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The Philippine Disaster Management System

The Philippine Disaster Management System. MGen GLENN J RABONZA (Ret.) Administrator, Office of Civil Defense and Executive Officer, NDCC. Scope. Philippines Disaster Risk Profile Legal Basis NDCC and OCD Structure

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The Philippine Disaster Management System

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  1. The Philippine Disaster Management System MGen GLENN J RABONZA (Ret.) Administrator, Office of Civil Defense and Executive Officer, NDCC

  2. Scope • Philippines Disaster Risk Profile • Legal Basis • NDCC and OCD Structure • NDCC Comprehensive DM Framework • NDCC Program Thrusts • Military in Disaster Relief Operations - National, Regional and International Trends - Role of AFP - Issues, Challenges, Lessons learned - Useful Mechanisms - Way Forward and Next Steps

  3. Disaster Risk Profile The Philippines is located along the typhoon belt in the Pacific making it vulnerable to typhoons Average of 20 typhoons a year and seven (7) are destructive

  4. Disaster Risk Profile 300 volcanoes/22 active The Philippine Archipelago occupies the western ring of the Pacific Ocean (Western Segment of the Pacific Ring of Fire), a most active part of the earth that is characterized by an ocean-encircling belt of active volcanoes and earthquake generators (faults) making it vulnerable to tsunami.

  5. HUMAN IMPACT OF DISASTERS, 2006

  6. HUMAN IMPACT OF DISASTERS, 2006

  7. NDCC’s LEGAL BASIS PD 1566 JUNE 11, 1978 (Strengthening the Philippine Disaster Control Capability and Establishing the National Program on Community Disaster Preparedness)

  8. NATIONAL DISASTER COORDINATING COUNCIL • HIGHEST POLICY MAKING, COORDINATING AND SUPERVISING BODY AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT IN THE COUNTRY • ADVISES THE PRESIDENT ON THE STATUS OF NATIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS & MANAGEMENT PLANS • RECOMMENDS TO THE PRESIDENT THE DECLARATION OF STATE OF CALAMITY AND RELEASE OF NATIONAL CALAMITY FUND AS NEEDED

  9. Secretary, National Defense - Chairman Secretary, Interior & Local Gov’t- Member Secretary, Public Works- Member Secretary, Transportation & Communication - Member Secretary, Social Welfare & Development - Member Secretary, Agriculture - Member Secretary, Education - Member Secretary, Finance - Member Secretary, Labor & Employment - Member Secretary, Trade & Industry - Member Secretary, Health - Member Secretary, Science & Technology - Member Secretary, Budget - Member Secretary, Justice - Member Secretary, Natural Resources – Member Secretary, Foreign Affairs - Member Director, Phil. Information Agency - Member Sec-Gen, Phil National Red Cross - Member Chief of Staff, AFP - Member NDCC MEMBERS Administrator, Office of Civil Defense – Member & Executive Officer

  10. DCC ORGANIZATIONAL NETWORK NATIONAL DISASTER COORDINATING COUNCIL 17 REGIONAL DISASTER COORDINATING COUNCILS 80 PROVINCIAL DISASTER COORDINATING COUNCILS 117 CITY DISASTER COORDINATING COUNCILS 1,496 MUNICIPAL DISASTER COORDINATING COUNCILS 41,945 BARANGAY DISASTER COORDINATING COUNCILS

  11. … has the primary task of coordinating the activities and functions of various government agencies and instrumentalities, private institutions and civic organizations for the protection and preservation of life and property during emergencies… OFFICE OF CIVIL DEFENSE - LOI NO.19, S-1972 • The operating arm and secretariat of the National Disaster Coordinating Council.

  12. OFFICE OF CIVIL DEFENSE Vision A service-oriented organization A prepared population A safe nation Mission To administer a comprehensive national civil defense and civil assistance program by providing leadership in the continuous development of measures to reduce risk to communities and manage the consequence of disasters.

  13. CAR REGION II NCR REGION I REGION V REGION III REGION VIII REGION IV-A REGION IV-B REGION X REGION VI CARAGA REGION VII ARMM REGION IX REGION XI REGION XII 17 OCD REGIONAL OFFICES

  14. GEOPHYSICAL S U R V E I L L A N C E HYDRO-METEOROLOGICAL PHIVOLCS PAGASA TERRORISM AFP EPIDEMICS DOH CIVIL DISTURBANCE PNP DA INFESTATION PNRI NUCLEAR & RADIOLOGICAL Hazard Surveillance ALL HAZARDS APPROACH

  15. MITIGATION PREPAREDNESS REHABILITATION • RESPONSE

  16. NDCC PROGRAM THRUSTS MITIGATION PREPAREDNESS Defense for Development Agenda Pre-Event Post-Event REHABILITATION RESPONSE Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan HFA 2005-2015 …building the resilience of communities to disasters… UNMDG

  17. The Military in Disaster Relief Operations

  18. National, Regional and International Trends Events of 2004 up to recent showed increasing involvement of military forces in Disaster Management: • Quezon province flashfloods/landslides in December 2004 • Indian Ocean Tsunami in December 2004 • Pakistan Earthquake in October 2005 • Guinsaugon landslide in February 2006

  19. Role ofAFP 1. Constitutional mandate – is the protector of the people and the State. (Sec. 3 Art 3. Declaration of Principles and State Policies, 1987 Constitution) • As protector of the people is best exemplified in times of major catastrophe in which the AFP, along with the civilian government agencies and institutions, undertake activities aimed at saving lives, preventing needless suffering, protecting property and minimizing damages during disasters and calamities 2. AFP Calamities and Preparedness Plan • Created AFP Disaster Response Task Force (AFPDRTF); • Sets general guidelines and tasks to be undertaken in times of disaster and calamities in support of the NDCC ; and • Ensures the full utilization of AFP civil assistance capability in SAR, relief, rehabilitation and civil reconstruction and development activities. 3.Civil Military Coordination • Through the TF Commander, AFPDRTF (V, CAFP) coordinates its plans and activities with the Disaster Coordinating Councils at all levels

  20. Regional and International Mechanisms 1. ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM) - Operationalization of relevant projects of the ASEAN Regional Programme on Disaster Management • ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER) • Standby Operating Procedures for Regional Standby Arrangements and Coordination of Joint Disaster Relief And Emergency Response Operations (SASOP) 2. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) • OSLO Guidelines • Civil-Military Coordination Course • Asia-Pacific Conference on Military Assistance to Disaster Relief Operations (APC-MADRO) 3. ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF)-Voluntary Demonstration of Response (VDR) for disaster relief 4. Military Operations and Law Conference (MILOPS) – organized by the US Pacific Command 5. ASEAN Plus 3 Workshop in International Disaster Relief by Armed Forces (organized by the People’s Liberation Army of China)

  21. Way Forward and Next Steps • Active involvement of the AFP to conferences, trainings and exercises (national, bilateral, multilateral) on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) activities • AFP to institutionalized Civil-Military Coordination as an operational specialty for units with missions that include HADR in support of civil authorities • Form a pool of competent CM Coord Staff that will facilitate the essential dialogue, collaborative interaction, cooperation and coordination

  22. Thank you… Visit us @ www.ndcc.gov.phEmail: dopcen@ndcc.gov.phSMS: +63 (917) 891-6322Telephone: +63 (2) 912-2665+63 (2) 912-5668+63 (2) 911-5061 to 64Telefax: +63 (2) 911-1406

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