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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
Nineteenth Congress 
Third Regular Session 
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House Bill No. _____ 
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Introduced by Hon. EDUARDO “BRO. EDDIE” C. VILLANUEVA 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
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The Philippines faces significant risks from a variety of natural and 
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man-made disasters, which threaten the lives, properties, and well-being of 
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its citizens. In recent years, the frequency and intensity of these disasters 
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have increased due to factors such as climate change, rapid urbanization, 
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environmental degradation, and insufficient disaster preparedness and 
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response mechanisms. 
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To address these challenges proactively, this proposal aims to 
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establish a systematic mechanism for declaring a State of Imminent 
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Disaster. This mechanism will enable the government to anticipate and 
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respond effectively to impending disasters, thereby reducing their adverse 
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impacts on vulnerable communities and enhancing the country's disaster 
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resilience. 
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The proposed legislation outlines clear criteria for declaring a State of 
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Imminent Disaster, based on objective indicators such as weather forecasts, 
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hydrological data, geological assessments, and other relevant information. 
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It also specifies the roles and responsibilities of government agencies, local 
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government units, and other stakeholders in implementing anticipatory 
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measures and mobilizing resources to address imminent disaster threats. 
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Additionally, the proposed legislation allocates funds for pre-disaster 
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preparedness activities, including evacuation and sheltering facilities, 
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emergency response training, and other necessary interventions. By 
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investing in disaster risk reduction and management efforts, the government 
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can save lives, protect livelihoods, and minimize the economic and social 
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costs of disasters. 
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EDUARDO “BRO. EDDIE” C. VILLANUEVA 
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Representative 
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CIBAC Partylist
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June 27, 2024
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
Nineteenth Congress 
Third Regular Session 
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HOUSE BILL NO. ___ 
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Introduced by Representative Eduardo “Brother Eddie” C. Villanueva 
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AN ACT  
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INSTITUTIONALIZING A MECHANISM ON THE DECLARATION OF STATE 
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OF IMMINENT DISASTER; PROVIDING THE CRITERIA FOR SUCH 
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DECLARATION AND LIFTING; ENABLING ANTICIPATORY MEASURES AND 
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PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR 
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   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
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Congress assembled: 
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Article I 
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GENERAL PROVISIONS 
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SECTION 1. Short Title - This Act shall be known as the 
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“Declaration of State of Imminent Disaster Act.”  
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SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy – It shall be the policy of the State to: 
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a)  Protect the lives, properties, and livelihoods of its citizens by
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addressing risks, particularly the root causes of vulnerabilities,
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exposure to hazards, and the capacity to anticipate and cope with
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such hazards;
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b) Provide maximum care, assistance, protection, and services to
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individuals and families to be affected by a disaster, implement
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anticipatory action and response measures to lessen the impact
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of a disaster, and facilitate implementation of contingency plans
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to minimize disruptions to normal social and economic activities;
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c) Integrate Anticipatory Action principles into existing plans and
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policies at the national and local levels.
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d) Acknowledge and strengthen the capacities of Local Government
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Units (LGUs) and relevant National Government Agencies
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(NGAs), and communities in, preparing for, anticipating, 
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responding to, and recovering from the impact of disasters; 
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e)  Respond to the differentiated concerns and needs of vulnerable 
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and marginalized groups such as but not limited to women and 
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children, persons with disabilities, the elderly, and indigenous 
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peoples with respect to disaster resilience and disaster 
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management; 
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f)  Protect and promote the health and welfare of all individuals, 
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families, and animals by addressing risks, particularly the root 
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causes of vulnerabilities, exposure to hazards, and the capacity 
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to cope with hazards to eliminate, if not, minimize the incidences 
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of deaths arising from various hazards such as natural, epidemic, 
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pandemics, or other illnesses of public health concern, and other 
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hazards disrupting the normal functioning of communities.  
