164 Cordillera mayors attend disaster, devolution training
>> Tuesday, November 8, 2022
BAGUIO CITY – A
total of 164 newly elected and re-elected municipal mayors and Local Disaster
Risk Reduction and Management officers in Cordillera took part in 3-day
training last week to address disasters.
Training program of the Dept. of the Interior and Local Government Cordillera aimed to develop strategies and planning upgrade in local governance, pandemic, crises, and full devolution in the region.
“This three-day training is part of component 3 of the NEO program dubbed creating roadmap for LGU development to improve their crisis management strategies, address interagency concerns, and combat insurgency,” DILG Cordillera director Araceli San Jose said.
“This forms part of our commitment to the Cordillera Regional Development Council in campaign for regional autonomy, which is included in our selection of special topics,” she said.
San Jose said the activity aimed to prepare participants in taking up their tasks and responsibilities as political leaders and area development managers specifically in disaster preparedness and response, managing infectious diseases, dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic and other crisis and to gain valuable insights on how to harness the power of data and capitalize on multi-stakeholder convergence in promoting development in their respective LGUs through the special topics discussed by selected regional line agencies.
“The pandemic has served as a litmus test on our leaders and it has brought out the best in some by facilitating our LGUs’ ability to adapt to the changes and develop innovative solutions in managing the impacts of the pandemic,” she said.
San Jose recalled the 6.7 magnitude earthquake last July 27 which critically impacted the region.
She said there was need for the LGUs to revisit and scale up their respective DRRM plans and to ensure that all their corresponding facilities were in place and ready to respond during disasters.
“We cannot just rely on resilience" of our people. It needs to be corresponded by the local government that is ready, has a plan, and solution considering the disaster-prone topography of the Cordillera,” she said.
San Jose also shared her optimism that this training will help build the roadmap or Cordillera LGUs’ holistic development with special emphasis on disaster-resilience and crisis management. – BLM/ DILG-CAR
Training program of the Dept. of the Interior and Local Government Cordillera aimed to develop strategies and planning upgrade in local governance, pandemic, crises, and full devolution in the region.
“This three-day training is part of component 3 of the NEO program dubbed creating roadmap for LGU development to improve their crisis management strategies, address interagency concerns, and combat insurgency,” DILG Cordillera director Araceli San Jose said.
“This forms part of our commitment to the Cordillera Regional Development Council in campaign for regional autonomy, which is included in our selection of special topics,” she said.
San Jose said the activity aimed to prepare participants in taking up their tasks and responsibilities as political leaders and area development managers specifically in disaster preparedness and response, managing infectious diseases, dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic and other crisis and to gain valuable insights on how to harness the power of data and capitalize on multi-stakeholder convergence in promoting development in their respective LGUs through the special topics discussed by selected regional line agencies.
“The pandemic has served as a litmus test on our leaders and it has brought out the best in some by facilitating our LGUs’ ability to adapt to the changes and develop innovative solutions in managing the impacts of the pandemic,” she said.
San Jose recalled the 6.7 magnitude earthquake last July 27 which critically impacted the region.
She said there was need for the LGUs to revisit and scale up their respective DRRM plans and to ensure that all their corresponding facilities were in place and ready to respond during disasters.
“We cannot just rely on resilience" of our people. It needs to be corresponded by the local government that is ready, has a plan, and solution considering the disaster-prone topography of the Cordillera,” she said.
San Jose also shared her optimism that this training will help build the roadmap or Cordillera LGUs’ holistic development with special emphasis on disaster-resilience and crisis management. – BLM/ DILG-CAR
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