Introduction

In the past almost 9 years, in my watch asmayor of Iligan City, the city has experienced manydisasters, both natural and man-made. The city has

most 4 barangays at a time, bombings and in 2008,when MILF lawless elements attacked several townsin Lanao del Norte, thousands of refugees from thehinterland barangays of the city and the neighboringtowns of Lanao del Norte, sought refuge in evacuationcenters in the city, amid threats of attacks by thelawless elements in the city itself.

But the worst disaster in the history of our cityoccured at midnight of December 16 until the weehours of December 17, 2011, when Typhoon Sendongstruck Northern Mindanao, with such massive lossand destruction to lives and properties, with:

533 deaths and 998 missing and presumeddead, or a total of 1,531 lives lost;

6,577 houses totally damaged and 18,951partially damaged;

Nearly 30,000 families or 117,000 personsaffected, representing 37% of the city population;

37 barangays or 84% of the city’s 44 barangaysaffected;

A total of P3.5 billion worth of infrastructuresand public and private properties destroyed.

That we were overwhelmed by the sheermagnitude of the destruction and work to be done,would be an understatement. Physically and mentallyexhausting were the efforts exerted by the hundreds ofpeople involved in the operation for search and rescue,

up, putting up and providing for the basic necessities intemporary shelters in 27 evacuation centers, caring forthe sick, and attending to the psycho-social needs, andmany others.

Starting on the 40th day after Sendong, westarted to mend and rebuild from the ruins of Sendong,with the ultimate goal of bringing back normalcy to thelives of the survivors.

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Let me share with you some insightful experiences that I went through, so asto provide you with useful information for DRRM action planning.This presentation is divided into the following sub-topics:

Organization1)

Land Banking2)

Data Base3)

Information4)

The Iligan City DRRM Plan for 2013 to 20205)

Comparison of TS Sendong and TS Pablo in Iligan6)

OrganizationOrganization

At 9AM of the same day Sendong struck, I convened a meeting of allconcerned government and non-government people and organized thedifferent committees to handle disaster response. A Command and

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Information Center was also established, to facilitatequeries and referrals to concerned committees forappropriate action.

system was adopted, which proved to be veryeffective, especially in running the evacuation

international agencies, as well as with regional andnational government agencies.

We are incorporating the cluster system intothe Iligan DRRM organizational setup.

A group from our political adversariesorganized their own city disaster council, encouragedby what happened in Cagayan de Oro, and tried towrest control of the response and relief efforts fromthe CDRRMC, by eliciting the support of the diocese,but they were rebuffed by the bishop, for the bishopknew the best, honest and sincere efforts being doneby the CDRRMC and the city government.

The diocese of Iligan even provided relocationsites and housing units for the survivors. And veryrecently, it conducted, together with the Ateneo Schoolof Government, a DRRM seminar-workshop for thechurch-based organizations in the different parishes

of the city, which shall form part of the support groupfrom the private sector in the city’s DRRM program.

Land Banking

A total of 82 hectares needed for the resettlementof IDPs for 7,500 housing units, have been acquired, butthis took a very long time, with the IDPs in evacuationcenters, becoming very impatient. This is because wehad to start from zero, as the city government had noavailable land for resettlement when Sendong struck.Prior to Sendong, the city government’s housing andresettlement program was focused on informal settlers,and the available lands have already been distributedto informal settlers during the year. So when Sendongstruck, we had to look for land and negotiate, whichtook some time.

land that can be used in the future, whether forinformal settlers, disaster victims, or other uses. Theresettlement in Cagayan de Oro was done earlier andfaster, because the city government at that time, hadavailable lands for resettlement.

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Damage brought about by TS Sendong

Series of CDRRMC meetings

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Data Base

Having a data bank of residents by purok per barangay will mean

for disaster victims. This data bank should be integrated with other records,

seed dispersal,Philhealth card distribution, and other social services. More

shall be minimized, if not eliminated.With a data bank, assisting agencies can also be provided required

information on the affected population during disasters.The Sendong experience has opened our awareness on the need

Information

Dissemination of correct and accurate information to the public,especially to the victims of disasters, is a must, especially that politics willalways rear its ugly head.

My political adversaries have daily radio program, and in theseprograms, spread lies and disinformation, like the calamity fund has beenexhausted, as the money has been pocketed by the mayor, vice mayorand councilors. To contradict themselves, they also said that with so muchmoney from donations and from the calamity fund, these amounts should

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be distributed to all the victims, as if there are norestrictions from the source of the funds, which mustonly be used for the intended purpose, and that allexpenditures must follow governmental accountingand auditing rules. The intention, of course, is justto sow intrigue among the victims, so they can gainpolitical mileage.

