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The Official Newsletter of the
Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation
PDRF
RESILIENCE
BULLETIN Volume 3 Issue 1
Jan-Jun 2020
Overview of Disasters Resilience Through Capacity Building
WHAT’S Taal Eruption Response & Recovery Partnerships for Disaster Resilience
INSIDE? COVID-19 Response & Recovery Empowering Marawi Youth
through Innovation
Community Resilience
The first half of 2020 brought about significant Due to the prolonged impacts of these
challenges for the Philippines in the field of disasters on individual lives, communities,
disaster risk reduction and management, and businesses, and the country witnessing
highlighting not just the progress that the two or more disasters happening all at once,
country has made since Typhoon Ondoy the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation
(Ketsana) but also the existing gaps in building (PDRF) saw the need for new and enhanced
the resilience of businesses and communities ways of providing aid to affected communities,
through disaster preparedness, response, of helping the private sector strengthen
and recovery. Three major disasters struck services and operations, and of partnering
the Philippines: the phreatic eruption of the with the public sector and international
Taal Volcano in January, the outbreak of humanitarian groups in saving and uplifting
COVID-19 (Coronavirus 2019) which began to lives. This latest newsletter features the
spread in the Philippines in late January, and PDRF network’s efforts and activities from
the landfall of Typhoon Ambo (Vongfong) in January to June 2020, providing a glimpse
May in the midst of a pandemic. into the disaster resilience landscape that
the Foundation continues to envision for
the Philippines.
OVERVIEW OF DISASTERS
Data as of 30 June 2020
Affected Population
TAAL VOLCANO
PHREATIC ERUPTION 191,952 or 736,802
January 12-19 families persons
Decreased volcanic activity still ongoing
1,151 families or taking temporary
On January 12, the Taal Volcano located in the 4,212 persons shelter in evacuation
province of Batangas exhibited heightened centers
activity, prompting the Philippine Institute
of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) 14,463 families served outside
to raise its alert level from 1 (abnormal) to 4 or 53,988 persons evacuation centers
(hazardous eruption imminent) overnight.
Affected Areas
Region III - Central Luzon
Region IV - CALABARZON
National Capital Region
Source: NDRRMC Situational Report No. 87
re: Taal Volcano Eruption (March 6, 2020; 8AM)
Number of Cases in PH (as of June 30)
CORONAVIRUS 2019 (COVID-19)
First recorded case on January 30
37,514 1,266
Total recorded Total recorded
On January 30, the Department of Health confirmed cases mortality
(DOH) reported the first case of Coronavirus
2019 or COVID-19 in the Philippines.
COVID-19—an infectious disease caused by
a new strain of coronavirus—became known
10,233
Total recorded
across the globe when the outbreak began in
recoveries
Wuhan, China in December 2019.
Sources: World Health Organization: “Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the
Philippines”; Department of Health COVID-19 Tracker (30 June 2020, 4PM)
PDRF Resilience Bulletin Page 1 Vol. 3 Issue 1
Overview of Disasters
Affected Population
140,147 or 578,571
families persons
Affected Areas
TYPHOON AMBO (VONGFONG) 49 cities/municipalities in 9 provinces of
Region I - Ilocos
May 10-18
Region II - Cagayan Valley
Region III - Central Luzon
Typhoon Ambo began as a Tropical
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas
Depression east of Mindanao, rapidly
Cordillera Administrative Region
intensifying into a typhoon before making
landfall in Eastern Samar on May 14. It made a
total of seven landfalls across the Visayas and Source: NDRRMC Situational Report No. 15 re: Preparedness Measures
and Effects of Typhoon Ambo (May 27, 2020; 12 NN)
Mindanao regions.
TAAL ERUPTION RESPONSE AND RECOVERY
93
Response
22,630
Families provided
220,576
Liters of drinking
PhP 4,464,800
Cash donations
with food packs water distributed received
actions
recorded
44
Vehicles
25,131
Families provided
with non-food
12,812
Individuals
provided with
349
Volunteers
deployed items RTE food deployed
Summary of private sector efforts during Taal Volcano eruption
PDRF Resilience Bulletin Page 2 Vol. 3 Issue 1
Taal Eruption Response & Recovery
Aksyon Para sa Batangas
Together with Pilipinas Shell Foundation and Cebuana Lhuillier Foundation, Inc. (CLFI), PDRF
began the “Aksyon Para sa Batangas” relief operations on January 17 in response to the effects
of the Taal Volcano phreatic eruption. During this, 3,000 N95 face masks, sleeping kits, and
bottled water were given to displaced families in five evacuation centers in Batangas, namely the
Batangas Provincial Sports Complex, the Batangas City East Elementary School, the Poblacion
Covered Court, the San Antonio Covered Court, and the Manghinao Proper Elementary School.
