Philippines: Emergency appeal n° MDRPH006 GLIDE n° TC-2010-000205-PHL Typhoon Megi 26 October 2010

This emergency appeal seeks CHF 4,183,640 (USD 4.31 million or EUR 3.08million) in cash, kind, or services to support the Philippine Red Cross in assisting 12,000 families (60,000 beneficiaries) for 12 months. The operation will be completed by 26 October 2011, thus a final report will be issued by 26 January 2012 – three months after the end of the operation.

CHF 214,855 was allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 22 October 2010 to support this operation. Unearmarked funds to repay DREF are encouraged.

Summary Typhoon Megi battered the Philippines on Monday, 18 October 2010, with winds of more than 220km/h and heavy rains. The super storm made landfall on the coastal town of Divilacan on the eastern coast of Isabela province, weakening as it moved across northern areas, exiting through La Union to the South China Sea on Tuesday, 19 October 2010, morning. Powerful winds and heavy rainfall were experienced throughout Ilocos (Region I), Cagayan Valley (Region II), Central Luzon (Region III), and Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). Cagayan and Isabela provinces of Region II as well as La Union and Pangasinan of

Region I, were severely affected. Joint Red Cross assessment teams supported the Cagayan, Kalinga, Isabela, La Cagayan Valley suffered the Union and Pangasinan chapters in undertaking a rapid survey of the damage worst in terms of affected people and needs on the ground. (Photo: Miguel Gomez/Spanish Red Cross) and damaged houses.

National disaster authorities report on 26 October 2010 that casualties now stand at 31 deaths and 42 injured, with four people reported missing. Some 427,300 families (2 million persons) have been affected, with 1,600 families (5,900 persons) sheltered in 22 evacuation centres presently operational. Some 101,000 displaced families (466,000 persons) have returned to their home locations to rebuild using materials salvaged from their destroyed houses; and are staying in makeshift tents; or living with relatives or host families. Around 149,000 houses have been damaged; some 31,000 destroyed and 118,000 partially damaged. The provinces reporting the most number of damaged houses are Isabela, Kalinga, Pangasinan, Cagayan and La Union.

The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) continues to provide food and non-food items to the most vulnerable families in the hardest-hit provinces. The national headquarters dispatched additional relief supplies to enable its chapters in Cagayan, Kalinga, Isabela, La Union and Pangasinan provinces to serve typhoon- displaced persons. Also dispatched were tarpaulins to meet the immediate needs of 1,400 families in Isabela. As of 25 October 2010, chapters in affected provinces had served 2,500 families (around 12,500 persons) with relief supplies.

Meanwhile, all PRC chapters in areas affected by the typhoon undertook rapid assessments. Joint Red Cross assessment teams were sent to support the Cagayan, Kalinga, Isabela, La Union and Pangasinan chapters in undertaking a rapid survey of the damage and needs on the ground. Findings indicate an urgent, significant need for shelter As thousands of houses have been either partially damaged or destroyed. Assessments by chapters continue, and will serve as the basis for further operational adjustments to the strategy and budget in the coming weeks.

This emergency appeal is being launched in response to a request from PRC. While the authorities have not appealed for international assistance, the national society has identified significant needs on the ground that it aims to meet to fulfil its mandate as outlined in its charter as well as the Philippine Red Cross Act of 2009. An ongoing recovery operation in response to typhoons Ketsana and Parma of 2009, now into its 13th month, has put a considerable load on the existing capacity. Furthermore, the national society provided some assistance in July 2010 when Typhoon Conson swept across Luzon affecting close to 115,000 families in 12 provinces. As such, the much-needed support of Red Cross and Red Crescent partners as well as other partners will enable PRC to meet the needs of most vulnerable typhoon-affected people in accordance with the fundamental principle of humanity.

Through the proposed intervention, PRC aims to provide relief and early recovery support to the most vulnerable typhoon-affected families. The intervention targets a total of 12,000 families (60,000 persons) in Cagayan, Isabela, Kalinga, La Union and Pangasinan provinces. The operation will focus on: relief distributions (food and non-food items); water and sanitation (providing essential water storage and hygiene items, and hygiene promotion), shelter (shelter repair kits), national society capacity building and preparedness.

Based on its experience in typhoon response operations, the national society retains significant knowledge to implement a range of interventions. Nevertheless, some of the chapters affected by Typhoon Megi will need additional resources, including human resources, to ensure a smooth running operation. IFRC will support the operation in selected areas. Also, the IFRC zone office in Kuala Lumpur will also provide support to this operation in areas such as disaster management coordination/support, logistics, and resource mobilization.

