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LIVE on Beyond the Headlines: Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office Head Dennis Pastor discusses disaster preparedness, emergency response, and the challenges of protecting communities in Cebu.
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03:01What made you decide to take on this role for Cebu?
03:36If not for the sincerity of the government, I should cut short my retirement, then join the government service.
03:45And you mentioned about the course that you took on disaster management.
03:52What were your biggest takeaways?
03:54First is that the Asian Institute of Manage always tracks their graduates.
04:02So when I took this course after I arrived from a post in Russia, it's basically just learning something that's not being discussed or being, especially in the military circles.
04:17And taking this post is an opportunity to practice and give back to AIM, what their students have done related to the course.
04:29So you've assumed the office just last July, June 30, so just barely almost two months, right?
04:41So can you describe to us the current state of Cebu's PDRMO in terms of disaster readiness and response capability?
04:51During my first interview, I said that the unit is not disaster ready.
04:59I assumed with only three responders, my mobility assets are not running, my rescue trucks are not running, and I don't have even a command center.
05:13So the people there, because it was downgraded into an office, there were about 10 personnel.
05:20How can you respond with 10 personnel with only three responders?
05:23So that's the state that I assumed.
05:26And so right now, right now, we have been hiring.
05:31Today, for one month, my responders are training from any kind of incidents, and by the time I'll be ready, even my responders have no protective gears.
05:45So there's a lot of procurements to do.
05:47Yeah, a lot of procurements to do, a lot of search and rescue gears to buy, and beef up my capability, have a command center,
05:55and the command center is very important.
05:58It's the way of you to assess situations and have the governor decide on what to do.
06:04There actually was no transition in the first place, right?
06:06Yes.
06:07So there was no transition.
06:08You just assumed the office with whatever is there.
06:11So I'm with three people.
06:15Did you ever ask them, how did they respond to crisis before?
06:21Oh, basically, they cannot respond.
06:25Okay.
06:26They cannot respond, but they do what they can, especially during COVID, during ODET.
06:32But still, we have a system right now in the province where the local government units have their own LDRMOs,
06:42and they're more equipped than the province.
06:45Yes.
06:45And we rely on that, and the province, in this present capacity, before I assume, were able to respond as a support unit.
06:54But isn't it weird that for Cebu province, highly...
07:00One of the richest.
07:01One of the richest province in the country,
07:04I don't know if you mentioned it, but...
07:09Weak, disaster is not an office that can be done.
07:17It's a requirement, because in this part of the country,
07:24disasters really happen.
07:30Natural disasters, and even man-made disasters.
07:33Example, fire, for example.
07:35How are we responding to that?
07:36How do they do it before?
07:39But we don't have to be able to do it before, sir.
07:42So, moving forward, how, aside sa your hiring, unsa man ang mga...
07:48Asa naman ka in the procurement of the tools that you need?
07:54Let me start with...
07:56It's one of the budget allocations in government that's mandated 5% of the revenue.
08:03If you just imagine how much the Cebu province earns, or revenue allocation,
08:10just imagine how much is 5%.
08:11So, even the provincial administrator published, said in the news,
08:18that has 1 billion in unspent.
08:20We have the money.
08:21We have the money.
08:22You just have to...
08:23Wow, shopping.
08:24Shopping galore.
08:25Yeah, judiciously.
08:26Yeah, yeah.
08:27With transparency and accountability.
08:29Given, like, we are moving towards the typhoon season,
08:36and considering also how uncertain the weather is becoming,
08:41if, for example, and this is in the context of risk management,
08:44given the current capability,
08:45if, for example, knock on wood, a typhoon would happen in Cebu tomorrow,
08:53what would be the biggest weakness that we should address urgently
08:57for us to manage that?
08:59Before answering that,
09:00when I talked to the governor,
09:02and discussing to him the state and the shape of the PDRMO,
09:07I told her,
09:10go,
09:10may tagway,
09:11may go baggyo,
09:12or any calamity,
09:13or disaster,
09:14or soon,
09:15because we're not really ready.
09:16That's the answer.
09:20But, you know,
09:21I have more,
09:22I have two teams of responders right now.
09:24I'm building up my capability.
09:28Well,
09:28I'm hesitant to send them to a response event
09:33when you're not sure if they're really trained or really equipped.
09:38So right now,
09:38they're training.
09:39Even at this hour,
09:41they're training.
09:41They have one week training,
09:43and training them on water,
09:45search and rescue,
09:46monster,
09:46search and rescue,
09:47all kinds of rescue exercises and training.
09:50So by the time,
09:52usually,
09:53typhoon comes on September,
09:54down to October.
09:55Down to December.
09:56Because right now,
09:57the truck is in the north.
09:59But eventually,
10:00going down to this Burma,
10:01it's going to be down.
10:03So I told the governor,
10:05we can respond on what we have.
10:06We just speed up our procurement
10:08and get all the rescue equipments
10:10and all the rescue vehicles.
10:12Then we can respond on the capability.
10:15Right now,
10:16we're just,
10:17I've seen the picture,
10:18that's yesterday.
10:20Very good.
10:21They're training right now.
10:25With this,
10:27we can,
10:28I'm taking track of them.
10:30And I even tell them,
10:32you can swim test,
10:33huh?
10:34They don't have even protective gears.
10:39So,
10:40I have right now,
10:41maybe in a week,
10:42I have this completed.
10:44So,
10:44the training,
10:45the more you train,
10:47the more you sweat in training,
10:51the less you bleed in battle.
10:52But at least,
10:53Karun,
10:53from three responders,
10:55given that the training is ongoing,
10:57we can assume
10:58staffing part is already settled or solved.
11:02Yes.
11:02I have people right now,
11:04I hired some to take care of research,
11:07take care of the operations,
11:09training,
11:09and admin.
11:10Okay.
11:10That's really skeletal journey,
11:12I assume.
11:13What do you expect of three people?
11:15But at least,
11:17Karun,
11:17it's already,
11:18the staffing is already complete.
11:20We're still building up.
11:21Ah,
11:21building up.
11:22We're still building up.
11:23So,
11:24we are procuring ambulances,
11:28sea and
11:28air.
11:31Yes.
11:32Right now,
11:33because
11:33I made already talk
11:36to some providers,
11:39it's for the sea,
11:41we can have a,
11:42right now,
11:43because the procurement,
11:45approving authorities
11:46from the office of the president,
11:47ang allowed sa local LGE,
11:51the local executives,
11:53are the land,
11:55ambulance,
11:55but sea and air,
11:59the approving authority
12:00is the president,
12:01na agon na siya yung memorandum.
12:02So,
12:03we go on with the procuring process,
12:05get that approval,
12:06but before that,
12:08we can still get into lease,
12:10release some lease,
12:11just to prepare,
12:12because
12:13in Camotes alone,
12:15there are a lot of incidents
12:17that people expire
12:18because they're in transportation.
12:19How many units
12:35are we talking about?
12:36We're trying to
12:38procure two sea ambulance,
12:39one to be stationed up in north
12:41to service Bantayan,
12:43and one down here in Danau
12:45to service Camotes Islands,
12:47the four principalities.
12:48So,
12:50the right,
12:51the least that you can get,
12:53we release one
12:54sea ambulance
12:55by end of September,
12:58and that can,
12:59it runs at 40 knots.
