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Vol III
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Issue 4
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UN LAUDS PH PREPAREDNESS
ON TYPHOON LANDO
Asia-Pacic Leaders Adopt Disaster Risk Reduction Framework
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OFFICE OF CIVIL DEFENSE
Editors Note
The year 2015 ushers in developments in the eld of
disaster risk reduction (DRR). In March, the Philippine
delegates to the World Conference on DRR helped in
framing new goals, targets and priorities in reducing risks
and building resilience around the world. The resulting
Sendai Framework on DRR (2015 to 2030) replaces the
Hyogo Framework for Action as standards in DRR.
In October, the UNISDR Chief praised the countrys
preparations for Typhoon Lando. The utilization of PreDisaster Risk Assessment in assessing Landos possible
impacts proved effective in planning government actions,
and in identifying the areas where these actions should
be implemented. Despite the occurence of storm surges,
oods and landslides, the large-scale evacuation resulted
in reduced number of casualties.
In September, the 9th Senior Disaster Management
Ofcials Forum endorsed the Asia Pacic Economic
Cooperation (APEC) Disaster Risk Reduction Framework,
which aims to facilitate collective work in building adaptive
and disaster-resilient economies in the face of the new
normal. This Framework was adopted by APEC Economic
Leaders during their Meeting in Manila on November.
Through all these events, Ofce of Civil Defense remains,
and will continue to be a primary mover as the countrys
lead in disaster risk reduction and management.
Contents
UNISDR Lauds PH Preparedness on TY Lando
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NDRRMC
Chairperson
and
Secretary of National Defense
Voltaire T. Gazmin signed the
MOU with Chilean Foreign Minister
Heraldo
Muoz
Valenzuela.
President Benigno Simeon Aquino
III and Chilean President Michelle
Bachelet witnessed the signing
ceremony and are joined by Foreign
Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario,
NDRRMC
Executive
Director
and Civil Defense Administartor
Undersecretary
Alexander
P
Pama, as well as key ofcials and
representatives from the Philippine
Government and the Chilean
delegation.
The MOU signing ceremony is one
of the highlights of the State Visit to
the Philippines of Chilean President
Michele Bachelet which coincided
with the APEC Economic Leaders
Summit.
Bilateral Meetings
Undersecretary Pama joined the
bilateral meetings between the
Philippines, the Republic of Korea
The
National
Disaster
Risk
Reduction
and
Management
Council
(NDRRMC)
through
National Search Committee (NSC)
has started the quest for 17th
National Awards for Excellence
in
Disaster
Risk
Reduction
and Management (DRRM) and
Humanitarian Assistance dubbed
KAlamidad at Sakuna LAbanan
SAriling Galing ang Kaligtasan or
Gawad KALASAG.
The Gawad KALASAG validation of
entries kicked-off on 2 November
2015 with National Validating Teams
deployed to various parts of the
country to assess the contenders
nominated by their respective
Regional DRRM Councils. The
teams were composed of personnel
from Ofce of Civil Defense (OCD)
and representatives from NDRRMC
Member Agencies.
Gawad KALASAG is awarded to
local government units, civil society
organizations, private sectors and
other institutions for their remarkable
The
Philippine
Government,
Australian Government and the
United
Nations
Development
Programme
(UNDP)
launched
the Metro Manila Earthquake
Contingency Plan or Oplan Metro
Yakal Plus and handed over multihazard maps to the 17 cities and
four provinces of the Greater Metro
Manila Area (GMMA) in Novotel
Manila, Araneta Center, Quezon
City on 18 December 2015.
Present at the launch were
Australian Ambassador to the
Philippines Bill Tweddell, Climate
Change Commission Secretary
Emmanuel De Guzman, UNDP
Philippines
Country
Director
Titon Mitra, Metropolitan Manila
Development Authority Chairman
Emerson Carlos, Metro Manila
local government executives and
technical ofcers, and members
of the Collective Strengthening on
Community Awareness on Natural
Disasters (CSCAND) agencies.
The Oplan Metro Yakal Plus, an
enhanced version of the Oplan Metro
Yakal and uses data from the updated
West Valley Fault System Atlas, is
an integrated contingency plan for
earthquake and related geological
hazards. It is an operational plan
that anticipates what could happen
if a 7.2 magnitude earthquake
strikes along the West Valley Fault,
including associated threats of
landslides, rupture, liquefaction,
or tsunami. It also outlines the
response measures that will be
carried out prior to and immediately
after a hazard strikes, as well as
the roles and responsibilities of
members and partners of the Metro
Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Council.
Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista receives copies of the hazards maps
during the Launcing of Oplan Metro Yakal Plus, Knowledge ManagementCommunity of Practice Website and Hazard Maps Turnover on 18
December 2015 at the Novotel Manila, Araneta Center, Quezon City. Oplan
Metro Yakal Plus and the hazard maps were developed under the GMMA
READY Project.
The Oplan Metro Yakal Plus and the
multi-hazard maps were developed
under
the
GMMA-READY
Project that aims to decrease
the vulnerability of communities
in the GMMA to natural hazards.
The Project also aims to increase
resilience by strengthening the
institutional capacities of local
governments, technical agencies,
academic institutions and civil
society organizations to manage
disaster and climate change risks.
Australian
Ambassador
to
the Philippines Bill Tweddell
said, Australia is pleased to
have supported the Philippine
Government in its commitment to
provide credible, comprehensive
and accurate disaster information
and encouraged to make this
available and accessible not only to
local governments and communities,
but also to the private sector, nongovernment organizations and
academe.
Photos from top: President Benigno Simeon Aquino III presides the National Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Meeting on 16 October 2015 at the Malacanan
Palace to check on preparations for Typhoon Lando; NDRRMC Executive Director and Civil
Defense Administrator Alexander P Pama leads the conduct of Pre Disaster Risk Assessment;
and NDRRMC officials meet with local government leaders in Casiguran, Aurora to coordinate
response and recovery efforts on the ground. Background: Aerial photo of flooded areas in
Central Luzon.
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STORM SURGE
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water or coastal ooding generated
by a tropical cyclone, over and
above the predicted astronomical
tides. A storm surge occurs due to
the abnormal wind speed and low
atmospheric pressure, it can cause
hazards and damage towards the
properties, livelihood and lives of
the people who reside near the sea
shore.
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