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g) Provide various mechanisms that ensure transparency and 
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accountability in disaster and climate risk governance, such as in 
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data and resource management.       
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implementation of the country’s disaster risk reduction and 
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management (DRRM) program in accordance with the people’s 
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right to participate in the decision-making process that 
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contributes to better living conditions. 
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i)   Establish a funding source for the implementation of programs 
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for Anticipatory Actions. 
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SEC. 3. Definition of Terms – As used in this Act:   
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(a)  Anticipatory Action refers to actions to be taken to reduce the 
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impacts of a forecast hazard before it occurs, or before its most 
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acute impacts are felt. It is performed by an individual or 
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organization before an anticipated disaster to mitigate its impact on 
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people, animals, and properties that are likely to be affected. 
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(b)  Anticipatory Action Protocol refers to a protocol for the step-by-
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step implementation of anticipatory actions based on the activation 
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of pre-determined triggers. It specifies the types of measures to be 
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implemented ahead of predicted hazards, institution roles and 
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responsibilities, resources, coordination processes, and operational 
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arrangements. 
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(c)   Capacity refers to the combination of all strengths and 
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resources available within a community, society, or organization that 
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can reduce the level of risk, or effects of a disaster. Capacity may 
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include infrastructure and physical means, institutions, societal 
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coping abilities, as well as human knowledge, skills, and collective 
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attributes 
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management. 
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(d)  Contingency Plan refers to a scenario-based plan for a specific 
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and projected natural and/or human-induced hazard. It aims to 
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address the impacts of the hazard to people, properties, and the 
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environment; and/or to prevent the occurrence of emerging threats 
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through the arrangement of timely, effective, appropriate, and well-
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coordinated responses as well as the efficient management of 
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resources.        
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(e)  Declaration of a State of Imminent Disaster refers to the 
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declaration that is made in anticipation of a highly probable disaster 
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due to projected impacts based on forecast and the results of Pre-
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Disaster Risk Assessment (PDRA) that are severe enough to 
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require funding to utilize existing national and local resources in 
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preventing or alleviating damages and losses; 
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(f)  Disaster refers to the serious disruption of the functioning of a 
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community or a society involving widespread human, material, 
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economic, or environmental losses and impacts, which exceeds the 
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ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own 
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resources; 
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(g)  Disaster Response refers to any concerted effort by two (2) or 
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more agencies, public or private, to provide assistance or 
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intervention during or immediately after a disaster to meet the life 
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preservation and basic subsistence needs of those people affected 
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and in the restoration of essential public activities and facilities. It 
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follows three phases which are pre-impact phase, impact phase, 
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and post-impact phase. 
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(h)  Disaster Risk refers to the estimated potential disaster losses in 
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lives, health status, livelihood, properties, and services, which could 
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occur to a particular community or a society over some specified 
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period; Disaster risk is calculated as a combination of the probability 
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of an event and its negative consequences;  
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(i)  Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) refers to the 
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systematic process of using administrative directives, organizations, 
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and operational skills and capacities to implement strategies, and 
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policies, and provide coping capacities to lessen and avert the 
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adverse impacts of hazards and the possibility of a disaster. 
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(j)  Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (DRRMC) 
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refers to the organized and authorized body of government 
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organizations of persons with disabilities, women, older persons, 
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children, indigenous people, and others who belong to the 
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vulnerable sectors, and the private sector, mandated to undertake 
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DRRM activities from the national to local levels. The composition, 
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powers, and functions of the DRRMC are defined in RA 10121; 
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(k) Emergency refers to the unforeseen or sudden occurrence, 
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especially danger, demanding immediate action. 
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(l) Exposure refers to the situation of people, animals, production 
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capacities, environmental services, and properties in places that 
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could be adversely affected by hazards and which, thereby, are 
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subject to potential future harm, loss, or damage. 
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(m)  Forecast refers to the definite statement or statistical estimate 
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of the likely occurrence of a future event or conditions for a specific 
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area. 
