Tuguegarao City – The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 02 (DSWD FO2) led the Cagayan Valley Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CV-RDRRMC) Response Cluster Meeting for Typhoon Ompong today, September 22, 2018, to tap the assistance of various line agencies and local government units to synchronize their response efforts and come up with unified reports that are accurate and up-to-date.

The meeting was also done to provide technical assistance to Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officers (PDRRMO) and Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officers (MDRRMO) in the conduct of assessment of damaged houses throughout the region and to minimize, if not completely eliminate, concerns from constituents on the veracity of assessments made by the former.

OIC Regional Director Lucia Alan presided over the meeting where she reiterated complete staff work over the conduct of the response endeavour.

“There is a need for us (agencies and LGUs) to work together so we can assist the affected individuals and families and try to work together to come up with a unified guideline in the checking of damaged houses throughout the region,” OIC Alan said.

Franco Lopez, OIC Chief of the Disaster Response and Management Division (DRMD) of the field office also explained the guideline in the checking of partially-damaged and totally-damaged houses for proper guidance in the conduct of assessment later on. ### By: Chester Carlo M. Trinidad, Social Marketing Unit