Resilient Category
Overview
Does your community have a DRRM story worth sharing?
The Resilient Category is for organizations in Quezon City actively working on disaster risk reduction and management — whether you’re preventing hazards, building readiness, improving response, or helping communities recover and rebuild. If your initiative has made a real difference, we want to hear from you
Find your project story’s theme and subtheme below — see if you qualify and what you’ll need to apply:
Themes
Theme R1: Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
R1.1 Resilient Infrastructure, Technology, and Systems
Initiatives that make houses, buildings, facilities, and systems safer and more resilient to hazards by improving design, construction, equipment, and early warning.
WHY IT MATTERS
Safer structures and systems mean fewer injuries and losses. Key services can keep working during and after hazards.
A Few Examples:
- Safer housing: elevated homes, typhoon-resistant roofs, reinforced schools and clinics
- Community-managed early warning: sirens, text/Viber alerts with clear triggers and roles
- Simple protection for critical equipment: elevated panels, waterproof storage, fire-safe wiring
- Digital tools for risk mapping: GIS maps, sensors, SMS alert systems
- Hybrid solutions: manual flags + SMS for flood levels
FOR APPLICANTS
Choose 1.1 if your story is about making structures, systems, or technology more resilient to hazards—and these improvements are in place BEFORE disasters.
R1.2 Urban Flood and Heat Risk Management
Initiatives that reduce flooding and extreme heat in urban areas by improving drainage, managing stormwater, and cooling the environment.
WHY IT MATTERS
Heat and floods are priority risks for QC. Better water and heat management lowers displacement, health impacts, and service disruption in dense urban areas.
A Few Examples:
- Drainage and canal improvements: declogging with maintenance schedules, canal reshaping
- Rainwater harvesting to reduce runoff and provide non-potable water
- Permeable pavements, rain gardens, vegetated swales that absorb water
- Tree planting, shade structures, cool roofs, and reflective surfaces to reduce urban heat
- Pre-rainy season clean-ups targeting plastic and waste that blocks drainage
FOR APPLICANTS
Choose 1.2 if your story is about reducing floods or extreme heat through physical, environmental, or operational interventions in your community or facility.
Theme R2: Disaster Preparedness
R2.1 Humanitarian Aid and Assistance in Emergencies
Initiatives that ensure continuous access to safe, nutritious food during disasters, especially for priority groups: children, pregnant women, the elderly, and other vulnerable groups.
WHY IT MATTERS
Disasters turn quickly into food and nutrition crises. Prepared systems reduce hunger, malnutrition, and stress—especially for the most vulnerable.
A Few Examples:
- Pre-arranged supply chains with markets, farms, or food businesses for emergencies
- Community food banks or pantries with clear disaster activation plans and priority criteria
- School and hospital food plans: emergency menus, safe storage, backup suppliers
- Agreements with food businesses to redirect surplus food safely during crises
- Nutrition education on “what to do before and during a disaster” for household food prep
- Stockpiling of non-food items: e.g., Go-bag kits, hygiene kits, water-containers
FOR APPLICANTS
Choose 2.1 if your story is about being ready to provide safe, adequate food during emergencies—not just general gardening or feeding without a disaster-readiness angle.
R2.2 Risk‑Smart Knowledge, Skills, and Drills
Initiatives that build risk-smart knowledge, skills, and regular drills so people and systems are prepared before disasters happen.
WHY IT MATTERS
People who understand risk and practice what to do before disasters are less likely to be injured, stranded, or misinformed during actual events.
A Few Examples:
- DRR education for students, youth, workers integrated into classes or orientations
- Regular, realistic drills (floods, quakes, fires, heatwaves) with scenarios and debriefings
- Social media and community channels (FB pages, group chats, community radio) for preparedness
- Youth-led or peer-to-peer campaigns: go-bags, evacuation readiness, heat safety tips
- Capacity building for Community Emergency Response Team (CERTs) and volunteer brigades: clear roles and repeatable skills
FOR APPLICANTS
Choose 2.2 if your story is about teaching, training, communicating, or practicing what to do before disasters—and you can show changed awareness or behavior.
Theme R3: Disaster Response
R3.1 Inclusive Social Protection in Emergencies
Initiatives that provide targeted, dignified support to vulnerable groups during emergencies, with transparent and fair systems.
WHY IT MATTERS
Emergencies can deepen inequality. Inclusive, well-managed social protection helps ensure those most at risk receive timely, fair, and dignified support.
A Few Examples:
- Relief, cash, voucher, or in-kind systems with transparent lists prioritizing PWDs, elderly, children
- Shelter/evacuation management protecting privacy, safety, dignity (separate areas, accessible facilities)
- Complaint and feedback mechanisms in evacuation centers (hotlines, help desks, focal points)
- Gender-Based Violence (GBV) safeguards and protection protocols integrated into emergency response operations
- Integration of 4Ps, senior citizen benefits, PhilHealth into emergency response plans
FOR APPLICANTS
Choose 3.1 if your story is about WHO receives help and HOW—focusing on fairness, dignity, and protection during emergency support and sheltering.
R3.2 Safe and Effective Emergency Field Operations
Initiatives that make frontline response operations safer, faster, and better coordinated when disasters strike.
WHY IT MATTERS
Good field operations protect responders and communities, reduce chaos, and save lives in the crucial minutes and hours during and after a hazard.