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(n)  Hazard refers to a dangerous phenomenon, substance, human 
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activity, or condition that may cause loss of life, injury or other health 
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impacts, property damage, loss of livelihood and services, social 
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and economic disruption, or environmental damage; 
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(o)  Imminent Disaster refers to a highly probable disaster with 
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severe projected impacts. 
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(p) Impact refers to the total effect, projected or actual, including 
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negative effects and positive effects, of a hazardous event or a 
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disaster which may include economic, human, and environmental 
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impacts, and may also include death, injuries, disease, and other 
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negative effects on human well-being and animal welfare. 
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(r)  Pre-Disaster Risk Assessment (PDRA) refers to the process of 
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evaluating a hazard’s level of risk given the degrees of exposure 
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and vulnerability in a specific area. It presents the possible impacts 
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on the people, animals, production capacities, environmental 
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services, and properties and forms as a basis to determine the 
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appropriate level of response actions from the national level 
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government agencies down to LGUs; 
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(s) Preparedness refers to the pre-disaster actions and measures 
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undertaken within disaster risk reduction and management. It is 
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based on sound risk analysis and pre-disaster activities to avert or 
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minimize loss of life and property, such as community organizing, 
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training, planning, equipping, stockpiling, hazard mapping, insuring 
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assets, and public information and education initiatives. This also 
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includes the development or enhancement of an overall 
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preparedness strategy, policy, institutional structure, warning and 
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forecasting capabilities, and plans that define measures geared to 
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help at-risk communities safeguard their lives and assets by being 
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alert to hazards and taking appropriate action in the face of an 
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imminent threat or an actual disaster; 
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(t) Resources refers to the funds, equipment, and other 
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requirements for disaster preparedness and response. 
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(u)  Risk Assessment refers to a methodology to determine the 
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nature and extent of risk by analyzing potential hazards and 
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evaluating existing conditions of vulnerability that together could 
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potentially harm exposed people, animals, production capacities, 
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environmental services, and properties. 
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(v) Technical Management Group (TMG) refers to the members of 
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the NDRRMC who endorse the outputs of the Technical Working 
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Group (TWG) to the NDRRMC Full Council. 
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(w) Technical Working Group (TWG) refers to the members of the 
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NDRRMC who are in charge of the preparation, formulation, and 
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development of policy guidelines to be endorsed by the TMG for the 
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NDRRMC’s approval 
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(x) Trigger refers to a predetermined criterion that, when met, is 
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used to initiate Anticipatory Actions. A trigger can be a 
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predetermined value for a specific indicator or set of indicators that 
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is forecasted to occur or has been measured as having occurred. It 
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must be associated with a level of projected impact based on a 
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robust PDRA. Once a trigger is met, anticipatory actions are 
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implemented to mitigate the projected impact. 
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a community, system, or asset that make it susceptible to the 
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Article II 
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STATE OF IMMINENT DISASTER 
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SEC. 4. Declaration of State of Imminent Disaster –The 
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President of the Philippines, through the recommendation of the National 
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Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), herein 
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referred to as the National Council, shall declare a State of Imminent 
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Disaster over a cluster of barangays, municipalities, cities, provinces, and 
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regions using the guidelines for the PDRA as informed by national 
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science-based agencies to be issued by the National Council for the 
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purpose of declaration under this Act. 
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At the local level, the established PDRA groups of the Regional 
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DRRM Councils shall recommend the declaration of a State of Imminent 
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Disaster over a cluster of barangays, municipalities, cities, and provinces 
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in their respective jurisdictions forecasted to be affected by an imminent 
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hazard. Upon which, the Local Chief Executive (LCE), through an 
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executive order, may declare a State of Imminent Disaster in their area of 
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jurisdiction. 
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For purposes of this Act, a State of Imminent Disaster may be 
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brought about by various hazards such as natural, epidemic, pandemics, 
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or other illnesses of public health concern, and other hazards disrupting 
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the normal functioning of communities.  
