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GAZETTE Vol IV Issue 3 the OFFICIAL PUBLICATION of the OFFICE of CIVIL DEFENSE 2 0 1 6 The Civil Defense GAZETTE Vol IV Issue 3 THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICE OF CIVIL DEFENSE 2 0 1 6 NDRRMC Leads Observance of National Disaster Conciousness Month Civil Defense Welcomes New Administrator The CIVIL DEFENSE GAZETTE Editor’s Note Offi cial Publication of OFFICE OF CIVIL DEFENSE This year’s theme for the observance of July as the National Disaster Consciousness Month is “Kahandaan at Pagtugon sa Sakuna, Tungkulin ng Bawat Isa”. This is a call for wider people’s involvement in minimizing vulnerabilities and minimizing threats of hazards. This call refl ects the whole-of-society approach espoused by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council and the Offi ce of Civil Defense, in building safer, USEC RICARDO B JALAD Publisher adaptive and resilient Filipino communities. ROMINA B MARASIGAN The launching of the observance also coincided with the Editor-in-Chief turnover of leadership as President Rodrigo Roa Duterte NOEL H MAPALO took the helm of the national government. The new Chief Managing Editor Executive appointed Undersecretary Ricardo B Jalad as NDRRMC Executive Director and OCD Administrator, MARK CASHEAN E TIMBAL KARLA MINORKA M ALDEA who upon assumption of offi ce, immediately took the task Associate Editors of leading the Pre-Disaster Risk Assessment meetings and in preparing for Typhoon Butchoy and succeeding BEBETH L GADOR Researcher tropical cyclones including TY Ferdie which devastated the Province of Batanes. FRED A ABUDA JR Photographer As OCD welcomes Usec Jalad, the agency remains MARY AN ACEVEDA steadfast in leading the country’s civil defense and disaster TASHUANA ALEMANIA risk reduction and management programs, ensure that REY EZEKIEL BARBASA people’s lives and livelihood are protected, and that the JORIE MAE BALMEDIANO OLIVE MARIE BAYLON gains of a resilient economy are sustained and shared FRANZES IVY CARASI by everyone. Usec Jalad shall continue to pave the way MC ADRIAN NOUVE COBERO towards making OCD the center for excellence in civil MICHAEL CONAG defense and disaster risk reduction and management. DIANE HENIE DEL ROSARIO MONALISA FAJARDO MAREE ABIGAIL GALVEZ GIRLY GAMIER Contents GEORGINA GARCIA EMPRESS JARAMILLO NDRRMC Leads Observance of NDCM 3 GILMHAR LAO RACHELLE ANNE MIRANDA Usec Ricardo B Jalad: A Closer Look 5 CHERRY MAE NARANJO JESSETTE PONGOS FRANCIS JOSEPH REYES NDRRMC Enhances Nat’l Disaster Response Plan 6 GLORIA DIANE RIVERA APRIL ROSE ANNE SANCHEZ OCD Celebrates 62 Years of Service to the Nation 7 MIKE ALDRIN SABADO Contributors NDRRMC Reports Zero Fatalities on TY FERDIE 8 OCD co-hosts ACE Programme Graduation 9 Winners of Resilience Mobile Photo Contest 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] Call us at (02) 961 6314 Awareness and Preparedness 19 NDRRMC Leads Observance of National Disaster Consciousness Month 2016 by Karla Minorka M Aldea “Kahandaan at Pagtugon sa disaster preparedness programs. Operations Division. He received a Sakuna, Tungkulin ng Bawat This year, the National Disaster Risk certifi cate and cash prize. Isa”. This year’s theme for the Reduction and Management Council observance of the National Disaster (NDRRMC) through the Offi ce of OCD launched the observance Consciousness Month (NDCM) Civil Defense (OCD) conducted of NDCM on 1 July 2016 at the highlighted the core intention of various activities with the general OCD Lobby, Camp General making the people own Disaster aim to raise awareness on disaster Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City. Risk Reduction and Management risk reduction and management and Simultaneous with welcoming as a personal responsibility that promote a culture of resilience in the its new leadership, a Eucharistic surviving, outlasting the ravages of country. celebration and Press Conference any hazard and making communities was held. This kick-off ceremony resilient is a duty of every Filipino. The NDCM 2016 theme was a signaled the conduct of month-long result of an OCD-wide theme writing activities among OCD Regional Executive Order 137 s. 1999 competition. Over 39 theme entries Offi ces as well as all NDRRMC declares the month of July of were screened and adjudicated by member-agencies. Various sectors every year as NDCM which aims the NDRRMC Technical Working shared their observance of NDCM to increase the awareness of each Group for Information Education through social media using the Filipino on natural and human- and Communication (IEC). The #ResiliencePH. induced disasters for a better winning theme was submitted by appreciation of the government’s Mr Marlone C Viardo from OCD Next page . (From left) NDRRMC Executive Director and OCD Administrator Usec Ricardo B Jalad, DSWD OIC-Usec Hope V Hervilla, NDRRMC Vice Chairperson for Response and DSWD Secretary Judy M Taguiwalo, DND Undersecretary for Civilian, Veterans and Retiree Aff airs