2014 IOM Donor Visit: The Philippines
AGENDA
Date Activity
20 January 2013, 19.00 Welcome and reception (venue: function room at the Mandarin Hotel) Monday Special address – Secretary Corazon Soliman, Department of Social Welfare and Development Special address – Luiza Carvallho, Resident Coordinator
21 January 2013, Breakfast at the Mandarin Tuesday 09.00 Visit of the IOM Manila Administrative Centre and IOM Manila
11.15 Early lunch
12.30 Depart for the airport
Flight Manila-Tacloban via PAL Express PR977 (ETD: 14.25; ETA 15.45)
16.30-18.00 Briefing by IOM Tacloban hub at hub office
Dinner in Tacloban (venue: Guiseppe’s restaurant)
Overnight in Tacloban (venue: Grande Manor, Gomez Street, Tacloban City)
22 January 2013, Breakfast at Grande Manor Hotel Wednesday 08:00 Field visit in Tacloban to see IOM’s work Site visit: Astrodome Evacuation Centre Site visit: Barangay 84/87 Site visit: Training on Building Back Safer and distribution of repair kits in Leyte Normal University
Tacloban-Guiuan bus ride (ETD: 10.00; ETA: 13.00)
13.00 Field visit in Guiuan to see IOM’s work and meet with local partners
Briefing by IOM Guiuan hub IOM Debris-to-Shelter operation in Mercedes (chainsaw operation, distribution site) Site visit: Surok bunkhouse Site visit: Tent City Interaction with local authorities
UNHAS flight to Cebu (ETD: 17.00; ETA: 17.30)
19.00 Dinner in Cebu
Overnight in Cebu (venue: Dohera Hotel, AC Cortez Avenue, Mandaue, Cebu 6014)
23 January 2013, Cebu-Bohol Seaport via Ocean Jet ferry (ETD: 06.00; ETA 08.00) Thursday Field visit in Bohol to see IOM’s work and meet with partners
Briefing by IOM Bohol hub Meeting with Provincial Governor Edgar Chatto Site Visit: Cortes Recovery Shelter sites Site Visit: Maribojoc Recovery Shelter Site Visit: Sitio Tiwi Evacuation Center
Lunch sponsored by the Provincial Governor
13.40 Depart for airport
Flight: Tagbilaran (Bohol)-Manila PALExpress PR778 (ETD: 16.40; ETA: 17.55)
Overnight in Manila (venue: Mandarin Hotel)
24 January 2013, Breakfast at the Mandarin Friday 07:30 Checkout and depart hotel for airport
Flight Manila-Cotabato via PAL Express PR959 (ETD: 09.30; ETA11.15)
13:30 Field visit to Barangay Pandan, South Upi, Maguindanao
Meeting with Maguindanao Governor and South Upi Mayor IOM Cotabato programme briefing Community Interaction
14:30 Travel to Cotabato Alnor Hotel
16:30 Hotel check-in
17:00 ARMM Government Meeting at Governor’s Office, ORG Compound, Cotabato City
18:15 Dinner meeting with ARMM Government
Overnight in Cotabato (venue: Al Nor Hotel, Al Nor Commercial Center, Sinsuat Avenue, Cotabato City)
25 January 2013, 07:00 Check out and depart for meeting with Bangsamoro Development Agency Saturday (BDA) and Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC)
07:45 Joint Meeting with BDA and BTC
09:00 Meeting with MILF Chairman at Camp Darapanan
10:30 Mindanao Humanitarian Team Meeting
Flight Cotabato-Manila CebuPacific 5J888 (ETD:12.50; ETA 14.25)
Mandarin Hotel: Debrief
END OF VISIT
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
Name Country Title Email address Dessislava J. ECHO Adviser Brussels [email protected] BOSTANDJIEVA- CHOUMELOVA Luigi CAVESTRO Italy Programme Manila [email protected] Manager Mathias Switzerland Deputy Manila [email protected] DOMENIG Head of SDC Recovery Programme Carlos Spain Senior Manila [email protected] GALLEGO Programme Manager Jozef NAUDTS Belgium First Manila [email protected] Secretary Maurits Engbert The First Geneva [email protected] TER KUILE Netherlands Secretary Richard Emanuel USA Deputy Geneva [email protected] SWART III Counselor, Refugee & Migration Affairs Ivan Blas Switzerland Head of Cebu [email protected] VUARAMBON SDC Recovery Programme