DAVAO CITY, December 3 (PIA) An officer of the Office of Civil Defense has underscored the policy of government to create evacuation centers aside from those traditionally used as places of refuge like schools and gymnasiums.
Loreto Rirao, director of the Office of Civil Defense and chair of the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said schools and gymnasiums are not evacuation centers, but these infrastructures are often designated as shelters, because these are the ones available in the locality.
He said that as policy of government, every local government unit down to the barangay must establish its own evacuation center that can stand firm against any calamity.
Rirao said many local government units in Davao Region have already identified areas by which evacuation centers will be constructed next year.
“The Mines and Geosciences Bureau and the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board must consider if the site for an evacuation center is no longer disaster prone,” he said.
Rirao cited the Island Garden City of Samal as one local government unit which has established its own evacuation center that qualifies the standard set by law.
He said that though Davao City is already prepared financially with the construction of evacuation centers, but the various locations still need thorough comprehensive evaluation on soil analysis, tsunami and volcanic eruption.
Rirao said local government units down to the barangay must have its own evaluation on the need for an evacuation center in their locality.
“Our policy-guideline is for local government units to set up an evacuation center on a disaster-resilient area,” he said. (PIA 11-Joey Sem G. Dalumpines)
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