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Gazette Vol 4 Issue 2.Indd The Civil Defense GAZETTE Vol IV Issue 2 THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICE OF CIVIL DEFENSE 2 0 1 6 NDRRMC Leads Nationwide Drill for Earthquake Preparedness PH Hosts INSARAG NDRRMC Honors OCD Launches Capacity Assessment 17th Gawad Kalasag Competency Mission Awardees Framework The CIVIL DEFENSE GAZETTE Editor’s Note Offi cial Publication of OFFICE OF CIVIL DEFENSE “Our safety does not rest in the hands of one person or government agency alone. lt rests in our very hands as we put them together on the concerted eff ort of building safer, adaptive and resilient communities”, said Secretary Voltaire T Gazmin in his message during the National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill on 21 April 2016. It is in this line that the Offi ce of Civil Defense (OCD) USEC RICARDO B JALAD Publisher operates as the primary agency tasked with administering the country’s civil defense and disaster risk reduction ROMINA B MARASIGAN and management program. OCD undertakes this shared Editor-in-Chief mission with the various agencies under the National NOEL H MAPALO Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, the Managing Editor civil society organizations, the academe, the private sector and the general public. MARK CASHEAN E TIMBAL KARLA MINORKA M ALDEA Associate Editors The “whole-of-society approach” not only enjoins wider involvement in reducing people’s vulnerabilities and BEBETH L GADOR Researcher minimizing the threats of hazards, but also ensures that the actions, plans and programs are truly benefi cial and FRED A ABUDA JR acceptable to the communities. Photographer MARY AN ACEVEDA Under the principles of good governance, OCD remains TASHUANA ALEMANIA as a partner of the Filipino people in working for the shared REY EZEKIEL BARBASA vision of a safer, climate-adaptive and disaster-resilient JORIE MAE BALMEDIANO OLIVE MARIE BAYLON Philippines. FRANZES IVY CARASI MC ADRIAN NOUVE COBERO MICHAEL CONAG DIANE HENIE DEL ROSARIO Contents MONALISA FAJARDO MAREE ABIGAIL GALVEZ GIRLY GAMIER NDRRMC Leads Nationwide Earthquake Drills 3 GEORGINA GARCIA EMPRESS JARAMILLO NDRRMC Inks Agreement with ERIC 4 GILMHAR LAO RACHELLE ANNE MIRANDA PH Hosts INSARAG Capacity Assessment Mission 5 CHERRY MAE NARANJO JESSETTE PONGOS FRANCIS JOSEPH REYES OCD Launches Competency Framework 6 GLORIA DIANE RIVERA APRIL ROSE ANNE SANCHEZ PNOY Leads Groundbreaking of Clark Green City 7 MIKE ALDRIN SABADO Contributors Experts Introduce Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning 8 5-Year Old Boy Awarded for Saving Grandmonther 9 Winners of 17th Gawad Kalasag Awards 10 PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE Offi ce of Civil Defense Civil Defense Across The Nation 12 Department of National Defense Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo Central Offi ce Events 18 Quezon City Email us at [email protected] Awareness and Preparedness 19 Call us at (02) 961 6314 NDRRMC HOLDS NATIONWIDE SIMULTANEOUS EARTHQUAKE DRILL by Noel H Mapalo The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) leads the conduct of the Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) on 21 April 2016 and 22 June 2016, with ceremonial launchings at Air Force City in Clark, Pampanga and Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo in Quezon City, respectively. Spearheaded by the Offi ce of Civil Defense in collaboration with various national agencies, Local Government Units (LGUs) and private organizations, the drill seeks NDRRMC and AFP offi cials press the ceremonial button to signify the start to strengthen the mechanism for of the Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill on 21 April 2016 at Air national and regional coordination, Force City in Clark, Pampanga. as well as the interoperability of key players. It also aims to intensify local communities’ earthquake a concerted eff ort of building safer, The drill conducted on 22 June preparedness and increase the adaptive and resilient communities.” included the exhibition and commitment of LGUs in building said Secretary Voltaire T Gazmin evaluation of the on-site NDRRMC safer communities. who graced the event in Clark, Operations Center based on the Pampanga. The Air Force City is National Disaster Response Plan “Our safety does not rest in the being eyed as the alternate disaster for Earthquakes and Tsunamis and hands of one person or government operations hub in case Metro the quadrants of Metro Manila in agency alone. lt rests in our very Manila is severely devastated by an reference to OPLAN YAKAL Plus. hands as we put them together on earthquake. The earthquake scenarios used for the two drills are derived from the results of the Metro Manila Earthquake Impact Reduction Study (MMEIRS, 2004) and the GMMA- READY Project in 2014. Both detail an impact scenario of a Magnitude 7.2 earthquake along the West Valley Fault (Model 08, MMEIRS), the worst case scenario for Metro Manila and nearby provinces. OCD Regional Offi ces led the conduct of earthquake drills in their respective areas, with participation from various schools and Civil Defense personnel work at the makeshift NDRRM Operations Center universities, hospitals, government at the parade grounds of Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo during the institutions, and private organization Nationwide Simultaneous Earthqauke Drill on 22 June 2016. businesses. 