Mainstreaming DRR/CCA in Planning and Budgeting Mechanisms of Priority Barangays and Addressing Economic Vulnerability in Marinduque

DRR AND CCA INTEGRATION

In 2007, the BDRC Learning Circle was introduced to Joint Memorandum Circular No. 01-2007. For MACEC, it was an opportunity to make critical DRR and CCA interventions. Means were explored. In June of 2008, NEDA extended the invitation for Sub-National DRR Mainstreaming with CA and its partners. MACEC took the lead in learning the process that NEDA presented. Seeing its possible application to local government units, MACEC studied the process and found policy foundations in various Philippine policies, including the RA 7160 (Local Government Code of 1991) and developed a tool for the integration of DRR and CCA in the planning and budgeting processes for the barangays using the very same tools that DILG requires of the local government units.

Process

1. A team from each barangay attended a 3 day workshop composed of Punong Barangay, Barangay Treasurer, SB Kagawad, Chairperson of Appropriations Committee and MACEC representative as member of the Barangay Development Council

a. Situation Analysis and Environmental Scanning Using the PCVA



b. Overview of the International, National, Regional and Provincial Policy Frameworks

Attention given to the Hyogo Framework for Action on DRR vis a vis the Strategic National Action Plan; UN Framework on Climate Change vis a vis the National Policies on CC; Millennium Development Goals; Rio Declaration and the Philippine Agenda 21; MTPDP targets (ie. BEAT THE ODDS of the current administration) and the Provincial/ Municipal Development Thrust

c. Visioning Workshop


d. Strategy Formulation
e. Formulation of the Programs, Projects and Activities



f. Budgeting Workshop



2. DRR and CCA were integrated and expressed in their barangay vision and priority projects, programs and activities and at the same time harmonizing all plans and projects (and also budgets) in accordance with the Joint Memorandum Circular No. 01-2007 and the Budget Operations Manual for Barangays (BOMB)



3. Barangay Officials were made aware that the mandatory 5% Calamity Fund is only a benchmark of a minimum requirement of RA 7160 and not the celing amount for appropriation. Instead, if there are enough funds, allocation may be made above the 5% benchmark


4. Barangays were able to integrate budgets for specific disaster preparedness activities such as capability building, drills and projects on livelihood in their Annual Budget (integrated in their 20% LDF or in the MOOE)



6. Discussions on the insertion of administrative provisions in appropriations ordinance such as the provision that any excess amount in the budget year;s 5% Calamity fund shall remain in the same allocation as a continuing fund appropriation

OUTPUT

184 of 218 barangays in Marinduque were able to prepare their 10-year Local Development and Investment Plan, 2009 Annual Investment Plan and 2009 Annual Budget with DRR and CCA provisions



Provincial Development Council and Municipal Development Council inclusion of specific budget items on DRR and CCA and the appropriation of modest amount therein their regular budgets for 2009

Adoption of an ordinance by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of MACEC's proposal to mandate the use of compressed flourescent bulbs in all government projects, edifices, buildings, etc. and the gradual transition on the use of the same by business establishments and households

Adoption of an ordinance mandating the participation of all institutions, households and individuals in the annual provincial coastal clean up drive

Two (2) units of hanging bridges (150 meters ) in 2 barangays of Mogpog were constructed upon MACEC's representation with a party-list group to enable barangay residents to have access during flooding and to facilitate their immediate evacuation

ADDRESSING ECONOMIC VULNERABILITY and the
NEED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Vegetable farming employing measures to protect the farming process from extreme heavy rainfall and drought with the help of line agencies, the local government and state colleges and universities



Butterfly culture: releasing a percentage of the cultured butterfly into the wild to contribute to biodiversity conservation

Name of Organization	Marinduque Council for Environmental Concerns
Location	Marinduque
Contact Person	Miguel Magalang
Address	Second Floor, Sacred Heart Diocesan Pastoral Center, Cathedral Compound, Boac, 4900 Marinduque, The Philippines
Contact Number	(63) (42)332-2713
Email address	myke_sacmarinduque@yahoo.com, macec.secretariat@yahoo.com

Attempts at Reducing Vulnerabilities of Coastal Households through Sustainable Livelihoods and Social Protection

This project started in June 2008 and its main thrust is supporting sustainable livelihoods development among poor fishing households in Sitio Gumange, Brgy. Cuta na Daco, Sorsogon and social protection through gender-responsive household organizing.

