Education & Training
Enhancing Awareness, Building Capacity, Promoting Preparedness
The municipality aligns its disaster risk reduction and management efforts with Republic Act No. 10121, which highlights the importance of awareness, capacity-building, and preparedness through trainings to strengthen community resilience.
Enhancing Awareness
The La Trinidad MDRRMO enhances disaster awareness through seminars, public campaigns, and school activities, ensuring residents understand local risks and response measures. By providing timely, accurate information, it promotes a culture of vigilance and responsibility.
Building Capacity
Capacity building is crucial for disaster response and management. The La Trinidad MDRRMO conducts regular training, including First Aid, BLS, DRRM courses, rescue techniques, and emergency drills, in collaboration with key agencies. These efforts enhance the skills of barangay officials, youth volunteers, and responders, ensuring communities are well-prepared to protect lives and minimize disaster impact.
Promoting Preparedness
Disaster preparedness is vital for risk reduction. The La Trinidad MDRRMO establishes plans and systems, including evacuation centers, early warning mechanisms, and emergency drills. Residents are urged to prepare go-bags, map evacuation routes, and join community drills, ensuring readiness before, during, and after disasters.
Partnership
Through awareness, capacity building, and preparedness, the La Trinidad MDRRMO—working with government agencies, barangay DRRM offices, civil society, and the community—strengthens resilience and safety. Guided by Republic Act 10121, these partnerships enhance disaster response and protect residents from hazards.
