December 14-16, 2012
We wish to sincerely communicate with you again through this update.
I. Our Disaster Response Strategy and Immediate Plan
II. Summary of DR Activities – December 13 to 15
III. Update on ResourcesI. Re-Defining our Key Strategy
As we enter the second week of our disaster response work in Davao Oriental, we have finally come up with our clearly defined strategy in consultation with our on-the-ground partners – the Incident Command Post (ICP) headed by Col. Khris Mortela, the Disaster Aid International (DAI), and after an on-site consultation with Barangay Chairperson (village chief) Mera Adlawan-Ching and other key officials and the residents of Barangay Ban-ao, Baganga, Davao Oriental.
Our strategy: Helping Re-Build Resilient Communities through Barangay (village)-Based and Barangay-Focused Disaster Response Work in Davao Oriental.
The first key intervention will be helping the survivors set up their own tent community as a temporary emergency shelter while they reconstruct or repair their damaged houses. This community will be the focus of our delivery of relief, rehabilitation, psycho-social and other assistance.
The main idea is to focus our resources on one barangay (Brgy. Ban-ao) at a time instead of spreading them to all the 42 barangays of the three hardest hit municipalities at the same time. After all, barangay-based and barangay-focused development, disaster response and peacebuilding work is one of our key strengths. Instead of treating the survivors as mere recepients of aid, they are considered as the key stakeholders in the difficult task of community (re)building. The intervention will try to cover the whole range of community needs: from organizing to provision of basic needs of food, water, medicines, etc.
We operate with very limited resources just like the many other individuals and groups that are responding to the disaster. Thus, we do not intend to respond to every need, everytime and everywhere. Complementation through community-based collaboration and cooperation is therefore a necessity – with small parts contributing to the whole.
Key Activities:
Initial assessment and replanning on-site: December 15
Ban-ao Barangay/Village Assembly for consultation and participatory planning: December 16, starting 8am
Ground clean-up, temporary tent community site preparation: December 16 – 17
Arrival of tents and life boxes, start of tent installation: December 18 – 22
Opening and inauguration of the Ban-ao Tent Community: December 23
Notes:
1. Beginning today (December 15), all relief goods/assistance through Balay Mindanas will be delivered to Barangay Ban-ao in close coordination with ICP-Baganga.
2. We will also continue implementing our disaster response plan in Surigao del Sur and Agusan del Sur with our local partners there.
Implementing Structure in Davao Oriental:
Balay Mindanaw:
Field Operations Over-All Coordinator – Bibing (who will also work closely with Col. Mortela as the ICP NGO/CSO Coordinator
Area Team Leader – Jojow
With full support from rotating teams of BM staff and volunteers
Disaster Aid International (DAI):
Deployment Manager and Team Leader – Ed Cox
DART Volunteers: Dave, Bo and Adrian
II. Summary of DR Actvities:
13 December 2012:
1. Debriefing of Team Balay Mindanaw who went to Bagangga on Dec 12
2. Welcomed and accompanied Disaster Aid International (DAI) –for ocular visit and assessment of situation
3. Purchase of Additional Food Items 5 boxes -49 packs (3 sardines, 5 noodles)
4. Inventory and Repacking goods and medicines from various donors.
14 December:
1. Early morning jump-off from San Frans in Agusan to Davao Oriental with Team Energy people to distribute the repacked relief goods (food packs, water, and medicines) to ICP Bagangga while Solar Kits and Solar Lanterns to each of the ICP in Boston, Cateel and Bagangga.
2. Meeting of Balay Mindanaw and Disaster Aid International (DAI) with ICP-Bagangga head, LTC Kris Mortela on the possibility of piloting 1 affected barangay in setting up tents (with life boxes) as temporary shelters.
3. Received goods delivered from BM Command Center in CDO and repacked the following:
a. the 50 1packs (esch pack includes 1blanket, 1face towel, 1mosquito net and 5 underwares)
b. 8 cuts of tarp (10 meters per cut)
c. 39 kilos of used clothing
d. 3 boxes of medicines
4. Got commitment of Dr. Cagape (who came from another medical mission in Compostella Valley to do medical mission in Bagangga from Dec 15 onwards.
15 December:
1. Took from ICP-Baganga at 6am for on-site consultation with Barangay Chair Mera Adlawan-Ching and the residents of Barangay Ban-ao. The results of the consultation is contained in the first part of this update on Strategy and Plan.
