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BARANGAY WEST TAPINAC AND THE PHILIPPINES

If I were to relate the situation in our barangay to that of the Philippines, I think that the two are not far from each other. It is obvious that the local and national level share similar issues and problems especially with regards to natural calamities and disasters such as typhoons, floods, and earthquakes. Similarly, there are places that are considered safe and hazardous. I also think that the local and national officials are both trying their very best to manage these problems in order to cater to the welfare of its people. Above all, the role of disaster risk reduction management must always be prioritized, as it will potentially save the lives of many people and lessen the destruction in case foreseen and unforeseen disasters and calamities take place.

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Mr. Richard Ordoñez

Deputy Fire chief, Old Parañaque Fire Vol. Brigade Inc.

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MODULE 3: DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT

19 December - I decided to pay a visit in our barangay hall in San Pedro City in order to have a sit-down interview with our barangay kagawad Jairus Ubana. 

The good thing about here is that he is also my co-member in a church-based organization called Joseph Marello Youth wherein I am given the chance to interact with him whenever possible.

San Pedro City Municipal Hall

As I was conversing with him, he emphasized series of hazards or calamities that our barangay faces every now and then. These include natural calamities like typhoon and flooding. Such disastrous events occur every month or once in three months depending on the weather condition. 

The most devastated area as per their barangay reports will be Console 12 and a reason for this is the mere fact that they are a low-lying area which makes them prone to flooding whenever the city is struck by a typhoon. Because of these, its residents suffer weeks or even a month of continuous rehabilitation to recover from their losses brought by the calamity. A lot of families have their houses torn down by typhoons as well as an evident decrease in the economic status of the community is observed. 

Natural disasters – such as hurricanes, cyclones, earthquakes, mudslides, floods, wildfires, volcanic eruptions and weather events like extreme droughts and monsoons – are likely increasing in frequency due to climate change. These events bring with them a host of issues, including humanitarian, public health, environmental and infrastructural problems.

Jairus Ubana along with his fellow government officials in their annual school supplies distribution in public schools in Barangay San Vicente.

The barangay officials are also focusing on disaster preparedness as they deem it to be very important in order to ensure zero casualties and to prevent further damage on personal and communal properties. Different seminars on disaster risk reduction management are being held in various villages in our barangay to expound the knowledge of its residents on precautionary measures and immediate preparations to assure the safety of everyone in the household.

Besides the seminars, they also conduct first-aid training especially for the teenagers and potential volunteers in case calamities occur. 

First-aid training is annually being held to teach people basic life support and ways on how to respond in different situations in need of immediate care. I myself is one of its participants and true enough, I wasn’t just able to learn the whole process but also enjoy every second of it, 

Here is a picture of one of the village courts in the barangay and it also served as an evacuation place before whenever earthquakes occurred in the place.

Its best practices certainly include its monthly clean-up drive to prevent clogging of waterways which is also a leading cause of extreme flooding in the area. It also implements a proper waste segregation to educate people to segregate their trash properly. All recyclable materials are used to build Christmas decors that are placed in the barangay or the municipal hall.

During the process of interview and community walk, a lot of realizations came through my mind. We can never stop calamities from happening, what we are capable of is controlling how these disasters affect us. It’s better to prevent than undergo a long road of recovery and rehabilitation. Disaster Risk Management is not really something that is given full attention of by our national government so it’s best to train and equip ourselves with enough knowledge and skills to respond whenever these events occur. 

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This is the barangay hall of Brgy, Novaliches Proper. The barangay has an ambulance and a mobile for quick responds when there is an emergency in the community. There are barangay personnel that are always on the go when it comes to an emergency or disaster that happened.

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DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT

PROVINCE: NCR

City/Municipality: Manila

Barangay: Barangay 463, Sampaloc District

STREETS: A. Mendoza Andalucia (Vicinity: Paredes), I. Delos Reyes (Vicinity: P.Paredes-P.Campa), J. Barlin (Vicinity: P.Campa-P.Paredes), P. Campa (I. Delos Reyes-J. Barlin), P. Paredes (Vicinity: A. Mendoza Andalucia-I. Delos Reyes), and Paquita (Vicinity: A. Mendoza Andalucia- I. Delos Reyes)

Most common hazard known to this place would be its vulnerability to floods. Since it is near to our university, it is a must-know process for us to take note the practices of one of the nearest barangays.

