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NASSA-Caritas Philippines
hL{. .
Landslide and Flooding " 48"
December 2oo3

SpeciafOperatians/rgryeaf

$ackgrounfSummary
The incessantmins that pouredfor morethan a weekcausedso much destluciionto
properties,livestockandworst,claimedhundredsof livesin the differentareasof the
country. About 4o,ooo families or more than 2oo,ooo people were displaced,
uprootedand lcft homelessbecauseof the devastationsBillions of propertiesand
livestockwerebelievedto costall the damages.

In the Dioceseof Butuan,about197barangays with 29,753familieswereaffectedby

the flood. This was due to the AgusanRiver (connectin8the Agusandel Sur and
with
Agusandel Norte)that overflowedcausingthe vastagiculturallandssubmerged
andsand.Manyroadsandbridgesweredamagedandbiockedwith debris
floodwaters
that madethescimpassable for almosttwo weeks.The peopleweresaddened because
majo ty of the cropsdestroyedare all readyfor harvest Most of the peopleaffected
arefarmersand farmingis their only meansof lMng. Nothingand no oneto turn to,
difficulB becauseit will take quite a long time
they fear that they might experience
thattiey haveexperienced.
beforetheycouldrecoverfrom the ravages

Meanwhile,the adjacentDioceseto Butuanwhichis Surigaoalsosufferedfrom floods

induced by healy downpour of rain waters. The disasterleft 18 casualtiesand also
thousandsof villagers.
displaced

Oneof the seriouslyaffectedareaswastie DioceseofMaasin.On Decemberzo, zoo3

at around to in the evening,avalanchesof mud and debris swirling witl water roared
down the villages affecting three municipalities (Liloan, San Francisco and San
Ricardo).More than zoo peoplewereburied alive,somewere luckily found but others
werenot.Thisincidentdisplaced9o9familiesor almost5,oooindividuals'

This incident is t}Ie most tragic and wolst disastertlat happenedin our country this
year,

of rcedsdn[ Wsponses
flssessmcnt
While peopleare trying to survivetlrough their own little ways,Nature itself waslike
a thief that ravagedall thef proPertiesMajorityof the damagesduringthe incidents
involved their sourcesof livelihood Now that everrthing is all gone, people have
nothingbuttheir preciouslife.

During tragic events like this, peoples'generoushearts will always open no matter
what we haveor how hard our way of living is. Emergencyrelief assistance coming
from localand internationalagencies floodedafterthe first few daysof the incident'
All weredirectedto the Dioceseandto the localSovemmentofMaasin.Variousefforts
were
werealsoconductedto raisefundsto augmenttheir resources.Reliefoperations
conductedin everycorner aiming to reachout to all the families that were affected All
lesourceshoweverdwindled so fast becauseof t}te extent of damagesand needs lf
and when all thesewill havebeen depleted,peopleare afraid if they could still find a
wayto havea decentliving and live normally

Sinceall assistancewas directed only to the victims of landslides in Southem Lelte,

other dioceseswere not assisted The resourcesof their respectivelocal governments
wereexhaustedcausingmany families neglectedbecauseof very limited rcsources

The diocesesof Maasin, Sudgao and Butuan are all members of our Social Acrtion
Network. In times of disasterslike this, eachone of them helps one another tirough
the own little but meaningfulways.But thesearc not enoughto sustaintlle long term
needsofthe people.
Cdritasan[ I* Invoftternzntin DisdsterQgsponse
founded for relief services,
The National secletariat fol social Action is not origina\
who are hurt by disasters lts
but it recognizedtlle needto empathizeand help those
Luzon flood' when' in
first attempt was on the occasion of the 1972 Centml
promoted a Food-for-
patnership with the Catholic Relief Servicesand USAID' it
assumedthe nameof
work RehabilitationProgramin 21diocesesEventually'NASSA
to CadtasIntemationalis' a
Ca tas Philippines,and becamethe official representative
and mitigation
confederationof r54 countriesdealingwith disasterresponse

primarily welfare in thrusts

In the early years,NASSAs Relief and Rehabilitationwas
andopemtions.TheR&Rstadedoutasadeskwithsomelelief.orientedplograms
a context'the disaster
that were, for the most part, dole-outin nature ln such
dependency'
responseunderminedself-responsibilityof the peopleand fostered

its environspushingthe
Dramaticchangeshave sinceoccurredwithin NASSAand
socialactionapostolatetoshiftthefocusofitsdisasterrcspolrseveeringawayfloma
work focuseson
purelywelfareorientation ln its prcsentform, disasterresponse
partly th€ country's disaster
developmentstrategies. The reasonsfor the shift are
stale.
To mention someof our achievementsin this field are asfollows:

1999- Tlphoon Ising: Emergency wasgivento the Dioceses

ReliefAssistance
of SanFernando,Pampanga; Tarlac;Antipolo;and MarbelseNingalmost20'
of 127
ooo families. The Relief Program was followed by Rehabilitation
and livelihood
families in the Dioceseof Tarlac thrcugh provision of housing
projects.
goodswere given to
zooo and zoor - Mt Mayon Eruptiou Emergencyrelief
the victims sewing almost1o,ooofamilies
than 20'
zooo - Armed Conflictin Mindanao:Reliefassistalceservingmorc
ooo families
and a
2oo1 - T]?hoon Nanang: Relief assistanceserving 3'ooo families
 housing project for 5o families in Camiguin Province in the Archdioceseof
Cagayan de Oro
2oo2 - Tropical Cyclones:Relief and Rehabilitationassistanceto 4'ooo
families
2oo3- ArmedConflictin Mindanao:Prcvisionofemergency reliefgoods

From 1999up to present:asidefrom the basicreliefgoodsthat NASSAusually

gives,medicinesare also prcvidedto partner diocesesfor their disaster-related
medical missions and other outrcachprogmms Caritas Philippinesalso
extendsfinancial assistanceto diocesesaffectedby disasters'

CaritasAi[Qrogram
The programis comprisedof reliefassistance. The reliefpackageincludesonesackof
rice for one month, suppliesof medicinesand shelteraid materials

r, ReliefPackage

The NASSA-CaritasPhilippineslaunchedan emergency appealin view of the

enormousdamageand resultingneedscausedby the Armed Conflict In this
present progrcl.'/., it is requested oJ Co;ritd's l7ltternationo,lis the
rice, dlrg goods'
ftncrncing of one'tnonth urgent need's such as
tnedicines and shelter aid mo,teric,ls,

a.) Dumtionof Assistance

The rclief assistanceis in terrns of food, medicines and shelter aid

materials.If after a monti, food rationing is still necessary,NASSAwill
appealto CaritasInternationalisfor possibleextension'

b.) Allocation and ProcurementProcedures

. RICE
The diocesewill make a formal req!€g! to NASSAindicating
their one-montl requirement including the administmtive and
logistical costs.Onesackof rice will be givento eachaffectedfamily
for onemonth.
4
 . (Mongo,driedfish,cannedgoods,etc.)
DRYGOODS

. MEDICINES

. SHELTER AID lvlrr.*IERIAI"S(blankets, mosquito nets, sleeping

mates

c.) DistributionProcedures

. Each parish will submit a request of allocation attached with an

actualprofile of affectedfamilies
. The diocese will release a Commodity Allocation letter (CAL)
indicating the total number of bags of rice, amount of medicines'
blanket and other aid for the pa sh, Accompanyingthe CAL is a
Requisitionand IssueVoucher(zu\7). This documentwill serveas
the official document in the withdrawal of the goods allocated,It
will record the total goodsallocated,the withdrawal for the period
andthe balance.
r Prior to distribution,the parishesshouldmakesurethat they have
the profileofthe affectedfamilies.
. Each parish will call for an odentationon the programfor the
recipients.Possible
objectivesof OrientationPrcglam:
' OrprniTethp rF.inipntsinto clusters
2. Identifypossiblecommunitysewicesto be rendered
3. Discussscheduleof rice,medicinesand shelteraid materials
release.
4, Discussformat for reporting
5. Mer tie receiptof goods,the headof tle family will sign
underawardof dist butionsheet.

d.) Personnel
and Logistics

. Personnel
The relief operation staff will coordinate the procurement,
distributionof goodsfrom the Dioceseto t}le Padsh.They
will alsotake chargeof the monitoring ard rcporting.
5
 ' Ingistics
a.) Trucking and hauling of tie rice sacls from the local NFA
or localsourceto the parish;
warehouse
b.) Tructs will be rented to bring the rice from the local
warenouseto eachpadsh, simultaneously
c.) Repacking of medicines and shelter aid matedals for
distribution.

z. Housingand Rehabilitation

Thisprcjectis intendedfor onehundredfifty (15o)familieswhosehouseshave

been totally deshoyed. Taryet beneficiarieswill be selectedfrom the three
disaster-affected - Surigao,MaasinaIId Butuan Eachdiocesewill
dioceses
families
5o deserving
accommodate

Table1.TargetBeneficiaesfor ReliefAssistance

No. of Medicines Shelter AiiI Rice $19l Drygoods

Diocese families $r8/family gzo/family family $r8/ family

of Maasin
Diocese 174 3'r32 3,480 3,306 3,132

of Butuan
Diocese 750 13,5OO 15,OOO 14,250 13,500

of
Diocese 150 2,7OO 3,ooo 2,85o 2,7OO
Sudgao

Total r;o74 16,2OO 2r,48o 20,406 16,2OO

Total Budget for ReliefAssistance $74,286.oo

Table2. TargetB€neficiariesfor HousingProject

Description A.Inount
Housingunits including purchaseof
land for selectedbeneficiariesfrom
the Dioceses of Maasin,Surigaoand 225,OOO
Butuan
1qounits=USg1,5oo.oO
 Table3. BudgetRequtuements

Iterr Amount
r. Relief(Rice,Medicines& Shelteraid
materials) 74,286.oo

2. Housinqunits 225,OOO.OO
3. Administrative Operations(5%) t,4,964.3o
Personnel(transportation & food
allowanceof Volunteer workers)
Administrative Operations(travel
expenses,communications &
documentation)
TOTAL AMOUNT REQUESTED US$314,25o.3o
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