This operation is expected to be implemented over 12 months, starting 26 October 2010. It will, therefore, be completed by 26 October 2011. A final report will be made available by 26 January 2012, three months after the operation ends.

The situation Typhoon Megi battered the Philippines on Monday, 18 October 2010, with winds of more than 220km/h and heavy rains. Weather authorities report that the super storm made landfall near Divilacan Island on the eastern coast of Isabela province. It weakened as it moved across the northern part of the country, exiting through La Union to the South China Sea Tuesday, 19 October 2010, morning. Fierce winds and heavy rainfall swept throughout Ilocos (Region I), Cagayan Valley (Region II), Central Luzon (Region III), and Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). Cagayan and Isabela provinces, in Region II, felt the first blows of Megi, and were severely affected with province-wide power failures, communication channels cut and access prevented due to stormy weather

To date, Typhoon Megi is the second of two major storms to hit Philippines this year, the previous being Typhoon Conson in July 2010. Philippines averages 20 typhoons1 every year, roughly a third of which are

1 Some experts have predicted increase in frequency and intensity of extreme weather and climatic events due to the effects of climate change.

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destructive. September 2009 saw Typhoon Ketsana (local name Ondoy) lash parts of Luzon, bringing rains in unprecedented volumes, followed by Typhoon Parma (Pepeng). The combined effects of the two typhoons resulted in widespread flooding, left a trail of destruction and killed a thousand people, causing substantial damage and losses, equivalent to about 2.7 per cent of the GDP. Among the areas affected by Ketsana and Pepeng were Kalinga, La Union and Pangasinan. In July 2010, Typhoon Conson swept across Luzon, leaving some 100 people dead and affecting close to 115,000 families in 12 provinces.

The effects of Typhoon Megi, in terms of casualties, damage and displacement are summarized in Table 1 below. Table 1: Casualties, damage and displacement (Source: NDRRMC)

Details Total number (as of 26 October 2010) Deaths 31 Injured 42 Missing 4 Persons affected 427,297 families (2,005,588 persons) Persons in evacuation centres during peak period 9,804 families (40,897 persons) Number of evacuation centres during peak period 300 Persons currently in evacuation centres 1,587 families (5,892 persons) Current number of evacuation centres 22 Displaced persons currently outside evacuation centres 101,121 families (466,062 persons) Houses damaged 118,038* Houses destroyed 30,916*

*Includes houses damaged/destroyed in all 23 affected provinces

Overall, to date, more than 95 per cent of all destroyed or damaged houses are located in the Isabela, Kalinga, Pangasinan, Cagayan and La Union provinces:

Table 2: Damage to houses in Isabela, Kalinga, Pangasinan, Cagayan and La Union provinces (as of 26 October 2010)

Provinces Houses destroyed Houses partially damaged Isabela 26,056 72,717 Kalinga 1,778 12,753 Pangasinan 1,095 8,378 Cagayan 1,048 14,737 La Union 545 5,560 TOTAL 30,522 114,145

Human casualties appear minimal, mainly due to pre-disaster procedures put in place by national, regional and local disaster risk reduction and management councils [well before Megi made landfall] and complemented by PRC and other agencies. The authorities enforced pre-emptive evacuation of more than 600 families from Megi’s track in Cagayan, Isabela and other areas. While the direct impact on lives was low, the typhoon caused significant damage to houses, livelihoods and infrastructure. The damage to houses and buildings was mainly because of powerful winds, considering that Megi made landfall as a Category IV storm. Flooding, resulting from heavy rains, also had an impact in some areas.

Most of the provinces affected by Typhoon Megi are agricultural hubs, e.g. Isabela is the country’s second biggest rice-producing province and Pangasinan, the fifth. Authorities have estimated that the cost of damage to agriculture and infrastructure is PHP 8.3 billion (CHF 187.64 million or USD 193 million.

On 20 October 2010, a high-level NDRRMC team undertook rapid aerial and ground assessments in Cagayan and Isabela whereby it was noted that shelter assistance is critical for those displaced and for which the authorities have appealed for tents. This was also corroborated by Red Cross assessment team observations shelter assistance is a pressing issue. All PRC chapters in areas affected by the typhoon undertook rapid assessments. Joint Red Cross assessment teams supported the chapters in undertaking a rapid survey of the damage and needs in Cagayan, Kalinga, Isabela, La Union and Pangasinan.

Results of assessments by the government, Red Cross, UN agencies and other actors all indicate a significant need for shelter assistance, particularly shelter repair kits. While the number of displaced families

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in evacuation centres [and the number of evacuation centres] has reduced significantly, over 100,000 displaced families have returned to their places of origin to rebuild using materials salvaged from their destroyed homes, or are staying in makeshift structures, with relatives or host families. Shelter assistance will go a long way in helping the most vulnerable displaced families to rebuild their lives.

