Coordination with local government agencies ensures the safety of an Aeta village in Angeles City but calls for aid in a Mabalacat City relocation site go unheeded.
PAMPANGA, Philippines – Rosalina Patombon and Analyn Ablong live in rural barrios in two different Pampanga cities hit hard byTheir experience as the howler rampaged through Central Luzon highlights how grassroots governance plays a key role in keeping communities safe, and how daily living conditions impact disaster risk reduction and management capacity.
RELOCATION SITE WOES. Rosalina Patombon says their village on the margins of Mabalacat City, Pampanga often floods, making it difficult for children and adults to attend to school and work. Photo by Joann Manabat The CDRRMO told them to coordinate with Barangay Sapang Balen. They did, but got no reply, as the barangay captain may have been busy with his own constituents.
In Sitio Target, Analyn’s family and 28 others from their Aeta community had help with preemptive evacuation hours before Karding swept across the province. “Hindi na namin hinihintay na may masira bago kami lumikas. May nag-abiso na sa amin, kaya pumunta na kaming lahat sa eskuwela.”Analyn and Purok leader Joseph David remember tough times.
“May mga naririnig kami na may nag-aangkin dito sa lupa namin, kaya kami bumalik. Siyempre sa amin talaga ito,”In Mabalacat, Rosalina’s family and neighbors also share the pain of transplants, describing their community as a frontier with hardly any sign of governance. ISOLATED. With hardly any access to public transportation and no response to their call for help, hundreds of Sitio Kapuso families sat out Super Typhoon Karding, which brought hip-level waters to their village. Photo by Joann Manabat
Rappler reached HLDC legal counsel Amiel Ayson and another source privy to the history of the relocation site and the problems that beset it.
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