. ALDEA

Staff Writers

ADELUISA E. KAWAHARASAKIGraphic Artist

FRED A. ABUDA JR.Photographer

TASHUANA ALEMANIAREY EZEKIEL BARBASAFRANZES IVY CARASIKAREN ROSE CIMENI

MC ADRIAN NOUVE COBEROJENNIFER CORACERO

DIANE HENIE DEL ROSARIOJEFFERSON BENEDICT ESTALILLA

MONALISA FAJARDOEMPRESS JARAMILLO

GILMHAR LAORACHELLE ANNE MIRANDA

CHERRY MAE NARANJOJONA ORPILLA

KORNESSA PARASHAYDEE REYES

APRIL ROSE ANNE SANCHEZTITUS VELEZ

DAN MICHAEL VILLAMILContributors

The CIVIL DEFENSE

GAZETTE


3/20

It is high time that dealing with

the challenges of disaster riskreduction (DRR) receive greater

commitment and responsibility

from the leaders of the AsiaPacic Region.

This was said by NDRRMC

Executive Director and Civil

Defense Administrator, Usec.

Alexander Pama in his presentation

of the Philippine proposal in the 8th

Emergency Preparedness Working

Group (EPWG) Meeting, one of thecomposite work group meetings

of the Asia Pacic Economic

Cooperation (APEC) held in Boracay

Island, Aklan on 13-14 May 2015.

We acknowledge that the

phenomenon of disasters can no

longer be managed singlehandedly

and in isolation by a particular

government or sector, therefore,

it needs greater inter-economycooperation with a holistic,

comprehensive, integrated and

proactive paradigm as an approach

to disaster risk reduction, Usec

Pama stressed as he explained to

the representatives of the member-

economies the need for stronger

commitment on the part of APEC

in dealing with the challenges of

disaster management.

The Philippines is advocating theheightening of APEC commitment

on DRR through the adoption of

strategic policies and approaches

in addressing disaster management

issues and the elevation of the Senior

Disaster Management Ofcials

Forum (SDMOF) to ministerial level

discussions.

The 8th EPWG Meetings theme

PH Hosts APEC 8th Emergency PreparednessWorking Group Meeting in Boracay

Whole-of-Economy Approach:

A Paradigm Shift to Adapt to

the New Normal was rooted onthe recognition of the emerging

new normal wherein there is an

increasing intensity and frequency

of hazards having adverse social

and economic impacts in the Asia

Pacic region.

The two-day 8th EPWG Meeting was

attended by disaster management

ofcials and delegates from APEC

member economies of Australia

Canada, Chile, Peoples Republic o

China, Hong Kong, Japan, Republiof Korea, New Zealand, Papu

New Guinea, Peru, The Philippines

Russia, Singapore, Chinese Taipe

The United States, and Viet Nam.

This meeting is in preparation to

the conduct of the 9th APEC Senio

Disaster Management Ofcials

Forum which will be held on 22-2

September 2015 in Iloilo.

by Mark Cashean Timbal


4/20

The Asia-Pacic Economic

Cooperation (APEC) started in

1989 and was initiated as an

annual meeting of foreign and trade

ministers to sustain the momentum

of market opening and economic

cooperation which are vital to the

growth and prosperity of the Asia-

Pacic region.

APEC 2015 Theme

Stakeholders and other signicant

actors adopted and utilized a set

of guiding principles in crafting thetheme for APEC 2015. Accordingly,

the theme should possess inclusive,

forward-looking qualities such as

balance, continuity, relevance,

resonance, and sustainability. It

shall underline and advance both

domestic and regional goals through

building on past and ongoing

initiatives while addressing present

challenges and needs that relate to

common concerns and interests.

Under the Philippines leadership,

the overall subject of APEC 2015

is the promotion and advancement

of inclusive growth in the Asia-

Pacic region, hence the APEC

2015 theme, Building Inclusive

Economies, Building a Better

World.

