The community based Flood Contingency Plans in San Bartolome were first drafted by its residents last May 2011. As a continuation of the process to review and sharpen the plans, the leaders of Dona Tomasa Riverside, California Riverside Extension and California Riverside again met last Jan. 17-18 at the San Bartolome Barangay Hall.
The participative review was led by Jing Apuhin, Karen Sarmiento and Joseph Garcia. This undertaking was also made possible by the assistance of some members of the Barangay San Bartolome staff who secured and prepared the venue.
The key issue that needed to be addressed in the Flood Contingency Plan was the need to draw up alternative action pathways in case the main ones fail for whatever reason.
When they reviewed their recent humanitarian response to the crisis brought by typhoon Falcon, they also noted elements of the flood contingency plan that needed to be improved such as the stock of community-owned rescue equipment, procedures for accessing and validating crucial information and protocols for better coordination between our community based response teams and the Barangay.