Coordination and partnerships Movement coordination: Prior to Typhoon Megi, PRC had been implementing an ongoing response [to typhoons Ketsana and Parma of 2009] with the support of IFRC, ICRC, German Red Cross and Spanish Red Cross in-country. In September 2010, IFRC supported PRC in organizing a pre-disaster planning forum as part of its preparedness for this year’s typhoon season. The forum considered and mapped out the Red Cross response in case of a major disaster, including a super typhoon. As such, the plan was activated as soon as Megi entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility. PRC arranged a meeting a day before Typhoon Megi made landfall, to brief Movement partners on its preparedness and response plan. Red Cross Red Crescent partners have since been holding regular coordination and ad hoc meetings, complemented by daily updates from PRC. In order assist communities impacted by the typhoon, joint Red Cross assessment teams, comprising members from PRC, IFRC, German Red Cross and Spanish Red Cross, were dispatched to survey the extent of the damage.

Coordinating with authorities: A long-standing and strong relationship exists between PRC and government bodies through the national society’s participation and/or working relationship in/with the following: (i) NDRRMC; (ii) local disaster risk reduction and management councils; and (iii) local government units. PRC also coordinates with the department of social welfare and development (DSWD), department of health (DOH) and department of education (DepEd). PRC is participating in NDRRMC meetings as well as coordinating with DSWD, DOH, and disaster risk reduction and management councils at the provincial, municipal and barangay levels. Building on the momentum gained from the Typhoon Ketsana operation, IFRC will support the humanitarian diplomacy efforts of PRC, especially with regard to obtaining ‘safer’ land to resettle families displaced because of Typhoon Megi, where such needs are noted.

Inter-agency coordination: Since Typhoon Megi struck while another IFRC-supported operation is ongoing, the coordination mechanisms already in place will be maintained. The IFRC country office will continue to participate in humanitarian country team (HCT) meetings as well as relevant inter-agency standing committee (IASC) cluster meetings. While the emergency shelter cluster has not been activated – with regard to Typhoon Megi – agencies involved in shelter interventions are coordinating among themselves. The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) and Handicap International have indicated they will be providing shelter repair kits. IFRC will also maintain close collaboration with other partners, outside the Philippines, including European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO). The rapid response coordinator ECHO’s regional support office in Bangkok joined one Red Cross assessment team in Isabela.

Red Cross and Red Crescent action Following the pre-disaster planning forum held in September 2010, the mapping of Red Cross response in case of a major disaster proved highly useful; when Typhoon Megi made landfall on 18 October 2010, the coordination mechanism was activated.

Given its mandate and role of auxiliary to the authorities, PRC acted prior to the typhoon making landfall. The national society complemented pre-disaster procedures put in place by national, regional and local disaster risk reduction and management councils. It also participated in NDRRMC meetings, to discuss preparedness and response measures. PRC disseminated information [supplementing advisories issued by NDRRMC] on measures that communities should take before, during and after the storm. In addition, the national society deployed a water search and rescue (WASAR) team to Cagayan, with additional teams on standby at the national headquarters and Isabela, La Union, Olongapo, Pangasinan and Zambales chapters. Emergency response units, additional equipment [for water search and rescue], emergency water treatment, storage and distribution, ambulances and vehicles were also readied for deployment to priority areas.

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When the typhoon made landfall, dangerous weather conditions delayed the deployment of rescue teams. However, where safety conditions permitted, Red Cross rescuers helped move people out of harm’s way even with the storm overhead. As soon as the storm subsided and safety conditions eased, the PRC emergency response units and specialized volunteers, who were on standby, immediately began delivering food and non-food items to families in evacuation centres.

Since the disaster struck, PRC has provided – and continues to provide – food and non-food Some survivors have left evacuation centres not because they have homes to return items to families in evacuation to, but to rebuild their lives with whatever pieces of materials they salvaged. centres across the affected (Photo: Nilo Lagasca/Philippine Red Cross) provinces. The national headquarters dispatched additional relief supplies to Cagayan, Kalinga, Isabela, La Union and Pangasinan. They include tarpaulins adequate to meet immediate needs of 1,400 families in Isabela. As of 25 October 2010, chapters in affected provinces had served some 2,500 families (around 12,500 persons) with relief supplies. Distributions are ongoing.

