FRED C. LUMBA SPECKS OF LIFE
SANTA CLAUS IS A MYTH
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Why, when we were kidsplayful as we are - we took to Santa Claus as if he were the reason for the season, didn’t we?
Riding a reindeer-driven sleigh led by the red-nosed Rudolph in the icy winter, the fat bearded hombre clad in red brought bagfuls of gifts meant for every kid who was obedient, respectful and prayed to Santa.
SC’s message was not about Jesus but about being a good kid who is rewarded with toys and other items that make him happy for the season.
I did not realize that this is a deception until I began reading the Bible.
Now I have seen why many families who call them-
selves Christians are so enamored with the approaching Chisitmas because their children are looking forward to receiving the gifts they have prayed for to arrive, loaded into socks hung on their much adorned traditional Christmas tree.
Credit the fat jolly fellow for he has, to a degree, succeeded in taking away the focus on the Lord Jesus because the enemy was able to convert the Christmas season into a materially rewarding period of time that is not about Jesus’ birth and his purpose for the world as embodied in John 3:16.
Oh, pardon me but I am not pontificating.
I am only voicing out what for a long time has been inside my Christian heart because I too, am a parent like many of you out there.
We celebrate the Lord Jesus’ birth on Christmas day through a spiritual outlook instead of the earthly understanding that most have tak-
en it to be.
In the early fifties - as the nation was just coming out of the ruins of the Second World War - I recall how kids my age sang with gusto bouncy ditties about Santa Claus like “Jingle Bells” and “Santa Claus is coming to town.”
We learned to memorize the lyrics by listening to the radio and repeating the words that the singer was singing.
Many of us then knew how to verbalize Jesus’ name but that was all.
We picked up the notion that Jesus did not bring gifts to kids but Santa did so the latter’s fat bellied image captured our childish innocence.
Santa was more in our lips than Jesus was in our hearts.
I hope I am not touching some sensitive chords that may arouse ill feelings.
It is about time that teachers in the basic education classes straighten out the
record so that school learners in their formative age are already taught the real score about who the Lord Jesus is and why Santa Claus is just a mythical figure.
It is the right thing to do and this is moral.
The truth may sadden the kids’ memory of Santa but it will greatly enrich their knowledge of who the Lord Jesus is.
The continuing unabated commercialization of the season and the inflationary costs have pushed to the edge those who have nothing at all. Those who cannot afford to buy gifts and toys for their children are left to become expectant for their sons’ and daughters’ godparents to shower them with Christmas items.
Therefore, a new consciousness should ideally arise.
In the basic education levels, perhaps a different approach and method should be introduced to rectify what
has been, for ages, the incorrect way of celebrating the Christmas season.
Children are impressionable.
What their elders do, they copy and mimic.
Regardless if their actions are morally right or wrong.
New Christmas songs that are inherently Pinoy in essence and substance should instead permeate the airwaves.
Western Christmas songs mention the snowman and the icy winter which we in the tropics do not have. Isn’t this ironic for Pinoy kids to be animatedly singing carols that allude not to their own realm but those in another hemisphere?
The better thing to do is to get rid of Santa Claus’ images and figurines, out of malls and other printed materials so that children will get to know the real message of Christ’s birth.
I DECLARE AGAIN: SANTA CLAUS IS A MYTH.
Outside the Japanese consulate, established in 1920, and a couple of honorary foreign consuls appointed to handle trade and commercial arrangements in Davao, the first prewar consular office opened in the city was initiated by Taiwan, erstwhile known as the Republic of China (ROC).
The Davao consulate, older by a few months than the ROC legate in Cebu, was housed in a building within the Villa-Abrille estate. Years later, the mission was opened to liturgical services of the Davao Evangelical Church with the support of a Taiwanese diplomat.
Davao’s first Chinese emissary was Mih Sek Long (Mi Xi Chong), a devout Christian and preacher who completed tertiary studies at the prestigious St. John’s College in Shanghai, China. Assisted in
his consular works by Ang Chin Woo as secretary, he became consul on November 1, 1947, six days after the ROC mission was established on October 27, 1947.
The scarce records, sadly, do not reflect the names of those who succeeded Mih Sek Long and how many consuls served the mission after him. The ‘Chinese Culture: A Quarterly Re-view,’ though, provides some details. Consul Chang served the Davao consulate until July 20, 1961; he moved out of his post six days later. He was succeeded by We-min Lee as head of mission from July 20, 1961, to January 3, 1964.