Hazards

1.     Flood

The picture depicts the map of the whole barangay covered in yellow including the areas around it. This yellow highlight signifies that the area has moderate to low susceptibility.

2.     Earthquake

Analyzing the Philippines’s hazard map, Metro Manila was shaded as a medium brown whereas it is classified to have 48-75 earthquakes have hit this area already. It is more likely to conclude that this area may be susceptible to average earthquakes.

3.     Fire

Manila has a high risk and mostly prone to fires. During the interview according to Mr. Manuel, they had a massive fire disaster experience years ago. This is due to the quick spread of fire through the light materials surrounding the area such as houses built with wood.

HAZARDOUS PLACES

As aforementioned, most houses are still built of light materials like wood which causes the quick spread of fire, resulting to a intensive damage.

 SAFEST PLACES

This is the basketball court on which is also their evacuation area.

BEST PRACTICES

One of the things that struck me during the community walk would be their preparedness in times of disaster.

REFLECTION & ANALYSIS

Since I am able to do this in a community where I don’t permanently belong in, it was my first to know the people around especially the only barangay officer around last interview, Mr. Manuel, the barangay treasurer. It is actually my first time as well to talk to a barangay official regarding disaster risk reduction and management matters. One of the highlights of the interview was all about the fire that happened way back 2015 in their barangay. According to Mr. Manuel, its intensity reached the 5th alarm due to the abrupt spread of fire from house to another since most were built in light materials such as wood. This experience alarmed the whole community to have enough preparation in times of disaster. From that time, he said that there have been improvements in the local government service that they are providing to the community. They have also been taking part in seminars and as well as during some national drills and the like.

As an NSTP student, one of the primary lessons learned during the community walk was there will never be enough response to a disaster however there will be always be a right and appropriate way to deal with it. Disasters come to our communities in an unexpected way and time yet perhaps to a typhoon, there will be precautions. It is necessary to take note of the right response to each whether earthquake, fire, flood and even tsunamis and volcanic eruption based from the analysis of the place which leads me to my second learning. It is important to carefully analyze and be knowledgeable to the vulnerabilities and hazards of our community. In this way we would know the appropriate response because it’s all about the lives of the people affected.

I was able to do the community walk in barangay 463 with two of my friends.

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NSTP L-ENG-3 MODULE 3

     I went together with my classmates to go interview for our nstp.

     The barangay we went to was Barangay 478, zone 47, district 4, Manila. The entrance of the barangay can be found along España. We interviewed barangay captain Ruben Peña, a former barangay chairman. The main problem their barangay has in terms of disasters are floods. Mainly, the flood flowing through the streets coming from the España. When we receive the warning of an incoming typhoon, they begin preparing their safety equipments for disaster risk reduction. They also have a bell along the street, so that anyone in trouble may ring it and people will know to respond to the call for help. The bell acts the same way an emergency siren does when there is an upcoming disaster. It warns the people of community to prepare for it or most probably evacuate the premises so as to avoid casualties. The siren can be on a national level, by virtue of PAGASA. They warn the Filipinos beforehand, and lets us know what damages and effects we have to expect.

     For their preventive measures against incoming disasters, the barangay does declogging in nearby canals to produce a smoother flow of water through the canals during floods. Mr. Peña has also made the community aware of the safety areas that they should head to in case of disasters. For earthquakes, they are to evacuate to the UST grandstand field, seeing as it is the only space with open area. For floods, they head straight to Ramon Magsasay School, just beside their street. As for the most dangerous area, he only indicated it to be España, seeing as it is where the flood comes from. Using their budget, he has provided fire extinguishers in every household so that they will be ready for any unexpected fires, which has become a prominent disaster recently. They also have hazard safety posters, and disaster reduction awareness signages, although they have not put them up at the time as they have just finished moving office. He has also told the community to be aware of the leptospirosis, a common illness from floods that could lead to death if not treated, as what happened to one of his fellow officials. The local government should really act on not only this barangay, but also on others that are greatly affected yearly by typhoons and floods. Proper communication between the local government and its barangays not only during disasters, but also before, so that they can brainstorm more effective ways of preparing for incoming  disasters. 

     After a disaster, barangay officials including himself will respond to the call of the people and help in cleaning up the waste that were washed to their houses due to the flood. As for the problems within their community, he stated that they did not have enough officials to help in responding to the needs of the people during a disaster. He was thankful though because the people themselves have the initiative to help those they are not able to reach. One of the problems that they have are also their infrastructures. They are old buildings, and so they have low entrances and flood easily comes in. People who have been living there the longest are the ones greatly affected, as their houses don’t have stairs by the entrance to block the flood from entering.  

