A 30-YEAR Disaster Resilience Master Plan from the barangay to the provincial level is being pushed to prepare for all types of hazards, the Office of Civil Defense XI said on Thursday, July 9.
Ednar Dayanghirang, regional director of OCD XI, said the region has yet to establish a consolidated master plan beyond the standard compliance.
“Daghang local disaster plans that are just made for compliance, if ever naay tinoud, three years or six years lang,” Dayanghirang said during the regional kick-off of National Disaster Resilience Month on July 9 in Mati City.
Dayanghirang added that the previous plans have limited scopes in terms of types of disasters.
“Mao na nay kampanya nako karon, master plan of disaster resilience from the barangay, then municipal, province ug i-consolidate nato into a regional plan,” he said.
He said that local government units prioritize plans for vulnerable communities, while leaving out those who are not directly affected.
“Kasagaran sa mga plano nato kadto lang mga bahaon, mao ray ibutang sa plano, pero ang landslide prone nga wa pa na landslide, dili gina-apil,” he said.
Dayanghirang said all communities must be included as long as the Mines and Geosciences Bureau tags them as “disaster-prone.”
The master plan, he said, must be legislated at the barangay, municipal, or city level to prevent politicking. Based on their experience, plans are typically shelved when officials change after every election.