2. Another BM Team arrived in Baganga with Dr. Cagape, and immediately conducted medical mission.
3. BM DR Temporary Coordination Post set up at 67IB HQ.
III. Donations Summary: as of Dec 14
Total cash-in-bank
: Php 1,196,508 (including previous balance)
Total cash released: Php 480,000
Available cash-in-bank: Php 547,108
Total cash and non-cash donations received: Php 810,500
Cash donations received (cash, cheques and bank deposits): Php 875,400
Non-cash donations received: Php 474,650
Total cash pledges (including USD @ 40 and EUR @ 52): Php 9,650,000
DETAILS OF NON-CASH AND CASH DONATIONS RECEIVED:
Non-cash Donations
1. Jollibee Foundation – 15 sacks of Rice
2. Lapasan Barangay Health Center – Doxycycline
3. Carmen Dagapioso – 1 doz (spoon, fork, glasses and plates); 2 kerosene gas stove; blankets
4. Misamis Oriental Provincial Health Office – 4 boxes of Syringe (100 pcs/box); 6 boxes of Heavy Duty Masks; (20 pcs/box)
5. KKP-Xavier University – 33 boxes of Mineral Water ( 20 bot/1lt/box)
7. Dr. G Anne Garcia (Delos Santos Hospital) – Medicines
8. Dr Bernard Cepeda – Medicines
9. Cindy and Noel Vergara – 5 sacks of rice
10. Mr and Mrs GAlla – Patag, Cagayan de Oro City- 2 sacks of used clothing
11. Dr Maria Regina Mercado-Medicines
12. RTC-10 Branch 40 – 7 bags of used clothing
13. Southern Philippines Theosophical Foundation, Inc. – 3 big boxes of assorted non-food items (hygiene kits, blankets and mosquito nets)
15. Zuellig Pharma – 785 bags (bag content: blanket, mat & cooking pot); 26 bags (bag content: mat, blanket, single mosquito net, 2 big t’shirts and 4 kiddy t’shirts)
Cash Donations – Php 875,400.00
1. Imelda Lao – 100, 000
2. Angie LEgara – 5, 000
3. Evelyn Buenaventura – 5, 000
4. Lourdes Veneracion – 1, 000
5. Teodorico Peña -10, 000
6. Jennifer Oreta – Php 5,000
7. Annette Balaoing- Php 5,000
8. Victor Gerardo Bulatao – 10,000
9. Karen Tañada – 5,000
10. Center for Peace Education (Miriam College and Kilos Kapayapaan) – 10,000
11. Gaston Z. Ortigas Peace Institute – 5,000
12. Phillip Lo – 100,000
12. Brenda Batistiana – 5,000
14. Pag-Inupdanay Inc. – 20,000
15. Jasper and Azon Llanderal – 10,000
16. Southern Philippines Theosophical Foundation, Inc. (check) – 10,000
17. Ayala Foundation – 250,000
18. Ateneo de Zamboanga University – 50,000
19. GABBY Gabay Bayanihan – 100,000
20. Mr. & Mrs. Francisco Fajilan – 2,000
21. Ms. Jean Aclan &- Family – 2,000
22. Anonymous Deposited in Edsa Cubao branch – 40,400
23. Deposited by a member of the AIM MBA Batch 1992 (check) – 100,000
24. Anonymous deposited at the St. Ignatius Katipunan branch – 25,000
DETAILS OF CASH AND NON-CASH PLEDGES
Monetary Pledges – Php 270,000.00 and US$ 500.00
a. Pesos = Php 250,000. 00
AIM MBA Batch 1992 = Php 50, 000
Mr. Ralph Casino = Php 50, 000. 00
Luz Villasanta – Php 10, 000. 00
Reggie Villasanta – Php 10, 000. 00
NATCCO- 25, 000
Kidlat de Guia – Php 5,000
GABBY – Gabay Bayanihan – Php 150, 000
b. Dollars = US$500. 00
Emma Leslie and Sister = US$ 400. 00
Mrs. Dona = US$ 100.00
c. Unspecified Amount
Luz Mojica (US)
Kat and Ron Graham (Australia)
Aaminah Ikram (Singapore)
Vicky Gomez (Japan)
Dodong Matura
Rainier Kalis (Singapore)
Pledges in Kind
Godea Theosophical Society – Panties and Blankets
Sr. Mario Rosario Gaite (Guam)
Sisters of Mercy (Guam)
Pledges from Funding Partners
Johanniter – Euro 180, 000
Canada Fund
AUSAid
Team Energy
Again and again, thank you dear partners for your accompaniment.
We refuse to be victims. We choose to be resources.