Disaster Risk Reduction,

Preparedness and
Response
Presented by:
GWENDOLYN PANG
PNRC, Secretary General

www.redcross.org.ph
 Presentation Outline
I. Introduction
1. The Philippine National Red Cross
2. Disaster Situationer in the Philippines
- Natural Hazards
- Human Induced
I. Disaster Management
1. Disaster Risk Reduction
- Vulnerability and Risk Mapping
I. Disaster Preparedness
1. Red Cross 143

www.redcross.org.ph
THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED
CROSS
Established on 17 February
1899 as the National
Association of the Red Cross

Founded on 15 April 1947

through RA 95 (now PD
1643)

Member of the
International Federation
of Red Cross and Red
Crescent Movement

Presently with 96 Chapters

strategically positioned all
over the country www.redcross.org.ph
www.redcross.org.ph
 SUPPORTED BY
MANPOWER
186 National Societies (Red Cross/Red Crescent)

96 PNRC Chapters Nationwide (+ 20 more)

- NCR (9)
- Northern and Central Luzon (25)
- Southern Tagalog and Bicol (15)
- Visayas (17)
-Mindanao (30)

30 Board of Governors
924 Paid Staff
More than 3 Million Paying Members
More than 1 Million Volunteers

www.redcross.org.ph
www.redcross.org.ph
 VISION and MISSION
Our Vision
 The Philippine National Red Cross is the foremost
humanitarian organization in the Philippines, in
services provided and number of people served.
 
Our Mission
 The Philippine National Red Cross brings timely,
effective and compassionate humanitarian
assistance to the most vulnerable without
consideration of nationality, race, creed, gender,
social status or political belief.
www.redcross.org.ph
 Mandated to Act
Section 3 (d) Republic Act 95
“ To establish and maintain a
system of national and
international relief in time of
peace and in time of war and
apply the same in meeting the
emergency needs caused by
typhoons, floods, fires,
earthquakes, and other natural
disasters and to devise and carry
www.redcross.org.ph
 ROLE OF
THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS
(Under PD 1566 and National Calamities and
Disaster Preparedness Plan)

A. Organizes disaster response teams in PNRC

establishments.
B. Conducts disaster management training
courses and assist in the training of disaster
coordinating councils and their emergency welfare
service units at all levels.
C. Assist in providing emergency relief assistance
to victims of disasters.

www.redcross.org.ph
www.redcross.org.ph
 ROLE OF
THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS

Cont’d…

D. Makes available whole blood and its

derivatives in times of disasters.
E. Interphases its other emergency services
(warning, rescue, evacuation, medical/nursing,
first aid/ ambulance and social services) with
the activities of member-agencies at all levels.
F. Provides tracing services (local and foreign)
during emergencies.

www.redcross.org.ph
www.redcross.org.ph
 SIX MAJOR
SERVICES
OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL
RED CROSS

www.redcross.org.ph
www.redcross.org.ph
Disaster Management
Services

www.redcross.org.ph
National Blood
Services

www.redcross.org.ph
Safety Services

www.redcross.org.ph
Community Health and
Nursing Services

www.redcross.org.ph
Social Services

www.redcross.org.ph
Red Cross Youth

www.redcross.org.ph
DISASTER SITUATIONER
IN THE PHILIPPINES

www.redcross.org.ph
is a phenomenon that poses
threat to the people, structure
or economic assets and which
may cause a disaster. It could
be natural or human-induced
www.redcross.org.ph
 Natural Hazards

About 1 million families suffered

from food scarcity in the
highlands of Mindanao.

www.redcross.org.ph
www.redcross.org.ph
Human Induced Hazards

www.redcross.org.ph
www.redcross.org.ph
A serious disruption in the functioning of a
society, causing widespread human, material
or environmental losses which exceeds the
ability of the affected society to cope within
its own resources…

www.redcross.org.ph
 When is there a
presence of Disaster
Risk?
Disaster Risk

Hazard + Vulnerability =
Capacity

www.redcross.org.ph
www.redcross.org.ph
Why do people live in
conditions of vulnerability?
• Ignorance of the
vulnerability or limited
perception of risk;
• Limited interest,
authority, ability to
change it;
• Poor ineffectual
leadership to alter
conditions, and
• Few alternate options.
www.redcross.org.ph
www.redcross.org.ph
Disaster Risk
Profile
Major Natural Disasters in Philippines
from 2006 to 2009

www.redcross.org.ph
www.redcross.org.ph
 www.redcross.org.ph
www.redcross.org.ph
 www.redcross.org.ph
www.redcross.org.ph
 www.redcross.org.ph
www.redcross.org.ph
 DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Refers to the range of activities

designed to maintain control over
disaster end emergency situations,
and to provide a framework for
communities to avoid, cope or recover
from the impact of disasters
www.redcross.org.ph
www.redcross.org.ph
 OBJECTIVES OF
DISASTER MANAGEMENT

to reduce or avoid the human, physical and

economic losses suffered by individuals, by
the society & by the country at large

to reduce personal suffering

to speed up rapid and durable recovery

www.redcross.org.ph
DISASTER MANAGEMENT IS NOT…
1. A national government nor a local government
problem
2. An academician’s problem nor a politician’s
problem
3. A citizen’s problem nor a destiny problem

DISASTER MANAGEMENT IS …
1. A national issue for the Philippines . . . for every
country of the world
2. The responsibility of all the active agents of
society
3. A concern of each community member

www.redcross.org.ph
www.redcross.org.ph
 Reducing
Disaster Risk

www.redcross.org.ph
www.redcross.org.ph
 There are several aspects to
disaster risk reduction