In addition to the face masks, Pilipinas Shell also donated 3,000 liters worth of fuel to the
Batangas Provincial Government to aid in transporting evacuees away from the danger zone.
Over 150 volunteers from Shell and CLFI joined PDRF staff in the distribution.
In partnership with the Finance
Executives of the Philippines and UPS,
PDRF donated hygiene kits to over
300 families in the municipalities of
Sto. Tomas and Alitagtag, Batangas on
February 1. Through the foundation, Chris
Sports, Antonio O. Floriendo Foundation,
and the Philippine Hotel Owners
Association also donated sports bottles
for responders and gave hygiene kits and
linens for the municipalities of Laurel and
Agoncillo, Batangas.
Aside from this, US Ambassador to the
Philippines Sung Y. Kim, Coca-Cola, and
UPS joined PDRF in distributing 736 one-
gallon water jugs for families residing
in evacuation centers in Calatagan and
Nasugbu, Batangas. These were sent
to the evacuation centers with the help
of volunteer university students, biker
groups, and Nasugbu West District
Supervisor Ms. Avelina Gaa.
BPI Foundation supports recovery
of communities affected by Taal
eruption
BPI Foundation raised a total of Php 10.08 million,
which was turned over to PDRF to support families
that were affected by the Taal eruption through the
creation of a multi-purpose infrastructure facility.
The fund was raised through the consolidated
Bank of the Philippine Islands distributed relief
efforts of BPI employees and the BPI Foundation. items in evacuation centers in Bauan, Batangas
PDRF Resilience Bulletin Page 3 Vol. 3 Issue 1
Taal Eruption Response & Recovery
Taal Eruption Multi-sectoral
Briefing
PDRF called for stronger multi-sectoral
participation in bringing aid to those affected
by the eruption during a January 24 briefing
focusing on government response efforts and
potential public-private partnerships.
The event was attended by 120 stakeholders
from key government agencies, lifeline
companies, local and international
humanitarian organizations, and other
private sector groups, including Ayala
Corporation, Globe Telecom, PLDT, Smart
Communications, Aboitiz Power Corporation,
Manila Water Company, Maynilad, Meralco,
Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, First
Gen Corporation, San Miguel Corporation,
Jollibee Foods Corporation, Metro Pacific
Tollways, Nestle Philippines, and International
Container Terminal Services.
During the event, Department of Science and Technology
Undersecretary and Philippine Institute of Volcanology and
Seismology Officer-in-Charge Renato Solidum, Jr. provided
updates on the current activity of Taal Volcano, Office of Civil
Defense Administrator and National Disaster Risk Reduction
and Management Council Executive Director Ricardo Jalad
discussed national government response efforts, and
Department of Health Health Emergency Management
Bureau Director IV Gloria Balboa tackled the health impacts of
the Taal eruption. Former House of Representatives member
Regina Reyes Mandanas also talked about the response efforts
of the Batangas Province on behalf of Governor Hermilando
Mandanas.
PDRF presented its relief and recovery plan, which includes
relief kit recommendations, community profiling, and
interventions such as solid waste management, cash for work,
setup of handwashing stations, and medical missions. Once
finalized, the plan will serve as a guide for PDRF member
companies’ and private sector partners’ consolidated efforts
under the eight PDRF clusters: Logistics, Information and
Communications Technology, Water and Sanitation, Power,
Fuel, and Energy, Food and Non-food, Finance and Insurance,
Search and Rescue / Medical, and Infrastructure.
PDRF Resilience Bulletin Page 4 Vol. 3 Issue 1
Taal Eruption Response & Recovery
FULL LIST OF TAAL RESPONSE EFFORTS OF
THE PDRF NETWORK
COMPANY RESPONSE
Aboitiz Foundation Food packs and N95 Masks - 1,584 families served
Sleeping kits and hygiene kits - 805 families served
3,000 pcs. of 6-liter drinking water
Rescue of 6,313 animals in areas near Taal Volcano
Food packs - 1,100 families served
Hygiene kits - 1,000 families served
Sleeping kits and hygiene kits - 1,500 families served
Food packs and hygiene kits - 1,800 families served
Bank of the Philippine Donated relief items to evacuation centers in Bauan
Islands Php 10.08 million donation to PDRF
Cebuana Lhuillier 70 pcs. of 500-ml bottled water, 39 pillows, and 40
Foundation blankets
Coca-Cola Beverages 3,000 pcs. of 7-liter drinking water
Philippines 6,183 pcs. of 6-liter drinking water
159 pcs. of 500-ml Powerade
Globe Telecom Distribution of relief goods
Free and unlimited Wifi
Libreng Tawag and Libreng Charging stations
Setting up of mobile cell site near Office of Civil
Defense Region IV-A to boost signal
ICTSI Foundation 10,400 Andok’s food packs
1,600 hygiene kits, blankets, and banig
Jollibee Group 2,196 individuals served with congee
Foundation 654 food packs
250 liters of water
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Taal Eruption Response & Recovery
COMPANY RESPONSE
Makati Medical Center 8,000 disposable face masks
Foundation 87 hygiene kits
2,400 bottles of drinking water
141 volunteers in medical mission and relief drive
87 blankets
227 shirts
257 mats
40 solar lamps
20 water filters
Ready-to-eat food for 500 pax
Malampaya Foundation 5,000 hamburgers from Jollibee and McDonald’s
Inc.