      After the interview, we had pictures with him individually and we thanked him for his time. We were not able to ask for the captain to come walk with us, as he had another interview chanced upon him after ours. 

      During our walk, I realized that there are many hazards not only just within the barangay, but all around España, and probably in many different areas connected. With broken cements leading to canals, unstable canal covers, tangled electrical wires, even a live wire hanging about eye-level beside the Ramon Magsasay school. 

      We were not able to get inside the school itself to check for the safe space, so we don’t know how effective an evacuation center it really is for floods, but most schools are built with that in mind so it most definitely is. The other safe space is the UST field, and we all know how safe it is due to how open it is. 

      One of the best practices that Mr. Peña told us was the declogging. This is one of the most effective ways their community can do to prevent flooding. I don’t think it’s considered a practice, but I also like how close they are as a community. It is a very small community, as it is a narrow-street barangay, so the people there know each other very well, and act comfortable with one another. It shows how they care for on another, and that they always have each other’s back. 

      In conclusion, there is a need to prioritize and advocate Disaster Risk Reduction Management plans, because there are many barangays out there in need of help before, during, and after disasters. The government giving budgets won’t cut it. It is important that we address the issue of disasters in our country so that we may progress into a more sustainable, more developed, and more prepared country that can withstand state of calamity disaster threats. By virtue of appointing a section of the government to focus solely on DRRM, we might just be able to absolve some of the issues concerning the implementation of the disaster risk reduction practices from the national-level to local-level communities. I as a member of the community, will do whatever I can as a student who advocates for the prioritization of DRRM, and voice my opinions in hopes to persuade the authorities in question in giving DRRM a chance and invest their time for its sustainability as a plan and movement.

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BGY. 459 ZN. 45

In this blog we visited Barangay 459 zone 45 and met with a lady named Mildred Ang. She was kind enough to give us her time and answer our questions regarding this activity. We conducted the interview in the carenderya that she manages in the barangay.

According to Kagawad Mildred, the most common calamities that strikes the neighborhood are storms and the floods that come after it. These usually happen during the rainy months of the year (Aug-Oct). She also said that they rely mostly on social media for news and updates during these times.

SAFEST PLACE

During our community walk, we did not see an evacuation center or a viable space for a makeshift evacuation center within the premisses of the barangay. Therefore the nearest place to evacuate during a disaster is UST's very own field.

BEST PRACTICES

The community is small given that most of the neighborhood consists of dorms and condos, wherein their own disaster preparedness is handled by their respective administrations. The small community is well prepared. They conduct 2 seminars a year for disaster preparedness. Kagawad Mildred also said that before a forecasted calamity strikes, they go from house to house to check on the residents and warn them of the incoming storm. Kagawad Mildred also stated that each resident is ready with their own emergency kit. We also spotted a fire truck on standby, which shows their readiness for an emergency.

HAZARDOUS PLACES

The most common hazard I saw during our community walk were road obstructions and debris. These can cause harm and injure people during a disaster. It can also hinder the evacuation process slowing down evacuees and preventing emergency services from efficiently control the evacuation.

Another obvious hazards are the jumbled wires above, which can go down and cause harm during earthquakes and floods.

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DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT

ABOUT                                                                                                       

Greetings! I am Keira Luisa Wyne S. Pabiloña. I am an Engineering 1-22 student from L-ENG-1. For this module, I interviewed a barangay official in my community regarding disaster risk reduction and management. 

Barangay Potrero of Malabon City | Source: Keira Pabiloña

     I interviewed Mr. Ruben D. Palomado of Barangay Potrero, Malabon City regarding the hazards and disasters that our barangay has faced as well as their degree of disaster preparedness.

     Summarising the interview and data I gathered, our barangay has not been through devastating calamities. Hazards, there are a lot. One of the few are floods that are occur often but not alarming. The barangay has a good water drainage system and is generally clean so that the canals are not blocked by any kind of trash. Street cleaners clean early in the morning and garbage trucks systems are organised well. Fortunately, so far, there has been no frightening occurrences. News is disseminated to them by other local government units and they pass along the informations within the barangay officials and inform the residents if and when there is a need to evacuate. Raining and flooding often occurs during the rainy season but as stated earlier, it is not something to be alarmed by.