3 NDRRMC INKS AGREEMENT WITH EMERGENCY RESPONSE INTEGRATION CENTER by Karla Aldea Minorka National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Executive Director and the Offi ce of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator Undersecretary Alexander P Pama signs a Memorandum of Agreement with the Emergency Response Integration Center (ERIC) President, Mr. Christopher P Grajo at the NDRRMC Conference Room, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on 05 May 2016. NDRRMC and ERIC jointly expressed their intention to formalize the delivery of digital automation services through partnership and collaboration. NDRRMC Executive Director and OCD Administrator Usec Alexander P Pama shakes hand with Mr Christopher P Grajo of Emergency Response This will provide the NDRRMC, Integration Center after signing a Memorandum of Agreement at the particularly the National Response NDRRMC Conference Room in Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon Cluster with technical expertise City on 05 May 2016. on Information Communications Technology through the Information Management development of the following tools: System (IMS) customized to • The IMS is a ticketing system the needs, procedures, and that addresses all calls for • ResponseOps.PH – an online protocols of the Emergency assistance submitted to the collaboration platform and Response Pillar. Response Cluster during emergency operations. • Rapid Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis automation to facilitate the immediate gathering of necessary information on damages and needs in disaster- stricken areas. ERIC is a group of IT professionals who volunteer their expertise on Information Communications and Management during disaster response. They cater information from victims and responders, from government and NGOs, from local and international organizations and Volunteers from Emergency Response Integration Center tend their posts organize them into a unifi ed situation at the NDRRMC Conference Room during the height of Typhoon Lando in awareness platform which could be October 2016. used by the NDRRMC. 4 PH HOSTS INSARAG CAPACITY ASSESSMENT MISSION by Marlone Viardo In line with the Philippines’ pursuit Search and Rescue Group (SRG), for USAR support, and ultimately of an International Search and the Philippine Army (PA) 525th achieve an INSARAG External Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) Engineer Combat Battalion (ECB), Classifi cation. External Classifi cation, the said and the Emergency Rescue Unit group, in partnership with the Foundation (ERUF), collectively On the fi nal day, the Scoping Mission Offi ce of Civil Defense (OCD) and known as the Philippine USAR Team presented its fi ndings to the United Nations (UN) Offi ce for the Team. The demonstartions were National Disaster Risk Reduction and Coordination of Humanitarian Aff airs held in their facilities at Col. Jesus Management Council (NDRRMC) (OCHA), sent a Scoping Mission Villamor Air Base, Pasay City, 525th and gave recommendations to Team to the country to conduct an ECB Adventure Zone, Western help the Philippines improve Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Bicutan, Taguig City and ERUF its USAR capability. Should the Capacity Assessment Mission on 4 Training Center, Mandaue City, Philippines be classifi ed under to 8 April 2016. Cebu. INSARAG standards, disaster aff ected countries will have a better INSARAG, a global network of more The observations were done for understanding of its USAR capacity than 80 countries and organizations the purpose of assessing the and prioritize acceptance of support under the UN umbrella, deals with country’s existing USAR capability from the country. USAR related issues, aiming to and identifying its requirements establish minimum international standards for USAR teams and methodology for international coordination in earthquake response. Using a voluntary, independent, peer review process known as the INSARAG External Classifi cation, the INSARAG community ensures that only qualifi ed and appropriate international USAR resources are deployed during an emergency. The fi rst day of the mission kicked off with the Scoping Mission Team, composed of delegates from Japan, Australia, China and Singapore, visiting the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Operations Center (NDRRMOC) in Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City to meet with the members of the NDRRMC and to MIlitary Search and Rescue (SAR) personnel
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