Manila Water / Manila 6,305 pcs. of 5-gallon drinking water
Water Foundation Linis Lusog Ligtas Kits (containing hygiene and food
packs) - 400 Grade 6 students and 100 parents/
teachers served
MWF packs/hygiene kits - 356 families served
30 water tankers
Maynilad 2,000 pcs. of 6-liter drinking water
Two static water tanks installed
Metro Pacific 1,000 blankets
Investments Foundation 1,000 mats
1,500 shirts for kids and adults
100 water filters
Meralco / One Meralco 3,000 relief packs
Foundation Restoration of power in affected areas
Pepsi-Cola Products 600 pcs. of cartons as temporary sleeping areas
Philippines Inc. 300 pcs. of empty sacks
100 gallons of drinking water
25 volunteers
Pilipinas Shell Petroleum 3,000 liters of fuel for generator sets
Corporation Php 1 million for face masks and relief goods
PDRF Resilience Bulletin Page 6 Vol. 3 Issue 1
Taal Eruption Response & Recovery
COMPANY RESPONSE
PLDT-Smart Load credits for MMDA
Libreng Charging station
Libreng Tawag and Libreng WiFi stations
Installed generators for affected cell sites
Installed signal repeaters for Office of Civil Defense
Region IV-A to boost signal
Installed additional antennas for Office of Civil
Defense Region IV-A to improve signal
2,000 relief packs
1,000 hygiene kits (with face masks)
San Miguel Corporation Php 64,800 in cash donations
Setting up of soup kitchens in six different areas in
Tanauan, Batangas - 2,700 individuals served
2,500 bags of relief goods
30,000 face masks
8,000 blankets
1,000 packs of La Pacita Biscuits
Shell Philippines Php 3 million worth of relief goods distributed by 100
Exploration and Shell Philippines volunteers for evacuees in Batangas
Malampaya Foundation
SM Supermalls and SM 2,500 pcs. of 6.6-liter drinking water
Foundation
Philippine Hotel Owners 200 pillow cases
Association - Sofitel 100 bath mats
100 twin duvet sets
100 twin top sheets
Filinvest 710 ecobags of toiletries, towels, blankets, and food
60 pcs. of 6-liter drinking water
92 boxes of assorted food, medicine, bottled water,
flashlights, portable fan w/ batteries, clothes, diapers
83 volunteers
170 ecobags of hygiene kits
400 packs of coffee
2 pcs. Nestogen
228 pcs. of diaper
64 packs of sanitary napkin
112 medical supplies (dextrose)
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Taal Eruption Response & Recovery
COMPANY RESPONSE
58 tissue rolls
Assorted food for kids - 70 children served
Arroz caldo feeding activity - 630 people served
141 ecobags of hygiene kits, noodles, coffee, and
canned goods
50 pcs. of matting
240 bottles of drinking water
1 bundle of blankets
mosquito net
mat
1,000 hygiene kits
100 lootbags for kids
Used clothing, new towels, and undergarments
UPS Delivery of 12 vaccine refrigerators (126kg/ref) from
the Department of Health to Cavite and Batangas
Logistical support for transport of 1,500 pcs. of 6-liter
drinking water
PDRF Resilience Bulletin Page 8 Vol. 3 Issue 1COVID-19 RESPONSE RECOVERY
As of 30 June, the private sector has distributed over 9.2 million food packs and hot meals, over
490,000 liters of drinking water, and 6.3 million pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE)
and medical supplies and has transported over 29,000 kg of essential items to communities
and hospitals in need. All in all, the private sector has also raised over Php 4.9 billion, which
includes donations, provisions, allocations, and transferable points and rewards. Included in
these are the efforts of the PDRF network, which has been conducting COVID-19 response
activities through its eight member clusters since March.