During Lee’s watch, the POC moved its mission to its permanent home at the corner of Santa Ana and Lapu-lapu streets, just across the iconic Santa Ana Parish Church, in 1963. The land
where the two-story mission house still stands has been subject to contentious own-ership tussle. A group of Chinese wants to wrest control of the property.
Lee was later replaced by Chi Yu on July 25, 1964, after nearly seven months of delay. He held the post until September 8, 1969, and was succeeded by Tseng I-Chang. There are no details up to when Tseng managed the mission until 1975, despite the People’s Republic of China (PROC) becoming a member of the United Nations on October 25, 1971, replacing Taiwan.
The ‘Chinese Culture: A Quarterly Review’ (December 1995) praised Tseng for his contribu-tion to the Davao business community for his irreplaceable services and considerations: “…during his tenure of of-
fice [Tseng] has demonstrated exemplary talent, ability and sin-cerity in fostering closer relationship, as well as encouraging and promoting business and trade opportunities, between the people of the Republic of China and the people of the Phil-ippines, particularly among the business sectors in Davao City. He is regarded as one of the most esteemed and respected foreign diplomats stationed in Davao City.”
In appreciation, the Davao City Chamber of Commerce, a distinguished group composed of 221 entrepreneurs and business firms engaged in an extensive range of a wide range of commercial, trade and industrial concerns, both domestic and foreign, passed a resolution on April 18, 1974, unanimously conveying its deepest gratitude and commending the
POC for its contributions to the city through its foreign ministry.
The choice of Davao as the site of a POC legate, with jurisdiction over Mindanao and the Sulu, archipelago was due to three factors. (i) the city, ravaged by war but still home to vast plantations, set the pace of reconstruction and growth in Mindanao.
Secondly, the city hosted a dynamic community of Chinese allied with the Kuomintang party, the Chinese national political party of Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, the founder of the Republic of China (Taiwan). And thirdly, Gen. Chiang and Philippine President Manuel Acuña Roxas, detained in Davao City after his capture by the Japanese imperial forces in Bukidnon, had become good friends.
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ANTONIO V. FIGUEROA FAST BACKWARD
SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN
FROM THE MINUTES OF THE 21ST REGULAR SESSION OF THE 9TH SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN HELD ON NOVEMBER 21, 2022 (MONDAY) AT THE SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN SESSION HALL, LEGISLATIVE BUILDING, PROVINCIAL CAPITOL, NABUNTURAN, DAVAO DE ORO.
EXCERPTS
PRESENT: Hon. Jayvee Tyron L. Uy Vice Governor/Presiding Officer
Hon. Herv Martelle Z. Apsay Member
Hon. Ruwina S. Gonzaga Member
Hon. Marie Jude M. Fuentes-Lopoz Member Hon. Kristine Mae T. Caballero-Rañon Member
Hon. Wilfredo C. Ang Member Hon. Renato B. Basañes Member
Hon. Vivencia L. Secuya Member
Hon. Teodoro D. Arancon Member Hon. Eutropio S. Jayectin Member Hon. Raul C. Timogtimog Member Hon. Albert P. Camana Member
ABSENT: Hon. Raul B. Caballero Member (On Leave)
Hon. Jammaila V. Buda Member (On Official Business) Hon. Charlemagne B. Bautista Member (On Official Business)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The state upholds the people’s constitutional rights to life and property by addressing the root cause of vulnerabilities to disasters, strengthening the country’s institutional capacity for disaster risk reduction and management, and building the resilience of local communities to disasters including change impacts.
Local Government Units are capacitated under Section 16 of the Local Government Code of 1991 to exercise powers necessary, appropriate, or incidental for its efficient and effective governance, and those which are essential for the general welfare.
The Department of the Interior and Local Government issued Memorandum Circular No. 2012-35 dated February 21, 2012 to cause the enactment of local ordinances for the implementation of forced evacuation as a resort when a disaster or emergency has been declared and danger of loss of lives is imminent within its area of jurisdiction.
The Provincial Government of Davao de Oro through the Provincial Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) craft measures that will ensure a zero-casualty implementation of its existing Disaster Risk Reduction Management operations in any scenarios brought by natural and/or human made hazards.