APEC 2015 Priorities

In APEC 2015, the Philippines

as Host Economy shall seek to

mainstream and pursue its priorities

into the agenda and economic policy

thrusts of the member economies in

the Asia-Pacic region. Specically,

the priorities were identied as

follows:

Investing in Human Capital

Development;

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The Philippines Hosting of APEC 2015Building Inclusive Economies, Building a Better World

Fostering Small and

Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

Participation in Regional andGlobal Markets;

Building Sustainable and

Resilient Communities; and

Enhancing the Regional

Economic Integration Agenda.

Each priority has substantial and

unique signicance to the member

economies of the Asia-Pacic

region. The priorities are thencomplemented with sub-priorities

that would support their realization

and serve as building blocks for

the fulllment of the overarching

objective of APEC 2015 inclusive

growth. The implications brought

by these priorities may have

varying degrees of importance yet

otherwise prove to be inter-related

and interwoven in nature.

APEC 2015 Logo

The logo of the Philippine hosting

of the 2015 Asia Pacic Economic

Cooperation meetings and related

activities reects the vision

espoused by the country in treading

the path to a more progressive,

more equitable Asia-Pacic: it is by

building inclusive economies that

we build a better world.

The circular nature of the logo

represents a more connected, mor

integrated, and more dynamic globacommunity, a community whos

direction for growth is increasingl

shaped by the member-economie

of APEC.

The 21 triangles form an arrow

pointed upward, which signals th

sustained and shared resurgenc

of the APEC member-economies

The light blue shade of the arrow

on the other hand, represents

member-economys promisindevelopment, which is a resu

of positive engagement wit

partners and adherence to soun

macroeconomic fundamentals.

The triangle signies balance, an

expresses the strong and stabl

economy borne of that quality.

The three colors used for th

triangles represent the three pillarof APEC as identied in the 199

APEC Summit in Indonesia. Thes

pillars are now more known as th

Bogor Goals, and thus center on: 1

trade and investment liberalization

2) business facilitation through cos

reduction and efciency of busines

transactions; and 3) economi

and technical cooperation amon

APEC member-economies. (www

apec2015.ph)


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NDRRMC Launches VFS Atlas;Heightens Earthquake Preparedness

The National Disaster Risk Reduction andManagement Council led by its Executive Director

and Civil Defense Administrator Undersecretary

Alexander P Pama, and the Philippine Institute of

Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) launchedthe Valley Fault System (VFS) in Greater MetroManila Atlason 18 May 2015 at PHIVOLCS Buildingin UP Diliman, Quezon City. The Atlas shows in

detail areas traversed by the fault system.

The VFS is an active fault system in the Greater

Metro Manila Area (GMMA) with two fault traces: the

10-kilometer long East Valley Fault in Rizal and the

100-kilometer long West Valley Fault runs through

different cities and towns of Bulacan, Rizal, Metro

Manila, Cavite and Laguna.

In 2012, PHIVOLCS reviewed the VFS and redenedthe location of fault traces. This is one of the component

activities of the AusAid-funded GMMA Ready Project

under the United Nations Development Program

(UNDP) and implemented by the NDRRMC member

agencies.

PHIVOLCS Director Renato U. Solidum Jr. says, The

location of active faults is a major basis for peoples

preparedness for earthquakes, appropriate land use,

contingency planning for disaster response and design

of houses, buildings and infrastructures.

Through the publication of this atlas, we have taken

leap forward to reducing risks from earthquake. Thi

tool will help us in our national disaster risk reductio

management effort to build safer, disaster-resilient an

climate-change adaptive communities throughout th

country, he added.

The Metro Manila DRRM Council ofcials and projec

partners PAGASA, Mines and Geosciences Burea

(MGB), National Mapping and Resource Informatio

Authority (NAMRIA), Climate Change Commission

Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB

and Department of Interior and Local Governmen

(DILG) also attended the launching and received copie

of the VFS Atlas. Copies of the VFS Atlas were als

distributed to Local Chief Executives in Metro Manil

and nearby provinces.

Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista expressed hi

appreciation upon receiving a copy of the Atlas. He

also said that his administration is already lookin

into the structural soundness of buidlings and othe

infrastructures in the city.

The VFS atlas may be downloaded from the ofcia

websites of PHIVOLCS-DOST or NDRRMC.

by Noel H Mapalo


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(PCG) even brought their ns and oatation devices to

showcase their water rescue capabilities.

The camaraderie march ended in Liwasang Bonifacio

taking the route via Quezon Avenue and Espaa. During

the march, participants performed the Mogadish

Challenge where marchers had to carry a supposedlinjured member for 1-kilometer.

In last years Rescue March Challenge, participant

from the different rescue units from Metro Manila hiked

from Bonifacio Global City in Taguig to Quezon Cit

Memorial Circle. This years jump-off point was chose

to continue the loop from the previous Rescue March.

Thousands of rescue volunteers from various

government and private organizations join the

annual Rescue MARCH (Mass Assembly for Rescue

and Care for Humanity) Challenge from Quezon Cityto Manila on 26 April 2015.

Orange Helmet and Emergency Response IntegrationCenter in cooperation with EXTRIBE organized the

12-kilometer march. It aims to promote disaster

consciousness and to raise awareness in the importance

of rescuers work. Participating rescue squads

assembled as early as four oclock in the morning at

the Quezon City Memorial Circle bringing their rescue

equipment. Delegates from the Philippine Coast Guard

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Rescue Volunteers Show Off Strengthon 12-Kilometer Rescue March

by Karla Minorka Aldea

Usec Alexander P Pama, Asec Dingdong Dantes and

Asec Jose Rafael Cruz pose for a photo during the

Youth Workshop on Project Agos on 9 April 2015.

Usec Alexander P Pama poses with ofcers of Rotary

International after speaking about the Philippine DRRM

System on 18 April 2015 at The Manila Hotel.


7/20

Private Groups, Civil Society Commit to

Disaster Risk ReductionOCD Administrator and NDRRMC

Executive Director Usec Alexander

P Pama together with leaders fromthe government, business and

civic groups take part in the First

Stakeholders Forum as Philippine

Disaster Recovery Foundation

(PDRF) introduces a private sector-

led Disaster Operations Center

(DOC) in The Peninsula Hotel

Manila, Makati City on 16 April 2015.

PLDT Chairman Manuel V

Pangilinan, Ayala Corporation

Chairman and CEO Jaime AugustoZobel de Ayala, and Archbishop

of Manila Luis Antonio G Cardinal

Tagle, were among the guests of the

said event.

The DOC will serve as common

platform for disaster preparedness

and provide businesses vehicle for

coordinated disaster response. It is

geared towards responding to four

worst-case scenarios - a destructiveearthquake in Metro Manila, ooding

or super typhoon, volcanic eruption

and pandemic.

It will be set up in Clark, Pampanga,

four kilometers from the Clark

International Airport and six

kilometers from the Subic-Clark-

Tarlac-Expressway (SCTEX) which

links it to Subic Bay Freeport Zone

in case a port is needed.

Clark was chosen because it is a

low-risk area in terms of disasters.

DOC will be retro-tted to be

resilient and will have a stand-

alone renewable energy system as

well. PDRF Advisor Guillermo M.

Luz emphasized that the DOC is

by Karla Minorka Aldea

designed for the whole country an

not only for the region where it i

located.

NDRRMC Executive Director anCivil Defense Administrator Usec

Alexander P Pama expressed hi

appreciation during the event. Th

government is more than happ

to partner with PDRF as we ren

processes and realize this worth

endeavor said Usec. Pama.

Business and civic leaders sign their commitment during the Firs

Stakeholders Forum organized by the Philippine Disaster Recover

Foundation on 16 April 2015 at The Peninsula Hotel in Makati City. (Phot

by Fred Abuda Jr.)

Usec Alexander P Pama addresses the audience during

the Earthquake Resilience Conference on 20 May 2015

at the Manila Polo Club.

