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General Information
The Philippines, located in S iouathS ieasl SEA)S i,sFigure 1. Map of the Republic of the Philippines

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Figure 3 shows the distribution of active faults and trenches in thePhilippines which are found in several areas of the country.

Figure 3. Map showing the Distribution of Active Faults and Trenches in the Philippines

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Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management SystemA. Salient Provisions of Republic Act 10121

Figure 7. Cover Photos of Republic Act 10121 & IRR17Figure 8. Organizational Chart of NDRRMC

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 Section 10 of RA 10121 provides of the creation of theRegional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council(RDRRMC), formerly known as Regional DisasterCoordinating Council (RDCC).
RDRRMC coordinates,integrates, supervises, and evaluates the activities of thelocal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils(LDRRMCs).
The RDRRMC is responsible in ensuring
disaster sensitive regional development plans, in case ofemergencies, RDRRMC shall convene the different regionalline agencies and concerned institutions and authorities.
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coordination of disaster risk management programs within
their territorial jurisdiction. The LDRRMOs are permanent
offices under the office of the governor, mayor and thepunong barangay (barangay captain). The LDRRMOs havetwenty-five (25) functions, duties and responsibilities under
this law given that the local government units are the first lineof defense in every disaster or emergency. Thus, they shallbe at the frontline of all disaster risk reduction and23

stand-by fund for relief and recovery programs in order thatsituation and living conditions of people In communities orareas stricken by disasters, calamities, epidemics, orcomplex emergencies, may be normalized as quickly aspossible. Unexpended LDRRMF shall accrue to a special
trust fund solely for the purpose of supporting disaster risk
reduction and management activities of the LDRRMCs within
the next five (5) years. Any such amount still not fully utilized
after five (5) years shall revert back to the general fund andwill be available for other social services to be identified bythe local sanggunian.
 Section 22 of RA 10121 provides for the National Disaster
Risk Reduction and Management Fund.
The presentCalamity Fund appropriated under the annual GeneralAppropriations Act shall henceforth be known as the National
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (NDRRM

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accounting thereof in accordance with existing accounting
and auditing rules.
All departments, bureaus, offices and agencies of thegovernment are hereby9(ex )-114(aut)-2(hori)9(z)-3(ed)9( )-114(·)8(t)-3(oFigure 10. Diagram showing the National DRRM Framework (NDRRMF)

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The Framework envisions a country which have “safer,adaptive and disaster-resilient Filipino communities towardsustainable development.” The goal is to have a paradigm
shift from reactive to proactive DRRM wherein men and women
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behavioral changes towards reducing and managing risks andlessening the effects of disasters. This term is about building

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Figure 11. Four DRRM Thematic Areas

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DRRM area and to correspond to the given parameters within
which these aspects focus on.
The significant activities under the 4 thematic areas include:
1) Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
 Early warning systems
 Flood forecasting and monitoring Hazard and risk mappings Structural and non-structural interventions
2) Disaster Preparedness
 Contingency planning Prepositioning and stock-piling Capacitating and organizing responders
 Training, drills and exercises
 Pre-Disaster Risk Assessment
3) Disaster Response Rapid Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (RDANA)
 Issuance of advisories and situation reports
 Activation of Response Clusters and Incident CommandSystem (ICS)29

correct the notion that DRRM is only a government concern.
Rather, it requires the whole-of-society approach because the