As preparation and a measure for local government units (LGU) on how to react before, during, and after a landslide incident occurs, the Cordillera Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) is planning to make a landslide protocol.
CDRRMC Chairman and Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) Cordillera regional director Albert Mogol explained in a Kapihan forum the need for a landslide protocol that is aligned to the experiences gathered by LGUs of Cordillera.
As part of the landslide protocol CDRRMC will be creating, the agency will be inviting governors and mayors from the Cordillera region to learn from their experiences what are the effects of landslides. This will be helpful for CDRRMC to study the preparedness of LGUs and the areas needing improvement.
Calamities recently hit Cordillera urging the Department of Education (DepED) in the region to the inclusion of capability enhancement training drill in school programs last year. This can boost students’ capability in responding properly during landslide and floods.
Mogol also stated that the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) will be presenting Oplan Listo to local chief executives of Cordillera.
The need for the creation of standard evacuation centers in every municipality in the region was also raised by Mogol.
DILG have been urging LGUs since 2018 to prioritize and use 70 percent of their respective local disaster risk reduction and management fund (LDRRMF) in building or updating of evacuation facilities in their areas.
Evaluation of existing and planned evacuation centers should be in agreement with Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB)’s standards of safety and accessibility.
At present, schools, covered courts and other government infrastructures are being used by some LGUs as evacuation centers, resulting to the interruption of classes and disruption of services of the government offices used.