Usec Alexander P Pama answers questions from th

audience during the Employee Volunteerism organize

by BPI Foundation on 10 June 2015.


8/20

GMMA READY Project Conducts

Training, Drills on Flood Preparedness

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It was a beehive of activity in Barangay Jose Rizal

Poblacion, Santa Maria, Laguna, as governmentofcials and residents get ready for the Flood Warning

and Evacuation Drill that would test their preparedness

in case of massive oods innundate their community.

The GMMA READY Project on Community-Based

Flood Early Warning System (CBFEWS) for Laguna

aims to decrease the vulnerability of the province to

natural hazards such as ash oods, and increase

their resilience by strengthening institutional capacities

of the local government, national agencies, academic

institutions and civil society organizations to manage

disasters and climate change risks.

The Ofce of Civil Defense IV-A and the Philippine

Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services

Administration (PAGASA), in partnership with the

Laguna DRRM Ofce (LDRRMO), conducted Flood

Warning and Evacuation Drill on 26-27 May 2015 in

some of the most ood-prone barangays in Laguna.

The two-day event covered a discussion on

understanding ood hazards and the formulation and

dissemination of warning using the newly-establishedood monitoring system in the province. Around 200

families from high-risk barangays were mobilized to

participate.

Simulations were based on scenarios which aim to

determine how the barangays and the LDRRMCs will

respond. Barangay Jose Rizal Poblacion simulated

scenarios on ashoods and coastal ooding. During

the drill, the LDRRMO implemented their Flood

Contingency Plan in monitoring the water level, issuing

alerts, and evacuating the affected communities. This

contingecy plan was also crafted under GMMA READY

Project.

Mr. Arthur Bonifacio of LDRRMO served as the head

of warning task unit and communications task unit that

monitored the water level and relayed the information

to the community. The evacuees were then picked-up

at designated areas and then taken to pre-designated

evacuation centers. Food, water, and relief packs were

distributed to the evacuees until they were given orders

to decamp and head back to their homes.

The drill was a success. From giving advisories an

evacuation process, everything was smooth ansynchronized. I can see that everyone is serious abou

it. And I guess weve leveled up in terms of disaste

preparedness, said Bonifacio.

As one of those present in the two-day activity, Regiona

Director Vicente F. Tomazar of the Ofce of Civ

Defense (OCD IV-A) said that the key to a successfu

and smooth conduct of the exercise are the committe

members of PAGASA, PDRRMO-Laguna, LDRRMC

Famy Laguna, Santa Maria Police District as well a

the different barangay ofcials and local leaders wh

participated actively since the beginning of the projec

from the formulation of their own contingency plan t

testing it through the drill.

by May Anne del Fierro

Map of Laguna Hydrological Network.


9/20

OCD Breaks New Ground in Bicol

National Disaster Risk Reduction and ManagementCouncil (NDRRMC) Chairperson and NationalDefense Secretary Voltaire T Gazmin led thegroundbreaking ceremony for the 2-in-1 DRRM

Facility of Ofce of Civil Defense (OCD) Region 5 at

the Philippine Air Force Tactical Operations Group5 Compound, Legazpi City on 22 April 2015.

The PHP 46M DRRM facility was made possible

through the Department of National Defense (DND) in

collaboration with the Provincial Government of Albay.

It is composed of 2 two-storey buildings with 2 hangarsand a warehouse facility for the Regional DRRM Council.

It is strategically located in Albay to provide access

and support across Bicol region for transportation and

storage of food and non-food items.

Sec. Gazmin congratulated the Provincial Government

of Albay and asked to continue its sterling achievement

in the eld of DRRM-CCA. He emphasized that the

project should be replicated by other provinces and

places in the country so that the national government

will achieve its goal of having safer, disaster-resilient

and climate change-adaptive communities.

Civil Defense Deputy Administrator Romeo F Fajardo

OCD V Regional Director Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandr

IV and Albay Governor Joey S Salceda also attended

the groundbreaking ceremony together with othe

ofcials from the Philippine Air Force and Armed Force

of the Philippines (AFP).