After a nominal voting called for the purpose, eleven (11) members voted in favor for the passage of this ordinance.
PROVINCIAL ORDINANCE NO. 102-2022
and informative guidelines on pre-emptive or forced evacuation guidelines in the province during a calamity or emergency.
In a disaster-prone country like the Philippines, much is expected from the local governments which are the core of a community. A local government unit (LGU) remains integral across phases – before, during, and after disasters – as mandated by the Local Government Code of 1991. Solway (2004) outlined the basic roles of the local government in facilitating the community during a disaster.
The LGU must be able to (1) assess the vulnerabilities of the area and its constituents, (2) instill basic knowledge of natural disasters and the possible impacts, (3) conduct an information and education campaign (IEC) on disaster mitigation, (4) coordinate with officials in charge of planning, construction, health, and welfare, (5) conduct first-aid trainings, (6) partner with educational institutions to broaden awareness and support existing knowledge, and (7) build evacuation centers and determine safe locations for those affected.
SECTION 3. DEFINITION OF TERMS The following words and phrases, whenever used in this Ordinance, shall be construed as defined in this Section:
A. Camp Coordination and Camp Management – is the technical sector that coordinates the temporary assistance and protection activities to displaced persons living in camps or camp-like settings (including all temporary communal shelter options such as formal camps, collective centers, communal buildings, spontaneous settlements, transit centers, evacuation centers, reception centers or those that may require relocation due to proximity to hazard, insecurity, or eviction).
B. Disaster – refers to a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts, which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources. Disasters are often described as a result of the combination of: the exposure to a hazard; the conditions of vulnerability that are present; and insufficient capacity or measures to reduce or cope with the potential negative consequences. Disaster impacts may include loss of life, injury, disease and other negative effects on human, physical, mental and social well-being, together with damage to property, destruction of assets, loss of services, social and economic disruption and environmental degradation. (Sec. 3(h) of RA 10121, otherwise known as the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010)
C. Emergency Operation Center (EOC) – is an established control facility from which emergency operations can be directed and coordinated with the local staff and officials to receive information relating to an incident. This is where the decision makers and support agencies should report to supervise an evacuation.
D. Evacuation – means an operation whereby all or part of a particular population is temporarily relocated, whether individually or in an organized manner, from an area in which a disaster or emergency has been declared and is considered dangerous for the health or safety of the public.
E. Forced Evacuation – an order from competent authority to forcibly evacuate residents to an appropriate evacuation destination (areas) to protect their lives from the onslaught of disaster.
F. Hazard – a dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihood and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage.
Be it ordained by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the Province of Davao de Oro in its regular session assembled that:
SECTION 1. TITLE This ordinance shall also be known as the “DAVAO DE ORO PRE-EMPTIVE OR FORCED EVACUATION GUIDELINES BEFORE AND DURING A CALAMITY OR EMERGENCY IMPACT ORDINANCE”
SECTION 2. PURPOSE This ordinance seeks to provide concrete, complete,
G. Imminent Danger – means an immediate threat of harm.
H. Incident Management Team – provides on-scene incident management support during incidents or events that exceed a jurisdiction’s or agency’s capability or capacity.
I. Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) – refers to any individual who has
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Author: Hon. Kristine Mae T. Caballero-Rañon
“AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING THE GUIDELINES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PRE-EMPTIVE OR FORCED EVACUATION IN THE PROVINCE OF DAVAO DE ORO BEFORE AND DURING A CALAMITY OR EMERGENCY IMPACT, PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES”
suffered harm as a direct result of an arbitrary internal displacement that refers to the involuntary movement or forced evacuation or expulsion of any person or group of persons to flee or leave their homes or places of habitual residence, without crossing an internationally recognized State border, as a result of or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights or other natural or human made disasters.
J. Pre-Disaster Risk Assessment – refers to qualitative or quantitative approach to determine the nature and extent of disaster risk by analysing potential hazards and evaluating existing conditions of exposure and vulnerability that together could harm people, property, services, livelihoods, and the environment on which they depend.
