MAGHANDA intensifies disaster-related information drive
A Meteorological And Geological Hazard Advisories, Warnings and Notifications for Decisive Action (#MAGHANDA) Online Training for the local information officers and media personalities will be conducted on August 19, 2022.
The goal of the online training is to help the Local Government Units (LGUs) in understanding warning messages to facilitate and create better planning for response actions in Disaster Risk Reduction efforts and also capacitate the Local Information Officers and media in developing news reports and articles for better dissemination of warning messages to the public.The training will capacitate the local information officers and the media in
information dissemination of disaster preparedness and disaster-related news.
It will also help in understanding advisories and warning messages on natural
hazards such as earthquakes, storm surges, typhoons, tsunamis, volcanic
eruptions, and others.
The Meteorological and Geological Hazard Advisories, Warnings and Notification
for Decisive Action or the "MAGHANDA" information caravan that
targets 17 regions was inked last March 16, 2022, which will help boost
information drive and provide better disaster risk warnings that will help
prepare Filipinos all over the country against natural hazards.
Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and
Astronomical Services Administration (DOST-PAGASA), together with the
Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Institute of Volcanology and
Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS) and the Department of Science and Technology -
Science and Technology Information Institute (DOST-STII) spearheaded the
implementation of the MAGHANDA, that is funded by the Department of Science and
Technology-Grants in Aid. (DOST-Caraga/MFC/PIA-Caraga)