Volunteer Mobilization and

Management for DRRM Works

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 Scope of Presentation

I. RA 10121: Legal Basis for Volunteer Mobilization

and Management

II. Practical DRRM Tips for Volunteers

III. NSTP Updates

VOLUNTEER MOBILIZATION AND MANAGEMENT FOR DRRM WORKS

Republic Act 10121: Legal Basis for
Volunteer Mobilization and
Management
Republic Act 10121

VOLUNTEER MOBILIZATION AND MANAGEMENT FOR DRRM WORKS

 Section 13: RA 10121
“The government agencies, CSOs, private
sector and LGUs may mobilize individuals or
organized volunteers to augment their
respective personnel complement and logistical
requirements in the delivery of disaster risk
reduction programs and activities.”

VOLUNTEER MOBILIZATION AND MANAGEMENT FOR DRRM WORKS

Then: REACTIVE
Disasters as function of Focus on response
Top-down, centralized
physical hazards

Disasters as reflection of
Bottom-up, participatory Integrated approach
vulnerability

Now: PROACTIVE
Participation of Volunteers in the DRRMCs

1 NATIONAL DRRM COUNCIL

17 REGIONAL DRRM COUNCILS
81 PROVINCIAL DRRM COUNCILS
145 CITY DRRM COUNCILS
1,489 MUNICIPAL DRRM COUNCILS
42,044 BARANGAY DRRM COMITTEES
Reference: Philippine Statistics Authority

VOLUNTEER MOBILIZATION AND MANAGEMENT FOR DRRM WORKS

 Coordination during Emergencies

Barangay Development 1 Barangay affected

Council
City/Municipal DRRMC 2 or more Barangays affected
Provincial DRRMC 2 or more Cities/Municipalities affected

Regional DRRMC 2 or more Provinces affected

NDRRMC 2 or more Regions affected

VOLUNTEER MOBILIZATION AND MANAGEMENT FOR DRRM WORKS

Practical DRRM Tips for Volunteers
 Volunteer Works across the
four DRRM Thematic Areas
Safer, adaptive and disaster resilient Filipino communities towards
sustainable development

Prevention Preparedness Response Rehabilitation

and Mitigation and Recovery

Avoid hazards and Restore and improve

mitigate their potential Establish and Provide life
facilities and living
impacts strengthen capacities preservation and basic
conditions and
subsistence needs
capacities
Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
 Disaster Prevention and Mitigation

Examples:
• Hazard, vulnerability and risk
mapping
• Development of community-
based early warning systems
• Retrofitting of houses
• Proper waste management
• Environmental protection
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VOLUNTEER MOBILIZATION AND MANAGEMENT FOR DRRM WORKS

Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Tools

PHIVOLCS
Faultfinder

How
HowSafeSafeis ismy
my
House
House– –Self-check
Self-check
Simulator
Simulator
Maps

VOLUNTEER MOBILIZATION AND MANAGEMENT FOR DRRM WORKS

Community-based Early Warning Systems

“BATINGAW” at Carmen, Flood Early Warning System in

Davao del Norte Leyte

VOLUNTEER MOBILIZATION AND MANAGEMENT FOR DRRM WORKS

Disaster Preparedness
Disaster Preparedness

Examples:
• Development of Family
Evacuation Plan
• Training
• Drills and exercises
• Stockpiling of resources
• Information, education and
communication campaigns
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VOLUNTEER MOBILIZATION AND MANAGEMENT FOR DRRM WORKS

 Disaster Preparedness Examples

Family Evacuation Planning Stockpiling of equipment and supplies

Information, Education and Training and simulation exercises

Communication Campaigns

VOLUNTEER MOBILIZATION AND MANAGEMENT FOR DRRM WORKS

Training Courses
Incident Command System
Community First Responder
First Aid Training
Basic Life Support
Search and Rescue
Logistics Training
Contingency Planning
Climate Change Action Planning
Mental Health and Psychosocial
Support
Livelihood Training

VOLUNTEER MOBILIZATION AND MANAGEMENT FOR DRRM WORKS

Drills and Exercises

VOLUNTEER MOBILIZATION AND MANAGEMENT FOR DRRM WORKS

VOLUNTEER MOBILIZATION AND MANAGEMENT FOR DRRM WORKS
 Evacuation Plan

Where will we
evacuate?

