The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), in coordination with the Office of the Civil Defense XI, initiated the accreditation, mobilization, and protection of 45 community disaster volunteer groups on January 13, 2022.
During the training, OCD XI introduced the portal where volunteers can process their accreditation and set up their profiles.
In an interview with CDRRMO head Alfredo Baloran on Tuesday, he said that the 45 volunteer groups that attended the program have an average of 30 members each.
As mandated under RA 10121, there is a need to establish the necessary policies that will ensure the protection of the Accredited Community Disaster Volunteer (ACDV).
âOur volunteers risk their lives during emergencies using their resources, thus providing a big help on the part of the City Government,â Baloran said.
He added that active volunteerism for disaster and emergencies began as early as 2000. However, the partnership strengthened even more when the CDRRMO was created and established in 2016.
Baloran emphasized in a separate statement that volunteerism is not an easy job as it needs dedication.
âOur role as an office is to capacitate our force multipliers during disaster and emergency deployments,â Baloran said. CIO
