Republic of the Philippines Province of Zambales Municipality of San Felipe Barangay Sto. Niño VULNERABILITY CAPACITY ASSESSMENT REPORT Supported by: EPIC DRR project “Empowering the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and their chapters, communities and government institutions to consolidate and replicate inclusive community based disaster risk reduction in seven provinces in the Philippines” Philippine Red Cross – Zambales Chapter November 2017 VULNERABILITY AND CAPACITY ASSESSMENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This document is developed with the efforts of the Philippine Red Cross and German Red Cross through the EPIC DRR BMZ II Project on “Empowering the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and their Chapters, Communities and Government Institutions to Consolidate and Replicate Inclusive Community – Based Disaster Risk Reduction in the Seven Provinces in the Philippines.” First of all, the VCA Team would like to express their sincerest gratitude to the Almighty God for guiding us in the whole process of the Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment conducted at Barangay Sto. Niño, San Felipe, Zambales on November 2017. To the whole community of Barangay Sto. Niño especially the Barangay Officials headed by the Barangay Captain Hon. Sir Alfred A. Abille, for their efforts in accomplishing the different VCA tools and in actively participating in all the given activities. For the time they spent for supporting the community in conducting the actual gathering and analysis of data, their expertise, sincere and valuable guidance and encouragement to the people of the barangay during the VCA process. Further, to the Local Government Unit of the Municipality of San Felipe, especially Mayor Carolyn S. Fariñas for supporting the team and providing all the necessary data needed during the VCA process. Lastly, to the Philippine Red Cross – Zambales Chapter headed by the Chapter Administrator, Ms. Maria Elizabeth J. Ednave -Tovera, the staffs, volunteers and the whole family of Zambales Chapter, sincerest thanks for providing the team with an unending love, support, understanding and your precious time to make activities and the project successful. Sincerest thank you to all! i VULNERABILITY AND CAPACITY ASSESSMENT GLOSSARY BDRRM Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction Management BHW Barangay Health Worker BLGU Barangay Local Government Unit BNS Barangay Nutrition Scholar BPATS Barangay Police Action Team BRGY Barangay CAPACITY The combination of all the strengths, attributes and resources available within a community, society or organization that can be used to achieve agreed goals DSWD Department of Social Welfare & Development ELEMENTS AT RISK / EXPOSURE People, property, systems, or other elements present in hazard zones that are thereby subject to potential losses GOVERNANCE A VCA component which reflects the way in which power operates to determine how resources and income are allocated and whether a civil society exists and is active. HAZARD A dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage. LIVELIHOOD A VCA component which determines well-being and concerns in income generation MLGU Municipal Local Government Unit MSWDO Municipal Social Welfare & Development Office PDRRMO Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office PLGU Provincial Local Government Unit RISK Combination of the probability of an event and its negative consequences SELF PROTECTION A VCA component which is linked to having an adequate livelihood as to afford protection of home and assets. ii VULNERABILITY AND CAPACITY ASSESSMENT SOCIAL PROTECTION A VCA component which is generally provided by local institutions and involves precautions that people cannot manage on their own. VCA Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment VULNERABILITY The conditions determined by physical, social, economic, environmental and political factors or processes, which increase risk and susceptibility of people to the impact of hazards. VULNERABILITY AND CAPACITY A method of investigation into the risks that people face in ASSESSMENT their locality, their vulnerability to those risks and their capacity to cope with and recover from disasters WELL-BEING A VCA component which in concerns health and nutrition iii VULNERABILITY AND CAPACITY ASSESSMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS PART TITLE PAGE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT…………………………………………………………………………………….. i GLOSSARY……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS………………………………………………………………………………………. iv 1 INTRODUCTION/PURPOSE………………………………………………………………………………. 1 2 PLACE AND TIME OF THE VCA…………………………………………………………………………. 1 3 BACKGROUND INFORMATION / COMMUNITY PROFILE …………….………………….. 2 3.1. Geography & Topography……………………………………………………………… 2 3.2. History…………………………………………………………………………………………… 2 3.3. Demography……….