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IDPs (due to conflict, violence, and disaster)

In partnership with Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), USAID Surge, Coke Star TESDA program, Go Negosyo, and Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), PDRF held the Marawi Entrepreneurs’ Forum and Job Fair, the first major job fair in Marawi City since the Marawi siege. 24 placement agencies took part in the event, offering over 3,000 jobs to Maranaos (including those displaced). The forum also included sessions such as financing windows for Marawi MSMEs (micro, small, and medium enterprises), business recovery, support programs for Marawi entrepreneurs, and revitalizing MSMEs. The job fair is part of PDRF’s Marawi livelihood support, made possible through the US-Philippines Society (USPS) and the Philippine Nurses Association of America (PNAA).

Other

Aksyon para sa Mayon

In the province of Albay, PDRF spearheaded the “Aksyon para sa Mayon” relief operations for families who were affected and displaced by the phreatic eruption of the Mayon Volcano. Support was two-pronged: (a) government resource augmentation; and (b) provision of direct relief. Over 2,600 families were assisted through relief items from Centro Mariano, Inc., Jollibee Group Foundation, Quaker Oats Philippines, and Unilever Philippines and logistical support from United Parcel Service (UPS).

Seven evacuation areas (with 2,576 displaced families) from the municipalities of Camalig and Malilipot was provided with relief support. 

Building community resilience

PDRF's Community Resilience Program aims to empower communities, including local government units, families, and livelihoods, to harness local knowledge and capacities in preparing for, quickly responding to, and recovering from disasters. 

Activities such as Family Preparedness, Business Continuity Orientation for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), and Community-based Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (CBDRRM) help strengthen communities’ culture of preparedness, helping increase understanding and appreciation of basic DRRM concepts that are essential to developing informed strategies.

PDRF conducted Business Continuity Orientation activities in Brgy. Commonwealth and Brgy. Bagumbayan, Quezon City as part of the USAID-funded project "Strengthening Public-Private Partnerships in DRR to Build Resilient Communities." Participants, most of which are owners of sari-sari stores and street food businesses, filled out their customized PDRF workbooks while learning about basic business continuity concepts.

PDRF Community Resilience Activities

• Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (CBDRRM)
• Community Risk Assessment
• Basic Life Support
• Family Preparedness
• Participatory 3D Mapping
• Business Continuity for MSMEs
• Drills and Simulations

Strengthening national/local leadership and systems

PDRF, in partnership with DRRNet Philippines, held a Roundtable Discussion and Consultation on House Bill 6075 (An Act Creating the Department of Disaster Resiliency). Among the participants were representatives from the private sector, national government agencies, civil society organizations, and local disaster risk reduction and management offices. Through multisectoral participation, the event sought to contribute to policy recommendations that will enable efficient processes, sustainable mechanisms, and valuable partnerships in DRR.

In October 2018, Together with the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), PDRF organized a workshop in preparation for the drafting of a national framework on the role of the private sector in disaster risk reduction (DRR). And also conducted a roundtable discussion on public-private partnership in disaster risk reduction (DRR). Organized with the support of the USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), the multi-stakeholder event aimed to strengthen coordinated activities in disaster risk reduction, emergency preparedness, response, and recovery in the Philippines.

People-centered approaches (feedback mechanisms, community engagement, etc)

PDRF ensures that everyone, especially those from the vulnerable sector, is taking part in decision-making processes. PDRF’s Participatory Three-dimensional Mapping and Community Risk Assessment activities both engage diverse community members to better understand possible hazards, vulnerabilities, and risks and identify common assets, evacuation routes, and capacities that they can put to use during emergencies.

PDRF facilitated Participatory 3D Mapping activities in Brgy. Commonwealth and Brgy. Bagumbayan (Quezon City) and Brgy. Pembo and Brgy. Pitogo (Makati City). Participants created a scaled down version of their community and identified critical infrastructure and households. The maps also reflect land use and hazard data from local experience, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau, and Project NOAH (Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards).

PDRF collaborated with Center for Disaster Preparedness (CDP) in conducting four Community Risk Assessment (CRA) sessions in Quezon City throughout September and October 2018. Using tools from previous PDRF training sessions, participants from Brgy. Commonwealth and Brgy. Bagumbayan identified households and businesses in their communities that have high exposure to hazards.

Other

Through its Business Continuity and Organizational Resilience arm, PDRF provides capacity building interventions and knowledge solutions to promote business and public sector continuity management in the region. In 2018, PDRF conducted capacity building activities across 13 regions and played an active role in a total of 12 regional business forums.

Micro, small, and medium enterprise resilience

In collaboration with national government agencies, PDRF works toward awareness raising and the implementation of disaster risk reduction management (DRRM)-related programs and policies specifically for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across the country. 

Public sector continuity

In partnership with the Office of Civil Defense and the Department of the Interior and Local Government, PDRF provides technical assistance in establishing public service continuity programs for national government agencies and local government units. Through PDRF’s intervention, a standard Public Service Continuity Plan format has been developed for all government agencies and local government units. This is to ensure continuity of the essential functions of the government even during disasters.

Over the course of the year, twelve public service continuity planning activities were held, building the capacity of over twenty government agencies.

Joined-up humanitarian-development analysis and planning towards collective outcomes

PDRF as part of the Philippine Humanitarian Country Team joined the Rapid Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (RDANA) on 17 to 20 September 2018 for Typhoon Omphong (Mangkhut). The 4-day RDANA was led by UN OCHA. The RDANA Team–consisting of representatives from Benguet PDRRMO, UN OCHA, PDRF, World Vision, and IsraAID–went  to the following municipalities in Benguet: Tublay, Atok, Bokod, Kibungan, Kabayan, Tuba, Itogon. The outcomes from this RDANA was used as reference for the interventions the different stakeholders can conduct and also locate priority areas for response and relief. 

PDRF was able to mobilize its logistics and food and non food clusters in the distribution of relief items for areas tagged with urgent needed support. PDRF also coordinated for the deployment of a Japanese rescue team.

Investing in disaster risk reduction

DISASTER READY SCHOOLS (SAFE SCHOOLS PROGRAM)

In partnership with the Department of Education, PDRF was part of the "DRRM for Schools Roadshow" program that aims to empower public school coordinators and teachers to not only mainstream disaster risk reduction management (DRRM) in their respective communities but also act as DepEd's focal person during times of disaster. Some of the topics discussed during the 5-day workshop include contingency planning and psychological first aid.

PDRF's role is to share private sector best practices and also showcase how a multi-stakeholder approach in DRRM works.  A total of 2336 focal persons were engaged when the session were conducted in NCR, Bohol, Aurora, Dumaguete, Saranggani  and Cagayan De Oro.