     “Pinakamatindi ang pinsala siguro sa squatter’s area.” says Sir Ruben. One incident was back then when fire broke out and firetrucks had a hard time going in because the space was very tight/narrow. If ever a devastating calamity occurs, those that will have a hard time are probably those in the slums and the senior citizens. They will have a hard time evacuating because some do not want to leave their valuable and believe that they can survive without evacuating. Some would have a hard time moving around, especially people with disabilities. Evacuation areas and relief goods areas are the safest place to be when calamities arrive. There will be enough space there for families, relief goods, medical personnel in standby for emergencies, and things that are needed for survival. 

     The barangay officials conduct seminars and trainings from time to time regarding timely events. They also encourage the members of communities to take part in emergency drills to learn how to act when a calamity is on the way. The barangay is sufficiently ready with materials such as megaphones for mass communication. Ambulances and Firetrucks for medical and fire related emergencies. There are also life boats for in case flood occurs. 

Reflection:      I am glad and relieved to learn first hand how ready our barangay is for expected and unexpected calamities. I feel safe and I can tell that they know what it is that they are doing. I think it was just the timing of my walk but I did not see any other things that I should be concerned with. Our barangay is ready and is continuing to make sure that the members of the community are also ready. As Mr. Ruben accompanied me to the community walk, I also noticed his good relationship with the community members of the barangay, which shows that he has good leadership and socialisig skills. This will be a useful and helpful thing when it comes to disasters. It is nice to know that the barangay officials do their best to be good public servants.

Photos taken around the barangay:  

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Interbyu

Kinausap ko ang opisyal ng baranggay Cataggaman Viejo, Tuguegarao, Cagayan na si Mr. Nemecio Pasicolan Jr. at ito ang naging bunga ng aming pag-uusap... (itapat ang pointer sa salitang 'Interbyu' at pindutin ang parteng nais basahin)

BARANGAY CATAGGAMAN VIEJO

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Take a one step at a time

If there is one thing that I learned during my interview in our barangay is that we should take seriously the climate change because it is one of the reasons why we face changing of weather. We should take one step at a time if we want to help our mother earth then start disposing our trash properly, stop using plastics, as much as possible lets bring our own utensils when we eat at restaurants to avoid using disposable utensils, support our local artists more because it is one of our treasures. Another thing that I learned is that we are capable of helping one another a simple act of kindness makes a huge difference. I also learned that this is really happening in our community that we should take a stand towards helping them because we only got each other and no one deserves to be left behind. I learned that our barangay officials are doing everything that they can just to have a better community for us to live, it is different than our government officials because they are monitoring the whole situation of our country unlike our barangay officials they are really hands on and they have the data whenever something happened in our community. 

This is the most challenging part because we have to do it on our own but it is an eye opener experience we get to see or to know what is really happening outside the four corners of our classrooms. The best lesson is the experience and this is the most challenging one. But It helped me to realize that i have to do my part as well. this experience gave me a motivation to help my community in a simple way i can.

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Sa loob ng barangay bahay toro akala mo walang nangyayaring sakuna pero ang totoo marami ng sakuna ang naapektuhan sa barangay bahay toro. 

Bago mangyari ang mga sakuna na paparating nagkakaroon sila ng clean up drive para mawala ang mga basura na maaaring bumara sa mga drainage. Nagkakaroon din ng campaign para magpakalat ng mga impormasyon tungkol sa mga dapat gawin habang may sakuna at mga hindi dapat gawin. Nagkakaroon din ng mga fire drills, earthquake drills, flood, typhoon drills upang maihanda ang mga residente sa mga sakuna na darating. May mga stocks din na first aid kits,medical gadgets at mga gamot sa barangay.

Kung sakaling nananalanta ang sakuna sinusuguro ng mga barangay na nakahanda sila sa anumang sakuna na paparating. nakahanda ang mga evacuation station para sa mga nasalanta ng mga sakuna nakahanda ang mga basketball court upang maging evacuation center ang mga ito para sa mga nawalan ng tirahan mayroong limang basketball court sa barangay bahay toro.

 Ang mga nakakaranas ng matinding pinsala ay ang mga nakatira sa mga mabababang lugar okaya naman yung mga nakatira sa mga ilalim ng tulay. Sila din ang nakakaranas ng matinding pinsala kung sakaling tumama ang sakuna. 

