Government of the Philippines Disaster Preparedness Presented at the Philippine Institute of Petroleum Industry Emergency Response (IERO) Conference 2011 Manila Hotel July 29, 2011 Presented by: DIRECTOR SUSANA M. CRUZ Regional Director, OCD NCR 1 ST Vice Chairperson, MMDRRMC
Outline of Presentation Philippines Disaster Risk Profile Legal Authority Institutional Mechanisms Coordination During Emergencies Disaster Response Support Systems Disaster Events
Philippine Faults and Trenches Seismicity of the Philippines
Tsunami Vulnerability Landslide Vulnerability
Typhoon Vulnerability
NATURAL HAZARDS FLOODS TYPHOONS AND STORM SURGES EARTHQUAKES VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS CLIMATIC VARIABILITIES (LA NIÑA/EL NIÑO) TSUNAMI LANDSLIDES (Earthquake / Rain Induced) GROUND SUBSIDENCE
HUMAN INDUCED HAZARDS FIRE INCIDENTS SEA ACCIDENTS AIR ACCIDENTS LAND ACCIDENTS OIL SPILL CIVIL STRIFE POLLUTION (SOLID WASTE, AIR, WATER AND THERMAL) INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS (RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT, GAS LEAKS) TERRORISM RED TIDE
Other Hazards.... Bird Flu Climate Change
LEGAL AUTHORITY 21 years in the making 7 Congresses 4 Administrations
REPUBLIC ACT (RA) 10121 also known as The Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 March 27, 2010 An Act Strengthening the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management System, Providing for the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Framework and Institutionalizing the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan, Appropriating Funds Therefor and For Other Purposes.
Scope of RA 10121 The act provides for the development of policies and plans and the implementation of actions and measures pertaining to all aspects of disaster risk reduction and management, including good governance, risk assessment and early warning, knowledge building and awareness raising, reducing underlying risk factors, and preparedness for effective response and early recovery.
Republic Act No. 10121 Salient Features 1. Policy Statements and Terminologies on DRRM (Sec. 2 & 3) 2. Institutional Mechanisms (Sec. 5 12) - Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (DRRMCs) - Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committee - Office of Civil Defense - Permanent Office on DRRM at the LGU Level; - Disaster Volunteers 3. Operational Mechanisms (Sec. 15 18) - Coordination during Emergencies - Declaration of a State of Calamity - Remedial Measures - Mechanism for the International Humanitarian Assistance Network (IHAN)
Republic Act No. 10121 Salient Features 4. Training and Education in DRR - Establishment of DRRM Training Institutes; - Mandatory Training in DRR for Public Sector Employees; - Integration of DRR in school curricula, - Training for out-of-school youth, Sangguniang Kabataan. 5. Funding 6. Prohibited Acts 7. Penal Provisions
Institutional Mechanism
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) or National Council (Sec. 5) Chairperson : S, DND V-Chairpersons : S, DILG (Preparedness) S, DSWD (Response) S, DOST (Prevention and Mitigation) DG, NEDA (Rehabilitation & Recovery) Members : Thirty-Nine (39) Member Agencies Fourteen (14) line departments: - DOH, DENR, DA, DepEd, DOE, DOF, DTI, DOTC, DBM, DPWH, DFA, DOJ, DOLE and DOT Twelve (12) other government agencies/offices: - Office of the Executive Secretary, OPAPP, CHED, AFP, BFP & PNP, Office of the Press Secretary, NAPC-VDC, NCRFW, HUDCC, Climate Change Commission, PHILHEALTH and OCD Two (2) GFIs: GSIS and SSS One quasi-government agency: Philippine Red Cross Five (5) LGU Leagues: ULAP, LPP, LCP, LMP and LnB Four (4) Civil Society Organizations One (1) Private Sector Organization
Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (Sec.10) Chairperson : RD, OCD except Regional Governor for ARMM Chairman, MMDA V-Chairpersons : RD, DILG (Preparedness) RD, DSWD (Response) RD, DOST (Prevention and Mitigation) DG, NEDA (Rehabilitation & Recovery) Members : Executives of regional offices and field stations at the regional level of the government agencies. Secretariat : OCD Regional Office
LOCAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION and MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (Sec. 11) -Provincial/City/Municipality- Chairperson : Local Chief Executives Members : Eighteen (18) Member Agencies Local Planning and Development Officer Head of the LDRRMO Head of the Local Social Welfare and Development Office Head of the Local Health Office Head of the Local Agriculture Office Head of the Gender and Development Office Head of the Local Engineering Office Head of the Local Veterinary Office Head of the Local Budget Office Division Head / Superintendent of Schools of the DepED Highest-ranking Officer of the Armed Forces of the Philippines assigned in the area Provincial Director/City/Municipal Chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Provincial Director/City/Municipal Fire Marshall of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Liga ng mga Barangay (LnB) Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Four (4) accredited CSOs One (1) private sector representative
Coordination During Emergencies
Coordination During Emergencies (Sec. 15) The LDRRMCs shall take the lead in preparing for responding to and recovering from the effects of any disaster, based on the following criteria: a. The BDC, if a barangay is affected; b. The City/Municipal DRRMC, if two (2) or more barangays are affected; c. The provincial DRRMC, if two (2) or more cities/municipalities are affected; d. The regional DRRMC, if two (2) or more provinces are affected; e. The national DRRMC, if two (2) or more regions are affected. The NDRRMC and intermediary LDRRMCs shall always act as support to LGUs. Private sector and civil society groups shall work in accordance with the coordination mechanism and policies set by the NDRRMC and concerned LDRRMCs.