Table 3: Breakdown relief supplies dispatched to targeted chapters (as of 22 October 2010)

Chapter Food Blankets Plastic mats Mosquito nets Jerry cans Hygiene kits Cagayan 950 1,000 1,000 1,000 N/A 1,000 Kalinga 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 N/A 1,000 Isabela 2,200 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,990 1,000 Pangasinan N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 500 Total 4,150 3,500 3,500 3,500 1,990 3,500

Besides the response and delivery of assistance to families in evacuation centres, PRC chapters initiated rapid assessments. Chapter staff and volunteers documented all evacuation centres established province- wide with a view of ensuring the immediate needs of families sheltered there were met. Some 24 hours after the disaster, additional assessment teams were dispatched to assist chapters in the most affected provinces to survey the extent of the damage.

The needs During the first four days following the disaster, it was a challenge to gain access to isolated or inaccessible areas. Communication and power lines were cut off, with roads blocked by landslides, fallen trees and/or floodwaters, affecting efforts by government, UN and other humanitarian actors to deliver aid to those affected. As of 24 October 2010, three coastal towns of Isabela remained virtually inaccessible. Government, Red Cross and other teams finally reached these areas by air and undertook rapid assessments across all affected areas.

Feedback from needs assessments by various actors indicates that the priority is emergency shelter assistance. All parties have shared assessment results in the context of the humanitarian country team (HCT). The general observations are in agreement with those made by Red Cross assessments teams in Cagayan, Kalinga, Isabela, La Union and Pangasinan. This plan, therefore, seeks to articulate how PRC, with IFRC support, intends to meet the needs and fill the gaps identified during rapid assessments. Detailed

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assessments by chapters will continue, and will serve as the basis for further operational adjustments to the strategy and budget in the coming weeks.

The movement of displaced families out of evacuation centres highlights an urgent need for shelter assistance and essential non-food items. Some emergency food and non-food needs of the typhoon-affected families have been covered by the authorities and/or other humanitarian players. However, some gaps exist in this regard. One factor to consider is restrictions by the ‘omnibus election code’. Due to local, barangay (village) elections – held on 25 October 2010 – local authorities are not allowed to carry out any relief distributions or activities until after 5 November 2010. However, PRC is to undertake relief distributions, including of government-provided items, during the period the ban is in effect. The national society will undertake one-off distribution of food [rice, noodles and sardines] to the most vulnerable displaced families, including those staying with host families as well as to host families. Non-food items to be provided comprise blankets, sleeping mats and insecticide-treated mosquito nets.

Assessments observed that many families in the affected areas outside cities obtain water for household use from hand-dug wells and hand pumps close their houses. Water and sanitation interventions will ensure provision of jerry cans, water purification solutions [on case-by-case basis] and hygiene kits. Basic hygiene promotion will be undertaken with the view of contributing towards reducing the risk of sanitation-related as well as vector-related diseases, including malaria and dengue. Cagayan and Isabela are already among the five provinces with the highest prevalence of malaria.

Shelter has been emphasized as a top priority, and shelter inputs form over half of the appeal budget. Affected households have requested assistance to repair or rebuild their homes, as well as construction materials and basic tools. PRC and IFRC consider this to be fully in line with helping people to restore their everyday lives and to enable them to live in decent conditions. However, because most of the damage to houses was caused by destructive winds rather than flooding, materials that were not blown off can be re- used. For this reason, the need to provide transitional shelter assistance will be investigated based on detailed assessments to be conducted in the coming weeks. It is worth noting that early this month the weather bureau issued an alert for the public to prepare for above-normal rainfall in the last quarter of 2010 into 2011, because of the onset of the La Niña phenomenon.

In addition to the direct needs of affected people some Red Cross chapters themselves were significantly impacted, such as the office buildings of Kalinga and Pangasinan chapters which were damaged. There is the need for chapter capacity building and preparedness which go beyond repairs or refurbishment of office buildings.

The proposed operation This emergency appeal is being launched in response to a request from PRC. While the authorities have not appealed for international assistance, the national society has identified significant needs on the ground that it aims to meet to fulfill its mandate as outlined in its charter as well as the Philippine Red Cross Act of 2009. The 2009 Typhoons Ketsana and Parma operation, now into its 13th month, has put a considerable load on the existing capacity. Furthermore, the national society also provided assistance in July 2010 when Typhoon Conson swept across Luzon affecting close to 115,000 families in 12 provinces. As such, the much-needed support of Red Cross and Red Crescent partners as well as other partners will enable PRC to meet the needs of most vulnerable typhoon-affected people in accordance with the fundamental principle of humanity.

The relief phase of this operation aims at meeting the immediate needs of displaced families, including those staying with host families. Specific support to be provided during the relief phase comprises food distributions, non-food relief items, water and sanitation and hygiene promotion.

