Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. _________
Introduced by 4Ps Partylist Representative
JONATHAN CLEMENT M. ABALOS II
AN ACT
CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER RESILIENCE,
DEFINING ITS MANDATE, POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Philippines lies in the Pacific Ring of Fire. This is the region where a lot of
volcanic and seismic activities are recorded. Moreover, the Philippines is also part of
the Typhoon Belt, making the country prone to at least 20 storms a year. Out of the
twenty typhoons each year, it is seen that at least five of these are expected to make
landfall. It is for this reason that the Philippines is considered one of the world’s
most disaster-prone countries.
This bill was first envisioned in the 17th Congress by Rep. Yedda Romualdez.
It was subsequently refiled in the 18th Congress, and this bill is now a consolidation
of several bills passed by the House of Representatives in the 18th Congress. The
Department of Disaster Resilience would aid the government in disaster preparation,
coordination, and immediate assistance, especially in times of calamity where losses
of life, injury, and destruction of property are seen and/or expected.
This bill aims to complement the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction Act
signed into law in 2010 by then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The bill
mandated a framework to ensure swift, efficient, and orderly preparation for natural
calamities. This also led to the institutionalization of the National Disaster Risk
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Reduction and Management Plan. As a complement to the aforementioned law, this
will ensure an institutionalized structure for natural calamities.
This creation of the Department of Risk Reduction will ensure risk reduction,
disaster preparedness, and response, and swift rehabilitation and recovery every
time there is a natural calamity. It will also capacitate local government units, and
other agencies, in ensuring that government response is harmonious with other
simultaneous efforts.
With the recent magnitude seven earthquakes experienced in Northern
Luzon, and with the upcoming typhoon season in the Philippines, the creation of a
department in charge of disaster resilience must be made into law. No less than
President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr, has highlighted the importance of the passage of this
bill.
In view of the foregoing reasons, the approval of the bill is most earnestly
sought.
JONATHAN CLEMENT M. ABALOS II
Representative, 4Ps Partylist


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. _________
Introduced by 4Ps Partylist Representative
JONATHAN CLEMENT M. ABALOS II
AN ACT
CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER RESILIENCE,
DEFINING ITS MANDATE, POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:
CHAPTER 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 1 . Short Title – This Act shall be known as the “Department of Disaster
Resilience Act”.
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policies and Principles. (a) Duties of the State. The State
shall carry out and harmonize the policies on disaster risk and vulnerability
reduction and management, environmental management, and climate change
adaptation, and sustainable development to uphold the welfare of the people
particularly the vulnerable sectors of society.
The state shall uphold its commitment to the achievement of the sustainable
development goals specifically, integrating and implementing policies and plans
towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change,
resilience
to
disasters,
and
develop
and
implement a holistic disaster risk
management at all levels.
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The State shall uphold its commitment to the United Nations, Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in the stabilization of greenhouse gas
concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that prevents dangerous anthropogenic
interference with the climate system, achievable within a time frame sufficient to
allow the natural adaptation of the ecosystem to climate change, to ensure food
production and food security, and to ensure sustainable economic development.
The State shall integrate and accelerate the implementation of the principles and
concepts of climate change, disaster risk and vulnerability reduction contained in the
Paris Agreement of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC), the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015 – 2030, the 2015
Asia – Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
Framework, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the
Philippine
Development
Plan
(PDP)
2017-2022
in
various
phases of policy
formulation, development plans and investments, poverty reduction strategies and
other development tools and techniques by all national and local agencies,
institutions and instrumentalities of the government to enhance the country’s
climate change adaptive capacity.
It shall be the duty of the State to:
1.
Uphold the people’s constitutional right to life and property by
minimizing, if not eradicating, the root causes of vulnerabilities to
disasters, strengthening the country’s institutional capacity for disaster
risk and vulnerability reduction and management, and building the
resilience of local communities to disasters including climate change
impacts, and human induced disasters;
2.
Incorporate internationally accepted principles of disaster risk and
vulnerability reduction and management, and climate change adaptation,
including
the
universal
principles
and
standards for humanitarian
assistance, developing and implementing national, regional and local
sustainable development and poverty reduction strategies, policies, plans
and budgets, as part of the country’s commitment to overcome human
suffering due to disasters;
3.
Ensure a science – based in a whole of society approach and bottom
-up participation, representation, and decision – making in climate –
disaster
risk
governance,
risk
assessment,
risk
reduction
and risk
management, and adopt a comprehensive, integrated, and proactive
approach to lessening the socio – economic and environmental impacts of
disasters and climate change;


