Prepare disaster plan, local officials told

Interior and Local Government Secretary Ismael “Mike” Sueno called on local government units (LGUs) to integrate disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) and other sectoral concerns in their respective local plans.

In a directive, Sueno said LGUs should take into account DRRM and climate change adaptation, conflict sensitivity, and the concerns of marginalized sectors such as women, persons with special needs, indigenous peoples and senior citizens in the preparation and updating of their land use and development plans.