It takes two typhoons and the inconveniences associated with it to convince our government to take disaster management plan seriously. One department that takes this kind of plan seriously is the Department of Interior and Local Government.
Secretary Ronnie Puno of the Department of Interior and Local Government has called on local government units and local officials in areas affected by the last two typhoons to plan out and to map out a permanent disaster control and rescue plan that they can use in case another disaster of this kind happens to these areas. In an interview conducted with the secretary, he said that the local officials were given a week to prepare and to submit their rescue plans and these rescue plans that they can prepare and submit to the office are the same plans and templates that can be used if there is a threat coming from a typhoon or other kinds of disasters. Secretary Ronnie Puno has met with local officials and has talked to them on how they can be better prepared to handle future calamities. He said that this will serve as a permanent solution to the calamities that will hit the country in the future. He said that it is the purpose of the department to come up with a disaster control plan, and added that there is a need to go beyond the usual relief and rehabilitation efforts.
In the same interview in Camp Crame, the DILG chief said that the prepared plans of these local government units will then be submitted to the Office of the President and copies will be forwarded as well to the National Disaster and Coordinating Council or the NDCC. There are certain things that are included in the plans, as recommended by the office. For example, it suggested that the plans should include the identification of the strategic areas where the government assets and personnel can be positioned well before the calamity strikes. The secretary also shared that as a complement to these plans, the department through the Philippine National Police will deploy 75 new rubber boats in critical areas.
In the same interview in Camp Crame, the DILG chief said that the prepared plans of these local government units will then be submitted to the Office of the President and copies will be forwarded as well to the National Disaster and Coordinating Council or the NDCC. There are certain things that are included in the plans, as recommended by the office. For example, it suggested that the plans should include the identification of the strategic areas where the government assets and personnel can be positioned well before the calamity strikes. The secretary also shared that as a complement to these plans, the department through the Philippine National Police will deploy 75 new rubber boats in critical areas.
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