Courtesy Call by the GTZ Team

Vice Mayor Ronald Aquino as he welcomed the GTZ Team

Vice Mayor Ronald Aquino, together with some SP members met with the German Technical Cooperation or GTZ Team earlier today at the City Mayor's Office.

The team was composed of Mario Donga and Olaf Neussner, both GTZ Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Consultants; and Allen Molen, Program Adviser, DRM Environment and Rural Development Program.

They were on hand to brief the City Officials on the 3-year Urban DRM Project for the City of Calbayog which was recently approved by the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation (BMZ).

The team was in Cabayog for data-gathering the pre-planning workshop aimed at defining the areas of cooperation in line with the overall objectives and outputs of the project in preparation for the Partner Workshop in Tacloban this coming October 29, 2009.

Present at today's meeting were Councilors Ina Rabuya, Danny Bernate, Noel Sermense, Jonas Montealto and Benjie Dean. Also on hand were Environment Officer Joe Raz, City Planning and Development Officer Gil Lentejas, City Agriculturist Adela Ocenar and DILG City Director Valente Bajet.

Mr. Allen Molen giving some info on the project.

Team leader Mario Donga

DILG City Director Valente Bajet (right) with (l-r) Mr. Olaf Neussner, Mr. Mario Donga and Mr. Allen Colen.