DAVAO CITY – The provincial government of Davao del Norte launched its unified disaster response team One DavNor Rescue during the regular Monthly Convocation at the Bulwagan ng Lalawigan on Monday.
Gaspar Balinggao, president of Provincial Alliance of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officers (PADRRMO), said that One DavNor Rescue is the unification of all available rescue skills from the different local disaster rescue team in the province.
“One DavNor Rescue aims to respond to disasters at any given time within the province and even outside the province when activated and necessary,” Balinggao said.
Balinggao urged the provincial government to lobby to the local mayors for the appointment on plantilla positions of the action officers and staff of the local DRRMOs.
He said that it is one of their hurdles today to sustain the disaster mitigation programs and projects, which includes preparedness at the grassroots level.(davaotoday.com)
