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DILG-10 IMPLEMENTS SEAL OF DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
Tuesday 30th of April 2013
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 30 -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) region 10 is fast tracking the implementation of its new awards program - the Seal of Disaster Preparedness (SDP).
Atty. Rene K. Burdeos, DILG 10 regional director, said SDP is an offshoot of the Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH) which intends to scale up a local government unit’s (LGU) performance in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRMM).
Burdeos said the SDP is conferred as an official symbol of excellence to an LGU which demonstrates an acceptable level of disaster preparedness and disaster preparedness response before and during calamitie...
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08Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 8 (PIA) -- Will Bohol generate the 15,000 runners for the national fun run for the Philippine Red Cross? Both Bohol Red Cross Chapter Administrator Nenita Briones and Governor Edgar Chatto have engaged Boholanos from all walks of life to support the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) volunteer programs for humanitarian purposes by joining the nationwide Million Volunteer Run (MVR) year 2. In December 4, 2011, around 750 Boholano volunteers participated in the MVR year 1, ...
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07Feb2013CITY OF BALANGA, Bataan, Feb 7 (PIA) -- A top official in Orani town vowed to pass needed laws and take steps to improve the disaster preparedness and response capability of the town’s rescuers to avert the loss of lives and properties during calamities. During a recent earthquake drill at the Orani Municipal Hall, Vice Mayor Bong Galicia said the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council has enough fund to procure needed equipment and undergo enhancement trainings. What is...
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23Jan2013TUDELA, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 23 (PIA) -- The local government, here, will continue its disaster preparedness training in the barangays, especially those that have been identified by the geo-hazard map as highly susceptible to floods and landslides. This was revealed by Mayor Estela Obot-Estaňo who said the LGU is bent to conduct the training, during the first quarter of the month according to its Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council l (DRRMC) Plan. These trainings wi...
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18Jan2013TAGUM CITY-Compostela Valley Governor Arturo Uy has earmarked at least P2-million for the conduct of disaster preparedness and capability trainings for disaster volunteers in the province to prepare for possible calamities in the future. ComVal was one of the provinces hardest hit by typhoon Pablo which ravaged Davao Oriental, Davao del Norte and other areas in the country when it made a landfall in Baganga, Davao Oriental on December 4, 2012. “The P2 million budget is only for capability bu...
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11Jan2013CORTES, Bohol, Jan 11 (PIA) -- The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) in Bohol is urging local government units to help in convincing healthy individuals donate their blood to have ready ample supply of blood stocks in the province. Bohol’s local blood bank is clearly depleted while the voluntary blood donation program is now anemic, authorities of the local PRC here said. PRC only collected 1,570 blood units instead of the 13,000 bags which is supposedly the standard collection goal for Bohol. In ...
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02Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan 2 (PIA6) -- Typhoon “Quinta” with its adverse effects on properties and human lives should serve as another lesson on the importance of disaster preparedness. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Executive Director and Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator Usec. Benito Ramos told media practitioners here that the typhoon should teach us to be always prepared and it is a lesson for all of us that whenever there is a weather di...
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18Dec2012CEBU, Dec. 18 (PIA) -- When the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAG-ASA) said that typhoon Pablo would cross to Central Visayas on December 4, the local government units of Cebu Province immediately took preventive measures. In the city, classes and work were suspended on Dec. 4 and 5 in all school levels and government offices. The mayor also held a meeting with the Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM) Council. While the typhoon hardly affe...
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05Dec2012SAN JOSE, Antique Dec 5 (PIA) -- The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Council chaired by Governor Exequiel Javier issued an order calling for all its members to be on alert status. Javier issued this order on Sunday, said Broderick Train, PDRRM Officer. "We aim for zero casualty, thus, we need to be alert and our response teams ready for any eventuality," said Train in an interview. Inventory and setting up of response and rescue equipment including volunteers/ team were done early Mon...
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03Dec2012SURIGAO CITY, Dec. 3 (PIA) -- The local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (DRRMC) of Surigao del Norte, Dinagat Islands and this city have already set-up their command operation center on 24/7 basis in preparation for typhoon Pablo. Surigao City Mayor Ernesto Matugas, Surigao del Norte Gov. Sol Matugas and Dinagat Islands Governor Glenda B. Ecleo made the announcement thru their respective DRRMC coordinators as Typhoon Pablo is threatening the area based from the latest forecast fr...
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03Sep2012MAKATI CITY, Sept. 3 (PIA) -- Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said that the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector in the city has not been affected by the recent floods brought by monsoon rains, as he assured investors that the city government continues to build the city’s resiliency to climate change. The local chief executive issued the statement in reaction to a news report regarding concerns raised by a Canada-based research firm about the "vulnerability" of the BPO sector in the ...
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01Sep2012CEBU CITY, Sept 1 (PIA) -- Government agencies involved in mapping of the national disaster framework with the newly formed Commercial and Amateur Radio Transceivers Dealers Association of the Philippines Inc will launch a "Radshow" this September. The two-day Radshow ("Rad" taken from the word "radio") slated on September 7 and 8 this year, will involve the following agencies: Armed Forces of the Philippines, Bureau of Fire and Protection, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Depa...
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28Aug2012ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Aug 28 (PIA) -- The Basilan Communicators Network Inc. (BasCOMNET) conducted a forum on disaster preparedness on August 24 to update the different government agencies and non-government organizations on the state of disaster preparations of the province. In his lecture to some fifty agency representative members of BasCOMNET, Engr. Allan Labayog of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismography (PhilVolcs) said the level of awareness and logistics spell out th...