Ang aming barangay ay handang tumulong sa mga pamayanan na lubos na nangangailangan. Nagkakaroon sila ng training courses para sa mga service leaders at rescue workers para sa basic life support,first aid,fire fighting, sanitation, disease prevention and control at katulong nila ang Red cross, Fire department at DOH sa pagsasagawa nito. 

Nagkakaroon lang ng hadlang sa pag unlad ang isang pamayanan kapag walang sumusuporta sa mga proyekto ng barangay kapag walang partisipasyon galing sa mga nasasakupan nito. 

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“Kamusta naman ang Barangay San Agustin sa pamamahala ng ating pamayanan?”

I tried to find out the activities, projects they are going to do and the problems they are facing in our community.

The Barangay San Agustin is located at Patnubay Street inside the St. Francis Blue Village Subdivision.

I conducted an interview and a little bit of ‘kwentuhan’ regarding what has happened and going to happen in our community. On behalf of the Honorable Barangay Captain RAMIRO “Roy” S. OSORIO , I have the chance to speak with the Barangay Official Treasurer Mr. Daniel Clarin who also has a background about Disaster Risk and Reduction Management.

One of the calamity or disaster that we have face in our community is the Typhoon ‘Ondoy’. Mr. Daniel Clarin stated that it is one of the unforgettable thing that ever occur in our community because as it was raining nonstop, the Dam near our community which is the La Mesa Dam was forced open to draw out the water. If it is not released, then the dam will be destroy and the communities near it will suffer more serious damage. Earthquakes is also one of the risk in our community which Mr. Daniel said that it is one of the things that they are preparing, especially the upcoming “THE BIG ONE”, which we never really know if it is about to happen or not. Still, Barangay San Agustin is preparing and hoping that “THE BIG ONE” does not affect our place.

According to Barangay Official Treasurer, Mr. Daniel Clarin, They get catastrophic reports and information thru PAG-ASA or Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration. They use facebook as a platform to inform the residence in our community about the disasters that will occur. They also go house to house to inform them, especially the elders who does not know how to use the internet. In addition to that, they also conduct seminars regarding DRRM, giving warnings and telling them what to do when a disaster occur. Disasters in our community does not often occur.

Those residences and houses near creeks are the ones whom will be severely affected, especially when flooding happens. Places like Tawid Sapa 1, Titus, Interville and Ambrosia are the ones with creeks. Although as I roam around our community the creek in the interville was already baricade and less trash is seen in there which also a good example because our garbage is the number one reason why we flood and when it is done, it is a total mess because of the waste we throw anywhere we want. That is why I hope people in this community will now have discipline in their own trash, because once nature hit back, we are seriously affected by our very own trash.

Ambrosia’s Creek with Garbage on the side, waiting for the Garbage Truck to Arrive.

Titus Creek with garbage in both side of the creek.

(Where does it come from ?)

Interville’s Creek is sealed but it still has a lttle bit of trash in the water.

Flooding is the main risk in our community because of the creeks we have as well as the garbage all over it. When that disaster takes place, of course you cannot buy the basic things you need, you cannot walk around or go outside, Blackout will happen as well as the water source will be cut off, according to Mr. Daniel Clarin.

According to Mr. Daniel Clarin, when it comes to safe places, it depends on the disaster that is happening. When it is flood, the best and safest place to stay, are high places such as buildings, houses that has a 2nd or 3rd floor, Barangay Hall and most specially, schools like San Agustin Elementary School and Novaliches High School. Schools is definitely the most safest place to go when it is flooding but when it is an earthquake, it is different.

San Agustin Elementary School (SAES)

Barangay Official faces a lot of disaster like floods and earthquake but they also experience people who wants to be the leader in all the decision they make. According to our Barangay Official Treasurer Mr. Clarin. Some of the people and residences in our community wanted to have their own system, they wanted to do what they want for this community, but the Barangay handled it very well too and they did not let it affect their plans and projects.

Barangay San Agustin Officials buys and prepare equipments and manpower in case a catastrophic happen. They have BDRRM Plan, Hazard and Safety Plan and Barangay Projects that are compile in a folder. I tried to take a picture of it, sadly only the BDRM Plan is available because the other document was passed on the City Hall and forgot to take it back.