4.
Promote and advance the implementation of a comprehensive Disaster
Risk and Vulnerability Reduction Plan (DRVRP) that aims to strengthen
the capacity of the national government and local government units
(LGUs), together with development partners, stakeholders in building
disaster resilience of communities, and institutionalize arrangements and
measures for reducing disaster risks, including projected climate risks, and
enhance disaster preparedness and response capabilities at all levels;
5.
Recognize the rile of, and work with international humanitarian and
development partners especially those with established presence in the
country;
6.
Develop, maintain and ensure the accessibility of climate and
geospatial information and services to the public through OPEN DATA,
which means data that can be freely used, reused and redistributed by
anyone, subject to limitations on account of national security. This may
include the use of impact based forecast models, and probabilistic hazard
maps;
Ensure
transparency
and
accountability
in
climate
disaster
risk
governance by facilitating access to financial records of public and disaster
risk and vulnerability reduction and management data, and ensure the
transparency of humanitarian assistance from all sources;
7.
Ensure that disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and climate
change adaptation measures are gender, disability and vulnerability
sensitive and culturally sensitive, recognizing indigenous knowledge
systems and practices, and respecting human rights;
8.
Recognize and strengthen the capacities of LGUs, communities and
multiple stakeholders in mitigating and preparing for, responding to and
recovering from the impact of disasters through identification of local risk
patterns, and decentralized powers, responsibilities, and resources at the
regional and local levels;
9.
Adopt and implement a comprehensive, integrated, efficient and
responsive disaster risk and vulnerability reduction program that is
incorporated in the development plan at various levels of government
adhering to transparency accountability and other principles of good
governance within the context of poverty alleviation and environmental
protection;
10. Mainstream disaster risk and vulnerability reduction in government by
ensuring
risk
–
informed
planning,
programming,
implementation,


monitoring,
and
evaluation,
and
the
use
of
quality
management,
accountability, and performance systems in measuring and improving the
effectiveness and efficiency of disaster risk and vulnerability reduction
management processes across all government levels, including those
offices
which
manage
peace
processes
and
conflict
–
resolution
approaches, so as to minimize loss of lives and damage to properties and
ensure that communities in conflict zones can immediately resume their
normal lives at the conclusion of episodes of intermittent conflicts;
11. Adopt a disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and management
approach that is holistic, comprehensive, integrated, and proactive in
lessening the socio – economic and environmental impacts of disaster
including climate change, and promote the involvement and participation
of all sectors and stakeholders concerned, at all levels, especially the local
communities;
12.
Prioritize the development of disaster prevention and mitigation
measures involving all levels of society and government;
13.
Adopt risk sharing and risk transfer mechanisms to ensure the
appropriate
efficient
and
timely
recovery
of
disaster
–
stricken
communities, especially for the poorest and the most vulnerable;
14. Adhere to the principle of “Build Forward Better” in recovery and
rehabilitation
efforts
by
applying
sustainable
standards,
programs,
technologies and techniques which enhance resilience against future
hazards;
15. Recognize and respond to the differentiated concerns and needs of
vulnerable groups such as women and girls, children and youth, older
persons, persons with disabilities, urban poor, and indigenous peoples
with respect to disaster risk reduction and management, at the same time,
recognizing their inherent capacities to contribute to resilience;
16.
Create an enabling environment for substantial and sustainable
participation
of
civil
society
organizations
(CSOs),
private
groups,
volunteers and communities, and recognize their contributions to the
disaster risk reduction and management efforts of the government
17.
Ensure the use of advanced science and the most up to date
technologies
in
climate
adaptation,
disaster
risk
and
vulnerability
reduction
and
management
through engagement, consultation, and
employment with a regular department funding of academe or higher
education institutions, such as the University of the Philippines Resilience