K. Pre-emptive Evacuation – means a voluntary evacuation of people threatened by an inevitable onset of hazard.
SECTION 4. GENERAL POLICIES AND GUIDELINES ON PRE-EMPTIVE AND FORCED EVACUATION
A. Coordination During Emergencies (Lead Agency During Emergencies)
As stipulated in R.A. 10121 Section 15, the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils (LDRRMCs) shall take the lead in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from the effects of any disaster based on the following criteria:
i. The Barangay DRRMC, if a barangay is affected;
ii. The Municipal DRRMCs, if two (2) or more barangays are affected;
iii. The Provincial DRRMC, if two (2) or more municipalities are affected;
iv. The Regional DRRMC, if two (2) or more provinces are affected; and
v. The National DRRMC, if two (2) or more regions are affected.
B. Degree of Affectation and Other Special Cases
In the event a barangay or municipality requests the assistance of the provincial DRRMC due to the extent and severity of damage caused by a disaster to a barangay or two (2) or more barangays, the affected LGU must forward its request through the fastest or any means possible for appropriate action.
C. Conduct of Pre-Disaster Risk Assessment (PDRA)
For hydrometeorological hazards that are based on all available forecast data such as Typhoon, flooding, and other related hazards, PDRA will be conducted without delay to carry out preventive and mitigation measures against disaster risks.
The Provincial Government of Davao de Oro through the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) shall call for a multi-agency meeting who are members of the Technical Working Group of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC). PDRA presents the profile of the impending threat and its ill effects to the locality and residents of this province that would lead to disaster risk.
The outcome of the PDRA will serve as the basis for recommendation to the Local Chief Executive in the activation or implementation of this ordinance including the activation of the Emergency Operation Center and the Incident Management Team as necessary. The Local Chief Executive (LCE) normally acts as the Responsible Official in managing any eventualities inside its Area of Responsibility (AOR).
D. Activation and Interoperability of Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and/ or Incident Management Team (IMT)
EOC is activated in anticipation of an event or in response to an incident and as a support to the requirements of the LDRRMC, an agency or for IMTs working at the ground. As a designated facility it is staffed to undertake multistakeholder coordination, manage information, and mobilize resources in anticipation of and/or to support incident operations. It shall disseminate public warnings and shall collect, analyze, manage, and disseminate information and set response and recovery priorities.
IMT when activated will be closely communicating its needs to the EOC in order that provision of services and resources are delivered accordingly, thus, interoperability of response cluster and IMT is the key to the overall success of the operations through the EOC.
E. Coordination and Collaboration of agencies and sectors and Team Composition
The participation and collaboration of LDRRMC members at barangay, municipal and/or provincial level is crucial in the delivery of preemptive or forced evacuation. The Response Cluster Coordinator in coordination with the EOC shall ensure collaboration and coordination among relevant clusters such as, but not limited to the Law and Order Cluster, Food and Non-Food Cluster, Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM), Protection Cluster, Health Cluster, etc.
F. Deployment of Uniformed Personnel
The Local Chief Executive as the Responsible Official may mobilize or deploy uniformed personnel stationed or detailed within the AOR of Davao de Oro province with proper coordination and collaboration with their respective unit field commanders whenever necessary as follows:
i. The Philippine National Police
ii. Armed Forces of the Philippines
iii. Bureau of Fire Protection
iv. Philippine Coast Guard
v. The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
The role of the Law and Order Cluster in this case is highly relevant, especially ensuring the safety and security in evacuation centers including the establishment of measures to secure their properties from looting, theft, robbery, etc. in the concerned area.
G. Preparation and Readiness for Evacuation
Evacuation Centers
The identified and profiled safe Evacuation Centers of the Barangay and/ or the Municipality shall be utilized to lessen the operational time and risk of transporting IDPs. The Punong Barangay and/or the Municipal Mayor is empowered to strategize in identifying or converting private areas for safety and security of the IDPs.
Identified safe evacuation centers in their respective AORs where IDPs will be temporarily billeted will be the barangay/municipal/provincial evacuation centers, facilities and other places deemed fit as identified by the CCCM Response Cluster in coordination with the IMT and EOC.
School classrooms may be coordinated with the local Department of Education Division or District offices or thru the concerned principals or school administrators in their AORs, if evacuation centers can no longer accommodate the IDPs or displaced families.
Vehicles for Evacuation
The IMT thru its Incident Commander (IC) in coordination with the EOC shall identify and designate available vehicles and request EOC as necessary for additional resources.
Proper observation and attention as to the IDPs needs during transport is of great importance and must be provided in any manner during the evacuation effort.