Which routes will

we take?

How will we get

there?
VOLUNTEER MOBILIZATION AND MANAGEMENT FOR DRRM WORKS
Use Social Media to Promote DRRM
Awareness

VOLUNTEER MOBILIZATION AND MANAGEMENT FOR DRRM WORKS

Disaster Response
Disaster Response
Examples:
• Evacuation
• Management and distribution
of relief goods and donations
• Rapid damage assessment
and needs analysis
• First aid/CPR
• Immediate and Initial
Response (Community First
Responder)
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VOLUNTEER MOBILIZATION AND MANAGEMENT FOR DRRM WORKS

 Priorities for Evacuation

• Communities at
risk
• Children
• Senior citizens
• PWDs
• Vulnerable sectors

VOLUNTEER MOBILIZATION AND MANAGEMENT FOR DRRM WORKS

Family Food Pack: Average Contents

For family of 5 members

Good for 2-3 days

6 kilos NFA rice

4 pcs canned meat
4 pcs canned sardines
6 sachets 3-in-1 coffee

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Images
VOLUNTEER MOBILIZATION AND MANAGEMENT FOR DRRM WORKS
Source DSWD
First Aid is the
provision of initial
care to the injured
until professional
care arrives

Sources: http://cityofsanpedrolaguna.gov.ph/, Batangas City Government

VOLUNTEER MOBILIZATION AND MANAGEMENT FOR DRRM WORKS

Disaster Rehabilitation and Recovery
 Disaster Rehabilitation and Recovery

Examples:
• Repair of damaged
infrastructures
• Mental health and
psychosocial support for
victims
• Alternate sources of
livelihoods

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VOLUNTEER MOBILIZATION AND MANAGEMENT FOR DRRM WORKS

 Edmund Jon Nipay
A Five-Year Old MOBILIZATION
VOLUNTEER Child HeroAND
inMANAGEMENT
DRRM FOR DRRM WORKS
EVERYONE CAN BECOME A
HERO IN DRRM.

VOLUNTEER MOBILIZATION AND MANAGEMENT FOR DRRM WORKS

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Updates on Integration of DRRM in
NSTP Modules
Reference: Section 14, RA 10121

Integration of Disaster Risk

Reduction Education into the
School Curricula and
Sangguniang Kabataan (SK)
Program and Mandatory
Training for the Public Sector
Employees

THE PHILIPPINE DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

3rd INTER-AGENCY MEETING OF THE RESILIENCY TEAM
SUMMARY OF AGREEMENTS
led by the Presidential Management Staff

OCD in partnership with CHED and other

agencies to come up with materials for DRRM
training/ teaching.

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 Disaster Risk
Reduction Education NYC
Dep Ed DENR
DILG -
BFP
CHED
DOH
DSWD
Disaster Risk
TESDA
Reduction Education DOST
School Curricula of Secondary and Tertiary Level including
National Service Training Program (NSTP)
Private or Public, formal and non formal, technical vocational,
indigenous learning and out of school youth courses and
programs
THE PHILIPPINE DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
 Framework
Improved safer, adaptive, and disaster resilient Filipino
communities towards sustainable development

OUTCOME

CHED Memorandum
Existing DRRM Updated and standardized
Programs in Schools modules
Consultation
RA 10121 NSTP graduates as pool of
Meetings
National DRRM and volunteers for the thematic
Workshops
Civil Defense Training areas
Gap Analysis
Plan (2018 – 2022) CBDRRM-trained
Training Needs
RA 9163 graduates
Assesment
Barangay DRRM Plans

INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT

 Thank You

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