MAGALLANES, Sorsogon (PIA) – Magallanes Mayor Maria Elena Ramona Ragrario believes that assuming responsibility as stewards of the environment is a key strategy to deter the ill effects of climate change.
“The adverse impact of climate change that causes landslides, heavy flooding, and strong typhoons are the effects of what we did to our environment. May ordinances na tayo, pero sana mas maayos din yong knowledge ng mga individuals about environment. Most importantly, ayusin natin ang environment natin para ma mitigate ang effects ng natural calamities,” Ragrario told the Philippine Information Agency (PIA).
(We already have ordinances, but I hope that the knowledge of individuals about the environment will also be better. Most importantly, let's fix our environment to mitigate the effects of natural calamities.)
Ragrario, along with other LGU personnel and various stakeholders attended the whole-day Incident Command System (ICS) Executive Course held April 3, Wednesday, at the Sorsogon State University (SSU) in Magallanes, Sorsogon.
She said she attended the training to learn how to respond to disasters especially since their municipality is prone to various hazards.
“In the past, there were 2 landslide events due to heavy rains that caused the soil to sink. Hindi lang yon, typhoon prone din tong area namin. Kaya itong ICS is actually part of the MDRR namin for all executives. So andyan yung legislative branch, executive branch, head ng offices. Mayroon ding invited na mga civil society organizations,” Ragrario added.
(Not only that, our area is also typhoon prone. So this ICS is actually part of the MDRR naming for all executives. So there is the legislative branch, executive branch, head of offices. Civil society organizations are also invited.)