Barangay Hall Visit/inter

BARANGAY HALL VISIT/INTERVIEW

            I chose the barangay in our province because I like the place there and one of my relatives there is the barangay kagawad and my mother knows almost everyone in that barangay. I did not choose the barangay here in Makati because I cannot feel the activities, programs, projects of the barangay and the barangay itself. The barangay that I chose to feature in this blog is the Barangay Maslun in Liliw, Laguna.

                Barangay Profile

·         Population: 2,863

·         Area: 0.18 sq km.

·         Neighborhood: 689

·         Establishments: Barangay Hall

·         Business establishments:

• 2 Mini-Mart
• 4 Bakery
• Feed Supply (Ladeco Feed Supply and Premium Feed Supply)
• Monleon Enterprises
• Computer Shop (PHOTO SHOP, PRINTING & LAMINATAION
•  Agricultural Supply (AGRI Agricultural Supply and Danny Monoscal Agricultural Supply)
• Printing Press
• Cellphone Accessories and Repair Shop
• Natasha Store
• Funeral Homes (Tanarte Funeral Homes and Monteiro Funeral Homes
• Tsinelas Factory

·         Institutions:

• "DSWD” Day Care Center
•  Sanctuario de San Antonio Children Learning Center

Before we discuss the summary of the DRRM plan of the barangay, I will first discuss what the meaning of DRRM plan is. The Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan (BDRRM Plan) is a document that is composed of the possible disasters that can happen in the barangay and the programs and projects that will eliminate or reduce the effects inflicted by the disasters. The BDRRM Plan is a mandatory project for barangays in accordance with the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction Management Act of 2010 or Republic Act 10121. The City Hall of Liliw together with the barangays held exercise drills on March 14-16, 2012 and they also held workshops regarding DRRM. During the exercise drills, there are three main hazards that can affect the barangay, namely Fire, Typhoon, and Flood. Due to the identification of these three main hazards, the barangay are able to compose their own risk reduction plan. This plan also covers the observation and evaluation of the barangay to create projects that can overcome the vulnerabilities of the barangay. As a whole, it is implied that the capacity of Barangay Maslun is adequate to reduce the possible damage that a calamity can inflict.

The disaster response of the barangay is very high because they are have protocols, adequate human resources and rescue tools and equipment. The residents of the barangay are also very responsive when it comes to disaster response. They also giving exercise drills, posting warning tarpaulins, and trash segregation to prevent the hazards. When it comes to preparedness, their priorities is to acquire rescue tools and equipment and funds, provide evacuation shelters for the affected residents, make protocols, and organizing an Emergency Response Team. If a calamity takes place, their priorities include giving relief goods and providing services for the improvement of the victims’ lives. Help from the government and the residents themselves is what they needed to recover.