The Provincial Government of Bulacan (PGB) has started implementing a disaster resilience campaign to raise public awareness on the importance of disaster risk reduction and management through the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO).
Under Executive Order No. 29-2017 signed by former President Duterte, National Disaster Awareness Month was changed to National Disaster Resilience Month, and as part of the National Disaster Resilience Month 2022 with the theme "Sambayanang Pilipino, Nagkakaisa tungo sa Katatagan at Maunlad na Kinabukasan," the activities serve as a call to action for the national government agencies (NGAs) and local government units (LGUs).
PDRRMO Head Felicisima Mungcal said included in the campaign are the distribution of various Information, education and communication (IEC) materials such as handbooks on the Covid-19 pandemic including "Mga Gabay Upang Proteksyunan ang Sarili, Pamilya at Pamayanan; Mga Payong Pangkaligtasan sa Panahon ng Kalamidad;" "Mga Payong Pangkaligtasan sa Pag-iwas at Pag-iingat sa Sunog;" Bulacan 911 posters and stickers to local DRRM officers, PDRRMO Staff, City/Municipal DRRMOs, non-government organizations, and volunteers.
Various training courses were also conducted within the month of July including Basic First Aid Training for Municipal Employees of Pandi Municipal Hall which was held last July 7 to 8 and from July 12-15. The First Aid at Work Training for the staff/lifeguards of Bulacan private pools was conducted on July 11 to12 at the Nicanor Abelardo Auditorium in the City of Malolos.
The PDRRMO will also conduct a distribution of the Prototype Rain Gauge to 37 School Hydrological Information Network (SHINe) School beneficiaries; Covid-19 handbook to cities and municipalities and to the Department of Education (DepEd), and mass graduation of Batches 1 to 3 for Crashed Vehicle Emergency Rescue Training (CVERT) Course on Friday, July 15, 2022, at the Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium.
An Integrated Planning Course on Incident Command System (ICS Level 2) on July 19-22 and Standard First Aid Training (SFAT) for New DRRMO Employees on July 26-29 will also be held at KLIR Waterpark Resort, which will be attended by employees from the different departments of the PGB (PDRRMC Member Agencies), and PDDRMO Staff and City/Municipal DRRMOs employees.