Eduardo D del Rosario, DSWD Usec Vilma B Cabrera, and LTGEN Glorioso V Miranda AFP, pose with awardees of the OCD-Wide Theme Writing Contest and the 1st Resilience Mobile Photography Contest during the Closing Ceremony of the National Disaster Consciousness Month on 29 July 2016 at the Tejeros Hall of AFP Commissioned Offi cers’ Club, Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City. 3 Most OCD Regional Offi ces started their observance with a press conference for the local media in their respective regions. Some offi ces organized a motorcade and distributed IEC materials to promote and raise awareness among local communities on DRR. Mobile Photography Contest In pursuit to strengthen awareness among young people on disaster resilience, OCD Public Aff airs spearheaded the fi rst Resilience Mobile Photography Contest. NDRRMC Vice Chairperson for Response and Social Welfare and This contest was opened to all Development Secretary Judy Taguiwalo picks the winning photo Filipino students aged 16 years old from the shortlisted entries of the 1st Resilience Mobile Photography and above and currently enrolled Contest exhibited during the Closing Ceremony of the National Disaster in high school or college during Consciousness Month on 29 July 2016, at the AFP Commissioned Offi cers’ the contest period from 01 to 20 Club in Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City. July 2016. All photo entries were required to be taken using mobile rosary. Batalla won a plaque and Administrator Undersecretary phones only and the submission Php 60,000.00 worth of cash prize. Ricardo B Jalad. of entries was done online through The second, third, fourth and fi fth www.ocd.gov.ph. place received Php50,000.00, Participating students were invited Php 40,000.00, Php30,000.00 and to the awarding ceremonies. The theme of the photo contest Php20,000.00 respectively. Five Awardees for the OCD-wide Theme revolved on resilience. Participants participants were also awarded with Writing Contest were also handed were asked to submit their photos a consolation prize of Php 10,000.00 with their Certifi cates of Recognition. carrying the message of their own each. Secretary Judy Taguiwalo interpretation of resilience in the emphasized on her message the country. The most popular photo was signifi cant role of every Filipino in awarded to Airish Noreen A Ledda promoting resilience. Over 240,000 worth of cash prizes of Tomas Claudio Colleges with a were given away which included photo entitled Lifeboat on a Budget. “Disaster risk reduction and a Most Popular Photo Award disaster preparedness are, fi rst and determined by the most number of Culmination Event foremost, personal responsibilities Facebook likes in the Civil Defense of citizens, that the survival of PH page. More than 100 entries NDRRMC Vice Chairperson for Filipino communities and Filipino were screened and 12 photos were Response and Social Welfare families and the surmounting of the shortlisted. These were exhibited Secretary Judy M Taguiwalo challenges and desolation brought during the culmination of the NDCM represented the NDRRMC by any hazard and disaster are where the fi nal adjudication of the Chairperson and National Defense duties of every Filipino. Therefore, I photos happened. Secretary Delfi n N Lorenzana during urge all our citizens to get involved the culmination of NDCM on 29 July in your local DRRM activities and The winning photo was taken by 2016 at the AFP Commissioned heed the timely and appropriate John Jarel C Batalla from Cesar Offi cers’ Club, Camp Aguinaldo, warnings of government in times E. Vergara Memorial High School. Quezon City. On the spot, she led of emergency. Your participation, His photo was entitled Sandata on the fi nal judging of photos for the support and cooperation are the Sakuna which illustrates a young 1st Resilience Mobile Photography actions that would spell your doom boy doing the duck, cover and Contest together with NDRRMC or survival when disasters strike.” hold while holding a whistle and a Executive Director and Civil Defense said Secretary Taguiwalo. 4 Usec Ricardo B Jalad: A Closer Look by Mark Cashean E Timbal “I want OCD to be a center OCD post, knowing the many of excellence in disaster risk challenges attendant to the job, but reduction and management.” said that it was of course an honor to continue serving the Filipino So says the new Civil Defense people, so he accepted President Administrator (CDA) and Executive Rodrigo Duterte’s invitation and was Director of the National Disaster sworn in as OCD’s 12th CDAon 1 Risk Reduction and Management July 2016. Council (NDRRMC), Undersecretary Ricardo B Jalad. Even before his appointment as CDA, he’s been involved in a number Usec Jalad is a true born Bol-anon, of disaster operations while he was born in Alburquerque, Bohol and still active in the military service. a member of Philippine Military He was one of the main fi gures Academy Matikas Class of 1983.
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