CONTIGENCY PLAN FOR STORM SURGE AND FLOODING OF

BARANGAY ASLUM, IBAJAY, AKLAN

CHAPTER I: GENERAL SITUATIONS AND SCENARIOS

Barangay Aslum is one of the coastal barangays of the Municipality of Ibajay. It is plotted at the
outlying head façade of the municipality. On its north is the Sibuyan Sea, Barangay Poblacion in the south;
parts of Poblacion ang Barangay Colong-colong in the east and mangrove portions of Barangay Agbago in
the west. The barangay also have river flowing from the upland of the municipality.
The location of the barangay makes it vulnerable to calamities especially storm surge from the
Sibuyan Sea and the flooding both from the sea and the upland area. This natural calamities poses great
risks to the people of Barangay Aslum thus there is a necessity for its people to become aware and prepare
in times of disasters. The Barangay Officials with the aid from Local and National Government and NGO’s
and the residents of Barangay Aslum shall work hand-in-hand to lessen the effects of calamities in their
lives.

I. Hazard Mapping

Sibuyan Sea

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 II. Hazard Assessment
Rank Hazard P I Remarks Average
1 Flood 4 4 Low lying area 4
3 Typhoon 3 3 Due to habagat/amihan 3
2 Storm Surge 3 4 Location of the barangay; 3.5
coastal area; Sibuyan Sea
5 Fire 2 2 2
6 Earthquake 1 1 1
4 Road Accident 2 2 2
Legend:
Probability Scale (P)
1 2 3 4 5
Most Unlikely Unlikely Likely Very Likely Almost Certain
The event may occur The event could occur The event might occur The event will The event is expected
only in exceptional at some time, but at some time, and probably occur in most to occur in many or
cases probably will not probably will or many cases most cases
Impact Scale (I)
1 2 3 4 5
Negligible Minor Moderate Severe Devastating
Minor or no injury Minor injury – no lost Several injuries – Serious injuries –long Multiple fatalities and
time some time lost time lost injuries – very long
time lost
Minor or no damage to Limited loss and/or Significant loss and/or Major loss to property Catastrophic loss to
property damage to property damage to property property
Little or no delay in Up to one day delay in Up to one week delay Between 1 or 2 Greater than 2 months
normal functioning operation in operation months delay in delay
operation

III. Anatomy of Flood

Root Causes Early Warning Signs Triggering Factors DRR Measures

 geographical location  high tide using tidal  2-3 days continuous  constant monitoring of
of the Barangay; low condition in the calendar heavy rainfall in the water level
lying area  water level rise upper part of the town  continuous
 no flood control dikes  PAG-ASA updates on  high tide dissemination of
 climate change TV, newspaper, online warning
 typhoon news and radio  regular training of
BDRRMC
Anatomy of Storm Surge
 Coastal area; facing  Strong winds  High tide  Plant more
the Sibuyan Sea  Change of winds  typhoon trees/mangroves along
 Strong typhoon  Bigger waves the coastlines
 Early evacuation of
residents near the
coast line
 Streghthening of EWS
of the barangay
 Symposium about

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 storm surges

IV. Generating Scenarios

Situation Bad case Worse case Worst Case

1. Description of 6 feet high wave 10 feet high wave 15 feet high wave
STORM SURGE
2. Effects to Human
Lives
a. Injured 10 2 105
b. Death 0 20 400
3. Effects to 30+ person 230+ person 1, 401 person
population:
4. Effects to
properties
a. Houses 5 fully/partially damaged 50 fully damage;38 partial 100 totally;200 partial
b. Fishpond/ 30% 70% 92-100%
Livelihood
5. Effects to
Infrastructure and 5% damage 40% damage 90-100% damage
Facilities
6. Response BDRRMC, Red Cross BDRRMC, Red Cross BDRRMC, Red
Capabilities volunteers volunteers, MDRRMC Cross volunteers,
MDRRMC,
PDRRMC, NGO

