HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE SITUATION REPORT Response Name: 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake in Central Visayas, Region VII Response Code: PHL -eq -13 Category: 3 (Medium) Cat 3 SitRep No: 9 Date: 28/11/2013

Grade 2 students at Cogon Elementary School in Loon, find hope of regaining education through the temporary learning spaces provided by Save the Children in their severely-damaged school.

1. General overview (for EXTERNAL use) General context, situation for children including numbers of children affected and the number of schools, homes, villages affected. Include the source of these figures.

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake, of tectonic origin, struck Central Visayas, on 15 October 2013 at 8:12 AM. Based on the update issued by the NDRRMC on 3 November 2013, the quake has affected a total of 671,103 families or 3.2 million individuals across 1,527 barangays in 60 municipalities and six (6) cities in six (6) provinces in Regions VI and VII. Of the total affected, 71,822 families or 348,597 individuals were displaced in Bohol, with 17,203 families or 79,773 individuals live in 392 evacuation centers; while 54,619 families or 268,734 individuals live outside evacuation centers. The quake has claimed 223 individuals.

A total of 73,002 houses were damaged in Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental, Negros Occidental, Iloilo, Siquijor, and Guimaras. Seaport, airports, churches, government/public buildings, schools and hospitals were also damaged in Bohol, Cebu, Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Siquijor, and Leyte.

The damage is estimated to be worth more than P2 billion (approx. USD 52 Million) . Relevant government agencies and LGUs have provided P 65 million (approx. USD 1.5 Million) worth of assistance to the affected municipalities. Government identified water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), education, food, emergency shelter, logistics and coordination and early recovery as priority areas for support/intervention.

UN OCHA launched the Bohol Earthquake Action Plan on 25 October, seeking more than $40 million for six months to support over 300,000 displaced individuals. Clusters at the provincial level is led by the provincial government and co-led by international agencies to ensure that aid is delivered to the most vulnerable. Save the Children is co-leading the Education Cluster with the Provincial Department of Education (UN OCHA).

Classes in all levels in Bohol resumed on 11 November almost a month after the earthquake. None of the classrooms in Cogon Elementary School (in Cogon, Loon), Ubujan Taubaas Elementary School (in Ubujan, Antequera), and Pagnituan National High School (in Pagnituan, Maribojoc) was left intact. Ceilings and walls collapsed, huge cracks in the floor and even in the ground outside are everywhere, and teaching materials were damaged. As such, classes are held in shifts in cramped temporary classrooms. Initial reports of Department of Education (DepEd) and Physical Facilities Schools Engineering Division (PFSED) reveal that more than 1,000 classrooms have been damaged, with more than P400 million (approx. USD 9.8 million) needed for rehabilitation and reconstruction.

More displaced families are now returning home to set up makeshift shelters using salvaged material from their homes and distributed relief items such as tents and tarpaulins. Displaced families whose homes are located in areas identified as potentially unsafe, require support to build temporary shelters and for possible future relocation. Provision of temporary shelter to displaced families is a priority until the end of the rainy season this year.

Recent context developments According to the report of the PDRRMC office, Super Typhoon Haiyan (“Yolanda” in the Philippines) has affected 6,185 families/45,670 persons in Bohol. Residents living in the coastal and low-lying areas were pre-emptively evacuated to safe school and government buildings.

Landslides, flooding, and overflowing of dams were reported across the province, but the PDRRMC said that these incidents were not life-threatening. Due to the severe impact of Haiyan in the province of Leyte, electricity supply in Bohol was interrupted. Leyte is the electricity source of Bohol. The disruption of electricity supply caused also the disruption of water supply as water supply in Bohol is electricity-dependent. News reports state that power will be restored within the next six weeks.

According to UN OCHA, a list of equipment including general cleaning, rubble removal and personal protection gear is proposed by the Shelter Cluster and early recovery technical working group for distribution to affected families whose homes need to be demolished. Cluster co-leads for shelter (the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies/IFRC, and early recovery (UNDP) are preparing a strategy to provide shelter support to families during the transition period from emergency to recovery (UN OCHA).

Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) Cluster and the Protection Cluster (covering gender-based violence (GBV) and child protection) identified the need for trained camp

2 managers to coordinate humanitarian interventions, in the evacuation centres and the communities. The newly-trained camp managers are expected to assist in DSWD-WFP food distribution and barangay elections in quake-affected areas which are delayed until 25 November due to the earthquake. The elections were conducted as scheduled.