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21Aug2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Agosto 20 (PIA) -- Mipailalom sa tulo ka adlawang Disaster Preparedness Training ang pipila ka mga local government employees ug mga barangay volunteers sa lungsod sa Calamba, bag-ohay pa lamang. Ang maong training kun pagbansay-bansay gipatuman ubos sa pagdumala sa mga kawani sa MOSART kun Misamis Occidental Search ANR Rescue Team sa pagpangulo ni Gain Paul De Barras, ang provincial DRRM officer. Atol sa maong kalihokan, gipasabot ang mga sumasalmot sa m...
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21Aug2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Aug. 21 (PIA) -- Employees and barangay volunteers of the local government unit here have undergone a three -day training in disaster predeparedness. The said training was conducted by the Misamis Occidental Search and Rescue Team (MOSART) headed by Gain Paul De Barras, the Provincial DRRM Officer. During the training, participants were made to understand their responsibilities as rescuers, while they were also taught how to handle, operate and use the hand...
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09Aug2012QUEZON CITY, Aug. 9 (PIA) -- Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said the minimal death toll in the two-week continuous monsoon rains in Metro Manila and nearby provinces indicated that local government units (LGUs) and their constituents are now more prepared and resilient in confronting such life-threatening situations. “I think that disaster-preparedness should not be just a slogan; it should be a way of life for all LGUs and their constituents. Saving lives is more imp...
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07Aug2012MANILA, Aug. 7 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has tapped the Girl Scouts of the Philippines (GSP) to support the agency's disaster risk reduction and management and environmental programs. In a statement, DILG said that DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo and GSP National President Dr. Salud Bagalso has signed the memorandum of agreement that aims to encourage municipalities and barangays to organize girl scouts community-based troops that can help the government...
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03Aug2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Aug 3 (PIA) -- The Negros Oriental Network of non-government organizations and people’s organizations (Negornet) linked up with the provincial government of Negros Oriental to support the latter's disaster risk reduction activities. In a press conference for Negornet's 9th Annual NegOr NGO & PO Week from August 1 to 6, Negornet President Msgr. Merlin Logronio said NGOs can provide skills and material resources to assist the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Co...
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01Aug2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Aug 1 -- Police director Felicisimo V. Khu, Jr of the Directorate for Integrated Police Operations in Eastern Mindanao turned over one motorboat and 15 lifesaving vests to Police Regional Office (PRO)-10 last July 31. The ceremony was made at the covered court of Barangay Macabalan, where PCSupt. Catalino B. Rodriguez, Jr, deputy regional director for administration, formally accepted the symbolic key from Khu. The motorboat will be used by the Regional Public Safety Batt...
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31Jul2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, July 31 (PIA) -- The remaining balance of the province's reprogrammed continuing calamity fund, which is more than P75 million as of July 2012, will be allocated for projects that will strengthen the province's resiliency on disasters. Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office chief Lulu Alingcastre said that this fund will be subdivided to different offices that are considered frontliners in disaster preparedness, mitigation, rescue and rehabilita...
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20Jul2012CITY OF BACOOR, Cavite, July 20 (PIA) -- The city government through the Bacoor disaster risk reduction and management office (BDRRMO) has conducted a demonstration on disaster preparedness. The demo was held during the regular Monday morning flag-raising ceremony in front of the city hall building in celebration of the National Disaster Consciousness this month. With the theme, “Ligtas na Siyudad, Maunlad na Pamayanan,” the BDRRMO staff demonstrated first-aid techniques and procedures r...
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19Jul2012ILOILO CITY, July 19 (PIA6) -- The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) is enlisting more participation from the youth in the 2012 observance of National Disaster Consciousness Month (NDCM 2012) this July by organizing an on-the-spot essay writing and poster-slogan making contests focusing on the importance of disaster preparedness on July 26 at Robinson’s Place here. The twin contests have been included by the RDRRMC for the first time among the highlights of th...
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17Jul2012MANILA, July 17 (PIA) -- Around 80 percent of local government units (LGUs) in the country are prepared for typhoons and other disasters that may strike their communities, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said in a statement. Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo’s pronouncement was part of the report he rendered to President Benigno S. Aquino III during the National Capital Region's (NCR) “Tapatan Roadshow on Disaster Preparedness and Climate Ch...
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17Jul2012A “Tapatan” or dialogue was held by Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to launch the Seal of Disaster Preparedness (SDP) and to test the readiness of every local government units (LGU) in the region in combating the various disasters affecting the region DILG Secretary Jesse M. Robredo said to measure the preparedness of an LGU is to determine its operational and institutional parameters, if it has a functioning and functional local disaster risk reduction and management...
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16Jul2012CEBU CITY, July 16 (PIA) -– The public is urged to be always on alert and be prepared to mitigate effects of disasters with the onset of the rainy season. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical & Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) – Mactan weather specialist Evangeline Tolentino said their agency is widening its scope on weather advisory update drive through short messaging service (SMS) apart from daily radio and television weather news broadcast. “We urge the public to be vig...
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13Jul2012QUEZON CITY, July 13 (PIA) -- Local chief executives of Metro Manila and national government agency officials converged Thursday for a regional-wide forum on disaster preparedness and climate change, with the rules on classes and work suspension due to typhoons and other calamities topping the agenda. Dubbed as “Tapatan Roadshow on Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation,” the forum held at SMX Convention Center Mall of Asia in Pasay City was spearheaded by the Department of t...
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11Jul2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, July 11 (PIA) -- A “Rescuer’s Friendly Walk” kicked off the Sarangani Bureau of Fire Protection’s celebration of the National Disaster Consciousness Month over the weekend. Senior Insp. Jeraniel Taporco, BFP Sarangani acting provincial fire marshal, said they initiated the activity to celebrate the disaster month and show support to the cause of informing the public on disaster preparedness. The 44-kilometer walk which focused on the theme “Walk together, Train ...
