Jing Nazareno

Honored to have served as Course Monitor for two batches of Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Training conducted by the Quezon City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office through the technical guidance of Office of Civil Defense - National Capital Region.

Rooted in the Emergency Operations Center and Incident Command System frameworks introduced in the Philippines through the U.S. Forest Service and United States Agency for International Development, this training brings structure, clarity, and coordination to disaster response.

Seeing teams align, make faster decisions, and manage resources in real emergency situations is a reminder that preparedness is built, practiced, and institutionalized.

Exercise Design Course
23-27 February 2026
Quezon City LGU

Grateful for the opportunity to serve as an invited instructor for the Exercise Design Course for the members of Quezon City DRRM Council in February 2026.

Effective disaster risk reduction and management demands more than well-written plans. It requires deliberate, systematic testing to ensure that strategies translate into coordinated, timely, and appropriate action during actual emergencies. Exercise design is a critical discipline that enables this process.

Through carefully developed scenarios, defined objectives, and structured methodologies, exercises provide a platform to validate plans, assess operational readiness, clarify roles, and identify gaps across systems. Whether through discussion based (tabletop) and operations-based (functional and full-scale exercises), these engagements strengthen institutional capacity and inter-agency coordination under realistic conditions.

Preparedness is not theoretical. It is built through continuous practice, critical reflection, and evidence-based refinement of our systems.

I commend the Quezon City DRRM Council for its strong commitment to advancing a culture of preparedness and resilience.

With rising global tensions, energy security and public safety are no longer abstract issues. They directly affect daily life. Expanding work-from-home arrangements can help cut oil dependency while also giving families time and space to prepare in case of emergencies. Preparedness is not panic. It is leadership.

To all city / municipality mayors, make active mobility a priority now.

Install more bike racks in public spaces and city halls.
Provide incentives for LGU employees to bike to work.
Protect and strictly enforce bicycle lanes.
Bring back and expand Car-Free Sundays.

Non-motorized transport uses zero fuel.
It strengthens resilience, lowers costs, improves public health, and prepares our cities for uncertainty.

Act now. Lead by example.
Build cities that move safely without dependence on oil.

Community Based DRRM Training
for NAPC Basic Sectoral Representatives
20-22 February 2026, City of Manila

Resilience is not built during disasters. It is built long before they strike, through leadership that is prepared, systems that are aligned, and communities that are empowered.

The Basic Sector Coordination and Advocacy Service (BSCAS) of the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC), in partnership with the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), successfully implemented the Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (CBDRRM) Training for the Regional Basic Sector Coordinating Councils of Region II and Region IV-B, together with members of the NAPC Secretariat. The training was conducted last February 20-22, 2026 at Swiss Blulane Belhotel, Manila.

Over three intensive days, we moved beyond concepts and into commitment. The sessions anchored CBDRRM on the five fundamental rights and reinforced the core pillars of disaster preparedness, response, rehabilitation, and recovery. Family evacuation planning, presence of mind during crises, and action planning were not treated as abstract ideas but as practical responsibilities of leadership.

I had the privilege of discussing the legal foundations of CBDRRM and the structure of our National DRRM system, and later facilitating the session on disaster rehabilitation and recovery. In one reflective activity, participants drew their symbols of success after struggle, a powerful reminder that resilience is not accidental. It is built, protected, and sustained.

What stood out most was this realization from the delegates: being a Council Member is not just a designation. It is a public trust. It demands technical competence, ethical leadership, and the discipline to ensure that preparedness begins at home and extends to the most vulnerable in our communities.

Now the real work begins.

Action plans must translate into local policies, budget allocations, drills, community dialogues, and measurable outcomes. Collaboration between basic sectors and government technical working groups must continue beyond the training hall. Resilience cannot be episodic. It must be institutionalized.

Let us move from learning to decisive implementation and real transformation through meaningful sectoral representation in all DRRM - Climate Justice spaces.
Let us build communities that do not merely survive disasters, but recover with dignity, strengthen their systems, and truly build forward better.






📸 NAPC

Isang ligtas, masaya at makabuluhang pagdiriwang ng Kapaskuhan sa ating lahat. 🙏💕🎄💫

The DOTR’s free train ride initiative for the q***r community is a meaningful win, an explicit acknowledgment of LGBTQIA+ or gender diverse people as a sector deserving visibility and inclusion in public policy. While modest in scope and potentially viewed as tokenistic, it marks a rare moment of formal state recognition. This opening should be leveraged to push for deeper, sustained, and rights-based interventions, moving beyond symbolic gestures toward structural reforms in social protection, mobility, and access to public services.

🚉🎄𝐃𝐎𝐓𝐫'𝐬 𝟏𝟐 𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐌𝐀𝐒: 𝐋𝐈𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐀𝐊𝐀𝐘 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐀 𝐒𝐀 𝐋𝐆𝐁𝐓𝐐𝐈𝐀+ 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐀𝐓 𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐎 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒! 🏳️‍🌈👩‍👧👨‍👦

Ngayong Pasko, tuloy-tuloy ang saya sa hatid ng Department of Transportation (DOTr) na 12 Days of Christmas: Libreng Sakay sa MRT-3, LRT-2, at LRT-1 para sa mga LGBTQIA+ Community at Solo Parents ngayong araw, December 22!

Maligayang Pasko sa mga mahal naming LGBTQIA+ Community at Solo Parents!

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The Rapid Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (RDANA) Batch 3 Training conducted with the Pasig City DRRM Council and Barangay DRRM Committees on 11–14 November 2025 focused on sharpening practical, field-level assessment skills to support timely and evidence-based early response. RDANA was reinforced as a critical tool for guiding response prioritization, resource mobilization, and for determining whether conditions on the ground warrant the declaration of a State of Calamity.

I am grateful to the Pasig City DRRMO for inviting me to serve as Resource Person, and I thank Mayor Vico Sotto and DRRMO Head Bryant Wong for their trust and leadership in strengthening a data-driven and accountable DRRM system for the city.

Our call to action: Let us continue to invest in people and systems by institutionalizing RDANA, standardizing assessment practices, and ensuring results are translated into timely decisions that lead to effective, life-saving action at the barangay and city levels.

Thank you, PASIG CITY DRRMO for this opportunity! 💙🇵🇭

Throwback | UNFCCC COP29
Baku, Azerbaijan 🇦🇿
November 2024

Grateful for the opportunity to have represented the Philippines at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan as a Youth Activist, Women of the South Speak (WoSSo) Fellow, and proud member of the q***r community.

This experience reinforced my commitment to advancing climate justice that is intersectional and inclusive, recognizing how the climate emergency disproportionately affects women, girls, and LGBTQIA+ communities. In the Philippines, we experienced 6 typhoons within 28 days last year, leading to flooding, displacement, and disruption of essential services underscoring the urgent need for climate action that integrates gender and social equity.

As we continue to shape solutions for a more resilient future, I remain committed to ensuring that youth, women, and q***r voices are meaningfully represented in climate policy, advocacy, and action.