Food items (rice, noodles and sardines) will be provided on a one-time basis to displaced families, including those staying with host families as well as to host families. Non-food relief items (sleeping mats, blankets, mosquito nets) will be provided to typhoon-displaced families; also to be provided are jerry cans, water purification solutions [on a case-by-case basis] and hygiene kits. The national society will ensure that distributions are well-laid out, orderly, safely and respectfully done.

Hygiene promotion will complement distribution of hygiene items. PRC has trained, dedicated community health volunteers in the provinces targeted by the operation. Volunteers in Kalinga, La Union and Pangasinan played an active role in conducting hygiene promotion and health education in the other ongoing operation in response to typhoons Ketsana and Parma of 2009. The trained volunteers will be mobilized for this action,

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while additional ones will be recruited and trained as necessary. Community mobilization will continue beyond the relief phase, within the context of health education project of the annual appeal programme.

In all, PRC aims to serve 7,000 families (35,000 persons) with food items, 10,000 families (50,000 persons) with non-food items, and 10,000 families (50,000 persons) with water and sanitation interventions [mainly hygiene promotion]. PRC will support non-food items and water and sanitation interventions for 2,000 families using own resources.

The early recovery phase targets to provide shelter repair kits. There will be two categories of the repair kit: • Category 1: Each beneficiary family will be allocated up to PHP 7,000 (CHF 161 or USD 152) worth of materials and tools such as corrugated galvanized iron sheets, coconut lumber, plywood, nails, sealant, claw hammer, handsaw, chisel, drop forge, electrical wires and sockets. Beneficiary families may request any combination of materials and tools (in reasonable quantities), provided that the total amount of the request does not exceed the allocation above. • Category 2: Each beneficiary family will have the option of materials and tools as in ‘Category 1’. However, there will be additional pre-set items under this category. The pre-set items are three bags of cement, six posts (6X6”), and 10 pieces of steel bars (five of 10mmX6m, and five 8mmX6m). In addition, families assisted under this category will be provided with posters showing how to construct typhoon-resistant shelters. Carpenters will be engaged and provided with the necessary orientation, by IFRC shelter delegates, to guide beneficiary families on better building techniques.

Both categories of the shelter repair kit will be distributed through a commodity voucher system, fixed according to a pre-agreement between PRC and the supplier. Once the beneficiaries have selected their items, they are to submit the lists to their local Red Cross chapters for verification; PRC will then submit the order to the supplier. Thereafter, beneficiaries will collect their repair items from the shop/supplier on a date agreed between the Red Cross and the shop/supplier.

Category 1 shelter repair kits will be provided to 10,000 families whose houses were damaged in the typhoon. Category 2 repair kits will be provided to 2,000 families whose houses were destroyed. As most of the damage to houses was caused by powerful winds, as opposed to flooding, materials that were not blown away can be re-used. Selection of beneficiaries to be provided with shelter repair kits will, at the minimum, be based on the extent of damage to their homes; it will focus on the most vulnerable families that lack the capacity to repair their damaged homes.

The need to provide transitional shelter assistance will be investigated based on detailed assessments to be conducted in the coming weeks. Should there be families whose houses were destroyed by flooding resulting from heavy typhoon-induced rains [and would need transitional shelter assistance], the national society will consider such assistance and revise the action plan as necessary. For families whose homes were damaged or destroyed by flooding, it would need to be determined if they were in ‘unsafe’ areas, prone to flooding.

Should damaged houses be in unsafe areas, approval of local government units (LGUs) would be sought before any assistance is provided. This is to ensure that by rebuilding their homes, beneficiaries conform to the pre-emptive relocation strategies of their respective LGUs. It has been reported that some residents refused to transfer to other places as part of the government’s long-term plan to minimize human impact of disaster. Where LGUs indicate that the areas are unsafe and beneficiaries will not be allowed to rebuild, then this form of assistance will not be provided. Instead, PRC and IFRC will advocate for the authorities to provide assistance to such beneficiaries under their [LGU] planned interventions or for such beneficiaries to be relocated, and thus benefit from transitional shelter assistance – from the Red Cross or other actors.

Besides delivering direct assistance to displaced families, this operation will support training and equipping water search and rescue teams in the Cagayan, Kalinga and Zambales chapters of PRC in view of enhancing their disaster preparedness capacity. La Union and Pangasinan chapters already have well-trained and equipped search and rescue teams, courtesy of the ongoing operation in response to typhoons Ketsana and Parma of 2009. The Isabela chapter also has a water search and rescue team trained courtesy of the annual appeal programme. Chapter offices whose buildings were damaged in the typhoon will be helped to repair/refurbish them. Isabela and Kalinga chapters will also be provided with one vehicle each to enhance programme-monitoring capacity.