Disaster prevention – Action taken to

eliminate or avoid harmful natural
phenomenon and their effects. It covers
those measures which are aimed at
impeding the occurrence of disaster event
and/or preventing such an occurrence
having harmful effects on communities.
Ex: cloud seeding to control drought, pest
control to control locusts swarms

www.redcross.org.ph
www.redcross.org.ph
 There are several aspects to
disaster risk reduction

Disaster mitigation – Structural and

non-structural measures undertaken to
limit the adverse impact of natural
hazards; for example, planting
mangroves to reduce the risk posed by
tidal surges or raising awareness of
natural hazards through school-based
education projects

www.redcross.org.ph
www.redcross.org.ph
 There are several aspects to
disaster risk reduction

Disaster preparedness – Measures

that enables the community to deal
with the threat when it occurs. Such
measures are usually aimed at
minimizing loss of life, disruption of
critical services, and damage

www.redcross.org.ph
 There are several aspects to
disaster risk reduction

Recovery – Decisions and actions

taken after a disaster with a view to
restoring or improving the pre-
disaster living conditions of the
affected community, while facilitating
necessary adjustments to reduce
disaster risk

Ex: support to livelihoods – Projects that

strengthen or diversify livelihoods that
enable individuals or households to develop
www.redcross.org.ph
THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL
RED CROSS

DISASTER
PREPAREDNESS

www.redcross.org.ph
Planned Strategic Humanitarian
Response

www.redcross.org.ph
 RED CROSS 143
Objective
1 leader + 43 members
in every barangay

Creates 44 on-site take

charge volunteers

• First to Prepare
• First to Report
• First to Respond

www.redcross.org.ph
 Advantages of RED
CROSS 143
• Risk and damage reduction
• Coordinated quick on-site response and
assistance, and with other barangays,
NHQ and IFRC
• Continuous blood supply
• Even in a massive disaster, 143
volunteers can still assist and manage
• Source of funds and manpower support
• Facility of tracing and family visits
• Red Cross becomes the “Go To”
humanitarian organization

www.redcross.org.ph
 Tasks of the 44
Volunteers

• Disaster Preparedness
and Response
• Health and Welfare
• Walking Blood Bank

www.redcross.org.ph
 Disaster Preparedness and
Response
• Hazard Mapping
• Risk Reduction
• Early Warning
• Evacuation Management
• First Aid and Rescue
• Relief Distribution
• Rehabilitation

www.redcross.org.ph
www.redcross.org.ph
 Health and Welfare

• Disease Prevention
• Hygiene Promotion
• Family Support
• Camp Management
• Stress Debriefing

www.redcross.org.ph
www.redcross.org.ph
 Walking Blood Bank
• Current blood requirements of the
country: 500,000 blood units
• PNRC supplied 152,000 blood units (32%)
• Government supplied 348,000 blood units
(68%)
• 44 volunteers x 42,000 barangays =
1.848 Million walking blood
donors or more than 2 X the
need
www.redcross.org.ph
www.redcross.org.ph
Red Cross 143 Strategy

Using Cell Phones/

Computers etc,
Volunteers will:
• Get the disaster report out to the
world
• Be able to help immediately on the
ground
• NHQ and IFRC and other 143 units
can provide immediate assistance
and able to prepare long term relief
www.redcross.org.ph
 Always
First to
READY
Report, Cope,
(predict, plan,
Mitigate
prepare, practice)

First to First to
Provide Relief Rehabilitate

www.redcross.org.ph
 Always
Cell Phone, Bell
READY
Whistle
(predict, Drum,
Bull-horn, plan,
prepare,
Tambuli,practice)
radio

• Three short sounds

signifies pending
emergency (i.e.
Typhoon, flood)
• Three long sounds
signifies preparation to
vacate the area
• Long continuous sound
signifies Evacuation

www.redcross.org.ph
 First to
Rescue, Evacuation
Report, Cope and
Disaster Mitigation
Mitigate
Ambulance
Service

So. Leyte
Rescue Response to Emergencies
Response to
Operation Accident
www.redcross.org.ph
 NHQ
OpCen

Early
Preparation of Food Relief Assistance
Red Cross
Supplies Fleet

Relief Assistance
First to Emergency
(food and Non-food Response
Provideitems)
Assistance Team

Typhoon Frank
Relief Operation

www.redcross.org.ph
Rehabilitation Typhoon Yoyong
Project in Bicol Region Livelihood
Assistance

Repair of Facilities
First
Shelter to
Assistance
Rehabilitate
Livelihood Projects

Shelter
Project inofSo.
Construction
School
LeyteBuilding,
So Leyte www.redcross.org.ph
 How Does 143 Work?
NHQ
Generates
National
Assistance
First
GENEVA

143
Volunteers
Texting
Information
Internatio
nal Appeal
&
Assistance
in Case of
Need
www.redcross.org.ph
www.redcross.org.ph
How To Start Organizing?

1. Provincial 2. Municipal/City

3. Barangay

www.redcross.org.ph
Red Cross143 in each
Barangay

11 11

11 11

= 44
www.redcross.org.ph
 Red Cross 143 Volunteer
Tools
• Cell Phone Pasa Load
• ID card (will be placed in NHQ data
base, with security code)
• Toolkit (what to do & who to call)
• Emergency Numbers/ Protocols
• Training

www.redcross.org.ph
EARLY WARNING..
EARLY ACTION..

www.redcross.org.ph