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LGUs need disaster preparedness seal
to use 70% calamity funds, DILG says

CEBU CITY – Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo said yesterday he will issue a circular that will disallow local government units from using 70 percent of their calamity fund if they do not have the Seal of Disaster Preparedness.

“I will issue the circular in two weeks’ time,” he said at the forum over the weekend attended by Central Visayas mayors at the Cebu International Convention Center in Mandaue City.

To obtain a Seal of Disaster Preparedness, a local government unit must have a functioning local disaster risk reduction and management council, and an approved disaster preparedness plan.

Recipients of the award were identified based on the DILG’s Local Governance Performance Management System, a web-based, self-assessment tool that measures the performance of LGUs in key governance areas.

Robredo noted that 82 percent of LGUs in Central Visayas have local risk reduction and management councils. He said 70 percent of each town’s calamity fund is intended for activities and projects related to disaster preparedness and mitigation.

Robredo said the DILG has earmarked P750 million for the Performance Challenge Fund this year.*PNA

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