Philippines: OCD to orient Capiceños on disaster reduction, management
Roxas City - The local chief executives of Capiz, together with the deputized coordinators of the Office of Civil Defense in the different municipalities, city and province will gather here for a meeting tomorrow, December 10.
Provincial Civil Defense Officer Ana Gangoy disclosed that all the mayors, deputized civil defense coordinators and members of the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council of the province, city and municipalities will meet at the Hall of Governors of the Provincial Capitol for a meeting.
In a letter of Capiz Governor Victor Tanco, he said that the Provincial DRRMC will hold its first meeting with OCD Regional Director Rosario Cabrera.
Cabrera is the new chairperson of the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council in Western Visayas.
Accordingly, she will orient the members of the local DRRMCs the salient provisions as well as Implementing Rules and regulations of Republic Act 10121, otherwise known as An Act Strengthening the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Framework, and Institutionalizing the Disaster Risk Reduction Management Plan.
Tanco added the orientation on the new law will be the main agenda of the said gathering here.
Acting Provincial Administrator Lawyer Jose Villanueva is expected to welcome the participants to said activity with Governor Tanco, who chaired the Provincial DRRMC to give his message.
Discussions on the different issues related to the new law will be taken up during the open forum.