13:01So,
13:02because right now,
13:05so we have to have
13:09a specification of a,
13:11that can really
13:13which is necessary
13:15during a disaster,
13:16we're not also expecting
13:17for the sea to come,
13:18to be calm.
13:19Especially going Camotes,
13:20because if you're
13:21even rough,
13:23the sea is still
13:24and they're still
13:25going to be warm,
13:25they're still warm,
13:26and they're still warm,
13:27and they're still warm.
13:29But this is only just
13:31not sea ambulance,
13:32we have to be
13:33multiple purpose role
13:35for this,
13:37you can fire,
13:38as fire,
13:40for fire,
13:41just in case,
13:42and also to be a rescue.
13:43Rescue,
13:43and at the same time,
13:44you're going to have
13:46relief goods.
13:46Yeah,
13:46transport or relief
13:47logistics-wise.
13:49Yes.
13:49So,
13:50while we are processing
13:51for the procurement
13:52of these ambulances,
13:54the sea and the air,
13:56we are leasing.
13:57Yes,
13:58initially.
13:58We are finalizing
14:03the lease agreement,
14:04then,
14:05actually,
14:06before I came here,
14:08our legal gave us
14:09a counter-draft
14:10of the lease,
14:11and I sent it
14:12to the provider,
14:12if they can just,
14:13just exchanges of copies,
14:16then maybe we can finalize it.
14:17So,
14:18this is both for
14:19sea and air,
14:20or sea pa muna?
14:21Sea,
14:21then air,
14:22I talk also to the air,
14:23because we are
14:25considering also
14:26fixed-wing.
14:27fixed-wing aircraft.
14:30Rotary can be considered
14:31and fixed-wing.
14:32Because,
14:33but we are in an airport.
14:35Yeah,
14:36and,
14:36and,
14:36Kamotes.
14:37Shorter lang ang,
14:38di ni man sagod si
14:40Mr. Neri
14:41ang mong na-interview.
14:42So,
14:42nasturya po siya
14:43ng Kamotes.
14:44So,
14:44na-existing facilities
14:46ang tinood na
14:47ang pagdalang
14:48ginbitaw din ni
14:48Sayang.
14:49I'm curious about
14:51the,
14:51the decision-making
14:53process,
14:54no?
14:54Because we
14:55also know that
14:56once we acquire
14:57the sea and air
14:59na ambulance,
15:01that would
15:01require maintenance
15:02cost,
15:03et cetera,
15:04no?
15:04So,
15:04between leasing
15:05and buying,
15:07Kanang,
15:08which do you think
15:09is a more
15:10sustainable model?
15:12Although,
15:13I know that
15:13we're moving
15:14towards buying,
15:15no?
15:15Oh,
15:16both of them
15:17have maintenance
15:17cost.
15:18Okay.
15:18There,
15:19there's also
15:20third-party
15:20using the,
15:24these facility,
15:25these mobility
15:26assets because
15:26ang probinsya,
15:28ma'am,
15:28sa'li kapitan,
15:30sa'li piloto,
15:31so we have to
15:32get these people
15:33to,
15:34to hire.
15:34We already,
15:35we already computed
15:36that.
15:37And it can still,
15:38we can,
15:38the PDRMO funds,
15:40dream funds,
15:41we call it,
15:41can still
15:42provide for that.
15:43so the staffing
15:46put and then
15:47the maintenance
15:48and the
15:50hangrage
15:50and the
15:51control tower,
15:52no?
15:52Hangrage
15:53and the
15:53harborage.
15:55So,
15:55so,
15:56pasabutan na
15:57ka ng
15:58DJ,
15:58murabag ka ng
15:59kanugon atong
16:02mga
16:02past years,
16:03wala kita
16:04naka,
16:05naka,
16:06naka,
16:06bulhot ba?
16:07Considering that,
16:08fans.
16:08Kaya pwede naman
16:08di ang tatamaglis,
16:10di ba?
16:10Pwede naman
16:10ang tatamaglis
16:12kung naantay
16:12mga emergencies
16:13from the
16:15islands,
16:15pwede na
16:16ganoon ta
16:16madada yun.
16:17And fans,
16:18yes,
16:18there were
16:18fans,
16:19di li something
16:20ang mangutang
16:20pataw.
16:21There is,
16:22atong gilingkuran.
16:23So,
16:23I think,
16:24just imagine
16:255% of the
16:26revenue,
16:27you're not
16:28talking about
16:28100,
16:30sakto.
16:31Pero,
16:31ang kaning
16:32PDRMO,
16:33station ni siya
16:34din sa Cebu
16:34City,
16:35murispan,
16:36like,
16:38daghanbiay ni
16:38iguusad ng
16:39mga
16:39disasters
16:40sa Cebu
16:41province,
16:42katulang
16:42nahitabu
16:43sa Naga,
16:44di ba?
16:45Ang visible
16:45kaya na
16:46kumakita na
16:46to were the
16:47firemen.
16:48Were the
16:49firemen,
16:49kasi lang
16:50nagbungkal,
16:50so siguro,
16:51kanisya
16:51baka nang
16:52maenhance.
16:53Kaya ang
16:53disaster,
16:54mangkod,
16:54ang ilahang
16:55kliyinti
16:55are actually
16:56ang masa,
16:58ang mga
16:58butantig,
16:59yung mga
17:00tao,
17:00kasi sila
17:00may biktima.
17:01So if we
17:01cannot address
17:03them with
17:04urgency,
17:06we feel,
17:06I think,
17:07the province
17:08will fail
17:09its job.
17:09Yeah,
17:10to address,
17:11to add to
17:11that,
17:12is that,
17:12when I was
17:13a soldier,
17:14my heroes
17:15are my
17:15soldiers,
17:16because you
17:17send them
17:17to battle,
17:18you don't
17:18know if
17:18they come
17:18back,
17:18right now,
17:20because I
17:20have heroes
17:22are my
17:22responders,
17:23so I
17:23have to
17:23send them
17:24well-trained,
17:25well-equipped,
17:26because you
17:27don't know.
17:29If they
17:29are one
17:32of the
17:32victims,
17:33yes.
17:33There's one
17:34incident in
17:34Nueva Zia,
17:35one responder
17:35died,
17:36but right
17:37now,
17:37I'm
17:37insuring
17:38accident
17:39insurance
17:39for all
17:40responders
17:41of the
17:41province,
17:42that's
17:421,400
17:43responders.
17:46Consider
17:47them high
17:47risk,
17:48right?
17:48Correct.
17:49They're
17:49not just
17:49advancing
17:50their
17:51expertise,
17:51but
17:51including
17:52their
17:52lives.
17:54Because
17:55this is,
17:56correct me
17:56if I'm
17:56wrong,
17:57this is
17:57on the
17:57management
17:58side of
17:59the
17:59risk.
18:00What
18:00about
18:00on the
18:01reduction
18:02side?
18:03What
18:03initiatives
18:04are we
18:05rolling
18:05out?
18:07If
18:07it,
18:08you
18:08know,
18:09disaster risk
18:11management
18:13is not
18:13all about
18:14response.
18:16You
18:17have to
18:17be prepared,
18:18you
18:18have to
18:19go,
18:20the
18:20second
18:20trust
18:21of my
18:22office
18:22is to
18:22go on
18:23community-based
18:24disaster
18:25risk
18:26management.