To let the people know the correct andaccurate information, the ICDRRMC published anewsletter, LAMDAG, which means light, and whichincluded updates on the relief and rehabilitation

the bank. Truth, of course, will always prevail, andthis newsletter proved to be effective in exposing thelies of the political adversaries.

But even a national TV media supposed tobe panig sa bayan, at panig sa katotohanan, spreadfalse news. To commemorate the 40th day of Sendongon January 25, 2012, the city government, togetherwith the Gawad Kalinga and the People PowerCommission of the Presidential Communication

holy mass, releasing of lighted lanterns, a party for

children victims of Sendong, and a solidarity walk withtorches from ground zero to the city proper. I myselfled that walk. A small group of about ten people, again,

with a large streamer with the words, “Mayor, asan naang calamity fund!”. Know what, the TV station reportedon regional and national news that the solidarity walkwas a protest rally against the mayor. I protested to theTV station and demanded that they correct their error,but they never did. What we did was report the wholecommemoration on the Sendong newsletter, so that atleast, to the people of Iligan City, they knew that the TVnews was not accurate.

The Iligan CDRRM Plan for 2013-2020The Iligan CDRRM Plan for 2013-2020

Typhoon Sendong served as an eye-openerfor Iligan City on the importance of disaster riskreduction and management. Iligan City has alwaysbeen proactive in disaster risk management, thus, ithas been a consistent winner in the Gawad KalasagAwards. The City’s DRRMC and the precedent CityDisaster Coordinating Council has consistently beenawarded as Outstanding DCC and DRRMC from 2006

Rotary Shelter Box

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Risk Reduction and Management Act or RA No.10121 It has set up andorganized the ICDRRMC and established the Disaster Risk Reduction and

While Iligan is still in the process of recovery and rehabilitation fromSendong, it has started building awareness on DRR and Climate ChangeAdaptation, operationalising the National Disaster Risk Reduction andManagement Framework at the local level, and develop the disaster riskreduction and management plan of the city. All these are aimed at attainingthe goals of adaptive, disaster resilient communities and sustainabledevelopment.

The Iligan City DRRM Plan for 2013-2020 has been prepared, with

goals; 14 objectives; 37 outcomes; 83 outputs and 211 activities. This planwas prepared in a series of planning workshops attended by a broad sectorof Iligan constituencies- from the local government, national line agencies,barangay leaders, academe, church, professionals, business groups, civilsociety groups and others, who were all consulted and contributed in thecrafting of the plan.

The important points of the plan is the institutionalization of theDRRM program of the city, the efforts on disaster prevention and mitigationthrough risk assessment and early warning, vulnerability reduction, disasterpreparedness, disaster response and rehabilitation and recovery.

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Pablo Versus SendongPablo Versus Sendong

When Typhoon Pablo came to Iligan onDecember 4, 2012, despite its stronger winds, thoughless rainfall, there was not a single casualty, althoughthere were more than a hundred houses destroyedor damaged. This was mainly because of the generalawareness of the hazards and peopple were moreawake and vigilant, through massive informationdissemination and better preparedness.

Conclusion

I would like to end my presentation on apersonal note, by reading to you a letter from a lovedone, sent to me during my 47th birthday on January

expresses my Sendong experiences and challenges,and it says:

“In one of your speeches, you quoted ThomasPaine’s famous line ‘these are the times that try men’ssouls.’ Today, on your birthday, I quote myself- ‘theseare trying times for you, my son.’

In the aftermath of tropical storm Sendongwhich lashed barangays in its path with raging watersand deadly logs with stupendous fury, I have seenyou spend long hours working hard with the many city

volunteers tasked with the rescue, retrieval and reliefof victims and survivors, often neglecting to eat or takea rest.

Like the rest of Iligan, you have witnessedthe extent of devastation with unbelieving eyes. Atragedy and destruction of such magnitude was beyondeveryone’s wildest expectation. It was like a disastermovie unfolding before our uncomprehending mindsand eyes. To meet such a situation must be a tryingexperience for you, being at the helm of the city, to testyour soul and the stuff that you are really made of.

Often, I see you stressed out to a point. I wasafraid for your health. I have seen you lose weight,your complexion darker due to exposure, and yourhair, though thankfully intact, became whiter. It painsme to see you tired and haggard, your patience andendurance tested to the limits by the demands thatneed your attention. I could only pray for you.

But it’s a comforting fact that you have been

December 16, alerting the police, army and rescueteams, but you yourself could not cross Tubod bridge asthe waters had gone up. I could imagine your anguishas people call you from their cellphones crying to youfor help but you were helpless at that instant, to help.