In the BDRRM Plan which I have a chance a took a photo of it with the consent of the Barangay Official Treasurer Mr. Clarin. You can also see in the document the projects that will be done by the Barangay. When the residences in our community is seriously affected by the disaster that take place, they already have a plan for that, that they will use to help our residence. Mr. Clarin called it as a quick response such as giving relief goods. They give it in the Barangay Hall if ever people can go there but if they cannot the staffs and Barangay Official will go there and give it to them directly. It is also monitored there, who will be the people in our community is affected. Mr. Clarin said that they know if someone is not a residence in our community, because they also have staffs and officials in every place in our community.

Barangay Disaster Risk Management Plan

According to Mr. Daniel Clarin, the Barangay Official Treasurer. The one who is in charge of the Barangay Disaster Risk and Reduction is our Honorable Barangay Captain RAMIRO “Roy” S. OSORIO and the Barangay Council.

Lastly, this is the only Best practice that I can give, this creek which they are cleaning is located at Tawid Sapa 1.

With all that I have I learned regarding the issues faced by our Barangay, I can also say that I hope Barangay Official do their job well and all of their projects will come to success and If ever there are projects or activities for the development of our community I would not hesitate to volunteer to help.

As what my favorite artists said, “Teamwork makes the Dreamwork”. With us helping together and being discipline, there is a huge possibility that someday soon our community will be one of the discipline and clean Barangay in Quezon City.

Now, What do you think? Kamusta naman ang Barangay San Agustin sa pamamahala ng ating pamayanan?

- Maria Jhonelyne Sanchez

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Paghahanda sa mga Sakuna sa Komunidad

May mga bagay na hindi natin maiiwasan, sa perspektibo ng ating komunidad, ilan na rito ang mga panganib, sakuna at aksidente. Maaari itong dumating sa mga panahong hindi natin inaasahan kaya marapat lamang na paghandaan natin ito sa lalong madaling panahon. Hindi tayo mangangamba at magiging handa tayo kung bago pa ito mangyari ay napaghandaan na ito.

Ang Pampanga ay kilala sa mga iba’t ibang larangan katulad na lamang ng pagkain, parol, at mga pestibidad. Tinagurian itong “Home of the Giant Lanterns”, “Christmas Capital of the Philippines”, at higit sa lahat “Food Capital of the Philippines.” Tanyag ang lugar na ito sa maraming mga pasyalan, at sa mismong mga taong nakatira dito. Ngunit pagdating nga ba sa sakuna ay handa ito?

Nagsagawa ako ng interbyu sa opisyal ng barangay sa San Pablo 2nd Lubao Pampanga kung saan tinalakay namin ang mga sumusunod na isyu:

•Mga kalamidad na tumatama sa barangay:

Ilan sa mga pangkaraniwang nararanasan na sakuna ng barangay ay bagyo, pagbaha, at kamakailan lamang ay lindol. Matatandaan na noong nakaraang Abril ay nakaranas ng paglindol sa ating barangay.

•Iba pang panganib na nakakaapekto ng matindi sa pamayanan:

Bukod sa mga nasabing sakuna, wala pang ibang panganib na nararanasan ang barangay ngunit kung mayroon mang iba pang maranasan ay sinisikap ng mga kasapi na maging handa tayo.

•Paano nalalaman kung may parating na sakuna?

Pagdating sa bagyo, at iba pa, mayroong mga balita sa mga telebisyon, sa internet at social media kung saan malalaman natin kung kailan ito tatama at makakaapekto sa pamayanan.

•Gaano kadalas itong nangyayari?

Kagaya ng nasabi kanina, madalas maranasan ang mga bagyo at madalas ay minsan ito sa isang buwan kung tumama.

Bilang karagdagan, natalakay din ang mga lugar kung saan madalas ay napipinsala at nakakaranas ng paghihirap tuwing may kalamidad.

•Saan may pinakamatinding mapipinsala?

Mayroong mga lugar sa barangay kung saan malapit sa mga sapa, at mga tubig na kung bumagyo ay lubos na makakaranas ng pagbaha katulad ng Dam 83, Dam 84, at Sitio Acli sa ating barangay. Maaaring makaranas sila ng pagbaha kung patuloy ang pagulan sa komunidad.

•Sino sino ang pinakamaaapektuhan sa barangay?

Kagaya ng nabanggit, ang mga lugar sa Dam 83, 84, at Acli ang mga pinakamatatamaan. Kung susumahin ay nasa mahigit isang libong tao ang pinakamapipinsala sa ating lugar, ngunit hindi ibig sabihin nito ay hindi na dapat maghanda ang ibang taong nasa ibang lugar.

