Mindanaotoday.com | RDRRMC-10: PDNA, RRP to fast-track shear line damage recovery in NorMin
By: Vincent Bautista
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council-10 (RDRRMC-10) held a special full council meeting, February 16, to present the results of its regional post-disaster needs assessment (PDNA) for areas affected by the shear line last December 2022, which caused heavy rain, flooding, and strong gusts in northern Mindanao.
“We have this meeting to present the result of the PDNA conducted and the rehabilitation and recovery plan relative to the shear line, a weather phenomenon that brought havoc to some communities in our region last December,” said Antonio Sugarol, Office of Civil Defense-10 regional director and RDRRMC-10 chairperson.
The RDRRMC-10 intends to assess the impact of the disaster’s damages and losses through the PDNA in order to define a recovery strategy, including the estimation of financial resources and mobilization of various programs.
Based on the PDNA results, the total estimated damage from the shear line across all sectors was around P1,423,116,600.53, while the total estimated losses to the economy reached P260,792,077.13.
A total of 203,063 individuals or 51,692 families from 320 barangays in Northern Mindanao were also affected.
Mylah Faye Aurora Cariño, RDRMMC-10 vice chairperson and National Economic and Development Authority-10 regional director, moved for the approval and endorsement of region-10’s Rehabilitation and Recovery Programs, which consist of 32 strategies, 5 sector outcomes, and P3.226 billion in required investments in conjunction and harmonization with the PDNA to fast track the government’s rehabilitation and recovery efforts while also building resiliency mechanisms.
“It is really important for us to follow the “build back better” principle, so we have resilient communities and resilient individuals that can easily bounce back every disaster,” Cariño said. (VPSB | PIA-10)
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