​​​​​​​Series of Visits from the Office of Civil Defense Regional Office VIII of the Philippines

  13-14 November, 2024

    Hualien, Taiwan

A total of 17 officials and civilian personnel from the Office of Civil Defense Regional Office VIII (OCDRO-VIII) in Tacloban City, Philippines, visited AIT RRC.AP in three separate delegations. The first group, led by Director Lord Byron P. Torrecarion, arrived on Friday, October 4, 2024. The second and third delegations visited AIT RRC.AP on Thursday, October 10, and Thursday, October 17, 2024, respectively.​

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The inaugural visit featured a presentation by Dr. Guilberto Borongan, Director of AIT RRC.AP, outlining the Centre's endeavors and achievements. AIT RRC.AP’s knowledge portal on FloodS, a flood forecasting tool, made a huge impact during the presentation. Dir. Torrecarion, discussed in extent of the use of FloodS tool and the importance of having a disaster prevention tool that could simulate inundations to iron out action plans and roadmaps in the event of disasters. Another very important aspect was to couple disaster forecasting. FloodS tool is currently being used by OCD Region VIII and Dir. Torrecarion expressed interest in purchasing DioVISTA for their disaster preparedness plans. These visits solidified the collaborative relationship between the two organizations, promising potential future partnerships.

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The Office of Civil Defense, Tanggapan ng Tanggulang Sibil (TTS), Department of National Defense (DND), is the implementing arm of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) in the Philippines.

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