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Demonstration of oil spill equipment by Caltex, an oil company located in Batangas. disaster contingency plan. An institutional mechanism for disaster coordination is mandated for the national, provincial, municipal and village levels by virtue of Presidential Decree 1566 of 1978. An average of PhP62,500 per annum per municipality has been allocated specifically for disaster preparedness and coordination. Budgets were also reportedly allocated for shoreline protection and flood control infrastructure and maintenance (based upon 10 coastal municipalities surveyed in 2008). As of a 2005 assessment, 28 out of 32 municipalities/cities had a designated lead person for disaster management but only 11 of these persons were properly oriented on disaster management. Six municipalities/cities had a disaster coordinating council (DCC) that was being adequately oriented. Of these 6, only Balayan and Calaca are coastal. As of 2005, 7 out of 32 municipalities had a disaster operation center with adequate supplies. The Taal Volcano contingency plan includes an early warning system. There are eight active Communicators Groups established in the province particularly in Balayan, Calatagan, Nasugbu, Bauan and four in Batangas City that serve as partners of the Municipal DCCs. Calaca, which regularly convenes its disaster coordinating council and alerts key village personnel whenever storm signal #2 is raised, has not lost a human life to a storm since it began implementing its disaster preparedness plans in 1998. With regards to shipping, a Vessel Traffic Management System for Batangas and Balayan Bay equipped with monitoring radar is currently established in the Province. 58 State of the Coasts of Batangas Province
S U S T A I N A B L E D E V E L O P M E N T A S P E C T S Implications and Recommendations Maintaining readiness requires continuous investment even if benefits will only be realized when disaster strikes. Despite its exemplary history of developing and periodically updating its provincial disaster management plan, municipality/ city disaster preparedness is low partly due to staff turnover. Updating the 2005 assessment of municipality/ city preparedness for disasters could provide valuable information regarding personnel for training and further facilitate municipality/city disaster preparedness. Also, considering the concentration of industrial facilities and operations in Batangas Province, the inclusion of manmade hazards and preparedness, including maritime oil and chemical spills, in the coverage of disaster planning would be relevant. Updating of the Provincial Disaster Contingency Plans to include oil and chemical spills as well as soil erosion is required (Batangas Province is the 2nd province in the Philippines at risk in terms of soil erosion/landslides). The Oil Spill Contingency Plan being developed by the Philippine Coast Guard, and contingency plans prepared by the chemical industries can be integrated into the Provincial Disaster Contingency Plan. Cities and municipalities are also encouraged to develop Contingency Plans aligned with the Province. The integration of disaster risk reduction management in the development of investment and other plans will be useful. Strengthened compliance with relevant international (e.g., MARPOL) conventions and national laws will also be beneficial. Global warming and climate change are issues that are currently not being considered. These must however be recognized as threats in order to plan for adaptation and mitigation measures that can be applied. An assessment of the potential impacts in the Province can be considered in future researches. Natural and Man-made Hazard Prevention and Management Level of preparedness for disasters References Environmental Sensitivity Index Mapping for Oil Spill in Batangas. 2001. Macalintal, Diosdado. PACD. Personal Communication. 4 March 2008. Mines and Geosciences Bureau. 2007. Preliminary Geohazard Map of Batangas Province. Moog, Amante A. PACD. Personal Communication. 16 May 2008. Noche, Ruperto Jr. (Calaca Administrator). Personal Communication. 7 May 2008. Provincial Assistance for Community Development (Batangas, Philippines). 2005. Disaster Contingency Plan on Different Events. Under review. Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council. 1993. Disaster Calamities and Preparedness Plan. State of the Coasts of Batangas Province 59
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