Panayam kay Office of Civil Defense spokesperson Dir. Chris Noel Bendijo patungkol sa kahandaan...

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00:00After the strong earthquake inside and outside the country,

00:04are we ready in case we are hit by a strong earthquake?

00:08Let's find out the precautions

00:11with the spokesperson of the Office of Civil Defense,

00:14Director Chris Bendio.

00:15Director, good afternoon and welcome to Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon.

00:20Bishop Marge, Asic Dale, good afternoon.

00:23Sir, what are the initiatives of the OCD to help

00:27those affected by a strong earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand?

00:33This morning, Usec, we have already sent our Philippine contingent.

00:36This is made up of 90 strong personnel

00:39comprised of our Armed Forces of the Philippines

00:42from the Army and our Bureau of Fire Protection.

00:47Our MMDA, of course, from our Department of Health

00:52and also from the Office of Civil Defense.

00:54We also have private sector participants

00:57who have expertise in collapsed structures.

01:01Director, this is a 90-man contingent that was sent to Myanmar.

01:06How long will they stay or what do you call that,

01:12their duty to help in Myanmar?

01:16In the initial plans, the original plan is for them to stay until April 12.

01:22However, based on the results of their operations,

01:26it can be extended.

01:28This will depend on the request of Myanmar

01:33because we cannot say what the results of our operations will be

01:37and if additional days are needed for our Philippine contingent to stay.

01:43Sir, how does the OCD ensure that local government units and communities

01:50are prepared for the so-called Big One, the magnitude 7.2 earthquake

01:54especially in areas near the West Valley Fault?

01:59That's a very good question, Usec.

02:01If we can talk about preparation,

02:05Usec Ariel Nepomuceno mentioned that

02:08regarding response readiness,

02:10this is where our nationwide simultaneous earthquake drill

02:15that we do quarterly,

02:17our orientation in our local disaster risk reduction management office

02:21all the way to the barangay level,

02:23that is our response readiness, our preparedness that we do.

02:27However, we also remind that the other aspect of preparedness,

02:32this is before the earthquake,

02:35this is our disaster preparedness.

02:37This is where we need to catch up.

02:40We still have a lot to catch up on

02:42because the very basic,

02:44for example, our compliance with the National Building Code,

02:48this is what we need to follow and check,

02:50if this is really being followed,

02:52because the resilience of the structures is at stake here.

02:56The waste of our duck, hover and hold that we do in the earthquake drill

03:01will be lost if our houses and buildings will collapse

03:05because this did not follow the building code.

03:07That is why we are happy with Usec Claire Caso's call the other day

03:13to investigate our local government units about following the building code.

03:20Sir, do you think that the current policies and regulations are sufficient

03:25for the resilience of houses and buildings against strong earthquakes?

03:29What else should be done to speed up the process of retrofitting?

03:35In our opinion, sir, and also based on the explanation given to us,

03:39these metrics in our building code,

03:42if it is followed, our structures will have resilience against earthquakes.

03:48Even so, if our question is in terms of policy,

03:51we think this is sufficient.

03:53However, the following here,

03:56we think this is what we need to improve

03:59because our issue of building permit,

04:02our issue of occupancy permit,

04:04we need to make sure that this is really in accordance with the building code

04:08and that it is also in accordance with the plan.

04:11If we have a shortcut here,

04:14we will put ourselves and our families in danger

04:18in the event of an earthquake

04:20because the resilience of the structure is affected by our following the building code.

04:25Sir, speaking of building codes,

04:28how can OCD help developers

04:32to make sure that they follow the building code and the right engineering standards

04:37for the construction of buildings or their homes?

04:42That is where we will enter, ma'am.

04:43Let us remember that the Department of Interior and Local Government

04:48is a member of the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council.

04:50And through this membership,

04:53we will have a chance to have a dialogue with them

04:56that they may have issues to remind our local government units,

05:01especially our local building officials,

05:03to ensure proper implementation of the occupancy permit,

05:06our issue of construction and building permit,

05:10that this is really in accordance with our building code.

05:13Secondly, we have a council.

05:16In fact, we will have our full council meeting tomorrow.

05:19And we will discuss these things.

05:22If we can do a project,

05:25including other private sectors,

05:28so that we can speed up the retrofitting.

05:31I will just divide it.

05:32In Japan, their hospitals are already 100% retrofitted.

05:37In their schools, 80% of these are already retrofitted.

05:42So, in terms of resilience to disaster,

05:45we can say that our country still has a lot of catch-ups to do.

05:51Director, aside from continuously conducting simultaneous earthquake drills,

05:56how is OCD spreading information about earthquake preparedness

06:01to remote areas?

06:05We have programs.

06:06We have the hashtag Panatag Pilipinas.

06:09This is a series of short videos

06:12on what needs to be done

06:14before and after disasters and earthquakes occur,

06:17such as earthquakes.

06:19And we upload this to our website, to our channels.

06:23And we share this with our countrymen.

06:26Aside from this,

06:27we also have local coordination

06:29with our local disaster risk reduction management offices.

06:33Our accreditation that we do

06:35with our private groups that volunteer.

06:37Our visits to schools

06:39so that they can have their own earthquake and fire drills.

06:43And aside from this,

06:44of course, we also have strategic communications.

06:47We have civil defense in action

06:49where the pillars of disaster management and mitigation

06:53are given to the public

06:55based on disaster preparedness and resilience,

06:58our disaster response,

07:00and our rehabilitation.

07:02Sir, how do we ensure the safety

07:06of informal settlers

07:08who are mostly in Metro Manila?

07:13That's right, Yusef.

07:14In fact, that is one major exposure

07:16that we are really carefully studying.

07:18We have what we call an off-plan yakal

07:21where we look at our entire country

07:24and identify it into quadrants.

07:27And where we have evacuation centers that will be built

07:31in case of an earthquake of this magnitude,

07:34where our countrymen can go,

07:37our informal settlers.

07:39I will just add,

07:40I am also a part of a technical working group

07:43that works on implementing rules and regulations,

07:45what we call the Ligtas Pinoy Center Act.

07:48This is the law that mandates

07:50that our cities and municipalities

07:52have evacuation centers.

07:54And one salient feature of this,

07:56the requirement of the Ligtas Pinoy Center

07:59is that it should be able to withstand

08:01an earthquake of magnitude 8.

08:03So, even so,

08:04we know that it will still be constructed,

08:07it will still be built.

08:08We really hope that we can expedite this

08:12so that we can add more lives to be evacuated

08:15and reduce the number of casualties.

08:18Director, talking about long-term,

08:20what is the long-term strategy of the OCD

08:22to be more prepared for the strong earthquake of our country?

08:28Yes, sir.

08:29The Ligtas Pinoy Center that we mentioned,

08:31that is one long-term aspect also

08:33because we prioritize the cities and municipalities

08:37where the exposure to hazards is really high,

08:40such as earthquakes and landslides.

08:44Secondly, our partnership,

08:46like what happened in Myanmar,

08:48we have what we call the One ASEAN, One Response.

08:52And our membership in ASEAN,

08:54this is where we have coordination,

08:56this is the AHA Center,

08:58our ASEAN, rather,

09:01Humanitarian Assistance Coordination Group,

09:04that if we have a member of ASEAN who is affected by an earthquake like this,

09:09we will deploy and send other members to the affected country.

09:14So our partnership and strengthening of this relationship

09:21is also a long-term goal

09:23because we know that a country cannot handle an earthquake like this.

09:29Thank you very much for your time.

09:32Vice Director Chris Bendio, Spokesperson of the Office of Civil Defense.

09:38Thank you for the opportunity. Good afternoon.

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