18:27We have to
18:28empower
18:28communities
18:29for them
18:29to
18:29understand
18:30the
18:30risk,
18:31respond to
18:32the
18:32risk,
18:32and
18:33transfer
18:33this
18:33risk.
18:35It's
18:35less
18:35work
18:36in the
18:36government
18:36if
18:36these
18:37communities
18:37are
18:37empowered.
18:38That's
18:38the
18:38second.
18:39In
18:40principle,
18:40they're
18:40the
18:40first
18:41responder.
18:41others.
18:44Importante
18:45that the
18:46community
18:46is
18:46capacitated.
18:48By the
18:48way,
18:48I
18:48talked
18:49with
18:49Ramona
18:50Boites
18:50Foundation
18:51yesterday,
18:52and they're
18:53expert on
18:53this.
18:54Yes,
18:55emergency
18:56response,
18:57there was
18:59that
19:00sinkhole
19:04in
19:04Ronda.
19:06Coming
19:06back,
19:07you're
19:07the
19:07other
19:08Boites.
19:08Coming
19:08back,
19:09I think
19:10she's
19:11a senior
19:12adult.
19:15Back to
19:16you,
19:17you're
19:17accidented
19:18in
19:18Cebuna.
19:18You're
19:19a
19:20binis
19:21bus
19:21ABC.
19:22You're
19:23a
19:23two
19:24guys.
19:24ABC.
19:25You're
19:25a
19:25mangueram
19:28and
19:28security
19:28of
19:28mines.
19:28Call
19:29by
19:29call.
19:30We're
19:30just
19:31one
19:31person.
19:31Pass
19:32pass
19:32Kenya
19:32na
19:32deploy.
19:33Kung
19:33unsa
19:34kang
19:34risk
19:34na
19:34person
19:35based
19:35sa
19:35iyang
19:35injury.
19:37So
19:37when
19:37the
19:37responders
19:38ka
19:38ng
19:38helicopters
19:39and
19:39everything,
19:40the
19:40ambulances
19:40na
19:42prioritize
19:43na
19:43kinsay
19:43that
19:43doon
19:44everything.
19:45Na
19:45amazed
19:45kay
19:46ko
19:46if
19:46we
19:46have
19:47that
19:47kind
19:47of
19:47people
19:48ready
19:51on
19:51standby,
19:52sa
19:52yun
19:52pag
19:52assess
19:53kinsa
19:53ang
19:54labaw
19:54nang
19:55inahanglan
19:55o
19:55tabang
19:56kay.
19:56If
19:56you
19:57don't
19:57have
19:57pick
19:57up,
19:58pick
19:58up,
19:58pick
19:59up,
19:59o
19:59labaw
19:59nang
20:00inahanglan
20:00atun
20:01las
20:01po
20:01ni
20:01Rariya
20:01ko
20:02haon.
20:02Kasi
20:02inahana ba?
20:04Prioritization.
20:05Prioritization.
20:06Iyanang
20:06kipang
20:07kuluran.
20:07Nalan
20:08siya
20:08kod.
20:08Kipang
20:08suwat
20:09sa
20:09kamot.
20:09Kainan.
20:10Naanagid
20:11kiko
20:11ano nga.
20:11Inahana
20:12diya
20:12kaimportante
20:13ang
20:13risk
20:16responders
20:16ba?
20:18Dili
20:18easy
20:19ang
20:19ilahang
20:19job.
20:20So
20:20they're
20:21your
20:21heroes.
20:22They're
20:22heroes
20:22right now.
20:23So
20:23in
20:23terms
20:23of
20:24the
20:24timeline
20:25we
20:25are
20:25looking
20:26at
20:26ba?
20:27Because
20:27it's
20:27good
20:28also
20:28that
20:28the
20:29first
20:29responders
20:30in
20:31the
20:31municipalities
20:32for example
20:32or in
20:33the location
20:33are
20:34equipped
20:34and
20:35enabled
20:35also.
20:36In
20:37terms
20:37of
20:37the
20:37timeline
20:38when
20:39are
20:40we
20:40going
20:41to
20:42finally
20:42say
20:43that
20:43our
20:44first
20:44responders
20:45in
20:45the
20:45municipalities
20:46or
20:46in
20:47remote
20:47locations
20:48are
20:48already
20:49ready?
20:51On
20:51September
20:523
20:52and
20:524
20:53I
20:53will
20:53be
20:53meeting
20:54all
20:54local
20:56DRMOs
20:57leveling
20:58off
20:58what's
20:59your
20:59needs
21:00training
21:01needs
21:02capabilities
21:03because
21:04there are
21:05really
21:05component
21:07cities
21:07and
21:07municipalities
21:08that
21:08are
21:09really
21:09advanced
21:10stage
21:10preparedness
21:11talk
21:12about
21:13Danau
21:13talk
21:13about
21:14Cebu
21:15City
21:15minus
21:16Talisay
21:17but
21:18the
21:18location
21:21Pilar
21:23and
21:23Dream
21:24Fund
21:24this
21:25September
21:284
21:28and
21:285
21:29will
21:29be
21:30able
21:30to
21:30determine
21:31and
21:31maybe
21:31some
21:32of
21:32the
21:32funds
21:32of
21:33the
21:33province
21:33can
21:34be
21:34sourced
21:35to
21:35assist
21:36them
21:36I've
21:38seen
21:38it
21:39but
21:39I need
21:40to
21:40have
21:40a good
21:40picture
21:41a
21:41baseline
21:42because
21:455%
21:46revenue
21:47third
21:48fourth
21:49plus
21:49municipality
21:50so
21:50right
21:53now
21:54since
21:55you have
21:56that
21:56sitting
21:58budget
21:59that
21:59is
22:001
22:00billion
22:01aside
22:03ambulances
22:04what
22:04other
22:05funding
22:08requirements
22:09you need
22:09to
22:09use
22:10one
22:11is
22:11have
22:11to
22:11establish
22:12my
22:12command
22:12center
22:13a
22:13command
22:14center
22:14that
22:14can
22:14control
22:16and
22:16then
22:16can
22:17communicate
22:17it's
22:19a
22:19very
22:20I just
22:21talked
22:21with
22:21this
22:21provider
22:22this
22:22morning
22:22before
22:23coming
22:23in
22:23and
22:24next
22:25is
22:25I
22:26have
22:26to
22:26have
22:26this
22:27sea
22:28and
22:28air
22:28ambulance
22:29next
22:30I
22:30have
22:30to
22:31have
22:31some
22:31drones
22:32that
22:33can
22:33give
22:33us
22:33an
22:34assessment
22:34situation
22:34awareness
22:35and
22:36I
22:36need
22:37to
22:37have
22:37some
22:38mobile
22:39command
22:39centers
22:40you
22:41can
22:41move
22:42around
22:43if
22:43the
22:43responders
22:44are
22:48there
22:48I
22:49need
22:49to
22:49communicate
22:50with
22:50my
22:51responders
22:51when
22:52they
22:52are
22:52down
22:53on
22:54the
22:54ground
22:54and
22:55I'm
22:56also
22:57going
22:57to
22:58have
22:59this
22:59patient
23:00transfer
23:01vehicles
23:01for
23:02I'm
23:03helping
23:03our
23:04health
23:04officer
23:05on
23:05that
23:05and
23:06I
23:06have
23:06also
23:06mine
23:07and
23:07importantly
23:09is
23:09just
23:10to
23:10communicate
23:10I
23:11have
23:11to
23:11communicate
23:12with
23:12my
23:12local
23:13DRMOs
23:13you
23:15know
23:15when
23:15I
23:15assume
23:15I
23:16can't
23:16even
23:16communicate
23:17with
23:17my
23:17monitoring
23:18system
23:18I
23:19have
23:19to
23:19give
23:19my
23:20cell
23:20phone
23:20for
23:20them
23:21that's
23:21how
23:21bad
23:22it
23:22is
23:22if
23:23I
23:23said
23:23it
23:23in
23:24the
23:24newspaper
23:25it's
23:25a
23:25bad
23:25state
23:26that
23:27would
23:27be
23:27an
23:27understatement
23:28on
23:29what
23:29it
23:30is
23:30just
23:32imagine
23:33for
23:34very
23:35rich
23:36province
23:37that's
23:37why
23:37when
23:37I
23:37talking
23:38with
23:38provincial
23:39administrator
23:39sir
23:42this
23:42is
23:42poverty
23:43amidst
23:43abundance
23:44it's
23:45true
23:45poverty
23:48amidst
23:49abundance
23:49when
23:52a
23:53very
23:53critical
23:54office
23:54is
23:55delegated
23:56as
23:57just
23:58in
23:58case
23:59some
23:59of
23:59our
23:59viewers
24:00just
24:01in
24:02case
24:02there
24:02are
24:02skeptics
24:03there
24:04how
24:07do
24:07we
24:08also
24:08prevent
24:09sea
24:12or
24:12air
24:13ambulance
24:14or
24:14resources
24:14that we
24:15have
24:15will
24:16not
24:16also
24:17translate
24:17to
24:17certain
24:18VIP
24:19treatment
24:20or
24:21prioritization
24:22I
24:22talked
24:22with
24:25the
24:26health
24:26officer
24:26Dr.