2.8 Million
Families were provided
Project with grocery vouchers
220
Ugnayan 14.2 Million
Individual and
corporate donors
Individuals reached by
Project Ugnayan
Php 36 Million 750
Cash donations Test kits
Project Php 84 Million 7
Kaagapay Worth of in-kind
donations
Test kit
reagents
200,000 85
PPE distributed Hospitals and
organizations served
2,103 77
Project Health care workers Hospitals and
Pag-Asa engaged and trained
across the country
organizations
participated in
the training
PDRF Resilience Bulletin Page 9 Vol. 3 Issue 1PROJECT UGNAYAN Project Ugnayan was a multi-sectoral, collaborative effort of the private sector, PDRF, and Caritas Manila that aimed to provide unconditional emergency cash transfers to help economically-vulnerable families in the Greater Manila Area and address the food security needs of those affected by the enhanced community quarantine. The project also supported ABS-CBN’s Pantawid ng Pag- ibig program which delivered food packs to poor communities through local government units (LGUs), Jollibee’s Food Aid program which distributed ready-to-cook meals to communities, and Asian Development Bank (ADB)/ Government’s Bayan Bayanihan! program which delivered critical food supplies to the most vulnerable households in Metro Manila and neighboring provinces. In total, Project Ugnayan reached 2,837,367 families (or over 14.2 million individuals) in various dioceses in Metro Manila, Rizal, Cavite, Bulacan, and Laguna. Cash and in- kind donations amounting to over Php 1.75 billion were received from 220 individuals and corporate donors. PDRF Resilience Bulletin Page 10 Vol. 3 Issue 1
FOOD ASSISTANCE In partnership with Jollibee Group Foundation, Andok’s Corporation, McDonald’s Kindness Kitchen, Ronald McDonald’s House of Charities, and PILMICO Food Corporation, PDRF distributed 6,445 meals and drinks to 24 hospitals, institutions, quarantine facilities, and other organizations in Metro Manila. The initiative supported the Research Institute of Tropical Medicine, the Philippine General Hospital, and the Department of Health Emergency Operations Center among others. PDRF Resilience Bulletin Page 11 Vol. 3 Issue 1
COVID-19 Response & Recovery
PROJECT KAAGAPAY
To bring immediate aid to healthcare workers, PDRF, Zuellig Pharma, ABS-CBN, and Metro
Drug joined forces and launched the Kaagapay: Protect our Healthcare Heroes project, a
fundraising initiative specifically aimed at providing PPE, medical equipment, and other support
for healthcare institutions in the country. As of June 30, Kaagapay has raised more than Php 36
million in cash donations and Php 84 million worth of in-kind donations and has procured and
distributed more than 200,000 PPE for 47 healthcare institutions and communities.
Aside from this, Monde MY San Corporation provided a
total of 13 cases of biscuits to the Ninoy Aquino Stadium
quarantine facility; Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines
donated 3,000 cases of Wilkins drinking water, 747 cases
of soft drinks, and 12 coolers to quarantine facilities,
hospitals, and government facilities; Nutri-Asia gave 100
cases of Locally juice drinks to the Ninoy Aquino Stadium
and World Trade Center quarantine facilities; Del Monte
provided 149 cases of assorted fruit beverages for the Ultra
Stadium, World Trade Center, Philippine International
Convention Center, Rizal Memorial Center, Ninoy Aquino
Stadium, and Philippine General Hospital; and Unilever
distributed a total of 1,105 boxes/cases of hygiene kits
and food items to PDRF partner barangays and the Bigay
Buhay Multipurpose Cooperative.
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FRONTLINE STAYS
PDRF also worked with Airbnb in providing temporary
accommodation to healthcare workers on duty. Due
to the community quarantine’s impact on public
transportation, frontliners have resorted to sleeping in
their respective hospitals, leaving them more vulnerable
to illness and unable to fully rest after their shifts. PDRF
continues this project with other private sector support
and as of June 30, Frontline Stays has provided stays
for 239 healthcare workers from four different hospitals.
PDRF member company Manila Water Foundation also
contributed a total of 310 sanitation kits for this initiative.
PROJECT PAG-ASA
To help scale up medical response efforts
in the Philippines and build the pandemic
response expertise of Filipino healthcare
workers, PDRF—together with the Center
for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies
(Watson Institute, Brown University) and
international relief organization Project
HOPE—held a COVID-19 Training of Trainers
(TOT) Program for Philippine Health Workers
via Zoom Webinar.
