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CIVIL-MILITARY COORDINATION FOR DISASTER RELIEF
PHILIPPINE VIEWPOINT
LANDSLIDE INCIDENTBARANGAY GUINSAUGON, ST. BERNARD,
SOUTHERN LEYTE FEBRUARY 17, 2006
• BACKGROUND – BRIEF PROFILE OF THE INCIDENT, CONTRIBUTING FACTORS AND DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT
• EFFECTS ON POPULATION – AFFECTED, DISPLACED AND SURVIVORS
• CASUALTIES – DEAD, INJURED, MISSING• DAMAGES – HOUSES, INFRASTRUCTURE AND AGRICULTURE• EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN –
– NATIONAL IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES– LOCAL ACTIONS/ASSISTANCE – NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS ASSISTANCE
- INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE• CHALLENGES• NEEDS• SUCCESSES
BACKGROUND• PRIOR TO LANDSLIDE ; EARTHQUAKE IN 1994 – REPORTED CRACKS
ON THE SLOPE• TWO (2) WEEKS OF CONTINUOUS RAINS PRIOR TO LANDSLIDE• LANDSLIDE OCCURRED 0N OR ABOUT 10:36 AM FEBRUARY 17, 2006• TOPMOST OF THE LANDSLIDE 700 METERS ABOUT SEA LEVEL W/ TOE
SECTION AT 20 METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL• LATERAL DISTANCE FROM THE CROWN DOWN TO THE TOE IS ABOUT
3.3 KMS• APPROXIMATELY, 3.0 MILLION CUBIC METERS OF EARTH MATERIALS
DISPLACE BY THE SLIDE• THE DOWN SLOPE AREA AFFECTED BY THE DISPLACED MATERIALS
IS ESTIMATED AT 240 HECTARES
MAASIN CITY
MAP OF SOUTHERN LEYTE
Macrohon
Bontoc
Sogod
BRGY GUINSAUGON, St. Bernard
Liloan
San Francisco
Libagon
San Ricardo
Southern LeyteAffected Communities
Tomas Oppus
AFTERMATH• EFFECTS TO POPULATION IN MUNICIPALITY OF ST. BERNARD – 3,850
FAMILIES OR 18,862 PERSONS AFFECTED INCLUDING FAMILIES OF NEARBY BARANGAYS (SUG-ANGON, AYAHAG, MAGATAS, HINABIAN, ATUYAN, CAMAGA AND HIMBAGAN).
• EFFECTS OF GUINSAUGON – 1,857 WITH 375 HOUSEHOLDS AFFECTED • ON CASUALTIES – 154 REPORTED DEAD (57 IDENTIFIED, 82 UNIDENTIFIED
AND 15 FRAGMENTED BODIES ALL FROM BRGY GUINSAUGON)TOTAL OF 968 PERSONS MISSING (910 OF WHICH ARE FROM BARANGAY GUINSAUGON)
. DAMAGES FOR MUNICIPALITY OF ST. BERNARD – P 114.8 MILLION WORTH OF PROPERTIES, P 92.2 MILLION INFRASTRUCTURE AND P 22.6 MILLION AGRICULTURE; HOUSES DESTROYED IN BRGY GUINSAUGON – 357 HOUSES
INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE UNDERTAKEN
• COUNTRIES THAT PROVIDED SAR SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE – US, PRC, KOREA, INDIA, INDONESIA, MALAYSIA, THAILAND, SINGAPORE, JAPAN,TURKEY AND TAIWAN (AMONG OTHERS)
• INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDED SAR SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE– UN HQS, USAID, UNICEF, UNDAC, JICA, IFRCC, OXFAM, AUSAID, UNIDAD CANINA de RESCETE Y SALVAMENTO, SAVE THE CHILDREN AND SCAN INTERNATIONAL (AMONG OTHERS)
INTERNATIONAL RESPONSECHALLENGES
NEEDSSUCCESSES
CHALLENGES• Personnel
– Delayed or refused entry permission / visas for foreign relief workers
– Lack of legal protection, privileges and immunities for relief workers
– Lack of recognition of professional qualifications of relief workers
• Legal status of foreign organizations– Lengthy procedures for gaining legal status to
operate in a foreign country– Restrictions in carrying mandate
CHALLENGES (Continued)• Goods and Equipment
– Delays on the import, export and transit of relief goods, medicines and equipment
– Imposition of taxes, fees and tolls on relief activities– Restricted use of communication equipment– Difficulties with use of vehicles, aircraft and shipping
• Coordination, quality and accountability– Inadequate information-sharing about the disaster and the
humanitarian needs– Sending unnecessary or inappropriate relief items and
assistance– Undervaluing local knowledge and response capabilities– Use of untrained or unqualified personnel– Lack of adherence to quality / accountability standards
NEEDS
• SPECIAL EQUIPMENTS FOR SPECIFIC DISASTER SITUATION
• ESTABLISHMENT OF WORKABLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
SUCCESSES
• LEADERSHIP AND STRUCTURE OF THE PHILIPPINE DISASTER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
• CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT ON THE MECHANISM AND PROCEDURES IN THE CONDUCT OF INTERNATIONAL RELIEF OPERATIONS AND COORDINATION BETWEEN CIVIL AND MILITARY AGENCIES
• LEADERSHIP PROVIDED BY NATIONAL AND LOCAL OFFICIALS ON SITE
• AVAILABILITY OF THE MILITARY TO RESPOND IMMEDIATELY AND REMAIN IN THE AREA DURING THE ENTIRE INCIDENT
END OF PRESENTATIONTHANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
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