24:28Arsenal
24:28he's
24:28the
24:29provincial
24:29health
24:29officer
24:30and
24:30I
24:30talked
24:31to him
24:31about
24:31protocols
24:32and how
24:32to
24:32use
24:33it
24:33in
24:35terms
24:35of
24:35dispatch
24:35in
24:36terms
24:36of
24:36the
24:37level
24:38of
24:38the
24:38criticality
24:39of
24:39the
24:39patient
24:40of
24:41the
24:41people
24:42and
24:42they
24:43should
24:48be
24:48on
24:48a
24:49referral
24:49basis
24:49so we
24:50talk
24:50about
24:50the
24:50protocols
24:51and I'm
24:52going to
24:52brief
24:52the
24:53government
24:53I'll
24:55help
24:55the
24:56consultant
24:57Dr.
24:57Niki
24:58Catalan
24:58on this
24:59and
25:00we
25:01come up
25:02with a
25:02protocol
25:03with
25:03procedures
25:04on how
25:04to use
25:05it
25:05your
25:06speculations
25:07but this
25:08is a
25:09multi-role
25:09this
25:09is going
25:10to
25:10fire
25:10fight
25:11and
25:12to
25:12rescue
25:13relief
25:13also
25:14but
25:14you
25:14did not
25:14bit
25:15good
25:15now
25:15on
25:15to
25:15ensure
25:16that
25:17ambulances
25:18is
25:18for
25:19everybody
25:19that
25:20can
25:20hindi
25:21lang
25:21abus
25:21that
25:22I'm
25:22late
25:22to
25:23meeting
25:23to see
25:24ambulance
25:24I'm
25:25meeting
25:26Capitulio
25:27to see
25:27the ambulance
25:28I'm
25:28just like
25:28it's
25:30the same
25:30as
25:31the
25:31wang-wang
25:31they may
25:33not be
25:33using
25:33ambulances
25:34but
25:35wang-wang
25:35is being
25:36used
25:36for
25:36makauna
25:36kasadaan
25:37to ensure
25:39that
25:39their
25:39facilities
25:40is
25:41for
25:41everyone
25:41according
25:42to
25:42priority
25:43or
25:44criticality
25:44I joined
25:51this
25:51because of
25:51her
25:51sincerity
25:52in
25:52government
25:53service
25:53that's
25:53all
25:54if
25:56not
25:56for
25:56that
25:56I'd
25:57rather
25:57retire
25:57enjoy
25:59retirement
25:59have
26:01you
26:01more
26:03than
26:04two
26:05months
26:05have
26:06identified
26:06the
26:07province
26:09considered
26:10as
26:11critical
26:11areas
26:11we
26:12have
26:12these
26:12hazard
26:13maps
26:13lands
26:15light
26:15as
26:16as
26:16as
26:16as
26:17possibly
26:17storm
26:18surge
26:18as
26:19storm
26:21surge
26:22makita
26:22sa mga
26:23isla
26:23storm
26:26surge
26:26mawag
26:27it's
26:27a term
26:28it's
26:29a
26:30rason
26:31lag
26:31namatay
26:31sa
26:32Tacloban
26:33it was
26:34not
26:34understood
26:35siya
26:35nasabtan
26:36kaya
26:37nang
26:37interview
26:37bit
26:37it's
26:38iingon
26:38man
26:38it's
26:38iingon
26:39iingon
26:40iingon
26:41iingon
26:42iingon
26:43pa lang
26:43sila
26:43mga
26:44tidal
26:45web
26:45lang
26:46layat
26:46nagkono
26:47sila
26:47pero
26:47iingon
26:48storm
26:48surge
26:49iingon
26:49slaksabot
26:50so
26:51can
26:51not
26:51education
26:52would
26:53not
26:53to
26:53sir
26:53no
26:54iingon
26:54and
26:56that
26:56comes
26:56with
26:57community
26:57based
26:57drn
26:58yes
26:58community
26:59based
26:59when
27:00we
27:01talk
27:01with
27:01ramon
27:02aboytis
27:02foundation
27:03it was
27:03a
27:03two-hour
27:03meeting
27:04yesterday
27:04so
27:05we
27:05talk
27:05about
27:06maybe
27:06going
27:06to
27:07the
27:07poruk
27:07because
27:08poruk
27:09is
27:09about
27:09300
27:09inhabitants
27:10mas
27:11dali
27:11na siya
27:12control
27:12kaysa
27:12tibok
27:13barangay
27:13imong
27:13kaos
27:14because
27:14the
27:14poruk
27:15are
27:15volunteers
27:16mhm
27:17to
27:17capacitate
27:24then
27:25we
27:25just
27:25you
27:26know
27:26localize
27:26some
27:26frameworks
27:27to
27:27them
27:27how
27:29to
27:29do
27:29it
27:29when
27:30you
27:30know
27:30what
27:32to
27:32do
27:33and
27:33when
27:33they're
27:34hit
27:34they
27:34know
27:34how
27:34to
27:34respond
27:35flooding
27:40at
27:40mga
27:40munisipio
27:41rawadili
27:41air
27:41batana
27:42ay
27:42ambul
27:43akanang
27:43fire
27:43fire
27:44trucks
27:44I
27:45don't
27:45know
27:45ugtanan
27:45ba
27:46na
27:46i
27:46fire
27:46trucks
27:46but
27:47I'll
27:47be
27:47surprised
27:48for
27:49Cebu
27:49province
27:49but
27:50anyway
27:51can I
27:51answer
27:51sir
27:51can I
27:52balik
27:52ko
27:53anong
27:53imong
27:53may
27:53idea
27:54of
27:54empowering
27:56the
27:57poroks
27:57to
27:57the
27:57porok
27:58level
27:59it's
28:03on
28:03disaster
28:05prevention
28:05kaya
28:05kanina
28:06basad
28:07ang
28:07poroks
28:07morang
28:08sa
28:08banisla
28:08yun
28:09imtun
28:09kung
28:10mag
28:10mask
28:10kung
28:10mag
28:11evacuation
28:11ta
28:12yeah
28:12when you
28:12capacitate
28:13them
28:13you
28:14let
28:15them
28:15understand
28:15the
28:15risk
28:16and they
28:17own
28:17the
28:17risk
28:18and
28:18respond
28:18to
28:18the
28:18risk
28:19I've
28:19seen
28:20it
28:20they know
28:30where to go
28:31so instead of
28:32resisting
28:33which is
28:33sometimes
28:34the case
28:34is when
28:35they
28:35understand
28:36the context
28:36they
28:37they're
28:37they're
28:39even
28:39more
28:40interested
28:41to
28:41participate
28:41in the
28:42activity
28:43but
28:43usually
28:44in
28:44disaster
28:45management
28:46there's a
28:46counterpart
28:46disaster
28:47governance
28:48with
28:49leadership
28:49mechanism
28:50and
28:50legislation
28:51and
28:52stakeholder
28:52place
28:52plays a
28:53role
28:53so
28:54important
28:54that
28:54local
28:56executives
28:57also
28:57understands
28:58it
28:58so that
28:58the