Selected chapters in affected provinces will also be supported with holistic chapter development [branch development] initiatives. This support will – among others – aim at increasing the capacity of targeted

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chapters to respond to potential future disasters. Areas to be strengthened include [but are not limited to] systems and procedures, volunteer management, governance, management, logistics, finance management, resource mobilization, reporting and programme management. In all, direct assistance to beneficiaries will cover Cagayan, Kalinga, Isabela, La Union and Pangasinan provinces. A mid-term review of will be undertaken in March/April 2011.

Relief distributions (food items)

Outcome: Emergency food needs of 7,000 typhoon-affected families are met within one month.

Outputs Activities planned The immediate food needs of • Establish a beneficiary focusing strategy, including distribution 7,000 typhoon displaced protocols families and host families are • Mobilize volunteers and provide them with orientation on distribution met through one-off food protocols distributions • Register and verify beneficiaries • Identify displaced families hosted by other families • Mobilize validated beneficiaries for food distributions • Arrange pre- and post-relief distribution volunteer meetings • Provide food (rice, noodles and sardines) to 7,000 families (35,000 persons) as well as to host families • Conduct post-distribution surveys • Monitor and report on distributions

Relief distributions (non-food items) Outcome: The status of 10,000 affected families improved through timely provision of appropriate relief items within four months. Outputs Activities planned The immediate needs of 10,000 • Establish a beneficiary focusing strategy, including distribution typhoon affected families are protocols met through relief distributions • Mobilize volunteers and provide them with orientation on distribution protocols • Register and verify beneficiaries • Identify displaced families hosted by other families • Mobilize validated beneficiaries for relief distributions • Arrange pre- and post-relief distribution volunteer meetings • Distribute blankets (two per family), sleeping mats (two per family) and insecticide-treated mosquito nets (two per family) to 10,000 families (50,000 persons) Note: Items for additional 2,000 families to be provided by PRC using own resources • Provide 20-litre jerry cans (1 per targeted family) for household level water storage, to 10,000 families (50,000 persons) Note: Jerry cans for additional 2,000 families to be provided by PRC using own resources • Coordinate with other sectors (such as water and sanitation, for distribution of mosquito nets, jerry cans and hygiene kits) • Track movement of items from point of dispatch to end-user • Conduct post-distribution surveys • Monitor and report on distributions

Water, sanitation and hygiene promotion

Outcome: Risk of water-related and hygiene-related diseases reduced among 10,000 families in typhoon-affected areas.

Outputs Activities planned

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Household level water • Identify families in need of emergency household water treatment treatment and safe storage as • Provide water purification solutions to identified families in need, well as improved hygiene through trained volunteers behaviour is practiced amongst • Provide 20-litre jerry cans (1 per targeted family) for household level the target population water storage, to 10,000 families (50,000 persons) Note: Jerry cans for additional 2,000 families to be provided by PRC using own resources – see also relief distribution: non-food items. • Provide hygiene kits (1 per targeted family) to 10,000 families (50,000 persons Note: Kits for additional 2,000 families to be provided by PRC using own resources • Conduct post-distribution surveys to determine water treatment and safe storage practices (where water purification solutions provided) • Coordinate with other sectors (such relief distributions for water storage containers and hygiene kits) • Mobilize existing trained community health volunteers • Recruit and train new/additional community health volunteers • Undertake baseline surveys to determine level of awareness and hygiene practices in project communities • Produce and distribute information, education and communication materials • Mobilize community health volunteers and members for hygiene and health promotions sessions • Disseminate relevant hygiene and health messages in the target communities • Undertake final surveys to determine level of improvement in awareness and practices • Monitor and report on activities • Ensure continuity by linking to the community health education project under the annual appeal programme

Early recovery (shelter)

Outcome: 12,000 typhoon-displaced families are sheltered from harsh weather elements, with dignity, at the end of the operation. Outputs Activities planned Typhoon-affected households • Distribute tarpaulins to 1,400 families in Isabela for emergency have shelter after rebuilding or shelter refurbishing their damaged • Coordinate with the department for social welfare and development homes as well as local government authorities to map potential beneficiaries • Mobilize or recruit volunteers for shelter interventions • Conduct orientation of project volunteers • Select beneficiaries • Undertake door-to-door surveys to validate beneficiaries • Conduct orientation of beneficiaries (by chapter volunteers) • Identify and engage project carpenters • Form project teams comprising volunteers and carpenters • Provide project teams with training that promotes awareness and understanding of typhoon-resistant construction (by IFRC shelter delegates) • Provide posters that promote awareness and understanding of typhoon resistant construction to 2,000 families whose houses were destroyed by the typhoon • Provide to 2,000 families, whose houses were destroyed by the typhoon, with training that promotes awareness and understanding of typhoon resistant construction (project teams) • Identify and map suppliers of shelter materials • Provide house repair materials and tools to 12,000 families whose

