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Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction Management

Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction Management

 Everyone has a right to have a safe and secure environment. But what do we do in times of disaster, unexpected accidents, extreme calamities, and more kind of disasters?

As a citizen of our community and an NSTP student of the University of Santo Tomas. I must be aware and knowledgeable of what is happening around me.

That is why I coordinate with our barangay officials to know the current status of my community especially on the Disaster Risk Reduction Management of the barangay and how effectively they implement it.

Last December 14, I’ve done a barangay kwentuhan with our barangay official and ask for questions about the current situation of the residents and their level readiness when disaster and calamities arrive. To know the current progress and situation of their community about Disaster Risk Reduction Management the following topics are discussed:

 Hazard Identification

According to Sec. Estrella C. Guanzon their Barangay just like any other Barangays faces many challenges and problems. To lessen the problems and challenges in their barangay they do some activities to prevent disasters like identifying hazards. To identify hazards, their barangay is assigning some people in their communities to report any possible hazards in their perspective area. They also do inspection every week to check any possible hazards.

 Vulnerability, Elements and People at Risk Assessment

Sec. Guanzon said that their barangay is fortunate because ever since she starts her work in their barangay community there is still no record or report of fire incident in their community. As possible as can they want to maintain this. And to prevent disasters like fire incidents they do seminars in their community to make their residents knowledgeable about the possible risk and disaster in their community. According to Sec. Guanzon the people which is most vulnerable in their community is the people who lived at a small house that has weak foundation and they are more prone to disasters because their house itself is a hazard.

They promote that each family in their community to have GO BAGS which contains clothes, foods and water (good for 3 days), first aid kit, and important documents.

Capacity and Disaster Management Assessment

To manage risk in their community they always inform their residents to be always ready in any type of disasters and calamities. In order for the people to be ready the barangay officials are ensuring that their people are knowledgeable about these things. Therefore, they are having program and activities like earthquake drill, fire drill, skills/demonstration and mass casualty Incident, first aid kit lectures and more.

 Walk in community

While walking in the community I observe many hazards that can cause damages if not taken action, but the barangay assures that they are doing something to resolve these kinds of problems.

Hazardous places

The small houses in the community that has weak foundation which is prone to any type of disaster and calamities.

Best practices

Barangay 16 has a project called “GO BAG” which promotes every family in their barangay to have at least 1 GO BAG which is helpful in any kind of disasters and calamities. The Go Bag contains clothes, foods and water (good for 3 days), first aid kit, and important documents. These necessary things will help each family to survive any disaster and calamities.