Acknowledgements There are many people representing various organizations, who are behind the development of this Facilitators’ Guide and Sourcebook. The guidance and inputs of the members of the ad hoc Working Group, who belong to different government and non-government organizations are crucial in the realization of this training manual. The Regional South-South Unit is proud to be associated with the group through the publication of its output, “Integrating Disaster Risk Management in Local Governance, a Facilitators’ Guide and a Sourcebook for Community Disaster Risk Management Training Workshop”. Acknowledgement with thanks goes to the following: From the government: Undersecretary Melchor Rosales, Director Manuel Gotis, Ms. Madel Go, Ms. Sylvia Carvajal, Dir. Marivel Sacendoncillo and Ma. Rosalinda Lacsamana of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Director Priscilla Duque and Lucy Espino of Office of Civil Defense (OCD); Ms. Jing Lopez of the Philippines-Canada Local Government Support Program; Mr. Cedric Daep and Governor Fernando Gonzales of the Provincial Government of Albay; and, Mr. Isaias Panganiban of the Municipal Disaster Coordinating Council, Guagua. From the non-government organizations (NGOs): Mr. Bong Masagca of the Pampanga Disaster Response Network (PDRN) and National Anti Poverty Commission, Ms. Mayet Lupig-Alcid of the Corporate Network for Disaster Response (CNDR), Ms. Corazon Alma de Leon of the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) and Ms. Lorna Victoria of the Center for Disaster Preparedness (CDP). The draft curriculum was critiqued by the following participants, whose comments contributed to the finalization of this user-friendly manual for pre-testing: From the government: Ms. Sylvia Carvajal and Mr. Jose Gonzalo Ablay of the DILG; Mr. Rudy Eduave ofthe Liga ng mga Barangay; Dir. Ramon Santiago and Ms. Maria Corazon Macasieb of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA); Mr. Ernesto Elcamel of Naga City; Ms. Lucy Espins of the OCD; Ms. Ma. Victoria Marica of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) Dir. Renato Solidum of the Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), Mr. Cedric Daep, Mr. Isaias Panganiban and Ms. Lucy Espino. From the non-government and peoples organizations; Mr. Goran Hansen and Ms. Minchin Tan of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency; Mr. Manuel Garduque of Balay Rehabilitation Center; Ms. Rita Estrella and Mrs. Remedios Paras of Barangay PhilAm, Quezon City; Mr. Noli Abinales of BUKLOD TAO ; Mr. Celso B. Dulce representing CARE-Philippines Mr. Jhun Lucero and Mr. Rolando Libang of the Citizens Disaster Response Center (CDRC); Mr. Danny Ocampo of the
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