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houses were damaged or destroyed by the typhoon (using a commodity voucher system) • Conduct post-distribution surveys • Monitor and report on assistance provided to beneficiary families

National Society capacity building and preparedness

Outcome: The disaster preparedness capacity of chapters in affected provinces increased within 12 months. Outputs Activities planned PRC chapters in operational • Train and equip three water search-and-rescue teams areas have improved their • Equip Isabela and Kalinga chapters with two land cruisers, geared disaster response and overall for flood situations capacity. • Repair and refurbish Isabela, Kalinga and Pangasinan chapter office buildings • Increase training of the chapter disaster response teams in key hazard areas • Provide training and orientation for volunteers at targeted chapters in disaster preparedness and response skills • Support overall chapter development, including in administration, finance and logistics

Logistics

Logistics support will be provided in accordance with IFRC procedures to source and procure relief items needed, and to ensure the efficient and timely delivery of these items for the success of the operation.

PRC and IFRC in-country logistics teams – supported by the regional logistics unit (RLU) based in Kuala Lumpur – will carry out the following activities:

• Coordinate for timely and cost-efficient sourcing options for the items required for the operation • Coordinate mobilization of goods and receipt of incoming shipments • Utilize existing – and where needed, source additional – warehousing capacity, facilities and vehicles for storage and efficient dispatch of goods to distribution points • Mobilize pre-positioned stocks (of items such as jerry cans, mosquito nets, blankets, kitchen sets and hygiene kits) in the RLU warehouse on a needs basis • Ensure that local procurement of goods and transport follows IFRC standards • Liaise and coordinate actions with other key actors to enhance efficiency and effectiveness • If required, a mobilization table will be set up in the coming few days and available on IFRC’s disaster management information system (DMIS).

IFRC will work on mobilizing specific relief items to respond to needs in the field. As such, donors should coordinate with the RLU regarding outstanding needs. The RLU will provide shipping instructions and issue a consignment tracking number before any goods are shipped to the operation. Procurement of goods and transport can also be arranged through RLU.

Communications – Advocacy and public information

The steady flow of timely and accurate information between those working in the field and other stakeholders – including those affected by the typhoon – will support the objectives of this emergency appeal, increase the profile, funding and other support for PRC and IFRC, and provide a platform on which to advocate in the interests of vulnerable people. In close collaboration with the operation, those affected by this emergency will be provided with information to support their relief and recovery. Donors and national societies will receive information and materials they can use to promote the operation. Communication initiatives will help to build the information and public relations capacity of the host national society for future emergencies.

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Capacity of the National Society

PRC the nation’s largest humanitarian organization when it comes to providing assistance to the most vulnerable people. In early 2010, the national society changed its name from Philippine National Red Cross to Philippine Red Cross, as per ‘Republic Act No. 10072’, also known as ‘Philippine Red Cross Act of 2009’. The Act recognizes PRC as an independent, autonomous organization auxiliary to the authorities in the humanitarian field. The law mandates PRC to provide relief, health and welfare assistance to the most vulnerable sector of the society. PRC enjoys nationwide recognition and respect, coupled with many years of strong experience of disaster management.

The national society works through 96 chapters covering all administrative districts and major metropolitan cities. The backbone of activities implemented by the chapters is a network of trained and experienced volunteers, drawn from the various facets of the community. The society and its chapters have extensive knowledge in conducting relief and rehabilitation programmes in the wake of natural disasters, which occur at an increasingly regular frequency in the Philippines. Each chapter has an administrator who acts as manager in charge of operations and administrative functions.

Chapters in targeted provinces will be instrumental in the success of the intervention. Nevertheless, the ongoing recovery operation – in response to typhoons Ketsana and Parma of 2009 – has put a considerable load on the existing capacity and revealed some areas that need strengthening. Some of the chapters affected by Typhoon Megi will need additional resources, including human resources, to ensure a smooth running operation.

The PRC works in partnership with the government and non-government agencies as well as private groups in achieving effective networking and implementation of its services. It is also in partnership with a number of partner national societies, including work on disaster preparedness.