CHAPTER II: GENERAL POLICIES AND OBJECTIVES

 Assure the security and safety of the residents of Barangay Aslum through disaster preparedness
and response

 Development and implementation of Disaster Risk Reduction Management Action Plan and
contingency plans of the barangay

 Grassroots participation in the creation, implementation and feed-backing of the policies and
programs on disaster preparedness and climate change adaptation

 Encourage volunteerism among the residents of the barangay before, during and after disasters

 Promote gender-sensitive environment

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  To address the special needs of women, pregnant women, infants, PWDs and senior citizens in
times of disasters

CHAPTER III: SECTORAL PLANS AND ARRANGEMENTS

I. Creation, training, and mobilization of the members of the Barangay Risk Reduction and Management
Council
 Chairman shall:
o lead and manage the internal and external operation of the BDRRMC

 Vice Chairman shall:

o perform the tasks delegated to the Chairman, in cases when the Chair is absent or
incapable of attending his duties
o assist the Chairman

 Communication and Warning Committee shall:

o provide accurate and timely warning to the public from competent government authority

 Transportation Team shall:

o assure the availability of vehicle for rescue, evacuation and relief operations

 Search and Rescue Team shall:

o conduct search and rescue operations to affected areas

 Medical Team shall:

o be in charge of the stockpile of medicines and other medical supplies in the Barangay Hall
o coordinate with RHU, Ibajay District Hospital and medical institutions/ practitioners for
possible patients who needed serious medical attention
o set-up temporary health station

 Police/Traffic Team shall:

o ensure the security and safety of evacuees

 Psychosocial Support Team shall:

o provide guidance counseling to the survivors in the evacuation centers

 Evacuation Management Team shall:

o prepare the list of survivors
o provide first aid assistance to the evacuees
o provide/designate alternative evacuation center for the survivors
o coordinates with the NGO’s, DSWD and other institution for relief operations
o be in charge of the stockpile of relief goods in the Barangay Hall

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 o keep the record of survivors, relief good beneficiaries and other pertinent papers regarding
evacuation and relief management

 Relief/Kitchen Team shall:

o be in charge of relief goods distribution from NGO’s and other institutions
o be in charge of food and water distribution

II. Operation Procedure

Phase I: Preparedness (before disaster)

1. Regular meeting of the BDRRMC
2. Participation of BDRRMC rescuers on refresher course and trainings on basic search and
rescue
3. Symposia, emergency drills and information dissemination about storm surge and flooding
4. Maintenance of the existing evacuation center/Barangay Multi-purpose Hall
5. Maintenance of rescue equipment, stockpile of relief goods and medicines
6. Improvement of early warning signs of the barangay
7. Tree/mangrove planting activity along the coastline
8. Improvement of drainage system through concreting of canals
9. Flood and Safety Drill of the residents

Phase II: Response (disaster period)

1. BDRRMC duty in times of impeding disasters
2. Warning and signaling to the residents about incoming typhoon, raising the water level on river
and sea
3. Rescue and evacuation of affected residents
4. Conduct of medical services during disasters
5. Search and rescue operations
6. Assessment of the damages
7. Distribution of relief goods
8. Coordination to both Local and International NGO’s for possible assistance
9. Submission of reports to competent authorities

Phase III: Recovery (post disaster)

1. Analysis of the damages made by the BDRRMC
2. Rehabilitation of damaged infrastructure
3. Giving of financial assistance to the affected families

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III. Coordinating Instructions
 Coordination and communication to Government authorities and NGO’s for possible assistance;
relief goods, financial assistance, psychosocial/psychological support

IV. Task Analysis

Task/Sector Agencies involved
MSWDO DOH/RHU PNP MEO AFP DA CSO/Rel. LGU
Org
Evacuation Center (x) x x x x x x x
and Management
Security and X x (x) x x x x x
Safety
Food and Nutrition X x x x x (x) x x
Medical Facilities X (x) x x x x x x
and Services
Garbage x x x x x x (x) x
Management
Rescue, x x x x (x) x x x
Transportation,
and Traffic
Management
Legend: (x) lead agency

