Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗟𝗗𝗥𝗥𝗠𝗣) 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

The third and final batch of the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Planning (LDRRMP) Formulation Workshop for Cebu Local Government Units (LGUs) successfully concludes on May 29 at Golden Prince Hotel & Suites in Cebu City.

The weeklong activity gathered Local DRRRMO personnel from Districtss 2 and 7, which include the municipalities of Alcantara, Alcoy, Alegria, Argao, Badian, Boljoon, Dalaguete, Dumanjug, Ginatilan, Malabuyoc, Moalboal, Oslob, Ronda, Samboan, and Santander, along with Minglanilla, City of Naga and Cebu City.

Throughout the workshop, participants engaged in a series of lecture, discussion and workshop that helped LGUs to understand key concepts and frameworks that guide the development and updating of their Local DRRM Plans with personnels from Office of Civil Defense Regional Office VII (OCD-7) and PDRRMO as facilitators in formulating a comprehensive and risk-informed plans that are aligned with the national policies and local development plans.

To recap, Batch 1 of the LDRRMP Formulation Workshop was conducted from March 16–20, followed by Batch 2 on April 13–17, 2026. In total, 53 LGUs across Cebu Province, including the tri-cities of Cebu, Lapu-Lapu, and Mandaue, participated in the rollout.

This workshop is an essential initiative to prepare local DRRMs in crafting their DRRM Plans that are proactive and responsive to the needs of their community in the succeeding years. This also aim to strengthen disaster preparedness and build safer, more resilient community across Cebu.