Critique and Bridging of the Gaps

of the PH DRRM Plan

Presentor: Maria Dianne Rallon

Representative, AGWWAS/
Sr. Project Planning and Development Officer
Integrated Water Resources Management Program
Metropolitan Cebu Water District

PHILIPPINES
IS OUR HOME,
OUR LIFE,
AND OUR FUTURE.
FOR ALL OF US HERE,
WE JUST BORROWED OUR NATURAL
RESOURCES FROM OUR CHILDREN
AND CHILDRENS CHILDREN.
DO YOU THINK WE CAN STILL
BEQUEATH TO THE NEXT GENERATION
AN ENVIRONMENT WORTHY OF LIFE?

METHODOLOGY
Review of Fundamental Philippine Policies
and Laws
Review of International Agreements in
Relation Thereof
Review of related documents on DRRM
Review of Plans of Agencies
Review of Enabling Environments vis--vis
Organizational Structures

ELEMENTS OF NATIONAL SECURITY

Socio-Political Stability
Territorial Integrity
Economic Solidarity
Ecological Balance
Cultural Cohesiveness
Moral-Spiritual Consensus
Peace and Harmony

A BRIEF CRITIQUE-BRIDGING GAPS

ON ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
Government Agencies on Water Resources Management
are not reflected in the law e.g. Water Service
Providers/WDs/ or Association of WDs
River Basin Organizations, Protected Area Management
Boards
Urban, Environmental Planners not quite manifested in the
DRRM Portfolio of Plans and Framework
Other than DRRMOs, MENROs/CENROs engagement
towards Disaster Prevention & Mitigation
Misconception of mandates of some government
agencies (e.g. DOLE)

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A BRIEF CRITIQUE-BRIDGING GAPS

ON ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
Review on Budget Formulation for Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management e.g. Percentage of
DRRM Fund Allocation with the IRA
Financial Planning and Allocation within
respective government agencies

A BRIEF CRITIQUE-BRIDGING
GAPS

ON INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
Devolution of functions
Creation of organizational frameworks (forms and
functions) e.g. organizing the first responders;
regional incident command and management
teams
Capability Building Mechanisms- Investing on our
Human Resources (Public Servants)

A BRIEF CRITIQUE-BRIDGING
GAPS

ON MANAGEMENT INSTRUMENTS
Harmonization of plans-e.g. CLUPs, FLUPs, PA
Management Plans, PDPs, CDPs, LDIPs, etc.
Vulnerability Assessments, etc.
Timetables of Plans
Ecosystems Situationers (Biodiversity, Water, Forests,
Marine, etc.)
Social Change Instruments (IECs) for a disaster-oriented
society
Regulatory Instruments moratorium, p

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RURAL RECONSTRUCTIO

What does it mean in DRR

DRR recognizes the need to uphold
and maintain ECOSYSTEM
RESILIENCE as a non-negotiable. It
means the need to reverse
environmental lose by addressing its
roots causes, i.e development
aggression, etc.

WE ONLY HAVE OURSELVES

TO FEND FOR OURSELVES
TOWARDS
NATIONAL INTEGRITY;
IF WE FAIL,
WHAT IS OUR WORTH?
LET US TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES AND PRAY THAT WE WILL NOT
BECOME THE NEXT CLIMATE CHANGE REFUGEES.

DAGHANG SALAMAT!!!!