Sustainable Initiatives Led by Local Experts

          DLSU-COSCA’s partner organizations  signified their commitment to  help enhance  disaster preparedness with  their  participation  in the  series  of  training on  Disaster  Risk Reduction  and  Management (DRRM)   organized  by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) through the Office of Civil Defense (OCD).   COSCA supports OCD’s implementation of Republic Act (RA) 10121, by collaborating with stakeholders to achieve its vision for a safer, adaptive and resilient Filipino Communities towards sustainable development.  This  vision is  concretized  with OCD’s conduct of  DRRM training and other capacity building activities in communities  such  as  the  following series  of training  participated  by COSCA partner  organizations:

        a. March 05, 2018 DRRM Training attended by 2 representatives  from the Samahan ng mga Nanay ng Julian              Felipe (SNNJFI) for  the Children’s Sector

       b.   March 20, 2018 DRRM Training  attended by  3 representatives from the Teresa Charities for the Elderly                   Senior Citizen Sector 

       c.  April 30, 2018  DRRM Training attended  by 18 community leaders from  COSCA’s 8 partner organizations              for the  Workers in Informal Sector, viz: 1) Center  for Social Transformation and Restoration, Inc (CSTR),                2) Bukluran ng mga  Migranteng  Manggagawa at Ka Pamilya (BMMK), 3) Konpederasyon ng mga                          Samahan sa National Government Center – East Side, Inc. (KOSA), 4) Kababaihang Yumayabong Tungo                sa Kagalingan, Inc.  KAYUMANGGI) – Quezon City, 5) KAYUMANGGI - Valenzuela, KAYUMANGGI -                      Paranaque, Urban  Missionaries and Kababayan sa Bagong Barrio-Caloocan City (KSBB)

      d.  May 16-18, 2018 DRRM Training participated by 3 members of Lian Fisher folk Association, Inc.  for the                   Fishing Sector

          For  2018,  government  through the OCD gives priority to the training of  the basic sectors of  society on DRRM.  This  serves as foundation to achieving community resiliency and will help increase community-level support and participation in DRRM efforts.  During the series of  DRRM training,  local leaders from COSCA’s partner  organizations  were oriented on established DRRM  principles. 

         Also, during the series of DRRM training, the basic sector participants were introduced to the Philippine DRRM system.  They were able to familiarize themselves with the following hazards normally encountered in their respective communities:  a) hydro-meteorological hazards b) geological hazards, c) rain- induced landslides,  d)  Climate Change and e) human-induced hazards. 

         The last module reviewed the relevant DRRM principles discussed during the training through  simulation  activities.  The participants were  given cases  that  happen during calamities and  were  requested  to   apply  the  DRRM  principles  and  other  learnings  shared  by  the   resource  speakers specially when responding  to  the  risks present in their  communities  during  calamities.  The  participants shared  their realization that  the  way  to  achieve  community  resiliency requires   their commitment  to understand the basic  knowledge  of the  DRRM  principles and  awareness of  the  various  risks and  hazards  observed  in their  respective  communities.  This  awareness will  assist them  in  planning  for the  appropriate response.