How you must have agonized over the hundredsof people swept to their watery and muddy graves, of

Prepared by:

LOLITA R. LOAAccountant II

Concurred by:

LOUELA S. MAYBITUIN

(As to Report)RAYMUNDO E. CLAVANO

City Gov’t. Asst. Dept. Head II

EVANGELINE T. DABAState Auditor IV

City Auditor

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the houses, properties, livelihood destroyed in an instant. Yet, hard andearnestly as you work with the goodness of heroic people who rallied behindyou, still there are people from the dark side who have nothing good tosay or do to help, hurl false accusations, heap insults on you, criticize yourevery move, even the most trivial of things such as smiling when receivingmuch-needed donations or for not bringing a loudspeaker to a meeting withsurvivors in an evacuation center without electricity. I know behind your smileand nonchalance in the face of these criticisms, you are hurt, but it hurts memore, ten times over.

I get so bewildered that there are such people that I ask God, ‘Lord,what kind of people are they? Where does their hate come from, whenLawrence has not done anything bad to them? Are they born with it? IsLawrence such a detestable person that he should merit all these hate? Orare they just jealous and envious? ‘Take heart son, with the thought that

The fact that in this precise time and moment that Sendonghappened, the fact that God allowed it to happen in your watch, then Godmust have chosen you to be here where you are now, for the people ofIligan, to help make Iligan rise from the destruction in this precise time andmoment in its history.

The task ahead is long and arduous and fraught with pitfalls, but takeheart son, you are not alone, for God’s hand is moving with you, through themany and countless hands and hearts that have come and are still comingto help you what God intended for you to do.

Sendong, for all the evils it has wrought, have made many heroes

Thank you Lord, for all the heroes!

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Diocese of Iligan VillageBrgy. Luinab, Iligan City

B rgy . Lu ina b, Ilig an Cit y

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Bayanihan VillageBrgy. Sta. Elena, Iligan City

B rgy . St a. Ele na , Ili gan C ity

Red Cross VillageBrgy. Digkilaan, Iligan City

B rgy . D igk ilaa n, Ilig an Cit y

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Kapuso VillageBrgy. Mandulog, Iligan City

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Caritas Village Shelter ProjectBrgy. Upper Tominobo, Iligan City

Iligan Bay Vista VillageSitio Paitan, Brgy. Dalipuga, Iligan City

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Isla Verde VillageBrgy. Abuno, Iligan City

Kapuso Village Phase 2Brgy. Mandulog, Iligan City

Deus Caritas VillageBrgy. Luinab, Iligan City

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P12.147 bilyones gi-gahinalang sa recovery and

reconstruction sa Iligan

Sa hinusang paningkamot nila ni Mayor Lawrence Lluch Cruz, isip Chairman sa Regional DevelopmentCouncil sa Rehiyon 10, ug Lone District Representative Vicente “Varf” Belmonte, Jr., mi-alokar ang nasudnongkagamhanan og P12.147 bilyones nga pundo alang sa recovery and reconstruction sa mga imprastraktura sa Iliganhuman ang bagyong Sendong.

Kini maggagikan sa National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Fund.

Ang mas labing dakong bahin niini nga P11,737,222 nga balor sa mga proyekto ilalom niini i-implementarsa Department of Public Works and Highways samtang ang P410,226,000 nga bahin mao’y i-implementar sakagamhanang lokal.

Wala pa’y na-release sa maong pundo bisag usa ka piso tungod kay anaa pa sa bidding process ang pipilaka proyekto ug ang ubang proyekto, bisan og nahimo na ang “program of work”, nanginahanglan pa og approval sa

Gimugna ni Mayor Cruz ang Task Force “Building Back Better Infrastructure” pinanguluhan ni City CouncilorJoe Zalsos aron matutokan ang mga kinahanglanon sa paspas nga recovery and reconstruction sa Iligan tungodsa Sendong.