•Epekto ng pagtama ng sakuna sa mga tao sa larangan ng pangkabuhayan, serbisyong panlipunan at mga imprastruktura:

Sa ating lugar, tanyag ang pagsasaka, kung kaya matatamaan ang pag-ani kung matatamaan tayo ng mga sakuna. Sa serbisyong panlipunan ay maghahanda sa mga rescue operations at makakansela ang mga trabaho. Sa mga imprastruktura naman ay maaaring magkaroon ng iilang pinsala katulad nung Abril ay gumuho ang iilang mga pader sa barangay.

•Pinakaligtas na lugar sa Pamayanan:

Noong nakaraan ay ginawang evacuation area ang ating covered court sa tapat ng barangay hall kung saan lumikas ang mga taong binaha at natamaan ng lindol.

•Pinakadelikadong lugar kung may panganib:

Kagaya kanina, pinakamapanganib pa rin ang Dam 83, 84 at Acli na mabababang mga lugar at malapit sa mga sapa.

•Suliranin at problema na kinahaharap ng barangay sa pagunlad ng pamayanan na pumipigil sa pagbangon sa pagsalanta ng komunidad:

Siguro ay matuturing natin na problema ang limitadong pinagkukunang yaman. Kung magkaroon kung sakali ng sakuna ay kailangan ng relief goods ngunit kulang sa resources ang ating pamayanan.

Napag-usapan din ang kapasidad ng pamayanan pagdating sa Disaster Management.

•Mga paghahanda o pagiwas kung may panganib na mangyari:

Palagi naming pinaaalalahanan ang mga tao na maghanda kung sakaling may sakunang magaganap. Bukod dito ay wala pang masyadong ginagawa ang ating barangay.

•Mga nilalaman ng BDRRM Plan:

Sa ngayon ay sumasailalim sa updates ang Plan kung kaya hindi ito available at maipapakita.

•Programa, gamit, pasilidad, o kakayahan ng barangay:

Inihahanda ang mga tao sa mga rescue operations at may mga pagsasanay o seminar na pinupuntahan ang mga SK o Sangguniang Kabataan sa ating barangay upang kung sakaling magkasakuna ay kahit ang mga kabataan ay maging handa. May mga clean-up operations di na nagaganap para maiwasan ang pagbaha sa lugar.

•Mga taong namamahala sa paghahanda, pagharap at pagtugon sa kalamidad:

Hands-on ang ating Kapitan na si Danilo Dabu pagdating dito kaya ay lahat ng opisyal ng barangay ay inooriyenta pagdating sa mga sakuna at mga posibilidad na maganap sa ating pamayanan.

Ito ang ilan sa mga pasilidad ng barangay na nagiging evacuation center o lugar kung saan nagaganap ang paglikas sa panahon ng sakuna:

Ito naman ang ilan sa mga low-lying areas na madaling makaranas ng pagbaha.

Best Practices:

Kamakailan lamang ay nagsagawa ng Color Fun Run ang Barangay kung saan ang mga nalikom na pondo ay ginamit upang magdonate ng mga school supplies sa iilang mga studyante sa barangay.

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Overview

In this blog, I will show you the process I went through in assessing the hazards my community can face as well as the plans on how to face them. I conducted an interview with a barangay official about the hazardous and safe places in the community, and the practices that can help mitigate the effects of calamities. We also walked within our community to identify the aforementioned factors. My findings and reflections can be found further in the blog.

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An interview with baranggay kagawad Kimbert

HAZARD IDENTIFICATION

* Ano-ano ang mga kalamidad na tumama sa ating baranggay? (Answer) Ang pinaka common na kalamidad ay ang bagyo at lindol. Sa mga dumaan na mga taon, naranasaan ng ating baranggay ang mga kalamidad na ito.

* Ano pa ang mga panganib na nakakaapekto sa ating pamayanan? (Answer) Bukod sa mga kalamidad, ang iba pang panganib ay ang di patag na daanan sa mga lugar sa aming pamamayanan. Ito ay maaaring maka sakit sa mga tao kapag sila ay nag lalakad at sa mga sasakyang dumadaan

* Paano malalaman kung may paparating na sakuna? (Answer) Sa pamamagitan ng pagiging “updated” at panonood ng balita at weather forecast, nalalaman namin kung may paparating na sakuna.

