Philippines: Typhoon Yolanda: Post-disaster management innovations
By Rosalie O. Abatayo
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Compared to PDRRMO’s data access and efficiency of warning half a decade ago, [Baltazar Tribunalo, head of Cebu's Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office] said the office now has a more comprehensive, real time and reliable data monitoring and early warning system that can readily relay distress calls to PDRRMO’s counterparts in the local disaster offices of the different municipalities and cities of Cebu.
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Aside from the early warning system, PDRRMO also heavily invested on equipment that would make disaster response operations, whether on land or in water, more efficient.
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In the proposed P200-million budget of PDRRMO for 2019, disaster prevention and mitigation got the highest allocation at P96 million.
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The office also trained about 40 emergency responders from the Provincial Capitol and around 800 personnel from the different LDRRMOs from 54 component cities and municipalities of Cebu.
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Tribunalo said that the disaster preparedness of a community through a strong “purok system”will greatly help PDRRMO.
The purok system, inspired by the Bayanihan spirit of cooperation among neighbors, is an approach in organizing and empowering communities to work together for their common needs.
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For a more holistic approach on disaster preparedness, the provincial government has forged alliances with international disaster resilience initiatives and local agencies.
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