28:59people
28:59will
28:59also
28:59follow
29:00in
29:01that
29:01context
29:03with your
29:04military
29:05background
29:05and now
29:06with
29:06disaster
29:07risk
29:08reduction
29:08and
29:08management
29:09speed
29:09is
29:10essential
29:11but
29:12we also
29:12know
29:12that
29:13in
29:13government
29:14sometimes
29:14there's
29:15bureaucracy
29:16and
29:16there are
29:16also
29:17delays
29:17how
29:18are you
29:18managing
29:19those
29:22to
29:22still
29:22address
29:24the
29:24speed
29:25requirement
29:25you
29:29know
29:29sometimes
29:30the
29:31when
29:32we talk
29:32about
29:33acquiring
29:34assets
29:35there's
29:36this
29:36process
29:37that
29:38protects
29:38also
29:39the
29:40process
29:40protects
29:40the
29:41taxpayers
29:41money
29:42so
29:43we
29:43have
29:43to
29:44abide
29:44that
29:44because
29:44that
29:45process
29:45cannot
29:45be
29:46instituted
29:47by
29:47purpose
29:48you
29:48have
29:48to
29:48adapt
29:49to
29:49that
29:50so
29:50military
29:52although
29:54we
29:54have
29:54the
29:55process
29:55you
29:56have
30:00to
30:00follow
30:00orders
30:01you
30:01don't
30:01question
30:01orders
30:02outside
30:05civilian
30:05order
30:06sure
30:07ka
30:07na
30:08paikasolina
30:08paikasolina
30:09paikasolina
30:11paikas
30:12militar
30:12paangitag
30:14paangitag
30:14kasolina
30:15dili
30:15man
30:15lahi
30:16ba
30:16lahi
30:16o
30:16dynamic
30:17so
30:17I
30:18think
30:18the
30:19contribution
30:20ang
30:21orientation
30:23is
30:24sir
30:24from
30:24military
30:24diri
30:25sa
30:25civilian
30:25okay
30:27sir
30:27ang
30:28kuwan
30:29ba
30:29kanang
30:30na
30:31mention
30:31mantunin mo
30:32ganina
30:32ang kanilaging
30:33disaster
30:34prevention
30:34and
30:35mitigation
30:35at the
30:36community
30:36level
30:36especially
30:37sa remote
30:38island
30:39areas
30:40how
30:40will
30:41you
30:41coordinate
30:43this
30:44with
30:45the
30:45other
30:45agencies
30:46health
30:47for
30:47example
30:48the
30:48hospitals
30:49you
30:50know
30:50when you
30:53go to
30:53the
30:54barang
30:54guys
30:54they're
30:54also
30:54structured
30:55health
30:56education
30:57disaster
30:59management
30:59we
31:00just
31:00replicate
31:01the
31:01structure
31:01down
31:01to
31:02the
31:02porok
31:02and
31:03may
31:04health
31:04sila
31:04nasla
31:05na
31:05about
31:06disaster
31:07risk
31:07management
31:07recapacitate
31:08them
31:09let them
31:09understand
31:10what's really
31:11the risk
31:11important
31:12important
31:12the
31:13hazards
31:16are
31:16different
31:16from
31:16other
31:17places
31:17I
31:18go to
31:18the
31:18rest
31:18of
31:19my
31:19porok
31:20landslide
31:20my
31:21problem
31:21so
31:22they
31:23know
31:23how to
31:23address
31:24that
31:24and
31:24how
31:24to
31:24respond
31:25because
31:25you
31:26know
31:26how long
31:29the
31:29reconstruction
31:30materials
31:31comes
31:32seven
31:33months
31:34to
31:34one
31:34year
31:34so
31:35if
31:35the
31:36porok
31:38is
31:38capacitated
31:39they
31:39can
31:40do
31:40what
31:40they
31:40have
31:40local
31:41knowledge
31:41they
31:41use
31:41what
31:42they
31:42can
31:42see
31:43to
31:43construct
31:43themselves
31:44it's
31:44important
31:45to
31:45recapaculate
31:46if you
31:46can
31:46goberno
31:47goberno
31:47I've seen
32:01it
32:01the families
32:04prepare
32:04their
32:04go bags
32:05they
32:05prepare
32:09to
32:09they
32:10go
32:10to
32:13the
32:13relatives
32:14that
32:14are
32:15sturdy
32:16houses
32:17just
32:19preparing
32:24them
32:25that's
32:25important
32:25considering
32:26the
32:27baseline
32:27of
32:28where
32:28we
32:29are
32:29currently
32:30in
32:30in
32:31terms
32:31of
32:31disaster
32:32management
32:34or
32:34risk
32:35reduction
32:36I know
32:37that's
32:37the 50th
32:40day
32:40since
32:41starting
32:42with the
32:42new
32:42term
32:42so
32:43it's
32:43crucial
32:43to
32:44the first
32:44100
32:45days
32:45but
32:46extend
32:46to
32:47one
32:47year
32:47in
32:48one
32:49year
32:49sir
32:50what
32:50particular
32:51measure
32:52or
32:52metric
32:53do you
32:54keep
32:55track
32:55so you
32:56can
32:56report
32:57back
32:57to the
32:58public
32:58and say
32:59our
32:59first
33:00year
33:00is
33:01a
33:01success
33:01I
33:03have
33:03I'm
33:04given
33:04by
33:04governor
33:04100
33:05years
33:05100
33:06days
33:07100
33:07days
33:07for
33:11a
33:11command
33:11center
33:11100
33:13days
33:13to have
33:14an
33:14C
33:14ambulance
33:15okay
33:15that's
33:17my
33:17timeline
33:18timing
33:18for
33:19the
33:19coming
33:20typhoons
33:21typhoon
33:21season
33:22my
33:23rescue
33:24gears
33:24are
33:24coming
33:25other
33:28procurements
33:28like
33:29mobility
33:29assets
33:29are
33:30in
33:30the
33:30process
33:31maybe
33:31in
33:32I
33:32even
33:32told
33:33the
33:33six
33:33months
33:34just
33:34give
33:34me
33:34six
33:34months
33:35I
33:35can
33:35be
33:36equipped
33:36then
33:37during
33:38the
33:38six
33:38months
33:38first
33:38six
33:38month
33:39I
33:39have
33:40to
33:40go
33:40on
33:40disaster
33:41community
33:41based
33:41disaster
33:42risk
33:42management
33:43while
33:45preparing
33:46for
33:46response
33:47you're
33:47preparing
33:47the
33:47communities
33:48but
33:50you know
33:51in
33:51community
33:51based
33:51disaster
33:52risk
33:52management
33:52challenge
33:54because
33:55you
33:55change
33:56the
33:56mindset
33:57of