Gov. Salceda said that DRRM and climate chang

adaptation (CCA) are the best practices of ever

Albayano and that these are part of the daily liveof every resident in the province. He added that the

project is the key to Albays continuous developmen

and constant attainment of zero casualties wheneve

there is a threat or an actual calamity in the province.

The creation of the new DRRM facility is in line wit

OCDs mandate on upgrading DRRM facilities and

equipage. It also depicts the commitment of RDRRMC

Bicol in taking the lead as a frontier for building a safer

adaptive and resilient communities towards sustainabl

development.

by Rachelle Anne L. Miranda


10/20

We acknowledge that the phenomenon of disasters can no longer be

managed singlehandedly and in isolation by a particular governmenor sector, therefore, it needs greater inter-economy cooperation with

a holistic, comprehensive, integrated and proactive paradigm as an

approach to disaster risk reduction. - Undersecretary Alexander P

Pama during the Asia Pacic Economic Cooperation 8th Emergency

Preparedness Working Group Meeting held on 13-14 May 2015 in Boracay


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12/20

OCD II LEADS PLANNING WORKSHOPS FOR LGUs

OCD II conducts back-to-back planning activity fothe Municipal DRRM Councils and Barangay DRRM

Committees of Maconacon Isabela at the Training Center

Municipal Hall, Maconacon, Isabela on 13-17 April 2015

The planning activity participated by 80 DRRM ofcials

included the Formulation-Workshops on Local DRRM Pla

and Contingency Plan. This aims to strengthen DRRM i

the Municipality given that it is located in a coastal area

(Dan Michael Villamil)

OCD II, DILG LAUNCH OPERATION LISTO

505th Search and Rescue (SAR) Group of the Philippine

Army showcases their capabilities during the launching o

Operation Listo and Disaster Risk Reduction Symposium

at Cagayan State University on 30 May 2015. The activit

aims to capacitate the Local Chief Executives (LCEs

in the province of Cagayan on Disaster Preparednes

particularly on Operation Listo, a manual which contain

procedures on the courses of actions before, during an

after the occurrence of disasters. (Dan Michael Villamil)

OCD III SPEARHEADS WATER RESCUE OLYMPICS

Team contenders perform the Boat Handling and Capsizing

during the Water Rescue Olympics and Response

Exercises 2015 at Monte Cruz Beach Resort, San Felipe

Zambales on 22-23 May 2015. Among the twenty fou

teams, the 3rd Mechanized Philippine Army Team wa

declared the overall champion after competing in two

other events: Life Saving Technique and Water Rescue

Relay. The water exercises aim to enhance the skills o

the responders in times of disasters. (Haydee Reyes)

OCD III DISTRIBUTES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TOTYPHOON VICTIMS

OCD III Regional Director Josena T Timoteo leads th

distribution of nancial assistance to 15 beneciaries o

TY Odette victims who suffered from Leptospirosis i

Olongapo City, Zambales on 11 May 2015. PHP 5,000.00

was handed to the relatives of the injured individuals while

PHP 10,000.00 was given to the relatives of those wh

died during a calamity. (Haydee Reyes)

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OCD IX CONDUCTS PDRA ORIENTATION INZAMBOANGA PENINSULA

OCD IX in partnership with PHIVOLCS, PAGASA, DOST

and DILG conducts Pre-Disaster Risk Assessment (PDRA

Orientation in the cities of Pagadian, Zamboanga an

Isabela on 18 April 2015, 5 May 2015 and 11 May 201

respectively. Each member agency gave a comprehensiv

discussion highlighting the safety measures during natura

and human-induced disasters. (Girly S Gamier)

OCD IX EXTENDS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

OCD IX Regional Director Emilia V Julhajan hands-ove

nancial assistance to Mrs. Colangap of Lakewood

Zamboanga del Sur on 2 June 2015. Colangap is the

grandmother of a victim who persihed in a oodin

incident, received the amount of Php10,000.00. OCD

is the agency designated to facilitate the processing o

claims and extension of nancial assistance to disaste

victims. (Kornessa Paras)