Ang status sa P12.147 bilyones nga pundo, as of April 30, 2013, base sa datos sa City Planning and

To be implemented by DPWH-National

To be implemented by LGU-Local

TYPE/NAME OF PROJECTPROJECT COST

(PhP)TOTAL NO. OF

PROJECTS STATUS

1. Repair/Rehabilitation of Roads 108.352 M 2Completed as stated by Eng. Marivel Ong (DPWH-Iligan) last Nov.29, 2012 Inception Meeting. Funds were taken from the regular roadconstruction budget of DPWH, while awaiting release from NDRRMC

2. Flood Control of Mandulog, Iligan andPugaan Rivers

8.169 B 9

* two (2) projects were bidded at DPWH-10 last March 19, 2013 - Mandulog Flood Control =P283 M - Iligan Flood Control =P104 M

*preparation of Master Plan on-going by DPWH-10

3. Repair of Drainage and Slope ProtectionAlong Iligan-Bukidnon Road

50 M 1*this project was bidded at DPWH-10 last March 19, 2013.*preparation of Master Plan on-going by DPWH-10

4. Dredging of Iligan and Mandulog Rivers 1.60 B 2*this two (2) projects were bidded at DPWH-10 last March 19, 2013.*preparation of Master Plan on-going by DPWH-10

5. Construction of Four (4) Sabo Dams 1.70 B 4*DPWH forwarded it to JICA for technical assistance*preparation of Master Plan on-going by DPWH-10

6. Construction of Seawall 1.10 M 2*One of these projects (Santiago Seawall) was bidded at DPWH-10 last

March 19, 2013*preparation of Master Plan on-going by DPWH-10

Grand Total I-National (DPWH) 11.737222 B 20

*As of April 1, 2013 Total No. of Bidded Projects = 6 Total Cost of Bidded Projects =P2.137 B

of Civil Defense

TYPE/NAME OF PROJECT PROJECT COST(PhP)

TOTAL NO. OFPROJECTS

STATUS

1. Repair/Rehabilitation of Barangay Roads 111.693 M 29* Program of Works (POWs) of these 29 projects were already forwarded

2. Repair/Replacement of Bridges 39.549 M 15 * A total of thirteen (13) Program of Works (POWs) were already

3. Construction of Drainage/ InterceptorCanal

201.410 M 2* A total of three (by phase) Program of Works (POWs) were already

4. Waterworks System (water supply for 5resettlement sites)

57.00 M 5 * A total of three (by phase) Program of Works (POWs) were alreadyforwarded to DPWH-Iligan for validation

Grand Total– (CEO, PakgangBaha andICWS)

410.226 M 51for validation

Over-all Total(National and Local)

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Moabot na ngadto sa 2,612 ka mga balay ang nahumansa pagtukod sulod sa siyam ka mga relocation sitesning dakbayan sa Iligan samtang 562 ang on-goingconstruction o nagpadayon ang pagtrabaho base sa

hangtud bulan sa Marso karong tuiga.

Kini gilangkuban sa mosunod: 995 ka mga balay nganahuman sa Bayanihan Village sa Barangay Sta.Elena diin 891 ang okupado o gipuy-an na sa mgabenepisyaryo; 60 ka mga balay sa Kapuso Village saMandulog; 280 sa Deus Caritas Est Village sa Luinab,320 sa Red Cross Village sa Digkilaan ug 25 sa DeusCaritas Village sa Dalipuga, diin kining tanan okupado

niini ang aduna nay nagpuyo.

Gawas sa mga offsite housing units nga natukod alangsa mga Sendong-affected families sa Iligan, adunausa’y 31 ka mga onsite units o natukod sa mga dapitnga kanhi gitukuran sa maong mga balay nga totallywashed-out didto sa Isla Verde sa Abuno. Aduna usa’y342 nga Red Cross Shelter Assistance didto sa BarangayHinaplanon ug Barangay San Roque ug adunay 386

and Development (DSWD) – Neighborhood Associationfor Shelter Assistance.

Gawas sa maong mga natapos nga mga balay, moabotna usab karon sa kapin 500 mga balay ang kamulonggitukod nga gilangkuban ning mosunod: sa BayanihanVillage, adunay 480 ka mga units; 60 units sa KapusoVillage; ug 22 sa Caritas Village.

Nasayran gikan kang Mr. Reynaldo Roque, hepe saHRO, nga aduna usa’y tulo ka mga dapit karon angnagpadayon ang site development aron himoong ngalaing relocation site nga gilangkuban sa St. MichaelHeights sa Barangay Buru-un, Iligan Bay Vista Village

sa Barangay Hinaplanon. Sa Buru-un, gilauman ngamakatukod didto og 293 ka mga balay, samtang 1,464

projected units.

Duha ka mga relocation sites usab ang giandam naalang sa site development nga mao ang LAFFCOD FIL-

102 ka mga balay ug NEHEMIAH Village sa Barangay

KAGAMHANANG LOKAL SA ILIGAN,NAKATUKOD NA OG 2,612 KA MGA BALAY SA

SIYAM KA MGA RELOCATION SITES

PROJECTS

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Patubig alang sa mga relocation sites

Gikumpirma ni Engr. Christine Milagros Orbe, Manager

hingpit na nga makatubig ang Bayanihan Village saBarangay Sta. Elena, upat ka bulan sugod niadtongEnero 21 nga maoy pagsugod sa proyekto sa patubig.

