Video captures CBDRM
good practices,
29 Apr, Philippines
Center for Disaster Preparedness (CDP)
and the Technical
Working Group (TWG)
participated in the
making of
a video on Mangin’s CBDRM efforts,
funded by Oxfam Great Britain
(GB). Oxfam GB launched the
ten-minute video of CBDRM good
practices at Makati. The
video included the Barangay
Mangin-Dagupan experience in CBDM
titled,
“Strength in Numbers: The Barangay
as Building Block” that showcased
the PROMISE-Philippines experience
in strengthening the Barangay
Disaster Coordinating Council (BDCC)
and helping the community
to get
involved in CBDM.
The video
included the early warning
systems and
other CBDM components.
Promoting
partnerships, 10 Apr, Philippines
A covenant signing among 42
representatives from different
municipalities, cities and province
of Region 1 was held in the
Philippines. This ceremony was the
start of a partnership to promote
and mainstream disaster risk
reduction into plans and programs.
Signatories included the mayors,
heads of the local disaster
coordinating councils, staff of the
various
Local Government Unit (LGU)
departments, officials from the
Department of the Interior and Local
Government (DILG) and Office of
Civil Defense regional offices,
non-government organizations and
civil society.
