Insiders and outsiders: local government and NGO engagement in disaster response in Guimaras, Philippines.

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  • Author(s): Espia JC;Espia JC; Fernandez P Jr
  • Source:
    Disasters [Disasters] 2015 Jan; Vol. 39 (1), pp. 51-68. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Sep 18.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Blackwell Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 7702072 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1467-7717 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 03613666 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Disasters Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Oxford : Blackwell
      Original Publication: Oxford, Elmsford, N. Y., Pergamon Press.
    • Subject Terms:
      Interinstitutional Relations* ; Local Government* ; Petroleum Pollution*; Organizations/*organization & administration ; Relief Work/*organization & administration; Humans ; Philippines
    • Abstract:
      This paper examines local government and non-governmental organisation (NGO) engagement in disaster response in the wake of the M/T Solar 1 oil spill in Guimaras, Western Visayas, Philippines, on 11 August 2006. It assesses the response activities of these two entities as well as the institutional factors that affected their interaction on the ground. Local government and NGO engagement was shaped by multi-layered, overlapping, and oftentimes contending government-designed response frameworks. Within these frameworks, government actors played the role of primary implementer and provider of relief, allowing them to determine who could be involved and the extent of their involvement. The absence of formal roles for NGOs in these frameworks not only undermines their ability to work in a setting where such institutional set-ups are operational but also it reaffirms their 'outsider' status. This study of the Guimaras oil spill illustrates the complexity and the institutional difficulties inherent in disaster response and coordination in the Philippines.
      (© 2014 The Author(s). Disasters © Overseas Development Institute, 2014.)
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Philippines; disaster response; local government; non-governmental organisation (NGO); oil spill
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20140919 Date Completed: 20150402 Latest Revision: 20141216
    • Publication Date:
      20240829
    • Accession Number:
      10.1111/disa.12086
    • Accession Number:
      25231286