A Few Examples:
- Stronger Community Emergency Response Team (CERTs) or Incident Command Systems (ICS) with clear roles, SOPs, and comms
- Well-organized evacuations: safe routes, signage, staging areas, transport plans
- Interoperable communications: radios, multi-platform messaging with agreed protocols
- Improved logistics: pre-positioned supplies, designated hubs, volunteer management
- Multi-agency drills that genuinely test and improve coordination
FOR APPLICANTS
Choose 3.2 if your story is about HOW you organize and manage on-the-ground response—not just what you hand out.
Theme R4: Recovery and Rehabilitation
R4.1 Safer Homes and Community Recovery
Initiatives that support risk-informed repair and reconstruction of homes and community infrastructure after disasters, especially in high-risk or informal settlements.
WHY IT MATTERS
Recovery is a chance to Build Back Better—physically and socially—so communities are not simply rebuilt “as risky as before.”
A Few Examples:
- Housing repair/reconstruction at safer elevations, with stronger materials or better layouts
- Upgrading damaged community infrastructure (evacuation centers, health posts) with DRR features
- Using hazard maps, damage assessments, or risk data to decide where and how to rebuild
- Community-led planning for safer layouts in informal settlements (access paths, no-build zones)
- Technical assistance to families on safer self-build methods and materials
FOR APPLICANTS
Choose 4.1 if your story is about making post-disaster housing and infrastructure repairs/rebuilding SAFER and more risk-informed.
R4.2 Resilient Livelihoods, Service, and Well-being
Initiatives that support livelihood recovery, continuity of critical services, and community well-being after disasters in ways that reduce future risk.
WHY IT MATTERS
Recovery is not just about buildings. Livelihoods and services must bounce back in safer ways—and people’s mental health and social ties are key to long-term resilience.
A Few Examples:
- Livelihood/business recovery: relocation to safer areas, income diversification, continuity plans
- Restoring public services (health, education, water, transport) with safer, better setups
- Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) to process trauma and rebuild social cohesion
- Community healing events and peer-support groups that strengthen social bonds and trust
- Support for informal workers and MSMEs to resume safely with reduced exposure to risk
FOR APPLICANTS
Choose 4.2 if your story is about getting people’s jobs, incomes, services, and well-being back on track after disasters—while also reducing future risk.
Who Can Join
Barangay
Is your barangay running a DRRM program? You can apply if your Barangay DRRM Committee (BDRRMC) is active and your initiative is led or co-led by the barangay. Joint entries with your SK Council are welcome.
Sangguniang Kabataan (SK)
Leading a youth-driven DRRM initiative? SK Councils can apply on their own or partner with the barangay for a joint entry. Youth voice in disaster resilience is exactly what this category is looking for.
Youth Organization / Youth-Based Organization (YBO)
If you’re 15–30 and running a recognized group working on disaster preparedness or resilience, you can apply. Your organization should be formally registered or recognized by a school, barangay, or government office.
NGO, CSO, or People’s Organization
Operating in Quezon City with at least one year of active DRRM programming? You’re eligible. All sectors and community types are welcome.
School (Public or Private)
School-based DRRM programs qualify — from earthquake drills to flood readiness campaigns. Student-led programs are eligible if endorsed by the school administration.
Hospital or Health Facility
Emergency preparedness programs, disaster medical response, and pandemic-related resilience initiatives all qualify. Public and private health facilities are both welcome.
Business or Enterprise
Business Continuity Plans, employee preparedness programs, and CSR-driven DRRM initiatives qualify. Your initiative must demonstrate clear benefit to your surrounding community, not just your organization.
How To Join
Attend Orientation Day
An optional orientation to learn the themes, scoring criteria, and how to fill out the form. Highly recommended — especially if you’re applying for the first time.
Choose Your Theme & Subtheme
Decide between Resilient (DRRM work) or Green (environmental work). Then pick the single theme and subtheme that best fits your project.
Fill Out the Entry Form
Fill out the form. Start with Sections A and B. Section A describes your existing project (Evidence-Based Practice). Section B outlines your innovation proposal. Be accurate, specific, and transparent—judges reward real impact, not polished language.
Gather Simple Documents
Photos, 1–2 reports, and org registration. You do NOT need fancy reports — real evidence matters most.
Submit Your Entry
Online via the Google Form, by email, or walk-in at QCDRRMO / QCCCESD offices. It’s free and takes about 30 minutes.
Application
Ready to apply? Fill out the Resilient Category entry form and share what your organization is already doing and what you’re planning next. The form takes you step by step — and you only submit what’s needed at each stage.
Evaluation
The entries will undergo a three-step evaluation process:
STEP 1
DESK REVIEW & EVALUATION
Your submitted entry is reviewed by the QCGA team. We check completeness, eligibility, and how well your initiative fits the scoring criteria. Top entries from each subtheme advance to the next round.
STEP 2
COMMUNITY VISIT
Our team visits your community or facility to see your work firsthand. Bring any supporting documents — photos, reports, or records — that show your initiative in action. This is your chance to show us what the form can’t fully capture.
STEP 3
JUDGES’ PRESENTATION
Finalists present to an expert panel. You’ll share what your organization has already done and what you’re planning next. Presentation slots are confirmed at least one week in advance. No formal stage experience required — just tell your story.
Need Help?
For questions, email entry.greenawards@quezoncity.gov.ph or visit QCDRRMO & QCCCESD, 4F Civic Center D, QC City Hall.