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11Jul2012DUMAGUETE CITY, July 11 (PIA) -- The Sibulan municipal government is set to purchase a new equipment that will step up its disaster preparedness measures. The Sibulan Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MRRMC) is in the process of acquiring a backhoe and vibratory compactor with the budget of P1 million each, according to Mayor Marcela Bartoces. Said equipment will be used by the rescue and response team during emergency situations. “These will also be used to repai...
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10Jul2012BACOLOD CITY, July 10 (PIA) -- Town chiefs and their kagawads who chair the Disaster Management Committee undergo a one-day training on community based disaster risk reduction and management. The Bacolod City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council organized and conducted the training of the participants in two batches at the Middletown Inn in Bacolod City. CDRRMO Action Officer Jose Maria Vargas briefed the participants on their primary roles and functions as chairpersons of their re...
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05Jul2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, July 5 (PIA6) -- the Office of Civil Defense in Western Visayas will launch the project called “Pagpakigbuylog sa Pagpangaman” or Partnership for Disaster Risk Reduction in Capiz on July 6 The project is in partnership with the PHAP-Cares Foundation, Inc. and the Building a Resilient and Gender Responsive Communities. Target partners for the said project are barangays Sapian, Pontevedra and Sigma towns in Capiz, OCD Regional Director Rosario Cabrera said. Cabrera reveal...
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03Jul2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, July 2 (PIA)--- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has pushed the implementation of another award system dubbed the seal of disaster preparedness (SDP) which will measure local governments’ disaster readiness. Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo on Saturday (June 30) met with some 800 participants composed of local government chief executives and other officials from all over Region 12 during DILG’s “Magtapatan Tayo: Handa na ba Kayo?”caravan at...
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01Jul2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, July 1 (PIA) -- Measures to strengthen its preparedness and mitigation in the wake of the rainy season have been conducted by the Misamis Occidental Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC). Among these measures is the conduct of meetings attended by the members of the PDRRMC composed of the disaster action officers from the provinces’ 14 towns and three cities. These meetings serve as venues for interactions and...
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29Jun2012ILOILO CITY, June 29 (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) regional office will conduct a seminar/workshop on the use of the Automated Weather Station (AWS) for disaster preparedness and monitoring on July 4 at Iloilo Grand Hotel here. DOST6 Regional Director Rowen Gelonga said the conduct of the said activity is in line with the observance of National Disaster Consciousness Month (NDCM) in Western Visayas this coming July. The month-long NDCM...
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29Jun2012ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, June 29 (PIA) -- Cainta Elementary School hosted the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (RDRRMC) Region 4A’s commencement of the simultaneously held nationwide earthquake drill earlier this morning. Members from different government sectors observed and evaluated the school’s awareness, methods of handling and preparedness for disasters such as earthquakes. Observers noted that a functional alarm system is vital and evacuees should be able to hear the...
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28Jun2012ALABEL, Sarangani, June 28 (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (DOST-PAGASA) trained local government staff on the use of Automated Weather Station (AWS) Tuesday, June 26, at the Capitol Compound here. The training centered on "the details of accessing data" from the AWS. The AWS was installed and made operational at the PDRRM Office in December last year, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management ...
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26Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 26 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo today said the government is serious in curbing illegal logging and mining activities in Caraga Region. In today's press conference held in one of the local convention centers here, Robredo emphasized that in order for these illegal activities to stop, the government has been coordinating with the security forces such as the Philippine National Police (PNP). The DILG chief also pointed out that those who are in...
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25Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 25 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo will launch on June 26, 2012 the Seal of Disaster Preparedness during the region-wide TAPATAN on Disaster Preparedness at Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort here. The Seal of Disaster Preparedness recognizes and gives incentive to local government performance in institutionalizing disaster preparedness and to assess performance gaps to policies of program interventions as well as monitor improvements on disaster ...
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22Jun2012SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union June 22 (PIA) -- The National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) turned-over four rubber boats in La Union even as it held an earthquake drill at the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University – Mid-La Union Campus here. The boats were given to the City of San Fernando and the towns of Bauang, Aringay and Bangar in La Union last June 19 undersecretary Benito T. Ramos, NDRRMC executive director and Office of Civil Defense (OCD) administrator. In...
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20Jun2012KORONODAL CITY, June 20 (PIA)--Barangay officials in Kabacan town in Cotabato are undergoing two-day training on disaster preparedness and climate change adaptation that started June 18. The Agricultural Training Institute of the University of Southern Mindanao serves as the venue of the training. Information from the office of Mayor George Tan indicated that the 24 barangays of the municipality were grouped into four with each group assigned to two-day schedule, with the la...
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19Jun2012TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat, June 19 (PIA) -- Barangay officials of all the 20 barangays of Tacurong City recently underwent a two-day roll out training on Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction & Management and Climate Change Adaptation. The training which was held on June 14 and 15 at the Tacurong Pilot gym was spearheaded by the city local government and the Department of the Interior and Local Government. Said barangay officials were among the 132 participants to the traini...
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19Jun2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, June 19 -- A consultation of disaster management stakeholders will be held this month to raise awareness on the nature and management of disaster, in order to develop a culture of preparedness among government officials and the public. The Tapatan on Disaster Preparedness and Climate Change Adaptation with the theme “Katalagman, Atong Pangandaman” will be held on June 21 at Grand Caprice Restaurant, this city. The event brings together representatives of the nationa...
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17Jun2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, June 17 --The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Northern Mindanao is set to undertake a disaster management and climate change adaptation conference dubbed Tapatan on Disaster Preparedness on June 21, this city. Anchored on the theme, “Katalagman: Atong Pangandaman,” this activity aims to increase awareness on the nature and management of disasters in order to develop a culture of preparedness among government officials and the public, said Atty. Re...
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16Jun2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, June 16 (PIA) -- All school heads of the Department of Education (DepEd) have been directed to ensure that the school buildings in their area of responsibility (AOR) can withstand heavy rains and strong winds. This directive of Education Secretary Armin A. Luistro had been relayed to the heads of the 16 districts under the Misamis Occidental Schools Division (MOSD), in the wake of threats brought about by tropical storm Butchoy, SD Superintendent Jonathan De...
