The Negros Oriental Network of non-government organizations and people’s organizations (Negornet) linked up with the provincial government of Negros Oriental to support the latter’s disaster risk reduction activities.
In a press conference for Negornet’s 9th Annual NegOr NGO & PO Week from August 1 to 6, Negornet President Msgr. Merlin Logronio said NGOs can provide skills and material resources to assist the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) during calamities.
During a recent workshop, Negornet has identified service areas for training and educational campaign in the barangay level where civil society organizations can assist the local government units (LGUs) in disaster preparedness.
Logronio said Negornet’s seminar-workshop expected to raise awareness among member-NGOs and the public, understanding and knowledgeable participation on the various programs on disaster risk reduction and management that the provincial government puts in place.
Negornet executive director Greg Fernandez Jr. said the member-NGOs can provide volunteers during evacuation, relief and rehabilitation, and as resource persons during pre-disaster training.
Logronio said barangays will be taught how to reduce risks of natural hazards by employing important measures to predict, plan, prepare, and practice, focusing on its own community-based early warning and communication systems.
With 27-member NGOs and POs, Negornet is involved in various collaborations with the provincial government in promoting good and effective governance and development, said Fernandez.
Negornet serves as a mechanism in consolidating the NGOs and POs along local development and in facilitating meaningful participation in local governance. (mbcn/JCT/PIA-Negros Oriental)