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SEC. 5. Criteria for Declaration of State of Imminent Disaster -
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The region, province, city, municipality, or cluster of barangays may be 
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declared under a State of Imminent Disaster upon the results of PDRA by 
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the NDRRMC or the concerned RDRRMC indicating the probability of 
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disaster occurrence that is severe enough to warrant the utilization of 
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resources to be able to prevent or minimize potential damages and losses. 
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Any of the following conditions must be present and shall be adhered to 
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by the National and Regional DRRM Councils before the declaration:    
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a.  The forecasted affected population requires expeditious 
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emergency assistance to prepare for the cascading effects 
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of an impending disaster; 
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b.  Projected damage to shelter, critical infrastructure, and 
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facilities that are necessary for emergency response, 
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logistical operations, lifelines, and other related systems for 
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the delivery of necessities, including sources of food supply 
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such as agricultural and fishery products; 
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c.  Projected disruption of lifeline systems such as food supply 
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chain, electricity, potable water system, communication 
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system, access to health service, and other related 
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systems; 
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d.  Projected extremely high incidence expected of a certain 
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disease that may affect whether human, animal, or crops; 
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infectious or noninfectious, or other health-related events 
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that are beyond normal expectancy.    
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e.  Significant degradation of environmental and natural 
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resources is forecasted based on recommendations from 
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relevant agencies.  
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f.   Projected impact on agricultural and fishery areas that 
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cause negative consequences on the country’s economic 
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and food security on a national or local scope. 
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g.  The current resources and measures of the concerned 
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LGU/s are insufficient and there is a need for rapid 
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augmentation that may only be met through such 
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declaration.     
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SEC. 6. Duration and Lifting of the Declaration of State of 
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Imminent Disaster – The declaration of State of Imminent Disaster may 
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be enforced either by the President or the LCEs through an executive 
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order for a duration calculated before the occurrence of an imminent 
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disaster.  
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If the latest PDRA report states that the projected impacts are not 
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met, the same may be recommended for the immediate lifting of such a 
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declaration to be undertaken by the President or the LCE upon the 
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recommendation of the National, Regional, or Local DRRM Council. 
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MEASURES TO BE UNDERTAKEN UPON DECLARATION OF STATE 
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SEC. 7. Anticipatory Measures Upon Declaration - The 
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declaration of a State of Imminent Disaster shall allow the National, 
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Regional, and Local DRRM Councils the use of national and local 
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resources and mechanisms to implement anticipatory actions to lessen or 
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avert the projected impact on communities which may fall but are not 
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limited to the following courses of action: 
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a.  Direct any government agency or entity to implement its 
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mandates and utilize resources granted to it by law, 
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including its personnel, equipment, suppliers’ facilities, and 
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technical services, in support of the national or local 
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anticipatory action efforts to save lives, protect property, 
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ensure public health and safety, and to lessen or avert 
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damages and losses. 
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b.  Coordinate, monitor, and regulate all anticipatory action 
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efforts, including the provision of services, financial and in-
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kind assistance, mobilization of response teams, and other 
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resources provided by national and local government 
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agencies, including the private sector and national, and 
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(NGOs/INGOs), while recognizing and respecting the 
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humanitarian principles of independence, autonomy, 
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neutrality and impartiality of humanitarian organizations. 
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c.  Provide technical and advisory assistance for the 
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management, control, and reduction of the immediate 
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threats to public health and safety; 
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d.  Coordinate among various experts from various concerned 
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agencies to continue hazard monitoring and public 
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Protocols for the projected affected population.         
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SEC. 8. Funding - The LGUs shall include Anticipatory Action 
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interventions in their regular Programs, Plans, and Activities (PPAs) 
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lodged under their respective Local DRRM Funds, as reflected in their 
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respective Local DRRM Plans. Funding tagged as Anticipatory action 
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shall be disbursed immediately upon the declaration of a State of 
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Imminent Disaster. The unexpended fund from the 70% portion of the 
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Local DRRM Fund accrued to the Special Trust Fund must be used for 
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such purpose. 
