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Kalahi volunteers trained on disaster
management
To facilitate management of disaster risk, the
Kapit-bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive
and Integrated Delivery of Social Services
(Kalahi-CIDSS) spearheaded a training on
Disaster Risk Reduction Management in its
covered municipalities.
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In line with the observance of the National
Disaster Consciousness Month, the Kapit-bisig Laban sa
Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of
Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) spearheaded a training
on Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM) in its
covered municipalities.
A total of 1, 657 Community volunteers from 25
municipalities in the region currently implementing the
first and second cycle of Kalahi-CIDSS were trained on
first aid, basic life support and basic rescue techniques.
Topics such as understanding weather forecast,
role of community during disaster, evacuation protocols
and climate change among others were also discussed with
them.
The Local DRRM Office together with the Bureau
of Fire Protection assigned in the area were tapped as
partners and resource speakers.
“The activity is part of our effort to empower
people as a community. To achieve one of our program
objectives, we have to capacitate our volunteers to be
resilient during disasters,” Kalahi-CIDSS Deputy Regional
Program Manager Imelda Tuguinay said.
“Knowing that volunteers can do well in
performing first aides and understanding weather forecast
among other things would lessen our worries for the
communities we serve,” she added.
During the training in Buguias, Benguet, Charlie
Bayacsan, one of the community volunteers expressed that
his days became very fruitful since he started volunteering.
“We are learning helpful skills such as disaster management
which we could apply for ourselves and especially to our
community,” he added.
The training started last July in each municipality
covered by the program which are as follows: Pudtol,
Apayao; Daguioman, Danglas, Dolores, Lagangilang,
Lagayan, Licuan-Baay, Manabo, Peňarubia, San Juan,
Tineg, and Villavisciosa, Abra; Bauko, Barlig, Sagada and
Tadian, Mountain Province; Hungduan and Mayoyao,
Ifugao; Atok, Bakun, Buguias, Kabayan, Kapangan,
Kibungan and Tublay, Benguet.