Previously, a very similar activity was lucratively completed in Matnog
town graced by the presence of six (6) multi-hazard barangays.
Besides
the knowledge on safety before the onset of disasters, the CBDRMT
considered incorporating the Youth Sector as an essential component of
the exercise under Republic Act 10121.
The CBDRMT
was officially unwrapped by SPDRMO OIC Head Jose Lopez by saying, “a
community is found better if it knows how to deal with innate and
simulated disasters.”
“The essence of the new
law will show you the way and the government will have the capability of
making right decisions,” he continued.
The SPDRMO official
also recognized the plus feature of the Youth Sector as part of the
community whose awareness on disasters can be valuable. “They are no
longer liabilities, “he added.
Subsequently, the SPDRMO provided a summary of the CBDRMT and encouraged
the participants to put into heart and mind the quintessence of R.A.
10121.
Every one
was given assurance of a more perceptive community against risks while
looking forward to an accomplished Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Plan by each barangay.
Later, The CBDRMT
participants had a glimpse on the discussion module –the types of
natural hazards, facts in relation to Global Warming and Climate Change;
R.A. 1021 and Disaster Management; base map akin to the Contingency
Plan, Early Warning System and evacuation procedures.
Vivian
Sincero (SPDRMO) afterward led the trainees in noting down their level
of expectations and in a while was posted and acknowledged.
Workshop
Day One
was initiated by Dante Bonos (SPDRMO) on the subject of
Hydrometeorological Hazards or weather interrelated hazards; weather
changeability; climate stipulation; global distribution and impact of
disasters caused by natural hazards; major natural disasters by and
large caused by typhoons which before now took place in the Philippines;
weather causing phenomena, storm signal analysis and things to be done
after evaluating the outcome scenarios from which the barangay-participants
contributed their own experiences.
While on
Geologic Hazards related to earthquake and volcanic eruptions, Bonos
showed images of result situations; areas affected in the Philippines,
the nature of various disasters and how these are provoked by Climate
Change.
Featured
during the day were past and recent Bulusan volcanic activities - its
signs, equivalent alert levels, criteria; parallel recommendation to
hazards, grim manifestations of Climate Change/Global Warming and the
significance of Green Gas Houses.
What the
government does in return – like mitigating programs propped up by
concerned NGOs, building awareness and empowering the affected community
as first to act in response was given prominence by the SPDRMO speaker.
A
discussion followed after this and some CBDRM participants expressed
their own sentiments for the lack of firmer laws to thwart worst-case
scenarios. Relatively, the effort of teachers to educate the Youth
Sector in schools was also confirmed during the open forum.
Soon after
on the subject of Disaster Risk Management, SPDRMO OIC Head Jose Lopez
focused the group discussion on the pre-event period as half-time to
prepare and mitigate the effect of disasters and the other for the
post-event stage to respond to/rehabilitate from the ensuing
consequences.
Lopez
segued to its requisite implementation primarily on the barangay level.
“To reduce the level of risk endured from typical impacts, every
barangay should put into action basic Community-Based Disaster Risk
Management being at the level of first responders to disasters. With the
LDRRMC taking the lead, this puts together the Philippine Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Act of 2010 as an important law which will
address the issues concerning disasters, “Lopez explained.
At some
stage, Irosin town’s Mayor Ed Ong made a short visit and conveyed his
support in the on-going workshop.
(Von Labalan-PIO
spdrmo.webs.com)