V.Needs and Activities Inventory

Sector Need that will arise Activities to meet the Agencies likely to Time frame
needs undertake the
activities
Warning and  Early warning system  Buy battery-  Barangay council Before the event
Communication in the barangay generated/solar  LGU
 Communication radio  Residents
device to contact  Purchase of hand-  RC143
BDRRMC volunteers held 2-way radio colunteers
 Access to PAG-ASA for communication
weather forecasts  Purchase of bass
and warnings drum and
megaphone for
EWS

Temporary Shelter/  List of Evacuees  Recording the  BDRRMC; Before the event

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 Evacuation Center  Security in the evacuees and Evacuation Upon arrival
Management temporary shelter their basic Management After the event
information Team
 Constant  Barangay
monitoring, head- Officials
counting  Barangay
 Maintaining peace Tanod/PNP
and order
Food and Nutrition  Food for evacuees  stockpile of relief  DSWD Start and end of
goods  Red Cross evacuation
 coordination to  DILG
LGU and NGO’s  NGO’s
for relief goods  Barangay
assistance Council

Water, sanitation  Drinking water  Provision of  Barangay Start and end of

and hygiene  rest rooms hygienic kits Council evacuation
 Hygiene kits  Creation of  BDRRMC
temporary rest  NGO’s
rooms  LGU
 DOH/RHU

Medical Facilities  Injured evacuees  deploy first aiders  BDRRMC; Start and end of
and Services  evacuees with fever,  Set-up temporary medical team evacuation
cough or cold health station  Red Cross 143
 vehicle/ambulance volunteers
for transportation  BNS/BHW
 stockpile of
medicines and
other medical
supplies

Garbage  Waste management  putting of garbage  CSO Start and end of

Management and collection cans in evacuation  Barangay evacuation
centers Pastoral Council
 BHW/BNS
Rescue,  Transportation of  Coordinate with  BDRRMC Before and during
Transportation, and evacuees government  Barangay the event
Traffic Management  Traffic for vehicles agencies for the Council
during disaster availability of  Red Cross
vehicle
 Barangay budget
for the provision of
Rescue
equipment,
training of
rescuers and
education

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 campaigns

VI. Resource Inventory

Sector Existing Resources Location Agency Remarks
Communications  1 unit Megaphones  Barangay Hall  BDRRMC
and Warning  1 pair Hand-held  Red Cross
radio
 Battery-generated
radio
Evacuation  2 storey multi-  Barangay  BDRRMC;  Ibajay Sports
Center and purpose buildings Plaza Evacuation team Complex and Mother
Management  Ibajay Sports  Poblacion,  MDRRMC Theresa Academy
(Temporary Complex ibajay  MTA Administration were determined by
Shelter)  Mother Theresa  Poblacion, MDRRMC as
Academy Ibajay evacuation centers
for the residents of
Brgy. Poblacion and
neighboring
barangays
Security and  Barangay Tanods  Barangay Council
Safety  50 pcs Whistle  Barangay Tanods

Food and  5% calamity fund

Nutrition from the Barangay
Budget

Water, sanitation  restroom in  Barangay  Red Cross

and hygiene evacuation center/ Plaza  BHW/BNS
Barangay  Water system
multipurpose hall
 soaps
Medical Facilities  First aid kits  Distributed  LGU/RHU/IDH
and Services  first aiders among their  Red Cross
 RHU puroks  Red Cross 143
 Ibajay District Volunteers
Hospital  Poblacion,
 Ambulance of the Ibajay
LGU and IDH  Agbago, Ibajay
Garbage  Barangay  CSO/Rel. Org
Management  Garbage truck Plaza  LGU
collection of the  Poblacion,  BNS/BHW
LGU Ibajay

