Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Third Regular Session

799@
HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Honorable Michael L. Romero

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The state recognizes that small and medium-sized disasters often occur in
silence throughout the whole year, without the attention of the mainstream
media. Without visibility or awareness beyond the local region in which they
occur, these silent disasters often do not receive the entry of financial
support that can follow large-scale emergencies or disasters.

To support these emergencies or disasters and to provide initial funding
before such emergency appeals are launched for large-scale disasters, it is
imperative that the national government allocates grants from its Disaster
Resilience Funding.

This House Bill seeks to provide immediate financial support, enabling all
concerned and affected personnel, organizations to carry out their unique
role after a disaster.

Thus, the early passage of this bill is earnestly requested.

MIC! L. ROMERO Ph.D.


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Third Regular Session

HOUSE BILL Nowe

Introduced by Honorable Michael L. Romero

AN ACT

PROVIDING FOR A NATIONAL DISASTER RESILIENCE FUND,
TO MAINTAIN THE NECESSARY BALANCE OF FUNDING, TO
MEET THE REQUESTS AND DEMANDS FOR SUPPORT, AND

FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. DECLARATION OF POLICY - It is hereby a declared
policy of the state to:

* Provide Start-up funding for Societies to respond to large-scale
disasters, loan facility.

* Create funding for National Society responses to small and
medium scale disasters and health emergencies, grant facility.

SECTION 2. NATIONAL DISASTER RESILIENCE FUND - The State
shall hereby provide an initial amount of Five hundred Million pesos
(P500,000,000.00) to promote urgent Disaster Resiliency concerned

measures.


The State is hereby authorized to re-align its appropriations, along
with its supplemental and additional funding in the current year of the date
of the effectivity of this Act to conform with its mandate and requirements.

Thereafter, such sum as may be needed for the continued
implementation of this Act shall be included in the annual General
Appropriations Act (GAA).

SECTION 3. DETERMINING FACTORS AND CONDITIONS —
Factors that may influence the size of the grant/funding can be:

Ecological and environmental extent of the damage;
Preliminary estimate of death, injuries, and displaced persons;

The reaction response capacity of key agencies; and

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The date and magnitude of the last disaster that affected the
country (taking into account the cumulative effect of disasters on
ability to respond).

Each nationally-declared disaster will be regarded as a separate event
and hence be eligible for assistance, irrespective of whether it is issued
for the same disaster-affected or in the same calendar year.

SECTION 4. TRANSITORY PROVISION ~ Existing industries,
businesses and offices affected by the implementation of this Act shall
be given six (6) months transitory period from the effectivity of the IRR
or such other period as may be determined, to comply with the

requirements of this Act.

SECTION 5. IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS. -
The departments and agencies charged with carrying out the
provisions of this Act shall, within sixty (60) days after the effectivity
of this Act, formulate the necessary rules and regulations for its

effective implementation.


SECTION 6. REPEALING CLAUSE. - All laws, decrees,
executive orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent
with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified
accordingly.

SECTION 7. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE. - If, for any reason, any
section or provision of this Act is held unconstitutional or invalid, the

other sections or provisions hereof shall not be affected thereby.

SECTION 8. EFFECTIVITY CLAUSE. - This Act shall take
effect after fifteen (15) days from its publication in the Official Gazette
or in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation

whichever comes earlier.

Approved,