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All relevant National Government Agencies shall ensure that 
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Anticipatory Action Protocols are included in their regular agency 
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Programs, Projects, and Activities (PPAs) to be funded by their regular 
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agency budgets as Anticipatory Action Funds and be properly included in 
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the General Appropriations Act. The National DRRM Fund may also be 
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used to fund Anticipatory Action Programs. Likewise, such identified funds 
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shall be disbursed immediately for this purpose and be used until the lifting 
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of the declaration of a State of Imminent Disaster. 
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SEC. 9. Changes in Hazard Forecast - The following courses of 
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action shall be observed in cases of non-occurrence of the situation 
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despite the declaration of State of Imminent Disaster:  
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(a)  The unutilized funds in the case of LGUs shall accrue to the 
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Special Trust Fund; Meanwhile, unutilized funds of NGAs shall 
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revert to the National Treasury as part of the General Funds upon 
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the lifting or termination of the declaration of a State of Imminent 
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Disaster.  
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(b)   For food or non-food items, the Department of Social Welfare 
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and Development (DSWD) and the Local Social Welfare and 
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Development Office concerned, shall take charge of the storage 
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of food and other non-food items at the national and local levels, 
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respectively, if the concerned government agency, whether an 
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NGA or LGU has already acquired the additional resources 
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needed through the use of funds released for anticipatory action. 
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(c)  Services rendered by third parties shall be subject to a just 
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compensation on a quantum meruit basis. 
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SEC. 10.  Prohibited Acts - Any person, group, or corporation who 
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commits any of the following prohibited acts shall be held liable and be 
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subjected to the penalties as prescribed in Section 11 of this Act: 
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(a) Dereliction of duties which leads to destruction, loss of lives, 
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critical damage of facilities, and misuse of funds; 
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(b) Preventing the entry and distribution of relief goods in areas 
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declared under a State of Imminent Disaster, including appropriate 
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technology, tools, equipment, accessories, shelter implements, and 
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disaster teams/experts; 
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(c) Buying, for consumption or resale, from disaster relief agencies 
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any relief goods, equipment, or/and other commodities that are 
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intended for distribution to areas declared under a State of Imminent 
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Disaster; 
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(d) Buying, for consumption or resale, from the recipient 
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communities forecasted to be affected by an imminent disaster of 
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any  of their relief goods, equipment, or other aid commodities 
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received by them; 
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(e) Selling of relief goods, equipment, or other aid commodities that 
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are intended for distribution to recipient communities forecasted to 
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be affected by an imminent disaster; 
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(f) Forcibly seizing relief goods, equipment, or other aid 
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commodities intended for or consigned to a specific group or relief 
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agency for purposes of disaster preparedness; 
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(g) Diverting or misdelivery of relief goods, equipment, or other aid 
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commodities to persons other than the rightful recipient or 
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consignee;       
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(h) Accepting, possessing, using, or disposing of relief goods, 
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equipment, or other aid commodities not intended for nor consigned 
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to him/her;  
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(i) Misrepresenting the source of relief goods, equipment, or other 
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aid commodities by: 
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(1) Either covering, replacing, or defacing the labels of the 
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containers to make it appear that the goods, equipment, or 
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other aid commodities came from another agency or persons; 
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(2) Repacking the goods, equipment, or other aid commodities 
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into containers with different markings to make it appear that 
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the goods came from another agency or persons or were 
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released upon the instance of a particular agency or persons; 
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(3) Making false verbal claim that the goods, equipment, or 
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other commodity and its untampered original containers came 
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from another agency or persons or was released upon the 
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instance of a particular agency or persons; 
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(j) Substituting or replacing relief goods, equipment, or other aid 
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commodities with the same items or inferior/cheaper quality; 
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(k) Illegal solicitations by persons or organizations representing 
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others as defined in the standards and guidelines set by the 
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NDRRMC; 
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(l) Deliberate use of false and inflated data in support of the request 
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for funding, relief goods, equipment, or other aid commodities for 
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emergency assistance or livelihood projects; and 
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(m) Tampering with or stealing hazard monitoring and disaster 
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preparedness equipment and paraphernalia.      
