Bogo City, Cebu, has formally adopted a post-disaster recovery and rehabilitation framework following the magnitude 6.9 earthquake on September 30.
Executive Order 89, signed by Mayor Maria Cielo Martinez, establishes the “Build Back Better Bogo” (BBBB) program as the city’s strategy for long-term resilience.
“To effectively operationalize ‘Build Back Better’ principle, there is a need to establish dedicated teams that will focus on key sectors, ensure systematic coordination of recovery and rehabilitation activities, and facilitate the efficient implementation of the Build Back Better Bogo (BBBB) initiatives,” the EO read.
EO 89 aims to rebuild Bogo City as a “stronger, safer, more sustainable, and more inclusive city for present and future generations.”
The Build Back Better Bogo Recovery Structure includes specialized teams to handle housing, livelihood, agriculture, infrastructure, mental health, risk mapping, education, health, financial management, and communications.
In a statement, the city government explained that sector-specific teams ensure “that the sectors of the community will be well represented, for our development, no sector will be left behind.”
Mayor Martinez will lead the steering team, supported by a secretariat to coordinate the city’s recovery and rehabilitation efforts.
The September 30 quake prompted a state of calamity in Cebu, with extensive property damage and 79 fatalities.