33:57the
33:57people
33:57values
33:58because
33:59the
33:59people
34:00where's
34:03the
34:03food
34:03where's
34:04the
34:04it's
34:04really
34:04changing
34:05them
34:05so
34:06it's
34:06really
34:06that's
34:07why
34:07I'm
34:07partnering
34:07with
34:07some
34:08NGOs
34:08to help
34:09me
34:09on that
34:10you
34:10should
34:11change
34:11your
34:11mindset
34:12then
34:16insert
34:17a
34:17concept
34:18or
34:18principle
34:19you
34:19have
34:20to
34:20accept
34:20it
34:21the
34:21buy-in
34:22is
34:22quite
34:22difficult
34:23also
34:23so
34:24I've
34:24seen
34:25success
34:25stories
34:26on that
34:26we can
34:27replicate
34:27that
34:27we can
34:28pilot
34:29and
34:29maybe
34:29others
34:30will
34:30follow
34:30answer
34:33in light
34:33of the
34:34increasing
34:34typhoon
34:35frequency
34:35long-term
34:37disaster
34:38reduction
34:39plans
34:39are being
34:40developed
34:40to ensure
34:41boost
34:41resilience
34:42knowing
34:42kakaibaw
34:43na taas
34:44sa hazard
34:44map
34:45like
34:45kakaibaw
34:45takani
34:46bahao
34:47ni din
34:47kanilang
34:48slido
34:48din
34:49kanilang
34:50unsasad
34:51atong
34:51recommendations
34:52or
34:52actions
34:53inigbaha
34:55din
34:55kakaibaw
34:56na ta
34:56actions
34:57bitaw
34:57di
34:57nam
34:57yun
34:58nga
34:58mogi
34:59ni
34:59akong
34:59mabantayan
35:00every
35:01in any
35:02gani
35:02nga
35:02season
35:02mabas
35:03paglihog
35:04na to
35:04pag
35:04desail
35:05sa
35:05atong
35:05sapa
35:05pag
35:06unclog
35:08sa
35:08atong
35:08kuwan
35:08why
35:09can't
35:09we
35:09not
35:10do
35:10it
35:10regularly
35:11may
35:11uwan
35:12uwa
35:13muna
35:13nga
35:13by the
35:14time
35:14nating
35:14uwan
35:15ang
35:15we
35:16experience
35:17right
35:17away
35:17the
35:18baha
35:18kanilang
35:18I'm
35:19not
35:19sure
35:20if
35:20it's
35:21also
35:21a
35:22budgetary
35:23problem
35:24or
35:25a
35:25planning
35:25problem
35:26or
35:26coordinations
35:28ba
35:28sa
35:28different
35:29offices
35:29just imagine
35:30BGC
35:31it's not
35:32flooding
35:32around them
35:37it's
35:37flooding
35:38just get
35:39that template
35:39then you
35:40can solve
35:40flooding
35:40but
35:42that's
35:43BGC
35:43but
35:44almost
35:44bottom
35:45my
35:45point
35:46is
35:46when
35:47talk
35:47about
35:47flooding
35:48there
35:48are
35:48causes
35:49of
35:49flooding
35:49which
35:50you
35:50should
35:50address
35:50one
35:51is
35:51clog
35:52drainage
35:52overflowing
35:54waterways
35:55impervious
35:56pavements
35:57and
36:00the
36:00urban
36:01sprawl
36:01these
36:02are
36:02things
36:03that
36:03you
36:03have
36:03to
36:03address
36:04I'm
36:04not
36:04an
36:05expert
36:05but
36:05you
36:05know
36:05the
36:06cause
36:06there
36:06are
36:06experts
36:07who
36:07can
36:07solve
36:07that
36:07you've
36:08seen
36:09it
36:09in BGC
36:10maybe
36:10we
36:10can
36:10see
36:11it
36:11in
36:11this
36:13got
36:13opening
36:14the
36:14minds
36:15of
36:15our
36:15address
36:16it
36:16I mean
36:20it's still
36:21part of
36:21the
36:21province
36:22but
36:22we
36:22have
36:22seen
36:23overflow
36:24river
36:25actually
36:29I like
36:30what you
36:30said
36:31you just
36:32have to
36:33figure
36:33the
36:33cause
36:34and
36:34then
36:35you
36:35can
36:35find
36:35the
36:35experts
36:36to
36:36solve
36:36it
36:36I
36:37think
36:37that's
36:37a
36:37good
36:37perspective
36:39to
36:39have
36:39experts
36:40who
36:40can
36:40solve
36:41that
36:41correct
36:41but
36:42you
36:42know
36:42the
36:42cause
36:43sometimes
36:43the
36:43problem
36:44is
36:44we're
36:44trying
36:44to
36:44solve
36:45something
36:45that's
36:45not
36:46causing
36:46the
36:46problem
36:47because
36:47right
36:47now
36:48it's
36:48in
36:48Minto
36:51why
36:51the
36:52water
36:52is
36:53like
36:54the
36:55question
36:55to
36:55LGU
36:56Cebu
36:56City
36:57Mandawi
36:57City
36:58Lapu
36:58Lapu
36:58City
36:58the
36:59Tri
36:59Cities
36:59Lang
36:59all
37:00this
37:00time
37:01have
37:01we
37:01not
37:01identified
37:02the
37:02cause
37:02why
37:03recurring
37:04the
37:04problem
37:04and
37:05it's
37:05getting
37:05worse
37:06the
37:06flooding
37:07is
37:08like
37:08sa
37:08on
37:08dine
37:09it's
37:09even
37:09getting
37:10worse
37:11so
37:11have
37:12we
37:12until
37:13this
37:14time
37:14don't
37:14identify
37:15the
37:15plastic
37:16when
37:16it's
37:17closed
37:17so
37:17it's
37:18not
37:18to
37:18enforce
37:18of
37:20an
37:21ordinance
37:21to
37:22ban
37:22the
37:23plastic
37:23or
37:23make
37:24sure
37:24to
37:24dispose
37:25of
37:25why
37:26is
37:29that
37:29why
37:29is
37:30it
37:31in
37:31action
37:32sa
37:32government
37:33kaya
37:34kaya
37:34kaya
37:34na
37:34lang
37:34yun
37:34man
37:35nal
37:35gina
37:35murag
37:35template
37:36na
37:36sa
37:36nila
37:36nila
37:36oi
37:37berna
37:38mag
37:38ano
37:38nata
37:39sa
37:39atong
37:39gubat
37:40sa
37:40baha
37:40really
37:41which
37:41is
37:42supposedly
37:42summer
37:42is
37:43gubat
37:43sa
37:43baha
37:43para
37:44preparation
37:45dinhirag
37:47ita
37:47taman
37:47mangalkag
37:48sa
37:48basura
37:49wakit
37:49ita
37:49ila
37:49yung
37:49solusyon
37:50nga
37:50dita
37:50mangalkag
37:51matuhay
37:52ta
37:52sa
37:52atong
37:53bahay
37:53nga
37:53bisag
37:53nag
37:53uwan
37:54o
37:54kira
37:55yung
37:55dagan
37:55sa
37:55tubig
37:56i
37:56don't
37:56know
37:57if
37:57it
37:57will
37:57be
37:58within