OCD X SPEARHEADS MAINSTREAMING GENDER INDRRM

Forty-ve Disaster Action Ofcers from the differen

member agencies of RDRRMC 10 participates in the Inter

agency Seminar-Workshop on Gender Mainstreaming i

DRRM at Crystal Inn, Jorge Sheker Street, San Migue

Iligan City on 22-25 June 2015. The seminar-worksho

aims to advance the knowledge of the participants i

understanding GAD concepts and practices in terms o

DRRM.(Titus Velez)

OCD X CONDUCTS ICS TRAINING

Speaker from OCD X discusses to the Regional DRRM

Council Members and Local DRRM Ofcers during th

Incident Command System (ICS) Integrated Planning

Training at Villa Paraiso Resort and Apartelle, Mambajao

Camiguin on 20-24 April 2015. ICS Integrated Planning

Training allows the members of the Incident Managemen

Team (IMT) to plan and decide on the operational activitie

to be conducted in times of disasters. (Titus Velez)


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OCD XI JOINS SERVICE CARAVAN

OCD XI takes part in the Serbisyo Caravan organized bythe 10th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army and the

Association of Regional Executives of National Agencies

of Region XIs (ARENA XI). The event was held in Maco,

Compostela Valley Province on 9-10 April 2015. OCD

handed over Non-Food Items to 12 barangays during the

quarterly event. (Adrian Nouve Cobero)

OCD XII CONDUCTS CAMP COORDINATION ANDMANAGEMENT SEMINAR

OCD XII in partnership with the International Organization

on Migration leads a two-day seminar on Camp

Coordination and Management (CCM) and Protection for

the Regional DRRM Ofcers of Region XII at Sydney Hotel,

General Santos City on 4-5 June 2015. The seminar aims

to enhance and capacitate the members of each cluster in

facilitating emergency assistance and protection to those

affected during disasters. (Jorie Mae E Balmediano)

OCD XII CONDUCTS INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM(IMT) TRAININGOCD XII spearheads the conduct of All-Hazards Incident

Management Team (IMT) Training under the Incident

Command System (ICS) Ladderized Course on 15-19

June 2015. The graduates of training will be part of the

Regional Team that will be mobilized to assist on on-scene

disaster response and management of disaster-affected

areas. (Jorie Mae E Balmediano)


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OCD XI SPEARHEADS PDRA ORIENTATION IN DAVAO

ORIENTAL

Provincial, City and Municipal DRRM Ofcers of Davao

Oriental pose together with OCD XI ofcials and staff

during the Pre-Disaster Risk Assessment (PDRA)

Orientation at Gregs Hotel, Mati, Davao Oriental on 21

May 2015. PDRA is a disaster management tool which

aims to determine a hazards possible effects to the

community, and the appropriate preparedness actions to

address these. (Adrian Nouve Cobero)


16/20

OCD ARMM HOLDS WORKSHOP ON DISASTERMANAGEMENT

OCD ARMM Regional Director Myrna J Angot speaks to

the Municipal DRRM Councils of Lanao del Sur during th

four-day Contingency Planning Workshop at El Manue

Hotel, Cotabato City on 21-24 April 2015. The participant

formulated the contingency plan which aims to strengthe

and enhance the operational capabilities of the LGUs i

responding to emergency situations in their respective

localities. (Gilmhar A Lao)

OCD CAR EVALUATES EARTHQUAKE AND FIREDRILLS OF PRIVATE COMPANIES

Call Center Agents from Teleperformance Philippines

Baguio assist a victim during the re drill conducted i

Harrison Road, Baguio City on 4 June 2015. OCD CAR

evaluated the re drill as well as the earthquake dri

conducted in SITEL Baguio on 5 June 2015. The Philippine

Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) spearheaded the drill

conducted in the two Business Process Outsourcin

companies. (Franzes Ivy Carasi)