Capacity of the IFRC

IFRC maintains a country office in the Philippines, housed within PRC’s national headquarters. The office is headed by a country representative and has delegates and staff supporting an ongoing operation in response to the typhoons of late 2009. These include a head of operations and delegates/staff specializing in the following areas: finance and administration; logistics; relief; reporting and information; shelter, and; water and sanitation. In view of the latest typhoon, the team in place will be strengthened with a shelter delegate. The Southeast Asia regional office in Bangkok and the Asia-Pacific zone office in Kuala Lumpur are also available to provide technical and operational assistance in the flowing areas: logistics; communication; resource mobilization; planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting; and finance.

Budget summary

See attached budget for details.

Matthias Schmale Bekele Geleta Under Secretary General Secretary General Programme Services

How we work All International Federation assistance seeks to adhere to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Disaster Relief and is committed to the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response (Sphere) in delivering assistance to the most vulnerable.

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IFRC’s vision is to inspire, encourage, facilitate and IFRC’s work is guided by Strategy 2020 which puts promote at all times all forms of humanitarian forward three strategic aims: activities by National Societies, with a view to 1. Save lives, protect livelihoods, and strengthen preventing and alleviating human suffering, and recovery from disaster and crises. thereby contributing to the maintenance and 2. Enable healthy and safe living. promotion of human dignity and peace in the world. 3. Promote social inclusion and a culture of non- violence and peace. Contact information

For further information specifically related to this operation, please contact:

In the Philippines • Philippine Red Cross (phone: +63.2.525.5654, fax: +63.2.527.0857): o Gwendolyn T. Pang, secretary-general; email: [email protected] • IFRC country office (phone: +63.2.309.8622, fax +63.2.524.3151): o Sandro Kushashvili, head of operations, email: [email protected]; o Selvaratnam Sinnadurai, head of country office, email: [email protected]; IFRC Asia Pacific zone office, Kuala Lumpur (phone: +60.3.9207.5700, fax +60.3.2161.0670): • Jagan Chapagain, head of operations; email: [email protected] • Heikki Väätämöinen, operations coordinator, email: [email protected]; mobile: +6012 230 7895; phone: +603 9207 5729 • Jeremy Francis, regional logistics coordinator, email: [email protected]; mobile: +6012 298 9752; phone: +603 9207 5753 • Patrick Fuller, zone communications manager, email: [email protected] • Alan Bradbury, head of resource mobilization and PMER; email: [email protected] phone: +603 9207 5775, fax: +603 2161 0670 Please send all pledges of funding to [email protected]

Emergency appeal budget and map below;

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MDRPH006 - PHILIPPINES TYPHOON MEGI 26-10-10 BUDGET SUMMARY

Budget Group Multilateral Response TOTAL BUDGET CHF

Shelter - Relief 2,441,000 2,441,000 Clothing & Textiles 240,000 240,000 Food 31,500 31,500 Utensils & Tools 30,000 30,000 Other Supplies & Services & Cash Disbursements 351,000 351,000 Total Supplies 3,093,500 3,093,500

Vehicles 60,000 60,000 Computer & Telecom 4,800 4,800 Total Land, vehicles & equipment 64,800 64,800

Storage 36,000 36,000 Distribution & Monitoring 50,000 50,000 Transport & Vehicle Costs 52,000 52,000 Total Transport & Storage 138,000 138,000

International Staff 372,000 372,000 National Staff 48,000 48,000 National Society Staff 48,000 48,000 Consultants 25,000 25,000 Total Personnel 493,000 493,000

Workshops & Training 30,000 30,000 Total Workshops & Training 30,000 30,000

Travel 18,000 18,000 Information & Public Relation 3,000 3,000 Office Costs 54,000 54,000 Communications 27,000 27,000 Financial Charges 5,000 5,000 Other General Expenses 2,000 2,000 Total General Expenditure 109,000 109,000

Program Support 255,340 255,340 Total Programme Support 255,340 255,340

NET EMERGENCY APPEAL NEEDS 4,183,640 4,183,640 MDRPH006 26 October 2010 TC-2010-000205-PHL The Philippines: Tropical Cyclone MEGI

Ilocos Norte Apayao Cagayan

Abra Kalinga Ilocos Mountain Province Isabela Ifugao Signal 4 La Union Signal 3 Benguet Nueva Vizcaya Quirino Signal 2 Signal 1 Pangasinan

Aurora Nueva Ecija Ta rla c Zambales

Pampanga Bulacan

Bataan Metro Manila Rizal

Cavite Laguna

Batangas Quezon

Km 01’000500

SUPER TYPHOON-5

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TYPHOON-2

TYPHOON-1 The maps used do not imply the expression of any opinion on the part of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or National Societies concerning the legal status of a territory or of its authorities. TROPICAL STORM Map data sources: ESRI, DEVINFO, GRUMP, International Federation, UNISYS - IB191010.mxd TROPICAL DEPRESSION