The Department of Environment and Natural Resources Region IV-A (CALABARZON) through its Enforcement Division, in coordination with the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) CALABARZON conducted a four (4) day training course on Public Service Continuity Planning held at Hotel Marciano, Brgy. Real, Calamba City, Laguna. The said activity is part of the agency’s initiative to craft its Public Service Continuity Plan (PSCP) that will serve as a guide to continue its vital frontline services during emergency or disaster incidents.

The training was attended by the  Planning Officers and Enforcement Personnel of PENROs and CENROs, and representatives from the Administrative Division,  Planning and Management Division, and Enforcement Division of the Regional Office.

The said training commences with an opening prayer and singing of the National Anthem and continues with an opening message from the Assistant Regional Director for Technical Services, Jose Elmer C. Bascos that highlighted that “the training is a good start in planning on the things to do and on preparing in times of disaster towards disaster resiliency”. Then, the overview of the training was discussed by the course monitor from the OCD, Mr. Romnick Bueno, where he emphasized the importance of the training course and the crafting of each office Public Service Continuity Plan to minimize the possibility of disruption of the services.

Overall, the training is a kick-off activity to capacitate the personnel of each office in preparing their PSCP as part of their disaster preparedness and resiliency efforts. Afterward, subsequent activities concerning the formulation of respective plans will be conducted by each office and will be submitted to the Office of Civil Defense for their information and later will be updated every year by the concerned offices. ###

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Published: 15 August 2023