OCD CAR CONDUCTS INSPECTION OF HAZARDPRONE AREAS

OCD CAR in partnership with the Mines and Geoscience

Bureau Cordillera facilitates ocular inspection in Bengue

National High School (BNHS) and Tawang Elementar

School (TES) in La Trinidad on 29 May 2015. MGB

identied both schools to be landslide-prone. As a resu

of the inspection, it was recommended that a retaining

wall be constructed in TES, while BNHS should be closely

monitored during rainy seasons. (Franzes Ivy Carasi)

OCD BASULTA CONDUCTS TRAINING IN RDANA

DRRM Ofcers from Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi atten

the three-day training on Rapid Damage Assessment and

Needs Analysis (RDANA) in LM Metro Hotel, Zamboanga

City on 28-30 April 2015. The training was conducted in lin

with OCDs mandate to capacitate its DRRM front liners

RDANA is conducted immediately after a disaster to give

a birds eyeview of the situation in stricken communities

(Gilmhar A Lao)

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17/20

OCD CAR CONVENES EMERGENCY TELECOMCLUSTER

Participants from the Cordillera Regional DRRM Councildiscuss the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster(ETC) Plans and Projects for the region at OCD CAROperations Center, Baguio City on 27 May 2015. Theactivation of ETC will provide common communicationsservices during the execution of emergency and rescueresponses in times of disasters. (Franzes Ivy Carasi)

OCD CARAGA LEADS FORMULATION OF

CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR 9 LGUs

OCD CARAGA facilitates the Contingency Plan Formulation

Workshop for nine LGUs of CARAGA within the period of

April-June 2015. The municipalities which have formulated

their contingency plans include San Miguel, Tago and San

Agustin from Surigao del Sur; Magallanes and Santiago

from Agusan del Norte; La Paz and San Luis from Agusan

del Sur; and Burgos and Del Carmen from Surigao del

Norte. (April Rose Anne Sanchez)

OCD CARAGA CONDUCTS PDNA TRAINING

Participants engage in the eld exercise of the Post

Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) Training of Trainers

conducted for the Province of Dinagat Islands at Fiesta

Resort, Surigao City, Surigao del Norte on 2-6 March

2015. OCD CARAGA also facilitated the PDNA training

for other local government units in the region namely:

Surigao del Norte, Agusan del Norte and Butuan City on

13-17 April 2015 and Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur

on 11-15 May 2015. (April Rose Anne Sanchez)

OCD NCR LEADS APEC STGEP

OCD NCR Regional Director Susana M Cruz together

with the entire team of Sub Task Group Emergency

Preparedness and Response (STGEP) attends the APEC

Automotive Dialogue Meeting at Dusit Thani Manila,

Makati City on 21-24 April 2015. The STGEP, composed

of the Local DRRM Ofcers and other partner agencies

was deployed to ensure public safety and quick response

to any emergency or disaster incident which may arise

during the entire APEC meeting. (JB Estalilla)


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CENTRAL OFFICE EVENTS

Responders from the Private Sector Disaster

Management Network extend a courtesy call to OCD

Administrator Usec Alexander P Pama on 7 April 2015.

Usec Alexander P Pama receives a memento from the

Argentine White Helmet Commission during their vis

at the NDRRM Operations Center on 17 April 2015.

Usec Alexander P Pama discusses key points on

DRRM during the visit of ofcials from National Security

Council of Malaysia on 23 April 2015.

NDRRMC Response Cluster meets at the NDRRMC

Operations Center as Typhoon Dodong exits th

Philippine land mass on 10 May 2015.

Usec Alexander P Pama poses with guests and OCD

ofcials during Pakistans study tour at the NDRRM

Operations Center on 19 May 2015.

OCD Training Specialist Shereen Y. Lucas orient

personnel during the Induction and Refresher Cours

for New Employees on 25-27 May 2015.

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Photos by Fred Abuda Jr

Captions by Noel Mapalo


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Appearance of cracks in the soilcover, roads, walls and windowframes.

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OCD personnel inspect houses

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