Govt agency holds orientation-workshop on disaster preparedness

To build awareness and recognition on the availability on National Disaster Preparedness Plan (NDPP) as roadmap for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRMM) and to generate lessons learned on the Operation Listo implementation, Department of Interior and Local Government conducted an Orientation-Workshop on the Regional Planning for the Provincial Preparedness Dialogue in Cagayan de Oro City. Photo courtesy of DILG-10

CAGAYAN de Oro City--To build awareness and recognition on the availability on National Disaster Preparedness Plan (NDPP) as roadmap for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRMM) and to generate lessons learned on the Operation Listo implementation, Department of Interior and Local Government conducted an Orientation-Workshop on the Regional Planning for the Provincial Preparedness Dialogue in the city.

“The idea is for us to reflect as to how important is the support of those member agencies who are present here today, as well as our civil society organizations (CSOs) and nongovernment organizations (NGOs), in our effort in making everyone prepared should there be disaster that would strike in any part of Northern Mindanao,” underscored DILG 10 Regional Director Arnel M. Agabe in his opening message during the activity.

Furthermore, director Agabe emphasized that, “We, in the government as well as our partners, are in our respective positions to provide public service that involves in ensuring the peace, security, safety, of our people.”

With this, he highlighted the importance of looking into the Regional Disaster Preparedness Plan (RDPP) and NDPP to come up with a highly responsive and effective preparedness plan intended for the respective localities and respective levels.

With the aim to provide guidance and complementation engagement for the implementation of the Provincial Preparedness and Partnership Dialogue in all provinces, the said activity involved the members of Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils (RDRRMCs), Regional Directors from local government (LG), Philippine National Police (PNP) and Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), NGOs, Local Resource Institutes (LRIs0, and other stakeholders.

Moreover, the orientation-workshop looked into establishing shared understanding of Operation Listo, familiarizing and ensuring common understanding on the issues and possible strategies for the implementation of the Provincial Preparedness Dialogue, and discussing vital issues and challenges in the implementation of DRRM activities and to possibly address them through a dialogue.

Dubbed ‘Operation,’ the program consists of disaster preparedness manuals that contains procedures on the course of actions that need to be done by local chief executuves (LCEs) before, during and after the occurrence of disasters and calamities in their respective areas or communities.(DILG10)