Republic of the Philippines

OFFICE OF THE CITY MAYOR

Ormoc City

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. ____

Series of 2022

RECONSTITUTING THE ORMOC CITY RESILIENCE COUNCIL (OCRC),

DEFINING ITS COMPOSITION AND FUNCTIONS

WHEREAS, the Resiliency Leadership & Governance Program for Local Chief Executives
of the National Resilience Council (NRC) Partner Local Government Units was launched on
October 13, 2017 in support of the 2017 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR);

WHEREAS, the NRC aims to have public-private partnership working together in making
the country resilient to disasters to contribute to the global targets and priorities of action of
the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction: understanding disaster risk, strengthening
disaster risk governance, investing in DRR, and enhancing disaster preparedness for effective
response, recovery, and rehabilitation;

WHEREAS, Ormoc City as one of the cities that pledged to work with the NRC, launched
the Resilient Ormoc Initiative in March 2018 to pursue the continuing agenda of building a
resilient Philippines;

WHEREAS, in January 2022, Ormoc City joined the Making Cities Resilient 2030
(MCR2030), a unique cross-stakeholder initiative for improving local resilience through
advocacy, sharing knowledge and experiences, establishing mutually reinforcing city-to-city
learning networks, injecting technical expertise, connecting multiple layers of government and
building partnerships;

WHEREAS, there is a need to create a local council to be known as the Ormoc City
Resilience Council (OCRC) to coordinate local efforts and realize the objectives of the NRC’s
Resilient LGU Program, the MCR2030, and the Sendai Framework to accelerate progress on the
Sustainable Development Goals;

WHEREAS, the OCRC needs to be reconstituted with new members to ensure that the
resilience goals and activities are closely coordinated with the National Resilience Council and
other stakeholders, particularly those concerning the resilience scorecard;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, LUCY TORRES GOMEZ, Mayor of the City of Ormoc, by virtue of
the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order the following:

SECTION 1. CREATION AND PURPOSES. The Ormoc City Resilience Council (OCRC) is
hereby re-established to plan and to implement projects, and programs for a resilient Ormoc
City.
SECTION 2. COMPOSITION. The Ormoc City Resilience Council (OCRC) shall be composed of the
following:

Chairperson Lucy Torres Gomez – City Mayor

Vice-Chairperson Leo Carmelo Locsin, Sr. – City Vice Mayor
Chief Resilience Officer Ciriaco Tolibao II – City DRRM Officer

1. Human Development Pillar

1.1. Point Persons for Health Dr. Sarah Hermoso – CHO

Mr. Jester Zacarias – CHO
Ms. Emilyn Icalina – CHO

Resilience Champion for Health SP Member Edmund Kierulf

Chair, SP Committee on Health, Nutrition,
and Sanitation

1.2. Point Persons for Education Mrs. Ana Liezel Villaver – DepED
Mr. Robert Jardin – DepED
Ms. Ana Marie Quisagan – ESO/LSB

Resilience Champion for Education SP Member Nolito Quilang

Chair, SP Committee on Education and
Manpower Development

1.3. Point Persons for Social Protection Mrs. Maribel Gucela – CSWD
Mr. Enrique Caberos – CSWD
Ms. Jenny Marx Apit – CSWD
Niña Bonita Restauro – OCPDAO

Resilience Champion for Social SP Member Carmen Jean Rama

Protection Chair, SP Committee on Social Services

Pillar Coordinator/Secretariat CSWD

2. Local Economy Pillar

2.1. Point Persons for Livelihood Maria Elena Mendoza – CAO

Judith F. Paredes – CAO
Josephine Hermosilla – PESO
Alexandra Kris Valenciano – CSWD

Resilience Champion for Livelihood SP Member Jasper Lucero

Chair, SP Committee on Livelihood and
Cooperative Development

2.2. Point Person for MSMEs Cheryl Gallo – BPLO

Resilience Champion for MSMEs SP Member Peter Rodriguez

Chair, SP Committee on Economic Enterprise

2.3. Point Person for Large Businesses Joel Mendoza – BPLO

Resilience Champion for Large SP Member Rey Evangelista

Businesses Chair, SP Committee on Trade, Commerce,
 and Industry

Pillar Coordinator/Secretariat BPLO

3. Environment Pillar

3.1. Point Persons for Ecosystem Services Rosilyn Sanchez – ENRO

Christopher John Maingque – ENRO

3.2. Point Persons for Pollution Ingrid Macabare – ENRO

Management Jay Scotch Betonio – ENRO

3.3. Point Persons for Socio-Ecosystem Engr. Raoul E. Cam – CPDO

Fatima Leira Ebcas – CDRRMO

Resilience Champions for SP Member Lalaine Marcos

Environment Chair, SP Committee on Environment,
Natural Resources, and Energy Conservation

