DILG eyes LGUs’ full compliance on the creation of disaster preparedness office

REPRESENTATIVES of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Philippine National Police distribute a copy of the 28-page Disaster Preparedness Manual to local government units and other partner-agencies and organizations on March 25 at the Tabacalera Function Hall in Laoag City during the provincial launching of the Oplan Listo program. The manual containing a checklist of early preparations in times of natural and man-made calamity hopes to assists LGUs in formulating disaster preparedness plans, allowing them to know if they are ready, and what they need to do to meet the minimum levels of readiness. Also in photo are: Officer-in-charge Julie Daquioag of the DILG Regional Office I, Provincial DILG officer Roger Daquioag and Major Randy Baoit, Bacarra chief of police. (Lei Adriano)

By Leilanie G. Adriano

Staff reporter

LAOAG CITY—The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) is seeking Local Government Units’ (LGUs) full compliance of the mandatory creation of Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (LDRRMO) in its bid to strengthen fast and reliable response when disaster strikes.

While the province of Ilocos Norte has maintained a very satisfactory rating in terms of disaster preparedness, DILG provincial director Roger Daquioag reiterated the need to create an office and appoint personnel, who will be responsible to set direction, develop, implement and coordinate programs meant to reduce and properly manage risks caused by natural and man-made calamities.

In Ilocos Norte, he said there are still LGUs which have yet to comply with Memorandum Circular No. 2014-1 jointly issued by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, DILG, Department of Budget and Management and the Civil Service Commission.

Under the memo dated April 4, 2014, LGUs that are financially capable shall create plantilla positions for the LDRRMO and employ personnel with a salary grade ranging from 8-24, provided it does not exceed the personal service limitation cap.

According to Mr. Daquioag, the city government of Laoag has already fully complied with the memo circular while other LGUs are still being updated.

Earlier, the Ilocos Norte government has created the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC), now known as a task force on provincial resiliency.

Aside from early preparations towards unexpected eventualities, the Provincial Resiliency Task Force (PRTC) also includes possible threats on terrorism, climate change and outbreak of such as Dengue, Chikungguniya, HIV/AIDS and typhoid to be included in the provincial action plan.

“Ilocos Norte is 100 % prepared in terms of organization and everything. We just want to enhance what really is the specific response for a specific disaster and we want to know who are responsible for all these things,” said DILG regional director Julie Daquioag during her recent visit to Ilocos Norte.

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