The TOT covered topics such as infection
prevention and control, contact tracing,
and risk communication and public health
messaging, which cover areas that are highly
essential in helping the country contain the
spread of the pandemic. Aside from building
the pandemic response capabilities of the
participants, the program also sought to
quickly build a cadre of competent instructors
who can teach other health workers in
localities and communities.
Almost 90 doctors, nurses, and health
professionals from public and private
hospitals and organizations across the
country took part in the 4-day training. These
trainers engaged and trained 2,103 health
workers in 77 hospitals and organizations
across the country by the end of the program’s
initial run.
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LOGISTICS SUPPORT
PDRF worked with logistics companies to Valley Medical Center; Royal Cargo Shipping
provide free transport service to medical delivered four tons of PPE, hospital tents,
workers and to deliver PPE, food packs, and and sanitation kits to Veterans Memorial
hygiene items around Metro Manila during Medical Center and transported two tons
the enhanced community quarantine. This or 149 cases of beverages from Unilever
includes the Libreng Sakay initiative for Philippines to PDRF partner barangays
medical and health workers. In partnership in Quezon City (Barangays Dona Imelda,
with the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Talayan, Bagumbayan, Commonwealth);
Admiral Transport, the Department of Labor WExpress provided transport assistance for
and Employment, and Phoenix Petroleum the delivery of 1.5 tons or 33 boxes of coveralls
Philippines, PDRF deployed ten buses for this to St. Luke’s Medical Center; Lalamove made
initiative. 19 food assistance deliveries, six medical
supply assistance deliveries, and two
In addition, Transportify assisted in the sanitation kit deliveries (total of 1.5 tons); Stat
distribution of two tons of PPE to Marikina Med Ambulance Service made seven food
assistance deliveries (total of 1 ton); and Kairos
Cargo Group provided seven food assistance
deliveries and one medical supply assistance
delivery (total of 1.3 tons).
UPS also provided free airlift of 10 tons of
medical grade fabric from Shenzhen Bao’an
International Airport to Clark International
Airport from April 14 to April 25. This fabric
was used for the creation of protective suits
for frontliners. Through free land transport,
Air21 then delivered the fabric from Clark
PDRF Resilience Bulletin Page 14 Vol. 3 Issue 1COVID-19 Response & Recovery
International Airport to the PPE manufacturing
unit of Reliance Producers Cooperative in
Carmona, Cavite.
Cebu Pacific and Pacific Global 1 also provided
free flights to transport PPE from Manila to
Cagayan, General Santos City, and Cotabato
and flew a team from the International
Committee of the Red Cross Philippines to
Cebu and Cotabato, where they would be
setting up COVID-19 treatment facilities. Aside
from this, Cebu Pacific provided staggered
flights for the transport of 366 boxes of PPE,
ten hospital tents, and five sanitation kits
(total of 3.4 tons) to Cebu.
ONLINE EVENTS
PDRF led and co-organized several online #ResilienceAndRecoveryPH
events, highlighting useful tools and information eForum Series Topics
on COVID-19 response and recovery, tackling
COVID-19’s socio-economic impacts, and Stakeholders Speak: How COVID-19
sharing recovery insights from industry experts, has affected the movement of
government agencies, humanitarian groups, and goods and people
private sector networks.
MSME Funding Post-COVID 19:
On May 28, PDRF held the “Shaping Business Government and Private Sector
Resiliency 2020: The Private Sector’s Response Roles
to the New Normal” virtual forum to discuss and
address the challenges that businesses face as Local and Global Supply Chains:
Quick Assessment and Ways
they respond and transition to the “new normal.”
Forward
Held in partnership with the Management
Association of the Philippines, the forum was Market Adjustments and
attended by over 750 representatives from Sustainability: Where do We
the business sector, humanitarian groups, and Sell from Here
government agencies.
Crisis-Proofing Technologies
Together with the Philippine Exporters and Innovations
Confederation, the Employers Confederation of
the Philippines, and the Philippine Chamber of Preserving Jobs: Reshaping the
Future of Work and the Talent Pool
Commerce and Industry, PDRF also organized
the eight-part #ResilienceAndRecoveryPH Institutionalizing MSME Business
eForum series. Continuity Plans
Plugging the Bleeding: Quick Wins
and Long-term Plans
PDRF Resilience Bulletin Page 15 Vol. 3 Issue 1COVID-19 Response & Recovery
In partnership with the USAID Strengthening
Urban Resilience for Growth with Equity
Project, PDRF conducted three webinar
sessions on Business Continuity and Recovery
for the Tourism Sector of cities Puerto
Princesa, Tagbilaran, Legazpi, and Iloilo. These
were intended to help the tourism sector
recover and bounce back as it was identified
to be one of the most affected by the
pandemic. Industry leaders from government
agencies and private organizations including
Speakers of the Shaping Business Resiliency the Department of Tourism, Deloitte, Ayala
2020: The Private Sector’s Response to the Land Corporation, and Megaworld Hotels
New Normal Virtual Forum shared their insights and the best practices
that micro, small, and medium enterprises
(MSMEs) can apply to their own enterprise.
