Philippines Flood Response Bulletin 4 16 -11-09 Logistics Cluster Online: Logistics Cluster Update: Additional information on Following Typhoon Parma, many barangays in the north still remain cut off by damaged the Philippines flood response is available on the bridges and landslides. Following discussions with DSWD, priority for deliveries to isolated Logistics Cluster website: affected areas the week will be given to the CAR region, specifically Balbalan, Lubaugan, Pasil, Tanudan and Tinglayan in Kalinga Province; Calanasan (Bayag) and Kaugao in Apayao; www.logcluster.org/phl09a and Tadian in Mountain Province. or click on the links below: Following a formal request from the government, helicopter operations have been extended until the end of November and three hubs have been erected in the north over Coordination the last week to facilitate the pre-positioning of cargo and transition to a pull-based system Air Transport for deliveries. Supply Chain Customs & Immigration Two hubs with 320 m2 of Map Centre warehousing each have In Pictures been set up for air operations over the past Response Team Manila: week; in Wallace, San +63(0 2750 2561 ex. 2930 Fernando La Union, to serve Benguet and Mountain provinces, and in Andrew Stanhope Laoag to serve Calanasan [email protected] and Apayao. A third hub Cell : +63 917 574 8625 has been established in Baguio with 240 m2 Bernard Kerblat warehousing which while [email protected] available for air use, will Cell: +63 (0) 917 594 2451 predominately serve for deliveries to remote Bernard Wright locations by truck. [email protected] Cell: +63 (0) 915 899 3091 The Armed Forces of Philippines (AFP) are Ellen Hynes providing light support [email protected] vehicles for these Cell: +63 (0) 915 850 8062 deliveries, the Philippines Air Force (PAF) are Gerry Magbity assisting the Logistics [email protected] Cluster with ground Cell: +63 (0) 915 850 5084 operations and Logistics Cluster staff have been Sam Falsis deployed to all three [email protected] locations. Cell: +63 (0) 915 320 4657 The Logistics Cluster hubs and transportation to cut-off and remote locations on the established list of priorities are all available for inter-agency use. Cargo Movement Request forms and Storage Request forms are available at www.logscluster.org/phl09a . Helicopter Operations: The decision to continue helicopter operations until the end of November has been taken and two MI- 171s will continue to serve the relief efforts. Over the coming week, the helicopters will be based from the newly established Logistics Cluster hubs in Laoag and Wallace Airbase in San Fernando La Union; with limited sorties also from the hub in Baguio. As of November 15, UNHAS has flown 300 rotations for the Logistics Cluster carrying food, non-food MI-171 helicopter arriving in Tadian, Mountain Province items and medical cargo as well as medical and assessment teams to affected areas. LET: Following the catastrophic flooding caused by Tropical Storm Ketsana and Typhoon Parma, a Logistics Emergency Team (LET) was activated in the Philippines, comprised of key team members from TNT, Agility and UPS who worked together to support the humanitarian sector with emergency response logistics. In particular, they have worked with the Logistics Cluster during the initial phase of the emergency through the provision of logistics specialist, assets, and transportation services. While some services offered under the agreement have now ceased, UPS have extended their support until the end of November and three trucks, one warehouse and a number of staff still remain available to the Logistics Cluster and inter-agency use. Civil Military Coordination: Civil Military Coordination is being managed through the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC), lead government agency for the coordination of the relief response and chair of the Logistics Cluster with the support of the World Food Programme. The Armed Forces of Philippines (AFP) assets are being utilized to support the national Department of Social welfare and Development (DSWD), principally through the provision of staff and surface transport to facilitate operations and dispatches from the logistics hubs. GIS: The Logistics Cluster continues to provide mapping services to the humanitarian community. During the past week, updated Logistical Planning maps been released targeting the Benguet area as well as smaller maps focusing on flooded areas in the Lague De Bay area. The continuous assessment of road conditions and accessibility to remote communities in the north is ongoing. Maps are continuously updated and are available for download at www.logscluster.org/phl09a . www.logcluster.org/phl09a www.logcluster.org/phl09a www.logcluster.org/phl09a .