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Framework
Operational Mechanisms and Support Systems
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Center (NDRRMC OpCen) Operates on a 24/7 basis Center for coordination of all pre- and post-disaster operational activities Provides and disseminates disaster response and population preparedness guidelines Facilitates effective management of the consequences of disasters or emergency situations requiring interventions of national agencies in order to minimize adverse effects of disasters Central command and control facility It does not normally control field assets and leaves tactical decisions to local disaster coordinating councils (DRRMCs)
NDRRMC OPCEN INFO FLOW Chairman, NDRRMC Executive Officer, NDRRMC/ Administrator, OCD Official Disaster Reports President of the Philippines DSWD-DROMICS Media/ Other Stakeholders NDRRMC Alerts/ Advisories/ SITREPs NDRRMC-OPCEN/ EOC NDRRMC SITREPs NDRRMC Response Agencies DOH-HEMS AFPCC DOTC/PCG DILG/PNP/BFP DEPED HYDRO- METEOROLOGICAL GEOPHYSICAL TERRORISM EPIDEMICS CIVIL DISTURBANCE INFESTATION RADIOLOGICAL & NUCLEAR PAGASA PHIVOLCS AFP DOH PNP DA Warning Alerts/ Advisories PNRI Surveillance Agencies NDRRMC Warning Advisories/ Reverse SITREP Situation Reports OCDRCs RDRRMCs RDRRMC Warning Advisories / Reverse SITREPS P C/M DPWH DENR/EMB DA PNRC Situation Reports B Lower DRRMCs P/C/M/B
Cycle of Operation Normal (White Alert) Two conditions in which the OPCEN operates: 1. Normal Condition 2. Emergency Condition NDRRMC EOC Partial Activation (Blue Alert) Downgrading Deactivation Notification Notification Notification NDRRMC EOC Partial Activation (Blue Alert) Notification NDRRMC EOC Full Activation (Red Alert)
Humanitarian Response UN Cluster Approach has been adopted by the NDRRMC as a coordination tool to ensure a more coherent and effective delivery of humanitarian assistance by mobilizing groups of agencies, organizations, and NGOs to respond in a strategic manner across all key sectors or areas of activity. Cluster GoP Lead UN-IASC Lead Food and Non-Food Items DSWD WFP Camp Management DSWD IOM Shelter and Livelihood DSWD IFRC WASH, Health, Nutrition, & Psychosocial DOH UNICEF, WHO Logistics and Emergency Telecommunications OCD WFP Education DepEd UNICEF Agriculture DA FAO Early Recovery OCD UNDP
Disaster Response Support Systems
Institutional and Operational Arrangements Disaster Response Mechanism Support Systems Bilateral and Multilateral Agreements - ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER) - Hyogo Framework for Action on Disaster Preparedness - UN Oslo Guidelines on The Use of Foreign Military and Civil Defence Assets in Disaster Relief - APC MADRO which refers to the draft Guidelines for the Facilitation of Foreign Military Assistance to Disaster Relief Operations in the Asia-Pacific Region
Institutional and Operational Arrangements Disaster Response Mechanism Support Systems Partnership Agreements - Private Sector Disaster Management Network (PSDMN) - Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE) - Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines (ASEP) - Civil Defense Action Group (CDAG) - Association of Contractors and Equipment Lessors (ACEL) - Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines (PHAP) - Others
Contingency Planning for Emergencies
ICS Philippine Setting WHO SHOULD BE THE INCIDENT COMMANDER? HAZARD/DISASTER IC IC UPON IMPACT Earthquake Typhoon Tsunami Landslide Volcanic Eruption Flashflood/ Landslides LCE LCE GUIDING PRINCIPLES For rapid/slow onset-natural disaster the IC will be the Local Chief Executives or duly designated officials depending on geographic location/jurisdiction. Rapid onset natural disaster ex. Earthquake, tsunami, landslides and flashfloods, Volcanic eruption. Location/jurisdiction - 2 or more affected barangays- MAYOR 2 or more municipalities-governor
ICS Philippine Setting WHO SHOULD BE THE INCIDENT COMMANDER? HAZARD/ DISASTER Chemical/ HAZMAT IC IC UPON IMPACT GUIDING PRINCIPLES BFP (inland) PCG (water) Industry Plant Manager/Pollution Control Officer Transport first person to arrive (PNP, MMDA, MNTC,PNCC) Unknown source PNP Combination of bombing PNP PNP, AFP Biological/ Epidemics DOH LCE For human made technological disaster the team leader of First Responders who arrives first in the scene will be the IC. For human made/ technological disasters, transfer of command will be triggered when there s a threat to life, environment and properties.