These events also served as an avenue
for MSMEs to impart early recovery tools
and strategies. In total, more than 250
representatives from the business sector and
government offices attended the sessions.
LAUNCH OF THE COVID-19
RESOURCE HUB
In May, PDRF launched the PDRF COVID-19
Resource Hub, a website containing resources
that are essential to the Philippine private
sector in responding to and recovering from
the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Featuring articles on private sector best
practices, guidelines and technical reports,
webinars, and stories of hope, the PDRF
COVID-19 Resource Hub curates useful,
reliable, and timely information from local and
international sources to provide businesses
and enterprises with the necessary tools in
building the overall resilience of the country.
https://covid19.pdrf.org/
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RELEASE OF ONLINE RESOURCES
Aside from releasing regular situational reports via email to its member network, PDRF also
contributed to the creation of online resources such as toolkits and guidebooks on disaster
risk reduction and management and pandemic preparedness, response, and recovery.
These include:
Work-from-Home Enterprise Pandemic
Emergency Bag checklist for Preparedness Toolkit (English, COVID-19 FAQs for
typhoon, earthquake, and Filipino, Hiligaynon, Cebuano) LGUs (Filipino)
pandemic preparedness
MSME Guide to Disaster Resilience COVID-19 Small Business
Continuity and Recovery Planning
Toolkit (Filipino, Cebuano)
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RECOVERY INITIATIVES FOR
MICRO, SMALL, & MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Understanding the need to support small for COVID-19 and creating a Recovery and
and medium enterprises in navigating Strategic Foresight Toolkit for SMEs.
through post-pandemic scenarios that might
emerge, PDRF is also harnessing private The policy briefs are envisioned to: secure the
sector resources and the technical expertise continuity of the supply chain for essential
of its network and partner organizations to commodities and services such as food,
design programmatic interventions suited for time-critical productive and agricultural
recovery and strategic foresight planning. inputs, sexual and reproductive health, and
non-food items; and provide value-adding
With the intention of supporting the Inter- recommendations to the IATF-TWG-AFP
agency Task Force Technical Working Group in collaboration with the United Nations
for Anticipatory and Forward Planning (IATF- Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN
TWG-AFP), PDRF will be developing policy Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
briefs for SME recovery and foresight planning Affairs (OCHA).
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The recovery and strategic As part of this initiative, online business recovery
foresight toolkit will address PDRF—together with UNDP hub for MSMEs which
the need for a practical and UN OCHA and with the contains practical and useful
guidance toolkit that support of the Connecting business tips, available loan
outlines recovery ground Business initiative (CBi)— programs from government
rules based on strategic recently launched the SIKAP agencies and private
foresight to help identify (Synergizing Recovery sector organizations, and
emerging threats and cover Initiatives, Knowledge, and mentorship opportunities
uncertainties brought about Adaptation Practices for for MSMEs.
by the pandemic crisis. MSMEs) website, a unified
COMMUNITY RESILIENCE
In 2020, PDRF continued to support its partner communities and local government units
through the conduct of various capacity building activities with the support of the Office of US
Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID-OFDA).
Provision of technical assistance to develop or
enhance preparedness at the barangay level
PDRF conducted Family Preparedness
training sessions for Brgy. Talayan and Brgy.
Doña Imelda to help assist community
members in making customized disaster
preparedness plans for their own families.
These plans contain essential information
useful for knowing what to do before, during,
and after a disaster.
Basic Life Support training sessions were also
conducted for the two barangays. The training
aimed to equip community first responders
with the knowledge and skills necessary
in responding to common emergencies.
Through lectures, demonstration, and
return demonstrations, participants learned
about emergency care, injury and illness
identification and response, basic bandaging,
and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
PDRF Resilience Bulletin Page 19 Vol. 3 Issue 1Community Resilience An Earthquake Preparedness seminar was also organized on February 20 in partnership with the Local Government of Brgy. Bagumbayan and Eastwood City. USAID-OFDA Senior Program Officer for EAP Ms. Deborah Murphy also gave the opening remarks for the activity. Key personnel from different businesses and stakeholders attended the event, where representatives from the Quezon City DRRM Office, PHIVOLCS, and PDRF discussed Quezon City’s DRRM plans and programs and shared practical tips and other relevant information that the participants would need in order to enhance their own plans to prepare for disasters. PDRF Resilience Bulletin Page 20 Vol. 3 Issue 1
Community Resilience
Finally, a Business Continuity Planning Orientation was
conducted for the microentrepreneurs of Brgy. Doña Imelda
on March 10. Through this activity, business owners were
able to craft plans that would help minimize disruptions and
document their strategies on how their businesses can recover
more quickly from disasters.