Provision of Basic Necessities while in the Evacuation Center
The concerned LGUs shall ensure that the basic necessities, such as food, shelter, toiletries, and hygiene kits, of the evacuees are available and provided for while the latter are in the evacuation centers.
Designated Area for Livestock
The concerned LGUs shall designate specific areas where the livestock of the evacuees can be brought and safely placed temporarily.
H. Beneficiary Communication, Community Engagement and Accountability
All evacuations to be made should be carried out in a manner that is humane and respectful of the dignity of persons without discrimination and with conscious attention to the needs of vulnerable sectors such as children, women, the elderly, and persons with disability.
All IMT members, responders and all other teams who are involved and mobilized during the operations, shall inform the IDPs in a manner and language that they can understand, such as, but not limited to the need for the evacuation, explanation on the measures carried out as alternative options for their safety. Evacuation operatives shall use local language to properly convey and enforce the order emphasizing their family’s safety from the impending threat.
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I. Duration or Period of Evacuation
The LCE upon the recommendation of the P/M/BDRRMC, may determine the period when the affected residents may be allowed to return or go back to their homes safely. Inputs from the CCCM Cluster on this regard will be highly considered.
J. Stoppage of Mining Operations
Per Republic Act No. 7942, better known as the “Philippine Mining Act of 1995” under Section 67 re: Stoppage of Mining Operations, provides that in case of imminent danger to life or property, the mines regional director may summarily suspend the mining or quarrying operations until the danger is removed, or appropriate measures are taken by the contractor or permittee. In a such manner, with the issuance of a “Stoppage of Mining Operations” from the Department of Environment of Natural Resources through the Office of the Regional Director or any of its assigned officers or offices, this ordinance will be activated and fully enforced which may be applicable to the current situation.
K. Evacuation during or amidst Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases
In the event of an epidemic, or when placed under a State of Public Health Emergency of Global Concern or in the case of a Pandemic disease such as the COVID 19, all IDPs and personnel involved in the operations during the evacuation, without exemption, shall observe stringent Minimum Public Health Standards (MPHS) to ensure prevention of infection and/ or cross-contamination with the IDPs to the responder and/or vice-versa. Maintaining the wearing of face masks and/or face shield as necessary, ensuring hand hygiene and sanitation, maintaining social distancing and taking into consideration both vaccinated and non-vaccinated IDPs and those vulnerable groups.
L. Evacuation during Armed Conflict Situations
In the event an armed conflict is taking place in a community, it is expected that the personnel from the Armed Forces of the Philippines and/or the Philippine National Police, whoever operates in that area, shall provide advance notice to the barangay/municipal and/or provincial LCEs for community members to evacuate pre-emptively or forcibly for those residents who are still in areas declared as “dangerous or high-risk areas”.
M. Activation of Forecast-based Early Action (FBEA) Protocols or Anticipatory Humanitarian Action (AHA) Protocols for Livestock Evacuation and/or Early Harvesting of Crops
In the event that communities require evacuation of livestocks or their affected animals, the Municipal DRRMC through its Veterinary/Agriculture Offices may facilitate transport and take custody of the animals to be placed in an appropriate area adjacent to the evacuation centers and/or in trailers, cages or temporary facilities whatsoever is available in the area. PDRRMC/O may augment its local counterparts whenever it is deemed necessary.
The same may apply to early harvesting of crops especially on forecasted hazards allowing specific lead time to act prior to its impact. Farmers or its association must closely coordinate with their respective MDRRMC/Os thru the Municipal Agriculture Office or the PDRRMC/O thru its Provincial Agriculture Office if augmentation is necessary.