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SEC. 11. Penal Clause - Any individual, corporation, partnership, 
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association, or other juridical entity that commits any of the prohibited acts 
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provided for in Section 10 of this Act shall be prosecuted and upon 
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conviction shall suffer a fine of not less than Fifty thousand pesos 
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(Php50,000.00) or any amount not to exceed Five hundred thousand 
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pesos (php500,000.00) or imprisonment of not less than six (6) years and 
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one (1) day or more than twelve (12) years, or both, at the discretion of 
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the court, including perpetual disqualification from public office if the 
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offender is a public officer, and confiscation or forfeiture in favor of the 
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government of the objects and the instrumentalities used in committing 
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any of herein prohibited acts. 
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If the offender is a corporation, partnership or association, or other 
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juridical entity, the penalty shall be imposed upon the officer or officers of 
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the corporation, partnership, association, or entity responsible for the 
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violation without prejudice to the cancellation or revocation of these 
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entities’ licenses or accreditation issued to them by any licensing or 
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accredited body of the government. If such offender is an alien, he or she 
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shall, in addition to the penalties prescribed in this Act, be deported 
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without further proceedings after service of the sentence. 
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However, the prosecution for offenses set forth in Section 10 of this 
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Act shall be without prejudice to any liability for violation of Republic Act 
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No. 3185, as amended, otherwise known as the Revised Penal Code, and 
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other civil liabilities. 
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Article IV 
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FINAL PROVISIONS 
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SEC. 12. Implementing Rules and Regulations – The NDRRMC, 
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through its Chairperson, shall issue the necessary rules and regulations, 
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including operational guidelines and procedures, for the effective 
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implementation of this Act within one hundred twenty (120) days after 
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approval of this Act. The NDRRMC shall convene a Technical Working 
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Group composed of all the members of the National Anticipatory Action 
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Technical Working Group, concerned members of the NDRRMC, and 
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other stakeholders for the formulation of the implementing rules and 
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regulations of this Act. 
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SEC. 13. Congressional Oversight Committee - There is hereby 
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created a Congressional Oversight Committee to monitor and oversee the 
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implementation of the provisions of this Act. The Committee shall be 
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composed of five (5) members of the House of Representatives and five 
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(5) members of the Senate. The minority shall be entitled to pro rata 
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representation but shall have at least one (1) representative from each 
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Chamber. It shall be jointly chaired by the chairpersons of the Committee 
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on Disaster Resilience of both Houses and shall render a report and 
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recommendation to the Congress which shall be the basis for policy 
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legislation in the field of Disaster Resilience or DRRM. Such a 
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congressional review shall be undertaken once every (5) years, or as the 
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need arises.   
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SEC. 14. Sunset Review – Within five (5) years after the effectivity 
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of this Act, or as the need arises, the Congressional Oversight Committee 
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shall conduct a sunset review. For purposes of this Act, the term “sunset 
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review” shall mean a systematic evaluation by the Congressional 
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Oversight Committee of the accomplishments and impact of this Act, as 
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well as the performance and organizational structure of its implementing 
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agencies, for purposes of determining remedial legislation. 
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SEC. 15. Separability Clause - If any part, section, or provision of 
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this Act is held invalid or unconstitutional, other provisions not affected 
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thereby shall remain in full force and effect. 
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SEC. 16. Repealing Clause - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and 
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regulations, other issuances or parts thereof inconsistent with the 
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provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.         
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SEC. 17. Effectivity - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
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after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general 
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circulation.  
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