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  Municipal dumping
site/ facility  Tul-ang, Ibajay
Rescue,  1 rolls nylon ropes  Barangay  Red Cross 143
Transportation,  2 stretchers Plaza Volunteers
and Traffic  8 pcs. rain coats  Distributed to  BDRRMC; Search
Management  8 pcs helmets Red Cross 143 and Rescue team,
 8 pcs gloves volunteers and Traffic/Police Team,
 2 Jump Kit bags Barangay Transportation
 8 pcs LED Officials Team
Flashlight
 2 pcs cervical collar
 8 pairs of rain boots
 6 sets splints
 8 pcs. service kits
 2 pcs. portable
stretcher
 3 pcs shovels

VII. Needs Projection

Sector Projected Needs Gaps Activity to Meet the Gap
Communications  Additional 8 hand-held (2-  Insufficient Barangay  Lobby to LGU, provincial and
and Warning way) radio ( Budget to meet the National Government (as well
 Additional megaphone needs as NGO’s) for financial
 Additional 7 battery- assistance
generated radio
 digital cameras for
documentation
Evacuation  mobile portalettes  Insufficient Barangay  Lobby to LGU, provincial and
Center and  2 generators (Php. 30, 000 Budget to meet the National Government (as well
Management each) needs as NGO’s) for financial
(Temporary  50 beddings and mosquito assistance
Shelter) nets
 Atleast 7 evacuation tents
(Php. 20, 000 each)
Security and  Additional heavy duty  Insufficient Barangay  Lobby to LGU, provincial and
Safety flashlights Budget to meet the National Government (as well
 Battery-generated spot lights needs as NGO’s) for financial
assistance
Food and  15 sacks of rice (for stockpile)  Allocation of Barangay funds
Nutrition  Plates, utensils  Purchase of the said needs
 Atleast 2 units of gas stove  Lobby to LGU, provincial and
(Php. 5, 000 each) National Government (as well
 7 pcs of electric kettle (Php. as NGO’s) for financial
2, 000. 00 each) assistance

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 Water, sanitation  Nawasa/LUWA water  Insufficient Barangay  Lobby to LGU, provincial and
and hygiene connection Budget to meet the National Government (as well
 Potable water needs as NGO’s) for financial
 Water containers assistance
 Personal hygiene of
evacuees: tooth brush,
toothpaste, soap, shampoo,
towels, skin disease
ointments

Medical Facilities  Medicines for fever, cough,  Insufficient Barangay  Lobby to LGU, provincial and
and Services cold, flu, vaccines, Budget to meet the National Government (as well
supplements, anti-diarrhea needs as NGO’s) for financial
 BP apparatus assistance
 Barangay-owned ambulance/
service vehicle
Garbage  Barangay-owned garbage  Insufficient Barangay  Lobby to LGU, provincial and
Management truck collector Budget to meet the National Government (as well
 Solid-waste management needs as NGO’s) for financial
project assistance
Rescue,  Atleast 2 speed boat/rubber  Insufficient Barangay  Lobby to LGU, provincial and
Transportation, boat Budget to meet the National Government (as well
and Traffic  life jackets needs as NGO’s) for financial
Management  Additional 5 rolls of nylon assistance
rope

CHAPTER IV. PROCEDURES FOR FEEDBACK,

UPGRADING AND FUTURE ACTION

 The BDRRM, with the participation of the residents, shall formulate the Diasater Plan and
Contingency plan of the barangay.

 A copy of contingency plan shall be furnished to the LGU-Ibajay through the Municipal Mayor and
the Sangguniang Bayan for their guidance and reference.

 The BDRRMC shall be in-charge of upgrading and revising the plan.

 The plan shall be disseminated to the residents through for a, symposia, education
campaigns/posters and the like.

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  Participation of the residents shall be encourage in the implementation and feed-backing on the
plan.

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