Profiling and vulnerability assessment
of critical infrastructure for Makati City
and Quezon City
Several meetings were conducted with the local
government offices of Quezon City and Makati City and
with member companies Maynilad and Manila Water to
discuss the current plans of the cities and the water utility
companies and how these plans relate to one other.
These meetings also sought to identify areas that need to
be highlighted or prioritized toward the enhancement of
vulnerability assessments.
Public service continuity training for Makati City
PDRF partnered with the Office of the Civil Defense Capacity-Building and Training Services
to conduct a four-day Public Service Continuity training for Makati City. The first batch of the
training was conducted from February 25 to 28 for the different offices of the Makati City
government. Both PDRF President Butch Meily and Makati Mayor Abigail Binay were present to
deliver messages of support for the activity.
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CAPACITY BUILDING
Public service continuity training for
the Department of Education
In the first week of March, PDRF held a 5-day Public Service Continuity Planning Training for
the Department of Education (DepEd) in collaboration with the Office of Civil Defense. This was
done to help DepEd develop their public service continuity plan, which helps them prepare for
disruptive events and ensure that disruption of critical services for schools and communities is
minimized during disasters.
Psychological first aid for
Davao Del Sur frontline
service providers
Following the devastating series of
earthquakes in Mindanao in late 2019,
PDRF and the Association of Psychologists
and Helping Practitioners, Inc. conducted
Psychological First Aid for the frontline
service providers of Davao Del Sur. The first
run was conducted last February 26 in Digos
City for the employees of the Department of
Trade and Industry - Davao Del Sur.
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Hazard and Disaster Analysis
for Business Resilience
training for PDRF member
companies
The PDRF Operations Center conducted two
sessions of the Hazard and Disaster Analysis
for Business Resilience (HANDA) Training
last February for the employees of the Ayala
Property Management Corporation and Metro
Pacific Tollways Corp. South. The training
introduced the HANDA platform and various
data input methods available for hazard and
incident monitoring, as well as HANDA’s
capabilities in performing spatial analysis and
creating customized hazard maps.
Climate risk assessment
stakeholder consultations
with Baguio City
In the first half of the year, PDRF also began
working with the City Government of Baguio to
conduct a series of stakeholder consultations
leading to a Climate Risk Assessment study
of Baguio City. The study will contribute to
identifying climatic stressors that directly or
indirectly affect the city’s natural & human
systems and understanding the limits
and constraints of the adaptation options
included in the city’s DRRM and Climate
Change Adaptation plans.
PDRF Resilience Bulletin Page 23 Vol. 3 Issue 1PARTNERSHIPS FOR DISASTER RESILIENCE Dialogue on climate and disaster risk insurance In January, PDRF participated in a dialogue with MSME Stakeholders on Climate and Disaster Risk Insurance (CDRI) held by the GIZ Regulatory Framework Promotion of Pro-poor Insurance Markets in Asia (GIZ RFPI Asia). The MSME CDRI Forum (MCIF)—composed of government Inking partnership agencies, private sector organizations, insurance with DOST-PAGASA industry members, and financial institutions— aimed to serve as a platform for developing climate On February 18, PDRF signed a and disaster risk insurance for MSMEs. As part of Memorandum of Understanding MCIF, PDRF has committed to provide technical with the Philippine Atmospheric, assistance through the MSME perspective. Part of Geophysical and Astronomical the CDRI project is the conduct of a study on value Services Administration chain analysis to further validate the insurability (DOST-PAGASA) to strengthen of identified sectors in certain regions of the joint efforts especially in country. This, along with other CDRI efforts, will the development of an early be further developed and improved by members warning system for disaster of the forum. preparedness. PDRF Resilience Bulletin Page 24 Vol. 3 Issue 1
Partnerships for Disaster Resilience
Connecting Business initiative
activities
As one of the member networks of the
Connective Business initiative (CBi),
PDRF participated in several international
humanitarian events in the first half of 2020.
Humanitarian Networks Partnership Week
PDRF President Butch Meily was one of the panelists for the Storms and Floods Working Session
for CBi Member Network Representatives, which aimed to explore how storms and floods
affect the private sector and the communities and how member networks support companies
in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from these hazards. Meily—along with panelists
Jeffrey Beckles, (CEO, Bahamas Chamber of Commerce), Glen Craig (CBi Member Network in
Vanuatu), and Fania Joseph (CBi Member Network in Haiti)—shared and discussed concrete
examples and recommendations on early warning, preparedness, and DRR; response and
recovery; and partnership and innovation.
