A simultaneous Master Trainer Program (MTP) was conducted by the PTC
Project RISE Team and Asia Society for Social Improvement and
Sustainable Transformation (ASSIST), in partnership with the Municipality
of Balayan, Batangas, last June 22, 2022.

Representatives from 46 Barangays
and 31 Schools designated as
Evacuation Centers in the
municipality participated in the
MTP, which was made possible
through the coordination and
support of the Balayan Municipal
Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Office (MDRRMO).
Program (CTP).

The MTP is part of the roll-out of Project
RISE in Balayan, where the Master
Trainers are comprehensively trained on
disaster preparedness and response by
Mr. Fred Dalumpines of the Aboitiz
Foundation. As they complete the
training and become Master Trainers,
they are tasked to train their community
members and conduct the Citizens’
Training Program (CTP).

Both the MTP and CTP aim to capacitate individuals and leaders on
Disaster Preparedness and Response, which in turn builds a more
resilient Balayan and cultivates the value of disaster resiliency among
Balayeños.