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15Jun2012ILAGAN, Isabela, June 15 (PIA) -- The provincial disaster risk reduction and management council (PDRRMC) of this province is shifting gear on disaster preparedness from the usual search, rescue, and response operations. This time, disaster preparedness will be in pre-positioning resources to areas where typhoons will directly hit to mitigate damages on lives and properties of Isabelinos. Provincial Administrator Atty. Noel Manuel R. Lopez said that Governor Faustino G. Dy III wanted a zero casu...
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14Jun2012MANILA, June 14 (PIA) -- The Muntinlupa Central Fire Station of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) will conduct water rescue training for its personnel and barangay volunteers in preparation for the coming rainy season in support of the Disaster Preparedness Program of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). In a statement posted on the DILG website, Muntinlupa City Fire Marshal C/Insp. Rodrick Aguto said this training will be conducted in the eight flood-prone barangays of...
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11Jun2012SAN JOSE, Antique, June 11 (PIA) -- The local government units (LGUs), schools, and communities are urged to brace for disasters and calamities with the onset of rainy season. “With the onset of rainy season, we need to be prepared for possible flash floods, landslides, and related disasters especially in high risk and vulnerable areas,” said Broderick Train, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction (PDRR) Management Officer. Disaster preparedness trainings like rescue, earthquake, and fire dr...
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08Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 8 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region XIII-Caraga will conduct a region-wide TAPATAN on Disaster Preparedness on June 26, at Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort, Butuan City with the presence of Secretary Jesse M. Robredo. Invited to this region-wide activity are the local chief executives (LCEs) in the region, regional line agencies (RLAs), disaster risk reduction and management officers, local government information officers, quad-media, ac...
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07Jun2012BATANGAS CITY, June 7 (PIA) -- With the opening of the newly constructed training center of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in this city, the capabilities of the BFP volunteers in responding during calamities are expected to be enhanced further. City Fire Marshall Rommel Tradio said the training center named as volunteers auxiliary for disaster (VAD) preparedness network or VAD preparedness.net training center, situated at the BFP compound, was built with funding provision from AGAP Party L...
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05Jun2012LUNGSOD NG QUEZON, Hunyo 5 (PIA) -- Opisyal nang inihayag ng Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) ang pagpasok ng panahon ng tag-ulan kaya muling paalala sa publiko na maging mapagbantay at mapagmatyag. Ito rin ang panawagan ng United Nations Regional Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation for Asia-Pacific at ni Senadora Loren Legarda na parehong nagsasabi sa mga tao na ugaliing maging mapagbantay bunsod ng mga sunod s...
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04Jun2012LEGAZPI CITY, June 4 (PIA) -- The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) regional office spearheaded last June 1 here the Tapatan Roadshow on Disaster Preparedness and Climate Change Adaptation with the theme “Harmonizing Initiatives Towards Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation Mainstreaming in Local Governance." The said activity will serve as a call to action for local government units, stakeholders, and chief executives in the province to craft and implement th...
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03Jun2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, June 3 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will hold a series of regional summits aimed to promote advocacy on the local government’s institutionalization of disaster preparedness and climate change adaptation and mitigation measures. Dubbed “Tapatan on Disaster Preparedness and Climate Change Adaptation: A Call to Action,” the series of summits will be conducted in selected cities all over the country. In Region 10, ...
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01Jun2012CEBU CITY, June 1 (PIA) -- Ang mga Cebuano leaders ug local government units (LGUs) dinhi sa probinsya sa Sugbo nikomiter sa pagtabang aron masiguro ang kaluwasan ug kaandam sa ilang tagsa tagsa ka mga dapit panahon sa mga kalamidad pinaagi sa pagpatuman sa mga programa may kalambigitan sa disaster preparedness ug climate change adaptation. Ang mga opisyales sa kagamhanan ug mga LGU nipadayag niini nga intensyon atol sa gipahigayon nga recent “Tapatan Roadshow on Disaster Preparedness and Cl...
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31May2012TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, May 31 (PIA) -- The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) is set to assess the performance of local government units (LGUs) in terms of disaster preparedness to determine their worthiness of the Seal of Disaster Preparedness. DILG Memorandum Circular 2012-79 issued on April 25, 2012 puts emphasis on the need for LGUs “to scale up performance in the context of the Disaster Risk Reduction Management Framework.” The Department directs the attention...
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31May2012CEBU CITY, May 31 (PIA) -- Cebuano leaders and local government units (LGUs) in Cebu committed to help ensure the safety and readiness of their respective areas during natural calamities, through implementing disaster preparedness and climate change adaptation programs. Government officials and LGUs expressed their commitment during the recent “Tapatan Roadshow on Disaster Preparedness and Climate Change Adaptation: A Call to Action" conducted at the Cebu International Convention Center in M...
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31May2012ILIGAN CITY, May 31 -- The Sangguniang Panlungsod of Iligan city has approved the request of Barangays Bagong Silang and Mahayahay in the purchase of their respective equipment needed in the disaster preparedness program. The equipment is composed of rescue equipment, handheld radios, Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management volunteer safety paraphernalia, training program, and seminars in disaster and reduction preparedness. The request was approved through a resolution authored by Cit...
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24May2012CEBU CITY, May 24 (PIA) -- The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Central Visayas is pushing local government units to draft their own Disaster Preparedness Action Plan amidst the existing threat of climate change. In a pro-active move to remind LGUs about their responsibility, the DILG 7 will be holding a regional summit dubbed "Tapatan on Disaster Preparedness and Climate Change Adaptation: A Call to Action” on Friday, May 25 at the Cebu International Convention Center...