* Gaano kadalas ito nangyayari sa ating pamayanan? Madalas dahil maraming kalamidad ang dumating ngayong taon.

VULNERABILITY, ELEMENTS AND PEOPLE AT RISK

* Saan ang may pinakamatinding mapinsala? (Answer) Sa parte ng Ol-ong dahil hindi patag ang mga daanan. Dahil dito, nagiging maputik ang mga daanan ng sasakyan at tao.

* Sinu-sino kaya sa ating lugar ang maaapektuhan? (Answer) Lahat ng mamamayan

* Saan ang pinakaligtas? (Answer) Sa bayan

* Saan ang pinaka delikado? (Answer) sa kabunduhan dahil maaaring mag landslide doon.

* Ano ang mga suliranin na nag hahadlang sa pag unlad ng pamayanan at ang pag bangon mula sa pinsala ng kalamidad? (Answer) Problemang pinansyal para sa pag papagawa ng mga nasirang establisyemento

CAPACITY AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT

* Ano ang paghahanda para sa pag-iwas sa kalamidad? (Answer) Ang “place of evacuation” at ang pondo pambili ng pagkain at relief goods.

* Ano ang programa at sistema ang meron ang baranggay upang makatulong sa tao? (Answer) Siyempre ang relief good at ang feeding program sa mga evacuation center.

* Sink ang mga tao na namamahala sapaghamda, pagtugon, at pagharap sa kalamidad? (Answer) Ang ating baranggay kapitan at ang mga kagawad at siyempre ang mga Sanggunihang kabataan.

* Ano ang programa at pasalidad ang meron sa baranggay para makatulong sa tao? (Answer) Bukod nga sa refief goods at evacuation center, mayroon programang 4p’s na kung sana pwede sumali ang mga mamayanan upang makakuha ng pinansyal na suporta. Mayroon ding mga palengke na ipinatayo sa sa pangkabuhayan ng mga mamamayan ng Sapang 1.

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#BeSafe DRRM

For a long time, Malabon City has been associated with floods. When the rainy season arrives and heavy rains pound the metro, Malabon residents anticipate waking up to floodwaters outside their homes. Located north of Manila, Malabon is part of the sub-region called CAMANAVA (Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, and Valenzuela cities), which all face the common problem of flooding due to interconnected rivers according to Rappler, Philippines (2013)

(https://news.mb.com.ph/tag/malabon/)

I got the chance to interview Secretary Ryan Matalubos (Operations/Admins), and He shared knowledgable informations that helps me to be aware,alert and prepared when calamities occured:

Hazard Identification

According to Mr. Matalubos, based on CRA (Community Risk Assessment) the results shows that the common hazard Brgy. Concepcion experiencing are typhoons and floods, and there are some occurrences of earthquakes for it is an unexpected catastrophe. He also said, that barangay officials are well-coordinated when it comes to determining if there is a typhoon coming, with the updates and datas from DRRMO and National Government agency like PAGASA that helps them to monitor knowing the details about the expected typhoon. These occurences happened mostly during rainy season, atleast 5 to 6 expected typhoons a year. Depends on the climate situation.

Vulnerability, Elements and People at Risk Assessment

Sir. Matalubos said that the most affected areas during floods in Barangay Concepcion are E. Jacinto St., Ugnatan St., and some parts of Burgos St. for this are the low lying areas in the barangay. According to him, first, that will affect the calamity are the students, because of class suspensions. Employees will affect in terms of their work, business establishments within the area impacts their sales and and most especially the people lives in the area greatly impacts their general doings. 

Burgos Street..

Places in the area are namely Escanilla St., E. De Jesus St., along General Luna St., and Governor Pascual Ave. are places that slightly affected by the floods. The safest place that people can go during the calamities is the covered court of the barangay and several multi-purpose room present in the area that has the capacity to accomodate of the people who are affected by the flood, typhoon or other calamities.

Covered court..

Capacity and Disaster Management Assessment

The barangay conducts preparedness practices to the community that will help them know the basics steps during occurences like earthquake drills, and seminars that makes them improve their alertness to ensure safety of themselves and the things around them. 

Some maps in the area..

Events in the area..

Barangay Officials..

Currently, barangay Concepcion has its fund for the rehabilitation of the residents affected by the calamities to give a new start for them and build a new beginning after the occurence.