To equip responders from Tarlac Agricultural University (TAU) with appropriate knowledge, skills, and attitude to operationalize resources, personnel, and facilities during events and crises, the TAU National Service Training Program (NSTP), the University Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (UDRRM), and Gender and Development (GAD) offices collaborated with the Office of Civil Defence (OCD) in conducting the Gender-Responsive Training on Basic Incident Command System (BICS) at the TAU AgriTourism Hostel Function Hall, 19 June.
With 41 participants completing the intensive three-day program, the training emphasized structured emergency management and gender-inclusive approaches in crisis situations. This marks the second batch of BICS training at TAU, following the inaugural session in 2019.
The sessions, led by a team of seasoned trainers, covered eight required modules, including ICS fundamentals, organizational structure, resource management, and multi-agency coordination. Key facilitators included Mr. Angelo L. Simbol (UPM-SHS Tarlac), SFO1 Fritz O. Perez (BFP Bacolor), Engr. Enrico T. Yuzon (LGU Bataan), Mr. Gabriel Paulo L. Gorospe (Camiling MDRRMO), and Mr. John Ryan Ong (Bongabon MDRRMO).