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22May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 22 (PIA) –- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will launch the seal of disaster preparedness in Caraga region, with Sec. Jesse Robredo gracing the event. According to DILG-Caraga information officer Florian Faith Bayawa, the launching is in time with the department’s Tapatan Roadshow scheduled on June 12 in this city, featuring a discussion on disaster preparedness among stakeholders here in the region. Bayawa said this is one way of motivating the...
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22May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 22 (PIA) -- After a year of launching the Tapatan Roadshow in Caraga region, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is again spearheading the conduct of the roadshow on June 12 here. The roadshow will discuss the disaster preparedness program of the different public and private stakeholders of the region. DILG-Caraga information officer Florian Faith Bayawa said the event will discuss preparations of the different local government units and some national go...
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20May2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 20 (PIA) -- The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG-7) in Central Visayas put up its second Tapatan Roadshow, this time on Disaster Preparedness and Climate Change Adaptation recently at the Waterfront Hotel in Lahug, Cebu City. DILG-Bohol Provincial director Louisella Lucino said, the “Tapatan on Disaster Preparedness and Climate Change Adaptation: A call to action,” is a regional summit which aims to promote advocacy on the local government’s i...
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18May2012CEBU CITY, May 18 (PIA) -- Over 100 local chief executives from the different municipalities, cities, and provinces in Central Visayas are expected to attend the "Tapatan on Disaster Preparedness and Climate Change Adaptation: A Call To Action" summit in Cebu on May 25, spearheaded by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). DILG 7 Regional Director Ananias M. Villacorta bared the activity, which serves as their agency’s response to the clamor from different sectors of society ...
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17May2012CITY OF BALANGA, Bataan, May 17 (PIA) –- As the rainy season approaches, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) is planning to conduct a disaster awareness campaign in Bataan for local rescue councils. PAGASA administrator Nathaniel Servando requested to Bataan Governor Enrique Garcia, Jr. to host their one-day information and education campaign on July 11 in which to be also discussed is the use of automated weather station (AWS) for disaste...
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16May2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, May 16 (PIA) --The local government of Tupi, South Cotabato is strengthening its disaster preparedness by working on the relocation of informal settlers living in risky areas in the municipality to prevent loss of lives during calamities. According to a report from the local government information center, the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (MDRRMC) chaired by Mayor Reynaldo S. Tamayo, Jr. is currently preparing the 2.6-hectare relocation site in Barang...
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09May2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, May 9 (PIA) -- The national government will be recognizing local government units (LGU) for their efforts in institutionalizing disaster preparedness. Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) secretary Jesse Robredo disclosed that the department is implementing this year the Seal of Disaster Preparedness. Robredo, who was in Capiz last month, announced that starting this year, the DILG will be assessing the performance and shortcomings of the LGUs in their disaster...
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06May2012NAGA CITY, May 6 (PIA) -- In line with this city’s campaign to equip the law enforcers with basic know-how on disaster preparedness, the Public Safety Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office and Disaster Management Office (DMO) here conducted a stay-in disaster training entitled, “Collapsed Structures Search and Rescue Training,” held at the Metro Naga Sports Complex at Pacol here. The three-day training was participated by 36 personnel representing various government agencies like ...
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04May2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, May 4 (PIA) -- Aside from the Seal of Good Housekeeping award, which recognizes local government units for their transparency in governance, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) is introducing a new award that the 117 towns and 13 cities of Central Luzon will endeavor to win - the Seal of Disaster Preparedness for Floods. The award will be given to local government units (LGUs) which exhibit exemplary disaster preparedness capability before the ...
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30Apr2012ILOILO CITY, April 30 (PIA6) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) launched its “Tapatan on Disaster Preparedness” program in Western Visayas recently. Through Tapatan regional summits, the department is able to remind everyone including local and national government officials, and other stakeholders of their respective tasks and responsibilities before, during and after a disaster. The activity is in line with Republic Act No. 10121 or the Philippine Disaster Risk ...
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28Apr2012ILOILO CITY, April 28 (PIA6) -- The province of Iloilo received a check worth P414,700 from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for the procurement of life-saving search and rescue equipment. DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo gave the check during the launching of the Tapatan on Disaster Preparedness road show at Sarabia Manor here, April 26. Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor, Sr. said the province was given the financial assistance as one of the pilot local government units ...
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27Apr2012ILOILO CITY, April 27 (PIA) -- The local government units and the country in general, are ready for disasters in terms of institutional set up, protocol and people, the Department of Interior and Local Government said. “But as to technical preparedness we still have to look into it,” Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo told media during a press conference here, April 26. Robredo, who was here for the Tapatan on Disaster Preparedness, said there is still the need to boost...
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26Apr2012TUBOD, Lanao del Norte, April 26 -- The 78 participants from 20 barangays of the coastal town of Lala consisted the first batch to successfully complete the two-day disaster preparedness training at the Mindanao Civic Center complex. Ten coastal towns have been identified to undergo the training starting April 24 until May 30. The training is jointly spearheaded by the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) and the Provincial Community Affairs Office. "This is the f...
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25Apr2012BACOLOD CITY, April 25 (PIA6) -- The San Miguel Corporation(SMC)-Petron Bacolod Disaster Preparedness and Relief Center will be constructed in the compound of the Bacolod City Police Office soon. Bacolod Rep. Anthony Golez, who heads the three-pronged disaster management program for Western Visayas, said in a press release that the center will provide support to local government units in cases of disasters and related emergencies, in terms of training for emergency response, relief assistance,...
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24Apr2012ILOILO CITY, April 24 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo and Albay Governor Joey Salceda will lead the first regional summit on disaster preparedness in Western Visayas. The summit, slated on April 26 at the Sarabia Manor Hotel, will kick off the series of summits dubbed, “Tapatan on Disaster Preparedness,” initiated by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Joining them as resource persons is Climate Change Commission’s Mary Ann Luc...