Strategies:

1. Nurturing the social capital:

1.1 gender-responsive household organizing for DRR

a. understanding personhood
b. household visioning and planning
c. the essence of family and parenting
d. building practical family lifeskills
e. building socially responsible families
f. family synergy, family negotiations and agreements


1.2 Finding strength in each member of the community: Family Day


2. Understanding Risks to Disasters: PCVA

3. In search of sustainable livelihoods for fishing households facing the threat of typhoon and storm surges: supplemental and alternative livelihoods

a. shellcraft


b. handicraft from screwpines




c. compost preparation from managed solid waste and dried sea grass found in the shoreline

d. garbage collection from neighboring communities: waste sold for recycling and waste turned into compost

e. vegetable gardening



e. food preparation and vending


f. food retailing in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture, Department of Social Work and Development, National Food Authority


4. Social protection

a. Access to health insurance: P4/day health savings from livelihoods for PhilHealth premium

b. Health empowerment for health resilience: capacity building for a community-based health program (i.e, indigenous health practices such as use of herbal medicine); feeding program for malnourished children



c. Preventing spread of diseases from contaminated water: Setting up level-two potable water system



NOTE: The barangay decided to replicate the strategies and methods used in Sitio Gumang through a barangay resolution. Brgy. Cuta na Daco has been awarded and cleanest barangay in the province of Sorsogon after the replication of the strategies from Sitio Gumang.

Name of Organization	Coastal Core Sorsogon
Location	Sorsogon
Contact Person	Shirley Bolanos
Address	1164 Molave St., Gate 2, SPPVS, Bibincahan, Sorsogon City
Contact Number	056-2111904
Email address	coastalcore@gmail.com, corecoastal@yahoo.com

Responding to challenges in flood-prone agricultural areas

A. PCVA: Understanding Risks ---- hazards, exposure, vulnerability



B. Vulnerability Reduction

1. Collaborative Project on Testing of Submergence Tolerant Rice Lines and Establishment of Disaster Resilient Livelihoods







2. Attempts at affordable rainwater catchment


C. Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response

1. Procurement of motorized bancas for rescue operations

THEN....


NOW....

Name of Organization	Social Action Ministry Prelature of Ipil and PhilRice-Agribusiness Incubation Services for Enterprises
Location	Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay
Contact Persons	Gualberto Largo for SAM Ipil or Hazel Alfon for PhilRice
Address	Prelature of Ipil, Bishop’s Residence, Zamboanga Sibugay
Contact Number	062-333-2346/ 044-4560285
Email address	sam_prelipil@yahoo.com; hazelnut914@gmail.com

DRR Mainstreaming in Cebu City....UPDATES

Integration of DRR in Barangay Development Plan


Study Circles on DRR and CCA

Study circles became venues for bringing closer to the communities knowledge gained from the capacity building within the BDRC Learning Circle and other venues for learning. FORGE staff are first provided the first level capacity building and are then sent out to communities to facilitate community-based study circles.

Attempts at Slope Protection (Then and Now)

The fund made available for the community project was used as a leverage to facilitate access to LGU funds. The City government has committed, in principle, to continue the slope protection project.

Planting of 3000 fruit trees, so far, for slope protection


Waste Management: Waste Segregation and River Clean-Up for Riverine Communities

Community support for the strict implementation of NO SEGREGATION, NO GARBAGE COLLECTION ordinance

DRR Volunteer Brigade

Name of Organization	FORGE, Inc. -Cebu
Location	Cebu City
Contact Person	Vidal Auxilio and Antonio Balang
Address	Cebu City
Contact Number	(032) 4126862 and 0921-7275858
Email address	vg_auxilio@yahoo.com.ph
	antoniobalang@yahoo.co.uk

MAINSTREAMING DISASTER RISK REDUCTION IN PILOT BARANGAYS IN CEBU CITY (Apas, Bulacao and Kalunasan. (October 2008 to April 2009)

PROJECT BACKGROUND

Fire, landslide, and flooding are the three most common disasters in Cebu City. These disasters mostly affect the urban poor who live in congested areas where most of the houses are made of lights materials; or in danger zones, particularly, beside creeks or in riverbanks.

The Bureau of Fire Protection Region VII has yet to release its official, but between March and May this year, two major fires occurred in Cebu City. In March, a day after the sirens blared to signify the start of Fire Prevention Month, at least 40 structures were razed by the fire that left four people injured and more than 80 families homeless in Barangay Tinago. The damage was placed at P800, 000. In May, more than 447 families or around 2,400 individuals lost their homes in the blaze that hit sitios Bato and Kasilian, Barangay Ermita. The damage was estimated at P2.2 million.