SECTION 5. STEPS, SYSTEMS, PROCEDURES AND CONSIDERATIONS ON PREEMPTIVE EVACUATION
A. The P/M/BDRRMC recommends the implementation of pre-emptive evacuation of residents, whenever necessary.
B. The Local Chief Executive as Chairperson of the P/M/BDRRMC and as the Responsible Official (RO) will issue an Order on Pre-emptive Evacuation following the stipulations under Section 3 of this Ordinance and based on the results of the conducted PDRA;
C. The RO will also issue a directive activating the EOC and IMT as necessary based on all available data and projected scenarios;
D. Once activated, the P/MDRRMO or BDRRMC will ensure that Incident Command System (ICS) are complied with accordingly and ensure interoperability between the Response Clusters and IMT thru the EOC;
E. All its operation will be implemented in accordance with the set Incident Action Plan (IAP) following the desired operational period, resources and teams mobilized specially manpower coming from the Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Bureau of Fire Protection
(BFP), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Local Emergency Response Teams, and other relevant PDRRMC member agencies, etc. and those enlisted to provide assistance to affected area;
F. The IMT will recommend to the RO and share the same to the EOC their plans for demobilization. Necessary post deployment evaluation and/or a close out meeting must be conducted involving all stakeholders deemed necessary to participate. Discussions will include key actions and significant events occurring during the operation, including key decisions made, strengths, weaknesses, recommendations, and lessons learned.
SECTION 6 STEPS, SYSTEMS, PROCEDURES AND CONSIDERATIONS ON FORCED EVACUATION PROCEDURES
A. The P/M/BDRRMC recommends the implementation of forced evacuation of local residents, whenever necessary. In actual situation, the earlier issued pre-emptive evacuation shall be elevated to forced evacuation with proper enforcement of existing laws to forcibly direct and ferry, transport and/or convey residents away from harm’s way as identified and considered risky with PDRA;
B. The Local Chief Executive as Chairperson of the P/M/BDRRMC and as the Responsible Official (RO) will issue an Order on Forced Evacuation following the stipulations under Section 3 of this Ordinance and based on the results of the conducted PDRA. The P/M/B DRRM Council and/or Committee shall ensure strict enforcement of forced evacuation in areas declared by PAGASA under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal no. 1 or higher. This may apply to residents who refused to leave the area despite declaration of forced evacuation by the LCE, or when residents go back to their homes/affected areas without an issued order to return back to their places of origin;
C. The RO will also issue a directive activating the EOC and IMT as necessary based on all available data and projected scenarios;
D. Once activated, the P/MDRRMO or BDRRMC will ensure that Incident Command System (ICS) are complied with accordingly and ensure interoperability between the Response Clusters and IMT thru the EOC;
E. All its operation will be implemented in accordance with the set Incident Action Plan (IAP) following the desired operational period, resources and teams mobilized specially manpower coming from the Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Local Emergency Response Teams, and other relevant PDRRMC member agencies, etc. and those enlisted to provide assistance to affected area;
F. The IMT will recommend to the RO and share the same to the EOC their plans for demobilization. Necessary post deployment evaluation and/or a close out meeting must be conducted involving all stakeholders deemed necessary to participate. Discussions will include key actions and significant events occurring during the operation, including key decisions made, strengths, weaknesses, recommendations, and lessons learned.
SECTION 7. KNOWLEDGE AND CAPACITY BUILDING MANAGEMENT FOR COMMUNITY DISASTER RESILIENCE
As a general guide for preparedness especially during typhoons, the Operation Listo manual will be a useful tool before, during and after its onset. The LCE sees to it that the P/MDRRM Council and the Barangay DRRM Committees (BDRRMCs) shall conduct capacity building activities on DRRM and provide orientation on the possible hazards, vulnerabilities and climate change risks and adaptation strategies geared towards community disaster resilience.
The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) in coordination with the MDRRMO and the BDRRMC, shall organize and conduct knowledge and capacity building activities to prioritize high risk areas as identified in the risk assessment.
The following activities shall be organized, such as:
A. Information and education campaign about the pre-emptive and forced evacuation ordinance highlighting provisions of RA 10121, the Local Government Code and other existing policies;
B. Conceptualization, development and distribution of posters, newsletters, brochures, pamphlets and other IEC materials regarding disaster risk reduction and management including Pre-emptive and Forced Evacuation Ordinance and its other salient features in the local language or vernacular. It shall be posted in the most conspicuous places within the AOR of Davao
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de Oro. The same content of the materials should be disseminated through radio broadcast, social media postings and/or TV advertisements;
C. Training and orientation on community based DRRM emphasizing on the community’s identified hazards, vulnerabilities and climate change risks and adaptation measures.