ICS Philippine Setting WHO SHOULD BE THE INCIDENT COMMANDER? HAZARD/DISASTE R IC IC UPON IMPACT Air Mishaps CAAP BFP, PCG, ACRO Train derailment PNR LCE Bombing/ Explosion PNP PNP Radiological PNRI PNP/BFP Conflagration BFP BFP GUIDING PRINCIPLES In the absence of the LCE, anyone who s trained on IC can be the IC? (brgy chairman?) LCE assumes as symbolic IC if not qualified as such, and the representative of the agency concerned on-site shall act as IC.
Disaster Events
Mt. Pinatubo Eruption Mt. Pinatubo eruption, June 1991. The biggest volcanic eruption of the century 800 dead; P10.6 B damage Office of Civil Defense-NCR
Tsunamis Regional or Local Tsunami 1992 Eastern Mindanao Tsunami 1976 Moro Gulf Tsunami 1994 Mindoro Tsunami
TY Milenyo Sept. 25-29, 2006 188 dead 592 injured 48 missing Office of Civil Defense-NCR
Flash floods Ormoc, Leyte, Nov 6, 1991 5,101 dead 292 injured Office of Civil Defense-NCR
Brgy. Guinsaugon, St. Bernard, Southern Leyte Dead: Identified 57 Unidentified 82 Body Parts 15 Total....... 154 Injured 30 Missing 968
About 1 million families suffered from food scarcity in the highlands of Mindanao in 1998 Office of Civil Defense-NCR
Office of Civil Defense-NCR Payatas Dump Site Tragedy July 10, 2000 224 dead 38 missing
Affects 8 million residents from the coastal areas whose livelihood are affected Almost every year, there have been reported cases of deaths due to paralytic shellfish Office poisoning of Civil Defense-NCR (PSP)
Office of Civil Defense-NCR
WEST TOWER GAS LEAK INCIDENT, BGY. BANGKAL, MAKATI CITY
The sinking of MT Solar I at Luzaran Point, Guimaras Island last August 11, 2006 has resulted in the spillage of 2,100,000 liters of industrial fuel oil, the largest oil spill in the country affecting 3 provinces and 38 municipalities with 3,357 families or 16,785 persons Office of affected Civil Defense-NCR population
Christmas 1987 M/V Dona Paz collided w/ oil tanker Vector. The world s worst peacetime Office of Civil Defense-NCR sea tragedy. 4,342 confirmed dead.
Office of Civil Defense-NCR Date: 11 November 2002 Airline: Laoag Airlines Flight No.: 7585 Aircraft: Fokker F-27-600 Location: Manila, Philippines Fatalities: 19
April 19, 2000 Air Philippines Flight 541 crashed in the mountains of Mindanao Office of Civil Defense-NCR All 120 passengers and crew died
Office of Civil Defense-NCR Conflagration in BASECO Date: 11 Jan 2004 Location: BLOCKS 14,15,16,17 and17a Effects: 2,503 houses damaged, 5006 families / 25,030 persons evacuated Responded by more than 500 Government Personnel and volunteers GREAT EASTERN HOTEL May 2007 MANOR HOTEL FIRE TRAGEDY August 18, 2001 THE OLD ORPHANAGE December 3, 1998 LUNG CENTER BLAZE May 17, 1998 THE OZONE DISCO March 1996
18 AUGUST 2001 75 persons killed 19 persons injured P 12M in damages
19 MARCH 1996 160 persons killed 83 persons injured P 15M in damages
Marcos Highway Tuba, Benguet May 11, 2005 29 dead 13 injured 24 Died on the Spot Office of Civil Defense-NCR Source: RDCC - CAR
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