Fire authorities identified electrical misuse as the common cause of fires. On the other hand, Cebu City Vice-Mayor Michael Rama and City Councilor Gerardo Carillo identified the narrow roads, especially in urban poor communities, as the number one difficulty of fire trucks responding to the incidents.

Also in May, some 2,000 people were displaced due to the landslide and flooding spawned by heavy rains. The Cebu City Government, in fact, declared 26 barangays under a state of calamity.

Cebu, being an island, is also threatened by the rising sea level brought about by climate change. Note that big urban poor communities are living in Cebu City’s coastal barangays (i.e. Mambaling, Duljo, Pasil, Ermita, and San Roque). A mere one-meter rise in the sea level will surely submerge these barangays.

The Cebu City Disaster Coordinating Council (CCDC) articulated the need to come up with effective and efficient disaster preparedness plans at the city and barangay levels.

The aforementioned instances strengthened FORGE’s resolve to pursue the advocacy for DRR, particularly, by integrating it into the development plans of partner-barangays.

Pilot areas for this project are barangays Apas, Bulacao, and Kalunasan. Based on the Participatory Capacity and Vulnerability Analysis (PCVA), two years ago, separate landslide and flooding incidents severely affected a total of 600 households in Apas and in Bulacao, and 1,700 households in Kalunasan[j1] .

Most of the vulnerable residents in Bulacao are living near the Bulacao River, which has a history of overflowing soon after Sta. Lucia Subdivision was developed in the mountain part of the barangay and its adjacent place, Talisay City.

On the other hand, the most affected residents in Kalunasan are living near the famous Guadalupe River, where a portion of its bank (located in Sitio Lower Kalunasan) has not been rehabilitated by the City Government. If this area remains un-rehabilitated, landslide and flooding spawned by heavy downpour will continue to be a major threat.

PROJECT CONCEPT

Community organizing and provision of technical assistance to the barangay local government units (BLGUs) are the indispensable strategies in carrying out the project’s three major components, namely…

1. Social Protection[j1] through Physical Protection, Structural, and Technical Measures:

Under this component, FORGE will build and strengthen the capacities of the urban poor communities and the BLGUs of Apas, Bulacao, and Kalunasan for disaster risk reduction. Major target outputs include the formation of qualified and functional barangay disaster brigades; the regular conduct of community drills as part of the communities’ early warning system; the communities’ familiarization and understanding of the basic concepts of DRR and climate change adaptation through study circle session and thematic discussions; and the construction of slope protection in the landslide-and flood-prone areas in Barangay Kalunasan.

2. Environmental Management through Solid Waste Management and Tree Planting Activities:

Poor or absence of solid waste management in the barangays adds up to the risks of flooding, as garbage will clog-up the canals and other passageways. Hence, FORGE will help set-up the waste management systems of the pilot barangays. FORGE will ensure that waste segregation and regular garbage collection are incorporated in the pilot barangays’ development plans.

On the other hand, deforestation is among the major causes of landslides. Hence, FORGE will encourage the regular conduct of tree planting activities, especially in Apas, Bulacao and Kalunasan landslide and flood prone areas.

Further, FORGE will encourage partners to get a copy of the geo-hazard maps of Cebu City. The plans will provide them with information relevant in coming up with DRR activities for their respective barangays.

3. Planning

Target outputs for this component include the formulation of a Comprehensive Five-Year Barangay Development Plan incorporating the realistic and attainable DRR plan; a Resolution adopting the five-year BDP, and the passage of Barangay Ordinance on the comprehensive utilization of 5% calamity fund[j2] of the BLGU. FORGE will ensure that the planning will be participated by the various stakeholders in the community.

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[j1]Social protection normally takes a particular meaning in the context of DRR. This refers to interventions that guarantee social rights.

[j2]What do you mean by this? What do you mean by comprehensive utilization?

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[j1]What community was affected by the landslide and what community was/were affected by flooding?

What underlying factors render communities to be at risk to flooding and landslide? These underlying factors should be the main target of risk reducing interventions.

Name of Organization	FORGE, Inc. -Cebu
Location	Cebu City
Contact Person	Vidal Auxilio and Antonio Balang
Address	Cebu City
Contact Number	(032) 4126862 and 0921-7275858
Email address	vg_auxilio@yahoo.com.ph
	antoniobalang@yahoo.co.uk