PDRF also took part in
a Working Session on
Collective Action in Global
Advocacy for CBi Member
Network Representatives.
PDRF Executive Director
Veronica Gabaldon—
together with Erdem Ergin
(CBi Member Network in
Turkey), Morika Hunter (CBi
Member Network in Fiji), and
Luis Gomez (CBi Member
Network in Mexico)—talked
about barriers that limit
or enable local and global
companies in contributing
to humanitarian solutions.
The session also contributed
to identifying the policy
engagement approaches or
advocacy campaigns CBi
could facilitate to enable
the networks to better work
with governments, donors,
and other stakeholders.
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CBi Annual Meeting
During the CBi Annual Meeting, PDRF risk transfer. The panel was composed of
moderated a session on Strengthening Burak Kilic, Country Manager for Turkey
Community Resilience through Business of the United Parcel Service; Veronica
Continuity and Risk Transfer, which brought Gabaldon, Executive Director of PDRF; Omar
together representatives from the private Abou-Samra, Director of the Preparedness
sector and the humanitarian and development Programs and Global Preparedness Center
sector to discuss insights and key lessons as of the American Red Cross; and Jan Kellet,
well as existing needs and opportunities for Special Advisor for External Engagement
innovation toward strengthening community of UNDP.
resilience through business continuity and
UN Global Compact Virtual Leaders Summit
PDRF was among the speakers for two CBi- Gabaldon were among the panelists during
led sessions during the UN Global Compact the Multi-stakeholder Response to Natural
Virtual Leaders Summit that was held from Disasters During COVID-19 discussion,
June 15 to 16. The virtual event convened which focused on the role of public-private
leading voices from businesses, government, partnerships in strengthening national
the United Nations, civil society, and capabilities to prepare for, respond to, and
academia for a 26-hour conversation about recover from natural hazards while addressing
how businesses can support countries and the impacts of pandemics. In another session
communities around the world to recover titled Private Sector Networks: A Collective
better, stronger, and together. Approach to Responding to Crises, PDRF
President Butch Meily talked about the private
PDRF Co-Chair Jaime Augusto Zobel de sector’s DRRM initiatives in the Philippines.
Ayala and PDRF Executive Director Veronica
PDRF Resilience Bulletin Page 26 Vol. 3 Issue 1EMPOWERING MARAWI YOUTH
THROUGH INNOVATION
As part of its Marawi Recovery Program, PDRF partnered with the USAID-Plan Marawi
Response Project (MRP) to support and fund the development of startups that are
led by youth representatives from communities affected by the 2017 Marawi conflict
and that help address economic and social cohesion issues in their communities. The
initiative sprung from a need to organize youth networks advocating for participation
in development issues and to highlight the important role of the youth in community
transformation. Three main activities were conducted as part of this:
Facilitation Skills Training
on Youth Innovation Challenge
In January, PDRF, MRP, and Ideya conducted
a three-day Facilitation Skills Training in
Iligan City for 20 youth representatives to
help enhance their skills as youth innovation
workshop facilitators and steering committee
members of youth-led innovation and
business incubation solutions.
Hands-on Training and
Mentoring Session for
Youth-led Startups
Following this, PDRF and MRP
conducted a Hands-on Training
and Mentoring Session for 22
youth-led startups. Throughout
the two-day activity, participants
honed their project pitching
skills, tightened their pitch deck,
and learned about the basics of
branding and graphic design.
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Marawi Youth
Innovate Summit
As a culminating activity, the
YOUth Innovate! Summit was
held to provide an avenue for the
startups to showcase their projects
and business ideas. The two-day
event also gave the startups an
opportunity to gain insights from
attendees representing the local
government, big businesses, and
the international development
community. Furthermore, the event
aimed to underscore the creativity,
entrepreneurship, and workforce
readiness of the Marawi youth.
PDRF Resilience Bulletin Page 28 Vol. 3 Issue 1ABOUT PDRF
Established in 2010, the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF) is the country’s major private
sector coordinator for disaster resilience. As an alliance of businesses dedicated to building the disaster
risk management capabilities of the private sector in the country, PDRF aims to contribute to the
sustainable development and general welfare of the Filipino people.
Composed of over 60 member companies, PDRF is co-chaired by PLDT-Smart Communications Chairman
Manuel Pangilinan, Ayala Corporation Chairman and CEO Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, and Cardinal
Luis Antonio Tagle.
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