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Task Force Pablo Philippines. JOSE RENE D. ALMENDRAS Cabinet Secretary Office of the President July 15, 2013. Philippines. Population – 92,337,852 (2010 Census) Tropical Climate Area - Covering almost 300,000 sq.km. (over 115,000 sq mi) Located in the Southeast Asian Region.
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Task Force Pablo Philippines JOSE RENE D. ALMENDRAS Cabinet Secretary Office of the President July 15, 2013
Philippines • Population – 92,337,852 (2010 Census) • Tropical Climate • Area - Covering almost 300,000 sq.km. (over 115,000 sq mi) • Located in the Southeast Asian Region. • Location on the Pacific Ring of Fire makes it prone to earthquakes and typhoons • Third most disaster-prone country in the world: Around 22 tropical cyclones affect the country per year
AFTERMATH OF TYPHOON PABLO • For Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental alone • 2,759 injured • 479 missing • Strongest typhoon to cross Mindanao since Typhoon IKE in 1984, and strongest to cross Davao Provinces since Typhoon KATE in 1970. -NDRRMC Final Situational Report on Typhon Pablo -PDNA for Typhoon Pablo
AFTERMATH OF TYPHOON PABLOCompostela Valley Before After Debris flow field in New Bataan, Compostela Valley
KEY CHALLENGE: OVERCOMING EXTREME WEATHER CHANGES • Debris Flow • 25M to 30M cubic meters of debris flow deposits • Covered 2,472 ha • Stronger Wind Magnitude • 185 kph wind magnitude • 220 kph gustiness • Double Amount of Rainfall
LESSONS LEARNED Tropical Storm Washi (locally known as Sendong) Typhoon Bopha (locally known as Pablo) President’s directive to craft a comprehensive Pablo Rehabilitation Plan Quick Decision/Action by GPH in accepting humanitarian aid Proper Planning and Coordination among Government Agencies Feedback and Assessment • Made landfall on 15 Dec. 2011 in Philippines • 1,268 casualties, 6,071 injured, and 181 missing • Humanitarian Cluster Approach: GPH and Multi-Sector coordination
BEST PRACTICES FROM TYPHOON PABLO • Strengthening Partnerships • National Government Agencies, Local Government Units, UN and International Organizations, Private Sector and NGOs. • Joint Preparedness: - Planning, Pre-positioning, Deployment, Joint Needs Assessment • Cluster Approach implemented at the municipal and provincial level • Multilateral Humanitarian Assistance
GPH’s VISION & PRIORITIES IN REHABILITATION • Build-Back-Better Principle in Rehabilitation Phase • Upgraded Infrastructure Designs • Improved Health Services and Educational Assistance • End-to-End Approach in Creating Livelihood Opportunities • Zero Casualty Principle • LiDar Surveys and Flood Maps • Identification of Safe Zones and No-Build Zones
GPH’s VISION & PRIORITIES IN REHABILITATION • Smooth transition from Recovery to Rehabilitation Phase • Continued partnership and coordination
GPH’s VISION & PRIORITIES IN REHABILITATION Task Force Pablo Chair: Office of the Cabinet Secretary Livelihood Cluster Cluster Head: DTI Members: DA,DENR DOLE,DOST DSWD,DOT GFIs,HUDCC NCIP,NHA OCD Support Cluster Cluster Head: DBM Members: DFA,DOF DOJ,NEDA OCD,OPAPP PCDSPO PCOO,PMS Infrastructure Cluster Cluster Head: DPWH Members: DEPED,DOE, DENR,DOH DOST,DILG DTI,DOTC LWUA,OCD Resettlement Cluster Cluster Head: DILG Members: DA,DAR DEPED,DENR DOH,DOST DSWD,HLURB HUDCC,NCIP NHA,OCD Social Services Cluster Cluster Head: DSWD Members: DA,DEPED DENR,DOH HLURB,HUDCC NCIP,NHA OCD • Senior Cabinet Officials lead the Task Force Pablo Rehabilitation
REHABILITATION: WAY FORWARD • Full Transition : Relief to Rehabilitation Phase • Institutionalize Implementation, Monitoring, and Evaluation Mechanisms
DAO:UN AND THE PHILIPPINES • NDCC Circular No. 05 s-2007 • Institutionalized Cluster Approach in the Philippine Disaster Management System