SECTION 8. PROHIBITION OF FISHING VESSELS AND FISHING ACTIVITIES AND SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR COASTAL COMMUNITIES DURING TYPHOONS, STORM SURGES AND GALE WARNINGS
Upon the issuance of the Public Storm Warning Signal (PSWS) No. 1 or higher as raised by PAGASA, all vessels of 1,000 gross tons or below shall not sail in the municipal waters of Davao de Oro, except for those vessels who will sail in our AOR to take shelter. Otherwise, movement of vessels above 1,000 gross tons, the Philippines Coast Guard is capacitated and with its mandate shall take responsibility and discretion to impose regulation and enforcement of maritime laws to the shipping company when PSWS No. 1 or higher is hoisted in the AOR of Davao de Oro.
As a proactive and preventive measure to ensure safety of its people residing in coastal communities, the “Not to Sail/No Sail” order shall also be issued in Typhoon scenarios or other related hazards in the coastal barangays. Close coordination and collaboration with the Punong Barangays and the Philippine Coast Guard stationed in the AOR of Davao de Oro Province shall strictly enforce and prohibit fishing activities in coastal communities declared by PAGASA under PSWS No. 1 or higher.
SECTION 9. REFUSAL OF LOCAL RESIDENTS TO COMPLY WITH THE EXECUTION OF FORCED EVACUATION AND ITS CORRESPONDING POLICY
In the event that the local residents refuse to leave their homes, insist on going to the sea, or, after evacuating will go back to their homes/affected areas against the instruction or order of the evacuation operatives as issued to this effect, the Barangay/Municipal/Provincial Government as well as the members of the mobilized units of the BDRRMC, MDRRMC/O, PDRRMC/O, PNP, AFP, PCG, BFP, BJMP and other operatives should be guided by the following:
A. Forced evacuation procedure will be resorted to in cases where the forecasted impact of disaster is within less than twelve (12) hours or in any disaster incidents that have already occurred;
B. If anyone from the vulnerable or marginalized groups does not adhere to the order of forced evacuation and found within the danger or target area within the time frame (refer to Item A), he/she may be forcibly taken or even arrested if the situation warrants as a means of ensuring his/her safety;
C. Forced evacuation shall be carried out in a manner that is humane, respectful of the dignity of a person, not using disproportionate force, without discrimination and with conscious attention to the needs of vulnerable sectors such as children, women, the elderly and persons with disabilities;
D. Personnel and volunteers carrying out the forced evacuation shall make sure that all measures are taken to inform the evacuees, in a manner and language that they can understand, of the need for the evacuation, and that there is no other alternative for their safety, the place where they will be taken and for how long;
E. Personnel and volunteers carrying out the forced evacuation shall comply with other rules being promulgated by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) for the protection of human rights of all persons.
Any person who willfully and deliberately disregards or opposes the order of forced evacuation issued by the Local Chief Executive at the barangay/municipal or provincial level shall release the latter from any liability for the former’s injury or death attributed to his disobedience. During evacuation, priority shall be given to those persons or residents who willfully comply with the order of forced evacuation.
SECTION 10. PENALTY CLAUSE
Any individual who deliberately and willfully refuses and disobeys the orders of the authorities implementing the forced evacuation, or who violates any provision of this Ordinance shall be subjected to a fine not exceeding One thousand pesos (P1,000.00) or imprisonment not exceeding one (1) year, or both in the discretion of the court.
If the offender is a corporation, partnership or association, or other juridical entity, the penalty shall be imposed upon the officer or officers of the corporation, partnership, association or entity responsible for the violation without prejudice to the cancellation or revocation of these entities license or accreditation issued to them by any licensing or accredited body of the government.
If non-compliance with the foregoing guidelines is by the responsible local official/s, the foregoing penalty shall be without prejudice to filing of administrative case against him/her in accordance with the Local Government Code of 1991 or the Ombudsman Act.
SECTION 11. REPEALING CLAUSE
Any ordinance, order, memorandum, rules, and regulations which is inconsistent with the provision of this Ordinance is hereby modified or repealed accordingly.
SECTION 12. EFFECTIVITY
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its posting in three (3) conspicuous places within the province and after compliance with all procedures required under Republic Act 7160, for the validity of an ordinance.
ENACTED AND APPROVED, this 21st day of November 2022 at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Session Hall, Legislative Building, Provincial Capitol, Nabunturan, Province of Davao de Oro.
CARRIED.
I hereby certify to the correctness of the above-quoted ordinance.
THELMA
R. CURIMAO- YUMANG, MPA Secretary to the Sanggunian
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