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Sen. Legarda enjoins the participants to protect the 18 Major River Basins

   In an effort to reduce losses and casualties brought by natural disasters, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) through the Local Government Academy (LGA) have partnered with the Agencia Española de Cooperacion Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID) and Senator Loren Legarda conducted the “Regional Forum on Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation: A Collaboration Workshop for the Pampanga River Basin” last June 07, 2012 at the Oxford Hotel, Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga.

   The activity was attended by representatives from the municipalities of Region 3 and neighboring provinces from Region II specifically Nueva Vizcaya and Pangasinan.  The event aims to provide local officials with knowledge on reducing risks and casualties from natural hazards through proper preparation and information dissemination.  Another objective was to initiate a continuous partnership and collaboration among the Local Government Units in the face of disaster. Adaptation to natural impediments through harmonized efforts and alliance building which shall guarantee effective results.

   Vice-Governor Joseller “Yeng” Guiao welcomed the participants in behalf of Governor Lilia B. Pineda who is on travel outside of the country. The province of Pampanga expressed its gratitude to National Government Agencies that have extended their assistance to the Provincial Government especially during calamities.

   Guest of Honor Senator Loren Legarda encouraged everyone to join her campaign in protecting all 18 Major River Basins. She also pointed out the importance of preparedness in order to prevent natural hazards from turning into natural disasters. Moreover, she believes that through intelligent management of natural hazards, not only lives can be saved, but also livelihood, this scenario will pave the way into a stable economy and progressive country. The event was also valuable to the proposed bill of Senator Legarda – “Philippine River Basin System Administration Act of 2012”.

   Sec. Mary Ann Lucille Sering, Vice Chair, Climate Change Council and Dir. Josefina T. Timoteo, Regional Director, Office of Civil Defense Region 3, discussed RA 9729 and 10121 respectively. USEC Austere A. Panadero, DILG, presented the DILG CCA-DRRM Intervention Framework  while Dir. Ricardo Calderon, Executive Director, DENR-Region 3 showed a situationer regarding the Pampanga River Basin.

   Dir. Marivel C. Sacendoncillo, Exec

Dir. Sacendoncillo shares her insights and initiatives of other LGUs

utive Director of the Local Government Academy, Governor Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado of Bulacan, Vice-Chair of the Regional Development Council of Region 3; Mr. Edgardo E. Tongson; and Mr. Silverio Tandog of the World Wide Fund for Nature Philippines, shared their experiences, strategies and existing initiatives which can be used as a framework of other Municipalities and Provinces. 

   Lastly, Dir. Thelma T. Vecina, Assistant Director, LGA-DILG facilitated a workshop and commitment building which aimed to craft a common action/roadmap for LGUs and other stakeholders in creating a dynamic river basin.

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Ms. Manonong of UN-Habitat shares inputs on the workshop output of the participants

  As part of the project Strengthening Philippine City Capacities to Address Climate Change Impacts, the UN-Habitat has identified Olongapo City as one of its pilot LGUs.  To this effect, Olongapo City, DILG Region III and UN-HABITAT-Philippines represented by Mayor James Gordon, Jr., Dir. Florida M. Dijan and Ms. Maria Adelaida M. Manonong, respectively, forged a partnership for the purpose of undertaking a Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment and mainstreaming its result into local plans of the city, particularly its Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) and Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP).

   To jumpstart the project, Mayor Gordon organized a technical working group headed by Engr. Marivic Nierras, the City Planning and Development Officer.  Said TWG shall provide the technical inputs during the data gathering, workshops and related activities.  On the other hand, UN-HABITAT Philippines will take charge of the technical assistance in the areas of capacity assessment, disaster risk/climate change vulnerability in local plans and shall provide resource support such as technical, consultants and financial assistance.  DILG Region III, in turn, has also organized a team headed by OIC-MED Chief Lerrie S.  Hernandez.  The team will assist Olongapo City and UN HABITAT Philippines in the actual conduct of Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment in their CLUP and CDP Preparation. 