2. Overview of the response 15 October 2013 to 18 November 2013

Save the Children conducted rapid assessment and response in some of the worst hit areas in Bohol, in coordination with the Department of Health Emergency Management Services (HEMS), Education Cluster in the area, and the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO). Damage is most pronounced in the municipalities of Antequera, Loon, Maribojoc, Cortes, Carmen, Loboc and (PDRRMO). Affected communities, particularly in the said municipalities, continue to clamor for food and safe drinking water.

Save the Children aims to reach 8,000 families, which correspond to 20% of the total families (40,000 beneficiaries) in 7 most affected municipalities in Bohol. Thirty-thousand (30, 000) children are expected to benefit from the package of services that have been developed for the affected population of Bohol, Philippines. Merlin aims to reach 147,463 individuals1 in 6 municipalities in Bohol severely affected by the earthquake, with specific focus on the most vulnerable, being children under 5 years, the pregnant and lactating women, the elderly and people with disabilities.

The team has provided relief of household, hygiene, and shelter kits to 1,450 2 affected families in the municipalities of Antequera (Barangays Angilan, Bitaugan, Canlaas, Poblacion, Quinaponp-an, and Tagu-baas), Maribojoc (Barangay Busao) and Loon (Barangays Napo, Basac, Cahangdon Occidental). Save the Children has prepositioned additional supplies which now includes Jerry cans to respond to the most vulnerable in the area.

SECURITY

1 Based on population in the six municipalities accessing health services 2 This figure is reached after eliminating the ‘double counting’ of families as reported in earlier Situation Reports. The earthquake and succeeding aftershocks severely affected slope stability in Bohol causing a series of landslides. Aftershocks may cause damage to infrastructures and further trigger landslides. Sinkhole formations are reported in the municipalities of Carmen and Loon and in City.

WASH Water is a major need in the area due to damaged and unreliable water system caused by the earthquake. Water trucking is being provided (mostly on the main roads) by government agencies and LGUs. Storage and purification of water remains a challenge. Open defecation is reported in evacuation centers without adequate sanitation facilities. During the Child-friendly Session conducted by the Save the Children in Brgy. Basac, Loon, children were taught on the proper way of washing their hands.

Meanwhile, due to the severe impact of Super Typhoon Haiyan (locally known as Yolanda), power and water supplies across Bohol was cut off. Due to the absence of electricity, the residents suffer from water scarcity. Water generation across Bohol is electricity-dependent. The provincial of government of Bohol has coordinated with electric and water companies and agreed on a power sharing on rotational basis. Supply of electricity in the province is limited for four hours a day.

Save the Children has distributed water kits to 701 families in the municipality of Antequerra (Barangays Angilan, Bitaugan, Canlaas, Quinapon-an, and Tagu-baas) to equip beneficiaries with clean water storage to avoid illnesses that could arise from untidy water storage.

EDUCATION As classes have been suspended, the cluster identified setting up of Temporary Learning Spaces (TLS) and provision of learning kits for students and classrooms as priority Education in Emergency (EiE) interventions. DepEd also reported that almost 1,000 temporary learning spaces are needed to help affected children regain a sense of normalcy as rehabilitation of classrooms is expected to take months based on the recommendations of the city engineers.

Save the Children has set up one Temporary Learning Space (TLS) at Loon South Central School in Moto Sur, Loon; two at Cogon Elementary School in Cogon, Loon; one at Pagnitoan National High School in Pagnitoan, Maribojoc; and one at Ubujan-Taubaas Elementary School in Ubujan, Antequera.

To date, 757 students across Bohol use the TLS given by Save the Children.

• Loon South Central School, Loon – 19 preschool students • Cogon Elementary School, Loon – 210 grades 1, 2, 4, and 5 students • Ubujan-Taubaas Elementary School, Antiquerra – 64 grades 4, 5, and 6 students • Pagnituan National High School, Maribojoc – 164 grade 7 and fourth year level students

DepEd said that the current number of available TLS is not enough to accommodate the returning students. DepEd needs 910 TLS for Bohol, but as of 5 November only 28 have been provided. The learning spaces were provided by Save the Children, 5 TLS; AusAID, 5; and Unicef, 18. There is still 882 gap that need to be filled in as classes have resumed in all levels in Bohol. During the reporting period, a total of 81 teachers were given with Teachers Learning Kits by Save the Children, serving 2,135 students in three municipalities. The breakdown of which are as follow:

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• Loon South Central School, Loon – 15 teachers; 532 students • Cogon Norte Elementary School, Loon – 15 teachers; 372 students • Basak Elementary School, Loon – 9 teachers; 183 students • Napo Elementary School, Loon – 7 teachers; 210 students • Ubujan-Tagubaas Elementary School, Antiquerra – 8 teachers; 152 students • Canlaas High School, Antiquera -8 teachers; 170 students • Pagnitoan National High School, Maribojoc – 14 teachers; 408 students • Pagnitoan Elementary School, Maribojoc – 5 teachers; 107 students

HEALTH AND NUTRITION Damage to primary and tertiary level health infrastructure is significant. Temporary health centers were set-up to restore services but limited to the municipal capitol, but primary health care services and operations remain disrupted and inaccessible in some municipalities.

Food shortage, lack of access to nutritious food, and poor feeding practices brought about by the emergency may impair the nutritional status of children under age of five years, pregnant women, and lactating mothers in the affected communities, particularly those who have been displaced. The Provincial Health Office said the top 5 most cases of sickness in the evacuation centers were: cough, colds, abdominal pain, fever, and diarrhea.

Merlin has also done an initial estimates of needs and possible intervention areas:

1. Set up mobile health clinics that would offer Primary Health Care & Maternal and Child Heath (preventive and curative), physical and psychosocial support, and nutrition screening and support. Each unit ideally should have one (1) doctor, two (2) nurses, one (1) nutritionist, one (1) midwife, one (1) psychosocial worker and one (1) hygiene promotion worker. Local health workers will also be recruited to facilitate the quick recovery of the beneficiaries. 2. Build temporary/transition barangay health stations (BHS). The estimated cost of a smaller station without a dedicated birthing space is P 132,000.00 (USD 3070). A larger BHS with a dedicated birthing room costs around P 215,000 (USD 5000). Each building takes about one month to construct. Re-equipping depends on a needs assessment for each BHS.

Merlin has started to provide aid to earthquake victims in Barangays Tuntunan, Dungo-an, and Bongtongbo in the municipality of Clarin. The team of one doctor, two nurses, one midwife, and one social worker, with assistance from the barangay nutrition scholars, health workers, and barangay police, attended to the medical need of 318 patients (as of 13 November). Interventions of Merlin include pre-natal check-up, cleaning of eyes with clean water, medication, pediatric and adult dosages, and wound dressing. Merlin also conducted a health education about sanitation and on the causes and prevention of common illnesses in the evacuation centers like cough and colds.

CHILD PROTECTION Initial assessment reveals that children continue to experience difficulty sleeping because of fear of aftershocks. DepEd recommends psychosocial first aid (PFA) to almost 300,000 students and 15,000 teachers/school personnel in Bohol. As of October 23, 2013, DepEd has conducted PFA to 480 teachers in Bohol. The Gender-Based Violence Sub-Cluster identified the need to designate camp managers and security patrol to deter any form of violence and abuse of children.

On 27 October, Save the Children has conducted Child-friendly Session (CFS) with 61 children in Brgy. Basac, Loon. From 1 November to 3 November, Save the Children conducted Child-

5 Friendly Session with 199 children in Moto Sur, also in Loon. CPiE Officer provided volunteers orientation on Child Safeguarding Protocol and session activities.

A two-day CFS facilitation training session (23-24 November 2013) was conducted in Tagbilaran City and attended by 42 participants (Female – 31, Male – 11) from Holy Name University and Bidlisiw Foundation.

Key Contacts: Edwin Philip Horca, Luzon Visayas Program Office Senior Manager E-mail: [email protected] Mobile #: +63 9175948145

Cecilia Francisco, Program Implementation Director E-mail: [email protected] Mobile #: +63 917 5427432

Aiza Sasam – Emergencies HR Officer [email protected] Mobile: +63 9175461455

MEDIA: Spokesperson – National Office Ned Olney Deputy Country Director Mobile +632-09173438718 [email protected]

Spokesperson – Field Homabon Marollano Program Coordinator Mobile: +63 998 9886990 [email protected]

References • Field Reports • NDRRMC Sit Rep No. 35 (Bohol EQ) • NDRRMC Sit Rep No. 03 (Typhoon Haiyan) • Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (Region VII) Sit Rep No. 19 • DepEd Sit Rep No. 14 • UN OCHA Sit Rep No. 5 • Save the Children Rapid Assessment Report • Cluster Meeting Notes • PDRRMO data • LGUs coordinated by SCI • Partner reports • News report /s

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