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23Apr2012ILOILO CITY, April 23 (PIA6) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will hold a regional summit dubbed, “Tapatan on Disaster Preparedness,” in Iloilo City on April 26 to advocate and institutionalize the concept of disaster preparedness among local government units (LGUs). It will be the first in a series of regional summits that will be conducted by DILG nationwide with the aim at orienting the public, the local and national government officials, and other stakehold...
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19Apr2012ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, April 19 (PIA) -- Representatives of the CALABARZON Regional Risk Reduction and Management Council (RRMC) held their 2nd Quarterly Meeting for the year yesterday at the OCD-NDRRMC Conference Room, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City. RDRRMC IV-A conducted a joint meeting to convene on disaster preparedness and response, wherein issues on both aspects of DRRM were discussed hand in hand as both committees share overlapping components. RDRRMC IV-A Response Committee Chair and DSWD ...
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14Apr2012BACOLOR, Pampanga, April 14 (PIA) — Director Renato U. Solidum of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOCS) told the local government officials of Pampanga that there is a need to prepare for the worst case scenario, referring to disasters and calamities that might hit the province. “Huwag lang po nating paghandaan ang mga maliliit na kalamidad (let us not prepare for small calamities alone), we should also prepare for worst-case-scenario,” Solidum said during the...
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31Mar2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, March 31 (PIA) -- The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) Region 2 warned the public living in the low-lying areas of possible occurrence of flashfloods and landslide to due continuous rains. OCD Regional Director Norma Talosig, council chair, said a tail-end of a cold front is affecting Cagayan Valley region, which causes the continuous scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms weather system. She said northern and central Luzon is likewise affected...
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31Mar2012SYUDAD SANG ILOILO (PIA6) -- Nagpanugyan ang Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration ukon PAGASA sa mga pumoluyo nga naga istar malapit sa tiilan sang mga bukid ukon sa manubo nga mga lugar malapit sa mga suba nga magmangin alerto sa posible magluntad nga mga flashfloods ukon hinali nga mga baha kag landslides. Ang panugyan ang ginpagua sang PAGASA paagi sa Office of Civil Defense (OCD) 6 diri sa tunga sang nagalapta-lapta nga pag-ulan nga ...
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31Mar2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, March 30 (PIA)-- A hundred or so women members of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) also known as conditional cash transfer (CCT) program gathered at the Farmers’ Center to mark Women’s Day on March 30 in Pinabacdao town. The women wearing their Pantawid Pamilya t- shirts listened to some speakers talked about the Law on Anti-Violence Against Women and Children and how they can get the services of the police Women and Children Complaint Desk (WCCD). Th...
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30Mar2012TUBOD, Lanao del Norte, March 30 -- To empower the various women’s organizations from the different towns of this fast-rising province, a disaster preparedness and emergency response training was conducted on March 27-28 at the Mindanao Civic Center (MCC) grand stadium function hall. This was the first-ever disaster training for the women’s groups which was jointly conducted by the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO), Provincial Population Office (PPO), and Pro...
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29Mar2012CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela, March 29 (PIA) –- To expand its operations on public safety, this city’s Rescue 922 will conduct a summer disaster preparedness training after the holy week to equip interested youth and kids in this city with basic knowledge on how to attain safety in times of calamities. Virgilio Dalog, Rescue 922 training officer, said that there is a need to equip children and youth on disaster preparedness so that they will be able to help their families and even the victims ...
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27Mar2012MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon, March 27 (PIA) – The Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (BDRRMC) of Barangay One, with the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) and the Philippine Information Agency here, will hold a briefing on disaster risk reduction specifically on ‘climate change adaptation (CCA)’ and ‘communicating disasters.’ Gabriel P. Alima, Punong Barangay, said he will give the disaster risk reduction management ...
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23Mar2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, March 23 (PIA) -- The Philippine Information Agency-Regional Office 3 (PIA3) conducted on Tuesday an orientation-forum on family preparedness during disasters in Barangay San Nicolas to encourage women, particularly mothers, to fully know their roles in disaster risk reduction and management and climate change adaptation The undertaking, participated by more than 30 mothers in Barangay San Nicolas, was in line with the celebration of Women’s month which carrie...
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16Mar2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, March 16 (PIA) -- The League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) has signed a sisterhood agreement with Honolulu, Hawaii, announced by Mayor Jason Almonte during the celebration of the Women’s Month of March in the city recently. Through this sisterhood agreement, benefits will go to all the cities of the country, like sharing information and skills training, as disaster preparedness program, as Hawaii has always been a calamity area. It...
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15Mar2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 15 -- City Mayor Vicente Y. Emano, this city, calls on the public to participate in the Clean-Up Day tomorrow, March 16. The activity, to be led by the city hall and barangay officials, will clean up roads, clogged canals, and other public places in the city. Meanwhile, the mayor also urged all barangay chiefs and members of the Barangay Women Development Council to participate in the Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Seminar to be held on the ...
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14Mar2012TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, Mar. 14 (PIA)-- Disaster preparedness at the barangay level is seen to be intensifed as the Philippine National Red Cross (PNTC) and the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Managment Council (PDRRMC) this year intend to organize barangay-based volunteer groups. In an interview, Davao del Norte PNRC Administrator Luzviminda Cacacho-Neri said PNRC targetted 100 barangays where they will organize 143 Red Cross volunteer groups to ...
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13Mar2012LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Mar 13 (PIA) -- Sumailalim sa disaster preparedness seminar ang may 400 benepisaryo ng Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) sa Barangay Cotta kahapon na ginanap sa south 1 elementary school ng lunsod na ito. Sa pangunguna ng city social welfare and development office (CSWDO), ang mga benepisaryo ay tinuruan sa tamang mga paghahanda kapag may kalamidad na naging tagapagsalita si Emie Madla ng CSWDO at secretariat ng Lucena City Disaster Risk Reduction and ...