Kini human masugdan ang pagkutay sa mga tubo sapatubig paingon ngadto sa nasangpit nga relocationsite alayon na usab sa pag-apruba sa siyete milyonespesos nga budget alang sa Sagana at Ligtas na Tubig

Interior and Local Government (DILG).

Matud pa ni Engr. Josephus Albao nga sa maongkantidad, unom ka mga relocation sites ang magahinanalang sa pagkutay sa mga tubo sa patubig paingonngadto sa mga kabalayan. Kini gilangkuban saBayanihan Village, Kapuso Village, Red Cross Village,

Village ug Deus Caritas Village sa Luinab.

Matud pa ni Engr. Albao nga na-sumiter na usab sa

Civil Defense (OCD) Region 10 alang sa pagsugodsa ikaduhang hugna o phase nga gigahinan og dose(12) milyones pesos gikan sa dose bilyones pesos sanasudnong kagamhanang pinaagi sa nasangpit ngaahensiya.

Aduna nay linya alang sa suplay sa kuryente ang waloka mga relocation sites sa Iligan.

Matud pa ni Engr. Keanan Erigbuagas, Supervisor saCustomer Service Division sa Iligan Light and PowerIncorporated (ILPI), nga gihulat na lamang nila karonang mga individual application for service connectionsa matag lumulupyo, ilabina sa didto sa BayanihanVillage.

Gisugyot lamang ni Engr. Danilo Bagtasos, Supervisorsa System Engineering sa ILPI, nga i-clusterize angmga individual application for service connection aronmas mapaspasan ang pagproseso sa ilang powerconnection. Mao na kini, matud pa, ang gihimo sa mgakonsumante sa Deus Caritas Est Village ug sa RedCross Village.

Gipanghinaut usab ni Bagtasos nga ma-coordinate angilang buhatan sa mga nagtrabaho karon sa mga bag-ong relocation sites aron usab sila makahimo gilayonsa ilang mga angayang buhaton ug dili madugay angpagkutay sa linya sa kuryente pasulod sa dapit. Maslabing maayo usab nga ma-una ang pagtrabaho saaccess road o road right o way (RROW) aron makasulodsila dayun alang sa ilang pagtrabaho. (end)

RELOCATION PROJECT UPDATES

Name of Project/ProgramArea

(Has.)Classifi No. of

Projected UnitsNo. of Houses

TotalStatus

Ongoing Completed

1.) BAYANIHAN SA ILIGANVILLAGE - Sta. Elena

15.9 Off Site 1,712 440 1,035 1,475JV with GK ,PICE & Habitat.940 units occupied

2.) KAPUSO VILLAGE -Mandulog

3 Off Site 200 60 60 120JV with GMA Kapuso.60 units occupied

3.) DEUS CARITAS EST VILLAGELuinab

5 Off Site 280 - 280 280JV with Diocese.280 units occupied

4.) RED CROSS VILLAGE -Digkilaan

3 Off Site 320 - 320 320JV with Red Cross320 units occupied

5.) CARITAS VILLAGE-Upper Tominobo

8 Off Site 400 2 193 195JV with Diocese.145 units occupied

6.) ST. MICHAEL HEIGHTSBuru-un

4 Off Site 293 - - -JV with Diocese.Ongoing site clearing

7.) ILIGAN BAY VISTA VILLAGE-Dalipuga

17.2 Off Site 1,464 - - -NHA Project; ongoingdevelopment

8.) UPPER HINAPLANONVILLAGE - Upper Hinaplnon

19.2 Off Site 1,261 - - -On going site development.NHA Project

9.) Isla Verde - Abuno3 has

On Site 100 - 31 31JV with CRS, 31 unitsoccupied

10.) Red Cross Shelter Assistance- Hinaplanon / San Roque

variable On Site 1,200 - 342 342Red Cross Project.342 units occupied

11.) LAFFCOD FIL-LUX VillageDitucalan

1.5 Off Site 102 - - -JV with LAFFCOD.for development

12.) NEHEMIAH Village - Luinab 0.105 Off site 56JV with NEHEMIAH.for development

13.) DSWD NASA variable onsite 400 - 386 386 386 occupied

14) DEUS CARITAST VILLAGEDalipuga 3 has

Off Site 25 - 25 2525 occupied

TOTAL 82.905 7,551 522 2,652 3,174 2,529 OCCUPIED

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