SP Member Gregorio Yrastorza III

Chair, Committee on Climate Change
Adaptation, DRRM, and Resiliency

Pillar Coordinator/Secretariat ENRO

4. Infrastructure Pillar

4.1. Point Person for Housing Engr. Joeuardee Pedoy – Housing Office

Resilience Champion for Housing SP Member Burt Pades

Chair, SP Committee on Zoning, Housing, and
Land Use

4.2. Point Persons for Buildings Engr. Roy Capala – CEO

Engr. Sonia B. Antonio – OBO
Archt. Ian Paul Oliver – OCAr

Resilience Champion for Buildings SP Member Roiland Villasencio

Chair, SP Committee on Public Works and
Infrastructure

4.3. Point Persons for Lifelines Engr. Domardoni C. Cayanong – CGSO

Engr. Everth Acaso – CGSO
Engr. Alona Viacrusis – ORWASA
Engr. Milany Bernal – CEO

Resilience Champion for Lifelines SP Member Esteban Laurente

Vice Chair, SP Committee on Public Works
and Infrastructure

Pillar Coordinator/Secretariat CEO

Resilience Council Coordinators Joseph B. Pilapil – CPDO

Wilson Tolentino – CMO
Support Members
 Vincent L. Emnas – City Administrator
 Sabrina P. Duero – City Budget Officer
 Rosario Serafica – City Accountant
 Melchizedec Yap – IT
 Barnsby Cagang – TEAM Office
 Archt. Paulita Maribeth T. Ebcas – CPDO
 All Other Members of the Management
Committee (ManCom)
 Engr. Fulton Manawatao – ORWASA
 Dante B. Albarico – CAO
 Delia Vilbar – City Treasurer
 Tomas Serafica – Public Market
 Rolando Jhay R. Gaspar Jr. – CYDO
 Joey Philip Fiel – OCPDAO

Resilience Stakeholders

Highest Ranking Official/Authorized Representative of City DRMM Council Members:

● Congressional Office ● DILG Ormoc

● DPWH 4th LED
● PNP/Ormoc City Police Office
● 802nd Brigade 8th Infantry Division,
Philippine Army
● DOLE – Western Leyte Field Office
● Philippine Port Authority PMO Western
Leyte
● National Food Authority
● Philippine Coastguard Ormoc Station
● BFP Ormoc Station
● 523rd Naval Squadron Reserve, Philippine
Navy
● Philippine Army 8th RCDG ARESCOM
● Protected Area Management Board
(PAMB) – Lake Danao Natural Park
● Ormoc District Hospital

President/Chief/Authorized Representative of NGOs/CSOs/ Business/Private Sector

● Energy Development Corporation (EDC) ● ECLIPSE

● LEYECO V
● Kabalikat Civicom
● Philippine Red Cross – Ormoc Chapter
● Rotary Club of Ormoc
● Ormoc City Host Lions Club
● Kiwanis Club of Geo-Ormoc
● Rural Development Initiatives in the
Islands of Leyte, Inc. (RDI)
● Ormoc-Kananga Mill District Development
Council Foundation, Inc.
● OSPA Farmers Medical Center
● Clinica Gatchalian Hospital
● REACT Ogmok Group
● Save the Children – Western Leyte
● Rotary Club of Ormoc Bay
● Ormoc City Medical Society
● Gawad Kalinga (GK)
● Ormoc Doctors Hospital
● Alliance of Faith-Based Association and
Churches of Ormoc
● Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers
(PICE) – Ormoc Chapter
● Ormoc City Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (ORCHAM)

Academic Partner ● Visayas State University

SECTION 3. POWERS AND FUNCTIONS. The Council shall have the following functions and
responsibilities:
1. Ensure climate and disaster resilience through effective disaster risk reduction and
management in terms of prevention, preparedness, response, recovery, and
rehabilitation in Ormoc City;
2. Understand disaster in all its dimensions of vulnerability, capacity, exposure of persons
and assets, hazard characteristics and the environment in the city;
 3. Strengthen disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk at the local level through
collaboration and partnerships;
4. Invest in disaster risk reduction for resilience of persons, communities and their assets,
as well as the environment by investing on the economic, social, health and cultural
dimensions;
5. Enhance disaster preparedness for effective response and to “Build Back Better” in
recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction by taking proactive action and by ensuring
that capacities are in place at all levels through integrating disaster risk reduction into
development measures;
6. Coordinate with the NRC and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
regarding the disaster resilience scorecard indicators and other MCR2030 activities;
7. Participate in meetings, capacity building activities, technical workshops, and webinars
related to climate and disaster resilience; and
8. Perform other functions as may be necessary.

SECTION 4. BUDGET. Budgetary requirements for the Council’s operations shall be

sourced from the existing appropriations for projects and programs and of involved offices.

SECTION 5. EFFECTIVITY. All issuance and orders inconsistent with this Executive Order
are hereby repealed, amended and/or modified accordingly.

LET COPIES of this Executive Order be furnished through the City Planning and
Development Office, to all concerned for their information and guidance.

Issued this ______ day of ________ 2022 at Ormoc City, Philippines.

LUCY TORRES GOMEZ

Ormoc City Mayor