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2015/SOM1/EPWG/028 Agenda Item: 8.1

Emergency Operations Typhoon “Hagupit” (”Ruby”)

Purpose: Information Submitted by: Philippines

7th Emergency Preparedness Working Group Meeting

Subic, Philippines28-29 January 2015

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TY “HAGUPIT”(”RUBY”)EMERGENCY OPERATIONS

Dir Romeo FajardoCivil Defense Deputy Administrator

Office of Civil Defensephoto credits: Rappler, GMA Network

SCOPE OF PRESENTATION

I. The Philippine Disaster Risk Profile

II. The Philippine DRRM System

III. Response Tools

IV. How We Did It

V. Challenges and Opportunities

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I. THE PHILIPPINE DISASTER RISK PROFILE

PACIFIC RING OF FIRE

Photo credit: wikipedia.org

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PACIFIC TYPHOON BELT

Photo credit: ucar.edu

Tracks of Tropical Cyclones in the Western North Pacific Period from 1948 to 2010.

EXPORTER OF TYPHOONS

Reference: Japan Meteorological Agency (n.d.) as cited by Godillano (2014)

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CLIMATE CHANGE

Photo credit: onicirculation.com

9th in 2009

6th in 2010

3rd in 2011

3rd in 2012

3rd in 2013

In 2014, the Philippines ranked as 2nd country at risk

WORLD RISK INDEX REPORT 2014

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II. THE PHILIPPINE DRRM SYSTEM

Republic Act 10121

NDRRM PlanNDRRM Framework

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4 DRRM THEMATIC AREAS

National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council

17 Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils

81 Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils

144 City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils

1, 512 Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils

42,026 Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committees

NETWORK OF DRRMC

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III. RESPONSE TOOLS

National Disaster Response Plan

One-Stop Shop (IHAN)

RDANA PDNA

Early Warning System (EWS)

Geographical Information System (GIS)

RESPONSE TOOLS

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IV. HOW WE DID IT

“GOVERNMENT + PEOPLE”

Government provided the structure, resources and systems for DRRM

People provided full cooperation and support

HOW WE DID IT

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Prior to disasters, the government has beenconducting regular training and informationeducation campaigns for the communities.

TRAINING AND INFORMATION EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS

Photo credit: Center for Disaster Preparedness

Several hazard prone areas in the Philippineshave been identified using hazard mapping.

HAZARD MAPPING

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Forecasts and warnings about TY “HAGUPIT”were disseminated to various stakeholders usingall possible means of communication..

EARLY WARNING

H x E x VC

PREPAREDNESS LEVEL

123

IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTION

PROGRAMS & PROTOCOLS PER

AGENCY

Calculated Impact

Where:

H= hazardE= exposureV= vulnerabilityC= capacity

HAZARD SPECIFIC, AREA FOCUSED & TIME BOUND

PRE-DISASTER RISK ASSESSMENT –ACTION PROGRAMS AND PROTOCOLS

(PDRA-APP)

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“PDRA-APP goes across the

4 thematic areas”

Using PDRA-APP, the national governmentdeveloped “benchmarks” to better describe theimpacts of Typhoon “HAGUPIT” to the localities.

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In response to the forecasts, warnings and thePDRA-APP, the local government unitsconducted pre-emptive evacuation and othermitigation activities.

PRE-EMPTIVE EVACUATION

TOTAL EVACUEES

146,875 families or716,639 persons

photo credit: GMA Network

The national and local government unitsprepositioned supplies, equipment and otherresources in anticipation of the disasteroperations for TY “HAGUPIT”.

PRE-POSITIONING

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OCD adopted the “twinning” concept to help theRegional Offices that will probably be hit by theTyphoon and prevent the disruption ofoperations,

“TWINNING”

The use of social media was maximized tosupport the Response Cluster for informationexchange and quick coordination

SOCIAL MEDIA

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V. CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

• Cooperation and buy-in of Filipino people

• DRRM - Way of life for everyone

• Individual and collective commitment

• Correct the notion of the society that the DRRM is only a government concern

• LGUs need to prioritize DRRM

• Development of Local DRRM experts

• Review of Emergency Procurement Measures

NATIONAL

CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

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• Review the SOPs on operations

• Develop scenario and joint response planning

• Strengthen partnership with the media

• Standardize evaluation tools for the international assessment/ response teams

• Strengthen civilian-military coordination during HADR Operations

INTERNATIONAL

CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

THANK YOU!

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