37:58my
37:58lifetime
37:59nga
37:59na
37:59may
37:59tabu
38:00na
38:00there
38:01are
38:01nature
38:01based
38:02solutions
38:02but
38:05I'm
38:05not
38:05an
38:05expert
38:06on
38:06that
38:06but
38:06I
38:06know
38:06some
38:07concepts
38:07on
38:07how
38:07to
38:08address
38:08it
38:08but
38:09you
38:09know
38:09you
38:09have
38:09to
38:10get
38:10experts
38:10on
38:10that
38:11you
38:11know
38:11we
38:11have
38:11to
38:11study
38:12the
38:12slopes
38:12the
38:12gradients
38:13of
38:13the
38:13Cebu
38:13province
38:14and know
38:15where
38:15the
38:15water
38:15is
38:15running
38:16so
38:16there
38:17we
38:17have
38:17good
38:17experts
38:18on
38:18that
38:18and
38:18talking
38:20about
38:20nature
38:22respect
38:23of
38:23boundary
38:24so
38:30Mahiga
38:31Creek
38:32and
38:33Butuanon
38:33River
38:34Cebu
38:35City
38:35man
38:35ginagmandawe
38:36nga
38:36nung
38:36diliman
38:36maglingkod
38:37together
38:37ang
38:38Cebu
38:38City
38:38and
38:38Mandawe
38:39o
38:39unsa
38:39unsa
38:40unsa
38:40unsa
38:40unsa
38:40unha
38:41dili
38:41ni
38:42siya
38:42rick
38:42kari
38:42pero
38:43mo
38:43lagi
38:43ni
38:43abot
38:44na
38:44akong
38:4450
38:45oh
38:4650
38:46na
38:46ka
38:46in
38:49anig
38:49yapon
38:49every
38:50year
38:50ay
38:52si
38:52manasanta
38:54binignit
38:55ay
38:55ka
38:56nang
38:57valentine's
38:57day
38:57buwak
38:58ka
38:58nang
39:00inani
39:01atong
39:01solutions
39:02to these
39:02problems
39:03when
39:03all the
39:04while
39:04I bought
39:05a
39:05problema
39:05na
39:05I'm
39:06sure
39:06kibos
39:07in
39:07on
39:07say
39:07cause
39:07but
39:08why
39:08are
39:08we
39:08not
39:09addressing
39:09it
39:09sincerely
39:11can I
39:12get
39:12sincerely
39:13good
39:13Sincerely
39:15let's
39:17talk about
39:18moral
39:18okay
39:20we know
39:20that
39:21it's
39:22I
39:22like
39:23the
39:23approach
39:23about
39:24improving
39:25capacity
39:26sa
39:26porok
39:26and
39:27not
39:28just
39:28limited
39:28to
39:29the
39:29provincial
39:30level
39:31but
39:32along
39:32with
39:32that
39:33are
39:33also
39:33people
39:34so
39:35how
39:35do
39:35we
39:36also
39:36ensure
39:37that
39:38their
39:38moral
39:39and
39:39their
39:39engagement
39:40remain
39:42high
39:42important
39:43is
39:44leadership
39:46advocacy
39:47of
39:48disaster
39:48risk
39:48important
39:50to
39:50you
39:50can
39:50if
39:51the
39:51people
39:52and
39:52our
39:53governor
39:54is
39:54a
39:54responder
39:55is
39:55a
39:56responder
39:57she
39:57understands
40:00disaster
40:02response
40:03is
40:03in her
40:04heart
40:04So, the advocacy is to advocate that CBDRM, community-based DRM, is one of the solutions to help to address disaster risk, to reduce loss of lives, and to reduce damage to property.
40:22Then, when you go to the advocacy of disaster risk management, which is preparedness, response, rehabilitation, recovery, it can be advocated.
40:33Because the other term, disaster, it's a disaster.
40:37Unfortunately.
40:39And some really don't understand what disaster risk is.
40:44It's like, if you have the political risk, it's a political risk, security risk, food, security risk, disaster risk is a disaster risk.
40:51You have to reduce it and you have to manage it.
40:54Just advocacy the leadership.
40:56Our governor is about disaster.
41:03That's one area that she can say she's walking the talk.
41:11I said earlier that it's not for her sincerity. I'd rather enjoy my retirement.
41:16Okay. So, looking forward, looking ahead. So, now my metric for the first six months, for the first 100 days and then six months, what's your vision for the next three years?
41:37To be, for our communities to be resilient. For our communities, when they're hit by disaster, can bounce back better. This is the vision.
41:49The vision, no?
41:50They don't realize the government, no? But the government can capacitate them with all the stakeholders involved.
41:56So, it's important if we can get the communities to be resilient, no? That's our job for the government.
42:04Mm-hmm.
42:05Then, we just, we can have our recovery efforts, early response, early recovery, then we can rehabilitate.
42:11It's an important thing to think that, it's an important thing to think that, it's an important thing to think that, it's an important thing to think about it.
42:16As you mentioned, ah, pabalik-balik, pabalik-balik.
42:18Yes, it's true.
42:19You've seen it, di ba?
42:20Yes.
42:21I've seen that in Camotes. They call it Bahay na Bato.
42:26Ah, okay.
42:27Yeah.
42:28It's a very nice concept of resilient shelters. Baguio gaya, sold sila dito.
42:33If they're in Baguio, ah, they rebuild their houses.
42:36So, lesser, lesser loss, no loss of property.
42:39The loss of lives, di ba?
42:40Yes.
42:41Or the property.
42:42The property.
42:43Yes.
42:44The property.
42:45The property.
42:46The property.
42:47The property.
42:48The property.
42:49The property.
42:50The property.
42:51The property.
42:52The property.
42:53The property.
42:54The property.
42:55The property.
42:56The property.
42:57The property.
42:58The house.
42:59The house.
43:00The shelter.
43:01E-example.
43:02If you looked at the gym.
43:04You could visit in Yolanda.
43:06Theyowej.
43:07The police.
43:08The police.
43:09But still, it's just, the sea.
43:10What it is is, it's just beside the sea.
43:14So, it's all in the sky.