………………………………………………………………………… 2 4 GENERAL CLIMATE CONDITIONS ……………………………………………………………….….. 2 4.1 Present Climate……………………………………………………………………………… 2 4.2 Climate for the Past 30 years…………………………………………………………. 3 5 GENERAL SOCIO- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE LAST 5 YEARS ……………… 3 5.1. Livelihood…………………………………………………………………………………… 3 5.2. Education…………………………………………………………………………………… 3 5.3. Health Care Situation…………………………………………………………………… 4 6 INFRASTRUCTURES, BASIC SERVICES AND UTILITIES………………………………………. 4 7 GOVERNANCE…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5 8 OBJECTIVES OF VCA……………………………………………………………………………………..…. 5 9 VCA PROCESS…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5 10 FINDINGS………………………………………………………….……………………………………………. 7 10.1. Hazard and Capacity Profile………………………………………………………. 7 10.2 Hazard-Risk-Vulnerability-Capacity Matrix……………………………….. 10 10.3. Hazard Prioritation………………………………………………………………….. 11 10.4. Problem & Solution regarding Prioritized Hazard……………………. 11 11 GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS (BASED ON FINDINGS)………………………………….. 12 12 CHALLENGES LESSONS LEARNED AND BEST PRACTICES………………………………….. 13 iv VULNERABILITY AND CAPACITY ASSESSMENT 13 ANNEXURES……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 14 A. Copy of DRR Action Plan…………………………………………………………………………….. 15 B. Pictures of VCA Tools…………………………………………………………………………………. 16 C. Pictures (Action Photos of Different VCA Activities)…………………………………. 19 D. List Of Persons or Groups involved in the entire VCA process …………………. 20 E. Vulnerability and Capacity Condition…………………………………………………………. 21 F. Relevant Secondary data: BDRRM Plans, AIP,Maps, CDP, Others.. …………… 23 G. Short Description of Each Tool Used…………………………………………………………. 57 v VULNERABILITY AND CAPACITY ASSESSMENT 1. INTRODUCTION/PURPOSE Vulnerability-Capacity Assessment (VCA) is a method of investigation into the risks that people face in their locality, their vulnerability to those risks and their capacity to cope with and recover from disasters. Its purpose is to increase community members’ awareness of risk and help them to plan activities for reducing vulnerability and increasing capacity before a disaster. VCA is a tool that enables local priorities to be identified and leads to the design of actions that contribute to disaster reduction. Thus, VCA is an integral part (but not the only part) of disaster risk reduction that can contribute to the creation of Community-based disaster preparedness programmes. For this, VCA should result in actions that community members can undertake and lead themselves. VCA is conducted using participatory approach, which facilitate to gather information and evaluate which can be used in decision making of the community to be able to respond or recover from disaster. This can also be used for recommendation purposes for the community to ask for assistance in small scale mitigation project for the barangay. It is expected the Government and non- government partners to use this to work together to strengthen Disaster Risk Reduction in every community. This Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment (VCA) was conducted in Barangay Sto. Niño, San Felipe, Zambales during the month of November. More than 44 people participated from the barangay. All those participants represent various groups including the barangay council, barangay health workers, and other community volunteers. They were able to identify their risks posed by various hazards and means of mitigating those risks. This report presents the main outputs of the Vulnerability Capacity Assessment of the community, its possible solutions through action plan. 2. PLACE AND TIME OF THE VCA Place Region III – Central Luzon Province Zambales Municipality San Felipe Barangay Sto. Niño No. of sitios/puroks 12 Date Data gathering: November 28 – 29, 2017 Report preparation: March – July 2018 1 VULNERABILITY AND CAPACITY ASSESSMENT 3. BACKGROUND INFORMATION / COMMUNITY PROFILE 3.1. Geography and Topography Barangay Sto. Niño is one of the biggest barangays in the Municipality of San Felipe with a population of 4,236 and a land area of 160 hectares. It is situated in the western part of the municipality facing the West Philippine Sea. The barangay is a five-minute tricycle ride to the municipal market place and its main roads are either cemented or concrete. Almost two-thirds of the total lot area is a residential zone, while less one-third is a vacant sea shore. Sto. Niño is a flat, sandy and elongated in shape, with only a small portion of the land is being used for agriculture. 3.2. History of the Community Barangay Sto. Niño was founded by the Spanish Friars, businessmen and traders who landed on its seashore sometime in the year 1785. It has its own origin as a group of unsteady dwellers