    As an offshoot activity, an Orientation-Workshop  on Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment for the Sectoral Committees of the City Development Council and Punong Barangays was conducted last June 7-8, 2012 at Forest View and Leisure Residences, SBMA, Olongapo City.

    Risk assessment will likewise be held on June 21-22, 2012 which will involve the actual conduct of surveys/inspections of most vulnerable areas and population. 

    The United Nations Human Settlements Program, UN-HABITAT, is the United Nations agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. It runs a number of global programs that involve countries from all over the world. The programs involve a wide range of partners ranging from central government, local government to civil society and beneficiary communities.

   At present, UN-HABITAT-Philippines is implementing a technical assistance project entitled Strengthening Philippine City Capacities to Address Climate Change Impacts.  This project which is being implemented in coordination with DILG Region III seeks to increase the adaptive capabilities of local governments by strengthening governance structures, engaging stakeholders and providing integrated strategies to mitigate and adapt climate change through improved planning and management.

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LGOO VII Susita Bulawit and LGOO V Gemma Macatangay of BLGD, Central Office with LGOO V Jeffrey Manalastas of DILG R-3, Mr. Hilton Hernando of PAG-ASA R-3 and Bulacan participants during the coaching session

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has started its coaching session on managing Replication Inception Workshop (RIW) in the province of Bulacan’s School Hydrological and Information Network (SHINE) project. 

Said activity was conducted on June 4-5, 2012 at the Malolos Resort Club Royale, Malolos City, Bulacan. It was attended by majority of the members of the Project Shine and one participant from PAGASA and one each Provincial/Regional GOFAR Focal Person. The resource persons were from the BLGD, LGOO VII Susita Bulawit and LGOO V Gemma Macatangay.

The coaching session is designed to assist the local government unit institutionalize the replication of good practices as an avenue in achieving excellence in local governance. Also, it aims to build the capacities of the LGU for effective management of Replication Inception Workshop.

The Provincial Government of Bulacan through its project SHINE already documented their good practice under the GOFAR project. Noticeably, the SHINE project is worth replicating since there are LGUs who manifested their interest in replicating the project SHINE good practice.

“SHINE” is a simple program aimed at addressing the issues on the effects of climate change, particularly on awareness to hydrometeorological related disasters, mainly floods. The activity is another way of supporting DepEd’s program on the “climate change enhanced curriculum”. It is also consistent with the underlying principle that disaster awareness should begin in schools.

LGUs who had manifested their interest in replicating the project SHINE good practice are Municipality of Baggao, Cagayan and Rosales, Pangasinan. These LGUs will be invited by DILG to attend the Replication Inception Workshop and MOA Signing that is tentatively scheduled on July 11-12, 2012 at the Malolos Club Royale, Malolos City, Bulacan.

Meanwhile, "Good Practices in Local Governance: Facility for Adaptation and Replication" (GO-FAR) is the first project of the DILG that serves as an intervention mechanism of the Department in its support to the government’s effort in institutionalizing good local governance.  Basically, it deals more on the strategies in facilitating the actual exercise of the transfer of technology of specific good practice where interested LGUs would want to replicate, manage knowledge and funds for sustainable technical assistance.

One of the implementation strategies of the project is to build the model LGUs Capacities in Facilitating Replication Inception Workshops. This involves providing technical assistance to potential and model LGUs prepare their facilitators’ guide and generic agenda to enable them to effectively administer and/or facilitate the replication inception workshop as well as assist replicating LGUs in formulating their replication inception workplan.

For those LGUs who are interested in replicating the “SHINE” Project you may cont

click here to download SHINE documented good practice

act the DILG Regional Office III at 045-455-2433 or DILG Bulacan Provincial Office at     044-796-1286.

For more information, you may download the “SHINE” documented good practice in this website.