Post: November 27, 2024 10:28 AM
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DILG Bohol attended the Training on the Management of the Dead and Missing Person (MDM) on November 5-6, 2024, in Cebu City. In attendance were LGOO II Meah Hecell Nisnisan-Genovia, the DRRM Provincial Focal Person, along with the Municipal Local Government Operations Officers (MLGOOs), Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officers (LDRRMOs), Local Social Welfare and Development Officers (LSWDOs), Municipal PNP Chiefs of Police, and Municipal Fire Marshals from five selected Local Government Units (LGUs) in the province of Bohol, namely: Alicia, Buenavista, Catigbian, Inabanga, and Tubigon.
The training was facilitated by DILG Region 7, where LGOO V Leo Pasilang, the DRRM Regional Focal Person, discussed the rules and regulations governing MDM as part of the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management System (PDRRMS), the National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR), and the Incident Command System (ICS) and its facilities. Additionally, LGOO V Jonaluke V. Tubal II, the DRRM Provincial Focal Person of Cebu Province, covered other modules, including the policies and guidelines for the handling and final arrangements of retrieved bodies and body parts after a disaster, reporting of missing persons, management of bereaved families, support systems for operations, and reportorial requirements. All procedures are in accordance with the MDM Field Manual.
The DILG is the lead agency in the Management of the Dead and Missing Persons (MDM). It holds the primary responsibility for planning, monitoring, and evaluating MDM implementation and coordinating with LGUs and other relevant agencies in disaster victim identification, disposition of the dead, management of missing persons, and support for bereaved families. Concerned personnel in every LGU must be well-equipped, as they play a fundamental role in standardizing tasks related to MDM.