KAPALONG, Davao del Norte, Dec. 03 (PIA) --- Davao del Norte Provincial Gov. Rodolfo P. del Rosario this morning (Dec. 3) pushed his call for his constituents to prepare for natural calamities as a result of adverse weather conditions due to climate change.
He made an emphatic call “to prepare” in the launching this morning of Oplan ANDAM which stands for Advocacy on Natural Disaster Awareness and Management held in Barangay Gabuyan in the Municipality of Kapalong.
He reiterated his warning he had been publicly saying over the radio and on community meetings, urging people to listen to precautions to avoid eventually grieving after either losing the life of a family or family property.
“Paminaw sa pahimangno; likaye ang kasubo. (Listen to advice to avoid grieving.),” he reminded people of his campaign line for disaster preparedness. “Mag-andam na ta! (So let’s prepare),” he said.
Del Rosario cited Oplan ANDAM as unified efforts of all branches of the provincial government to go out of their way to make communities and even household members internalize climate change adaptation and disaster preparedness, thereby changing their attitudes towards efforts of government risk reduction.
He also viewed Oplan ANDAM as the answer to the challenge that President Benigno Aquino III calls for local government units to tighten their preparedness and mitigation measures as the country had been suffering from the pangs of adverse natural phenomenon.
Meanwhile, in giving the rationale of the event, Provincial Assistant Administrator Romulo Tagalo based the crafting of Oplan ANDAM on Republic Act 9729 otherwise known as the Climate Change Act of 2009 and on Republic Act 2010 or the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010.
As the executive director of the Provincial Council on Climate Change Adaptation and DRRM, Tagalo said Oplan ANDAM was aimed at teaching households some simple ways of adapting to climate change and to reduce the risk to life and property during occurrence of calamities.
Aside from Barangay Gabuyan, the provincial government will roll out Oplan ANDAM to 63 more flood-prone barangays in the province starting this month. The advocacy campaign will continue year-round in 2014.
Aside from holding a program during barangay visits, the Oplan ANDAM will transfer knowledge to community residents on first aid and basic life-saving techniques through the expertise of the Provincial Police Office, the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the rescue team of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management.
The Provincial Health Office (PHO) will coach mothers of household-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) on water sanitation and hygiene during emergency situations while the Provincial Agriculture Office will teach farmers on botanical concoction.
The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) together with the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) will mobilize students, barangay functionaries , members of the Barangay Peace-keeping Action Teams and the Barangay Defense System to do a tree-growing activity.
The Provincial government also identifies 10 family-beneficiaries of 4Ps as recipients of food-for-work, giving them 10-kilo supply of rice every month to nurture the planted trees.
As power supply is expected to become scarce during disaster, the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) will transfer knowledge and will turn-over units of equipment to produce bio-gas while the Provincial Information Offie (PIO) will distribute information and education materials. (PIA XI/ Jeanevive Duron-Abangan)
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