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BRIEF PROFILE OF OUR MUNICIPALITY

Creating Local Solutions in Building Resilient Communities: The Experience of the Municipality of San Francisco, Camotes Island, Cebu, Philippines by: Mayor Aly A. Arquillano. BRIEF PROFILE OF OUR MUNICIPALITY. 3 rd Class Municipality LAND AREA 10, 597 hectares NO. OF BARANGAY

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BRIEF PROFILE OF OUR MUNICIPALITY

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  1. Creating Local Solutions in Building Resilient Communities: The Experience of the Municipality of San Francisco, Camotes Island, Cebu, Philippinesby: Mayor Aly A. Arquillano

  2. BRIEF PROFILE OF OUR MUNICIPALITY • 3rd Class Municipality LAND AREA • 10, 597 hectares NO. OF BARANGAY • 15 – fully energized • with 120 functional Puroks POPULATION • 44, 588 – 2007 Census AREA OF LAKE DANAO • 649 hectares VAST WHITE SAND BEACHES LIVELIHOOD • Farming • Fishing • Cottage Industries • Soli – Soli Weaving • Bamboo Strips Weaving

  3. Population Distribution per Barangay

  4. Two Time eGWEN Grand Champion with Model Town and Green Awards (2009 & 2010) Best Implementer on Solid Waste Management

  5. Addressing the Ten Essentials

  6. Essential #1 • Organization & CoordinationPut in place organization and coordination to understand and reduce disaster risk, based on participation of citizen groups and civil society. Build local alliances. Ensure that all departments understand their role to disaster risk reduction and preparedness.  

  7. The Purok System Resilience built by communities

  8. Why a Purok system? In the Philippines, the smallest governing unit is called a barangay(village). Each barangayconsists of several puroksor sub-villages. The purok system builds on existing indigenous social organization for mobilizing local resources in creating local and practical solutions to address community needs

  9. The Purok system: a unique innovation A Purok System is a micro structure of the barangay unit bringing effective governance at the sub-village level, a one-of-a kind innovation seen only in San Francisco The Purok System showcases its Capital Build Up (CBU) program that empowers communities at the purok level by allowing local initiatives to flourish. The Bayanihan (community cooperation) is the backbone of the purok system

  10. THE PUROK HALL: An Example built by the Purokhanons through the CBU program. constructed through the bayanihanspirit For the maintainance, the barangay council counterpart P2,000 to the group to make sure that the purok hall will sustain

  11. PUROK ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE NAME OF BARANGAY BARANGAY CAPTAIN BARANGAY HALL NAME OF SITIO BARANGAY KAGAWAD PUROK HALL NAME OF PUROK PUROK PRESIDENT SET OF OFFICERS PUROK KAGAWAD COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & NUTRITION PUROK KAGAWAD COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE & LIVELIHOOD PUROK KAGAWAD COMMITTEE ON EDUC. & SOLID WASTE MNGT. PUROK KAGAWAD COMMITTEE ON PEACE & ORDER, ENVIRONMENT, DISASTER RISK REDUCTION PUROK KAGAWAD COMMITTEE ON TOURISM & WOMEN/ CHILDREN PUROK KAGAWAD COMMITTEE ON INFRASTRUCTURE PUROK KAGAWAD COMMITTEE ON YOUTH & SPORTS DEV’T PUROK KAGAWAD COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, BUDGET& APPROPRIATION

  12. Through “PUROK SYSTEM” -system to guide the community to work together to attain their basic needs and system that helps the town in carrying out its risk reduction program such as the following : DRRM activities at the purok level Purok-level MRF Barangay Information system, purok-based hazard maps Early warning system Tree planting, watershed rehabilitation Mangrove reforestation Disaster drills

  13. Creation of Local Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Office RESILIENCE BUILT BY GOVERNANCE

  14. Creation of the Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (LDRRMO) Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Officer Administration & Training Operations & Warning Research & Planning

  15. Reorganizing of the Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (LDRRMC)

  16. MDRMC STRUCTURE MDRRMC (Chairperson: Municipal Mayor) DRRM Officer Administrative and Training Operation and warning Research and Planning Early Warning Service Rescue and Evacuation Service Relief and Rehabilitation Service Camp Management Service Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis Medical and Health Service Security and Police Service

  17. Consultative Planning in the formulation of Five Years LDRRM Plan

  18. Revitalizing Camotes Island Emergency Response Team (CiERT) Resilience built by Volunteerism

  19. Reactivation of the Camotes Islands Emergency Response Team The CiERT Group come to rescue For Saint Bernard emergency bringing pcs of mats for the evacues.

  20. Resilience built by Youth Leader & SangguniangKabataan

  21. Essential # 2 Assign a budget for disaster risk reduction and provide incentives for homeowners, low‐income families, communities, businesses and public sector to invest in reducing the risks they face.

  22. Prioritizing DRRM activities in the municipal budget In line with the Millennium Development Goals, 5% of the Municipal Budget is allocated to LDRRM to ensure that the programs identified in its Five Year Plan are implemented.

  23. Allocated budget for DRRMP for Five Years

  24. 5 Year Financial Budget for LDRRMP

  25. Allocate budget for the implementation and maintenance of buildings & programs in making San Francisco resilient & support the DRR activities: • Livelihood assistance through purok system • Protection of marine and upland resources • Implementation of the Solid Waste management • Construction and Maintenance of reducing risk infrastructures • Employment of Personnel to make sure that DRR activities are being implemented down to the purok level

  26. Essential # 3 Maintain up-to-date data on hazards and vulnerabilities, prepare risk assessments and use these as the basis for urban development plans and decisions. Ensure that this information and the plans for your city’s resilience are readily available to the public and fully discussed with them.

  27. Risk Assessment on Vulnerable Areas

  28. The Different Hazards in San Francisco

  29. El Nino & Fire Affected Barangays

  30. Flood & Land Slide Prone Barangays

  31. Monsoon Wind Affected Barangays

  32. Conduct Hazards & Vulnerabilities assessment

  33. 11 COASTAL BARANGAY HAZARD MAPS SOUTHERN POBLACION ESPERANZA STA CRUZ NORTHERN POBLACION CONSUELO SAN ISIDRO HIMENSULAN SONOG UNIDOS SANTIAGO UNION

  34. Hazard Maps: Installed in the strategic location in the barangay for awareness

  35. ESSENTIAL # 4 Invest in and maintain critical infrastructure that reduces risk, such as flood drainage, adjusted where needed to cope with climate change

  36. Construction on Risk Reducing Infrastructures

  37. Establishment of Solar Power in a Pilot Sitio Drainage Canal

  38. San Francisco Seawall Municipal Gymnasium/Evacuation Center

  39. Built environment designed to withstand typhoons Market School

  40. San Francisco Seawall Municipal Gymnasium/Evacuation Center

  41. Essential #5 Assess the safety of all schools and health facilities and upgrade these as necessary.  

  42. Installation of the tarpuline at School to give awareness to the students

  43. Upgrading of Health Facilities

  44. Health Ambassadors: Bringing Doctors to the Purok

  45. Essential # 6 Apply and enforce realistic, risk‐compliant building regulations and land use planning principles. Identify safe land for low‐income citizens and develop upgrading of informal settlements, wherever feasible.   

  46. Implementation of the Building Code & Building Assessment conducted annually

  47. Implementation of the San Francisco Master Plan

  48. Essential # 7 Ensure education programmes and training on disaster risk reduction are in place in schools and local communities.    Education Programs & Training

  49. Teaching Preparedness to the Most Vulnerable

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