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12Mar2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, March 12 (PIA) -- The 55th Infantry Battalion (55IB), 1st Infantry Division, Philippine Army, based in the province, participated in the Disaster Preparedness Program of the Misamis Occidental provincial government. Headed by Col. Rommel B. Almaria, Commander of 55IB, t members of the Misamis Occidental Search and Rescue Team (MOSART) headed by Gain Paul De Barras in the said training. Almaria said there is a need to be prepared for any calam...
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06Mar2012LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Mar. 6 (PIA) -- To act as trainers for fire and earthquake drills that will be held in schools, the Task Force (TF) Lucena has organized recently the “Bayanihan Team” in the 33 barangays in this city. Col. Narciso Alamag, TF Lucena commanding officer, said the team was formed to respond immediately in times of calamity aside from training students and teachers as well in disaster preparedness. According to Alamag, on top of this, TF Lucena has a...
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05Mar2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Mar. 5 (PIA) -- As an integral part of its action plan for disaster preparedness, the local government unit here organized its choice personnel as Army reservists and subjected them to a 30-day para-military training starting Mar 3 and 4, and every weekend thereafter. Selected to compose one company of 50 individuals were mostly city ordinance enforcers and those coming from the office of general services, usually the same frontline personnel on call dur...
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05Mar2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Mar. 5 (PIA) -- Isip tipik ug kabahin sa iyang action plan alang sa disaster preparedness, ang local government unit dinhing dapita nag-organisar og mga pinili nga mga kawani ingon nga Army reservists ug gipa-ilawom sila sa 30 ka adlaw nga para-miulitary training gunad sa miaging adlaw ug kagahapon, ug matag weekend na. Gipili nga molangkob sa usa ka company nga 50 ka tawo ang gidaghanon mao ang kasagaran mga city ordinance enforcers ug sa office of gene...
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04Mar2012MANILA, March 4 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo has called on all punong barangays to update the list of populations at risk in vulnerable areas, particularly in the cities and municipalities that were previously identified by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau as landslide- and flashflood-prone. In a statement, Robredo said village chiefs should have a ready and updated list of at-risk communities such as those living in low-lying lands, along riverbanks, s...
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03Mar2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 3 (PIA) – As part of its disaster preparedness and response program, funded in large part by a grant from the United States Agency for International Development/Office for Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA), the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) gave four laptop computers, one tower server, and one blade server, with a total value of around P650,000, to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) last March 1. The hardware is pa...
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01Mar2012BRAULIO E. DUJALI, Davao del Norte, March 1 (PIA) -- Infrastructure for flood control and evacuation facilities are among the projects that a Davao Del Norte mayor intends to put in place this year as part of her administration’s disaster preparedness plans. In her State of the Municipal Address, Braulio E. Dujali Mayor Lolita Moral mentioned the improvement of protection dikes and the development of relocation sites in Brgy. Cabayangan as among the projects she would like to put ...
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29Feb2012QUEZON CITY, Feb. 29 (PIA) -- Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) Director Renato Solidum Jr. assured the public that their agency will continue to function even if their central office in Quezon City is devastated by a powerful earthquake. "Worst case scenario - our regional office in Davao City will immediately take over in case the Phivolcs main office inside the University of the Philippines campus is decimated by a strong earthquake," he said speakin...
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28Feb2012SURIGAO CITY, Feb. 28 (PIA) -- Schools, government agencies, business establishments and media in the city will participate in a simultaneous earthquake drill nationwide on Thursday, March 1. Surigao City Information Officer Annette Villaces said thousands of students and employees are expected to get involved in the drill, which will be spearheaded by the CDCC, Office of the Civil Defense and the city government of Surigao and supported by its member-agencies. &ldquo...
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27Feb2012NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Feb. 27 (PIA6) -- To further heighten public awareness on what to do before, during and after an earthquake, a nationwide simultaneous drill in schools and public offices will be done on March 1, disclosed Rosario Cabrera, director of the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) in Region VI. Cabrera was in Negros Occidental on Thursday as guest of honor in the Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction Management Seminar in Sagay City. “This is also aime...
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25Feb2012CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan, Feb. 24 (PIA) -- The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) urged local governments in the region to invest in disaster response programs like the relocation of families along the Angat River here. Josefina Timoteo, OCD-Region III director, said only Bulacan among Central Luzon provinces is included in the hazard mapping for Metro Manila because it sits on the Marikina fault line which the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said is ripe for movement. &n...
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23Feb2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Feb. 23 (PIA) -- The Police Regional Office (PRO) 12 has sharpened the skills and widened knowledge of its frontline personnel on disaster preparedness, rescue and relief operations in an effort to effectively respond during disaster. PSupt. Resty Damaso, regional public information officer said the training, which was completed over the weekend was important for the police to imbibe not only the knowledge but most importantly the skills that are necessary to equip ...
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20Feb2012CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, February 20, (PIA) -- Vicente F. Tomazar, Chairperson RDRRMC-4A and regional director, Office of Civil Defense (OCD-4A) is enjoining all local disaster risk reduction management councils (LDRRMCs) and member-agencies of the RDRRMC -4A to conduct earthquake drills, IEC and other activities to heighten public awareness, mitigation and response on disasters and emergencies. This is in line with the President’s directive through the NDRRMC dir...
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15Feb2012LAOAG CITY, Feb. 15 (PIA) – The destructive earthquake that hit Negros Oriental on February 6 has served as a wake-up call to local government officials to review their disaster preparedness plans. Root said officials of the Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council are aware of the city's vulnerability to earthquakes. “We cannot predict earthquakes. But what we can do is to have our buildings prepared to withstand strong ground shaking. This is the reason behind th...