43:17You have to also address the issue of place attachment.
43:22I think the place, the island is obliterated by a storm surge,
43:27because of the culture attachment, the family kinship,
43:32you have to also understand this kind of dynamics.
43:34Even if the entire community is wiped out,
43:37they will be able to build it here.
43:40Even if it entails a very sad memory.
43:43Even the Takloban, the Takloban.
43:45They will be able to wipe out,
43:47those who are wiped out,
43:49they will be able to wipe out from the place to the place.
43:51They will not be re-booked,
43:53but they will be able to go back to the place,
43:56because there are many fishermen here,
43:59so you will be able to dislocate them.
44:01I don't know, how the government will address that,
44:04how the problems you will address.
44:05The adaptation.
44:07Hopefully, increasing their understanding and capacity,
44:13hopefully, will address that.
44:15Because I remember you said to Odette,
44:18the islands that they've been told to evacuate,
44:22ahead of time,
44:24but they did not.
44:26That's why, when I was in Dicol,
44:36it was the military being used to get them out.
44:39So, even if you were able to leave here,
44:42the islands and the islands,
44:43the islands, the islands,
44:43the islands, the islands,
44:44the islands,
44:45the islands,
44:46So, hopefully, by the time typhoons will come,
44:54our PDRMO office will not be ready.
44:57But, Karun, I have a question.
44:59He has an attachment to the governor's office.
45:01So, Karun, where is he?
45:03Right now,
45:05it's going to be going back to a department.
45:07Okay.
45:08When you,
45:09if you're in department level,
45:10you have a position,
45:11you have a position to your staff.
45:12So, right now, it's an office.
45:14I mean, just as a J-O,
45:16how can you get the experts?
45:18And sustainability.
45:19Just this salary grade.
45:21How can you invite the experts to join?
45:27The good ones.
45:27When unsecure the other job,
45:29then you're...
45:30But, when it comes to the department,
45:31it's already done.
45:32It's already done.
45:33It's already done.
45:35Right?
45:35So, that's the advantage of making it
45:37at the department.
45:38So, it's already done.
45:39But, I'm very fortunate,
45:40very thankful
45:42with board member Tining Martinez
45:45who is sponsoring it.
45:46Because,
45:47if you're in the middle of it,
45:48you're in the middle of it.
45:49You're in the middle of it.
45:50Yes, you're in the middle of it.
45:52So, now,
45:53the process is to return
45:54to the department level.
45:55I think it's in the first reading.
45:56Yes.
45:57So, hopefully,
45:58there will be next next year.
45:59If you're in the department level,
46:00what are the criteria requirements of you, sir?
46:02Right now,
46:04in the first,
46:0547.
46:06So,
46:07the problem is,
46:08the governor wants
46:09four offices to be a department.
46:11So, we have to set outside
46:13the personal services
46:16that have a bracket
46:17a certain percentage.
46:18Yes.
46:19So,
46:20we suggested about 27 on that.
46:21The rest,
46:22we can hire as JOs.
46:24That's okay.
46:25Yes.
46:26Workable now.
46:27Three.
46:28Right?
46:29Anyway,
46:30so,
46:31with that,
46:32I think,
46:33we've covered everything.
46:34So,
46:35thank you.
46:36Sorry,
46:37give us a message to the people watching us now.
46:40Be sure that the governor is really taking disaster risk management in her heart.
46:47She always talks about it.
46:50He wants everybody to be safe.
46:52He wants everybody,
46:53kind of loss of lives and loss of or damage to property should be reduced.
46:58And in terms of management,
47:01the governor is very supportive of that.
47:05In terms of preparedness, response, recovery and rehabilitation.
47:09Are you prepared?
47:10Are you prepared?
47:11Ma'am?
47:12Even the food supplies?
47:13Relief?
47:14Okay.
47:15So,
47:16important is that relief.
47:17It's not the relief,
47:18it's not the Sardinas.
47:19Ah,
47:20really?
47:21It's not the relief.
47:22No,
47:23no,
47:24no.
47:25I really remember
47:26it's not the topic of the country's country.
47:28So,
47:29so,
47:30when I interviewed her,
47:31she said,
47:32that's a good thing about the Sardinas.
47:33It's not the weather.
47:34So,
47:35I don't know where the weather is.
47:36It's not the weather.
47:37So,
47:38beggars can't be choosers.
47:39can't be choosers.
47:40But you also have to, when you place relief, it should be also with dignity, diba?
47:46Oh, yeah.
47:47It's like Maria Clara.
47:50It's like it's a disaster.
47:55Same to those who have relief goods.
48:00If you have a home, you can use it to help you.
48:07You can use it to help you.
48:09You can use it to help you.
48:11You can use it to help you.
48:14You can use it to help you.
48:16There are stories about evacuation centers.
48:19Maria Clara, field demonstrations, bridesmaids.
48:24By the way, talking about relief,
48:29the governor has a plan to forward a warehouse in the north and south.
48:35To preposition relief goods.
48:39Anticipatory deployment.
48:41So, one is, I talked to the mayor in Danau.
48:47That's the most unafforded unit going to Kamotes and going up.
48:51And I still have to talk with two other municipalities down.
48:54So, can you help me?
48:58That's the response.
48:59That's the deployment of relief.
49:01The deployment of relief.
49:03But you know, it'll take time because we're going to construct it.
49:06Yes.
49:07But at least it's not short term but long term.
49:10Yeah.
49:11Yeah.
49:12Yeah.
49:13I think even the DSWD, they're warehouses.
49:14Yeah.
49:15Yeah.
49:16I talked to them.
49:17I saw some warehouse management.
49:21I said,
49:22you know, warehouse and logistics management, it's difficult also.
49:26You have to train people to do that.
49:28Yeah.
49:29Yeah.
49:30Pag-insure, monitor, give me the immune goods.
49:31Nandili expired.
49:32Yeah.
49:33Because ang bugas mo, three months, buk-buk.
49:35Buk-buk.
49:36Tinood.
49:37Tinanglan siya.
49:38Even the temperature in the warehouse, matter na siya.
49:42Mamanage yan ah.
49:43Kaya, you know.
49:44Sayo.
49:45Wala ikuan.
49:46Look what happened to the rise in Mandawi.
49:47Oh.
49:48Diba?
49:49Waste.
49:50Naghanatagipang.
49:51Hatagpatudong.
49:52Waste.
49:53Pagtagbinti ang kilo.
49:54Naghanay nakakaon.
49:55But with that, mo.
49:57It was, thank you for the good insight, sir, about the PDRMO office nga.
50:03Mabalik na, isip po sa kandepartamento.
50:06Na-shock sa bitaw me when the story nga.
50:09Attached na ron di siya sa office.
50:11The governor.
50:12The governor.
50:13When in fact, it's a regular department.
50:15So kung what happened, it's in the past.
50:18Di na lang tayo mag-ukay ako DJ.
50:20So with that, that wraps up this edition of Beyond the Headlines.
50:23We hope today's conversation helped shed light on the bigger picture of the story.
50:29And once again, we'd like to thank our guest, retired Colonel Dennis Pastor,
50:35for joining us and helping us to connect the dots where they matter.
50:40And I'm Yildred Galarpe.
50:42And I'm DJ Moises.
50:44And good afternoon.
50:45Hello, Norton.
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