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15Feb2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 15 -- Following the devastation brought about by tropical storm Sendong affecting two major cities in Northern Mindanao, Police Regional Office (PRO)-10 conducted a training of rescue teams. Participants consisted of police officers from the different provinces in Northern Mindanao and the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan. On the other hand, Members of the selected barangay peace action teams (BPAT) from the two above-named cities and the province o...
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13Feb2012DIPOLOG CITY, Feb 13 (PIA) -- All barangays in Dipolog City and in the different municipalities of Zamboanga del Norte are scheduled to conduct an inventory of population at risk in vulnerable areas such as those living in low-lying areas, along riverbanks, shorelines, esteros, canals, and under slope areas which are prone to landslides. Dipolog City Local Government Operations Officer Lerma Campaner said this undertaking is in compliance to the memorandum of Interior and ...
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13Feb2012ILOILO CITY, Feb. 13 (PIA6) -- Strengthening the capacities of national and local government units (LGUs) together with the partner stakeholders in building disaster resilient communities is the foremost advocacy of the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 otherwise known as R.A. 10121., according to the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) here. The OCD which also chairs the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) said its objective encomp...
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12Feb2012MANILA, Feb. 12 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Roberdo has called on all punong barangays of the country to conduct disaster awareness and response campaign in their respective communities, following last Monday’s 6.9 magnitude earthquake that struck Central Visayas particularly Negros Oriental. In a statement posted on the DILG website (www.dilg.gov.ph), it said that Robredo made the call in a speech at the 2nd general assembly and Nati...
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09Feb2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, Feb. 9 (PIA) -- Samar local government units (LGUs) rated poorly in terms of operational readiness to address disaster. In a rating sheet prepared by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and distributed to members, Samar LGUs lag behind in many indicators particularly in contingency plans for tsunami, and other calamities when it did not even reach 50%. The data stemmed from a survey on operational readiness of local governments to ...
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09Feb2012DAVAO CITY Feb.9 (PIA)-- The Davao City Central 911 Emergency Response Center has urged Dabawenyos to have grab-kits in their homes and in their offices as part of disaster preparedness. "Let us have grab kits ready in our homes and offices," says 911 chief Ver Monsanto. According to Monsanto a grab kit is a bag which includes spare clothes, blankets, food and water. In case of disaster like flooding evacuating individuals can use these grab kits to sustain them until ...
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07Feb2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 7 (PIA) -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has hosted a large-scale simulation exercise, using the latest technology for recreating realistic scenarios, as part of its support for improving disaster preparedness and response in the Philippines. The simulation, with funding support from the Government of Australia (AusAID), focused on how different levels of government interacted in an emergency situation, with particular emphasis on coordination, ...
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07Feb2012ILOILO CITY, Feb. 7 (PIA6) -- Undersecretary Proceso T. Domingo, head of the Office for Special Concerns of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, lauded the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) of Western Visayas for its continuing efforts toward disaster preparedness. Domingo was the guest of honor and speaker at the opening, Feb. 7 of the two-d...
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05Feb2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Feb. 5 (PIA) – Everything is all set for the Eastern Visayas Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) Regional Rescue Jamboree 2012 which will be held on Feb. 7 and 8 under the auspices of the RRDRRMC-8 and hosted by the provincial government of Leyte. Office of Civil Defense Director Rey Gozon, chairman of the RDRRMC, said that all the rescue groups in the region would participate the Rescue Jamboree 2012. The Eastern Visayas...
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28Jan2012KALIBO, Aklan, January 28 (PIA6) -- The Aklan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) will put more emphasis education to prepare people for diaster or calamity situations. Galo Ibardolaza, PDRRMC-Aklan Executive Officer said the provincial government of Aklan is continuously conducting disaster preparedness campaigns and other related activities to educate people and to inform them on what to do during disasters through seminars, trainings, orientat...
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25Jan2012CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, Jan. 25 (PIA) -- “ More must be done to educate people on disasters and climate change especially in communities at risk.” These were words that Vicente F. Tomazar, Chairman of the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (RDRRMC)-4A and regional director of the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD)-4A emphasized in the recently conducted DRRM meeting in Calabarzon. These information on disasters and climate c...
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24Jan2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan. 24 (PIA) --- Sibulan town in Negros Oriental celebrtaes its 102nd founding anniversary on Jan. 31 with the theme, “Sibulan Gears Up Towards Sustainable Ecosystem-based Environmental Protection and Preservation.” Activities slated for the anniversary are focused on disaster preparedness in view of the aftermath of Typhoon Sendong, of which Sibulan was one of the hardest-hit areas in the province. The celebration kicked off on Jan. 23 with tree-planting and river...
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14Jan2012LAOAG CITY, Jan. 14 (PIA) – Residents vulnerable to flooding and landslides were reminded to check with their local leaders to have their information kits on disaster preparedness to avoid a repeat of storm Sendong that devastated the cities of Iligan and Cagayan de Oro in Mindanao. Juan de los Reyes, provincial environment and natural resources office, said local government units that have been identified as flood and landslide-prone were listed under a geo-hazard map that wa...
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24Feb2011CEBU, Feb. 24 (PIA) –- Local government units (LGUs) can now use 70 percent of calamity funds for disaster preparedness. In a Stakeholders Forum held in Cebu City recently, Office of Civil Defense (OCD) executive officer Ronald Flores revealed that one of the major features of the new R.A. 10121, also known as the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM) law, is putting up the institutional mechanisms that acknowledges the vital role of the local government units (LGUs) as ...
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17Jun2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (17 June) -- This year's 2nd Quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill will be held on June 18 at 9:00a.m., along the theme "One Nation, One People, One Response." This is actually part of the four (4)-point action plan for disaster preparedness done specifically to perfect people's reaction during and after an earthquake to prevent casualties, Carmelito Lupo, Regional Director of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in region 10, said. For this par...
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