Institute,
University
of
the
Philippines
Nationwide
Operational
Assessment of Hazards Center and other scientific research and academic
institutions that have a track record and expertise recognized both locally
and internationally as well as the capacity to implement science and
engineering
requirements
necessary
for
effective
climate
change
adaptation, and disaster risk and vulnerability reduction;
SECTION 3. Definition of Terms. – As used in this Act:
a.
Adaptation – refers to the adjustment in natural or human systems in
response to actual or expected climactic stimuli or their effects, which
moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities.
b.
Assisting Actor – refers to any Assisting International Actor and any
Assisting Domestic Actor responding to a disaster in the country.
c.
Assisting Domestic Actor – refers to any not – for – profit entity
established under domestic laws, which is responding to a disaster in the
country.
d.
Assisting International Actor – refers to any foreign state, organization,
entity or individual responding to a disaster within or transiting through
the country to respond to a disaster in another country.
e.
Build Forward Better – refers to an approach to building and/or
reconstructing an area or community, which entails a shift from simple
recovery and restoration to a safer, more adaptive, resilient, and inclusive
communities.
f.
Capacity – refers to the combination of all strengths, attributes and
resources available within a community, society or organization that can
reduce the level of risk, or impacts of a disaster. Capacity may include
infrastructure and physical means, institutions, societal coping abilities, as
well as human knowledge, skills and collective attribute such as social
relationships,
leadership
and
management.
Capacity
may
also
be
described as capability.
g.
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) - refer to non – state actors whose
aims are neither to generate profits nor seek governing power, but to unite
people to advance shared goals and interests. They have a presence in
public life, expressing the interests and values of their members or others,
based
on
ethical,
cultural,
scientific,
religious
or
philanthropic
considerations. CSOs include non-government organizations (NGOs),


professional associations, foundations, independent research institutes,
community based organizations (CBOs), faith – based organizations,
people’s organizations, social movements, and labor unions.
h.
Climate Change – refers to a change in the state of the climate that can
be identified by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its
properties, and that persists in an extended period, typically decades or
longer, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity
as defined under RA 9729, otherwise known as the “Climate Change Act
of 2009”. These include internal processes or external forces such
modulation
of
the
solar
cycles,
volcanic
eruptions
and
persistent
anthropogenic changes in the composition of the atmosphere on in land
use.
i.
Climate Change Adaptation – refers to the adjustment in natural or
human systems in response to actual or expected climactic stimuli or their
effects, which moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities.
j.
Climate Finance – refers to finance that aims at reducing emissions, and
enhancing sinks of greenhouse gasses and aims at reducing vulnerability
of, and maintaining, and increasing the resilience of, human and ecological
systems to negative climate change impacts.
k.
Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (CBDRRM) –
refers to a process of disaster risk reduction and management I which at
risk communities are actively engaged in the identification, analysis,
treatment, monitoring and evaluation of disaster risks in order to reduce
their vulnerabilities and enhance their capabilities, and where the people
are at the heart of decision – making and implementation of disaster risk
reduction and management activities.
l.
Complex Emergency – refers to a form of human – induced emergency in
which the cause of the emergency as well as assistance to the afflicted is
complicated by intense level of political considerations.
m.
Contingency Planning - refers to a management process that analyzes
specific potential events or emerging situations that might threaten society
or the environment and established arrangements in advance to enable
timely, effective and appropriate responses to such events and situations.
n.
Dangerous Anthropogenic Interference – refers to the effect in the climate
system as a result of the increase of greenhouse gas concentration in the
atmosphere that leads to widespread climate change impacts such as wide
spread demise of coral reefs.


o.
Disability – refers to an evolving concept that results from the
interaction between persons with impairments , societal barriers, as
defined under RA 7277, and attitudinal environmental barrier that hinder
their fill and effective participation in society on an equal basis with
others.
p.
Disaster – refers to a serious disruption of the functioning of a
community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic
or environmental losses and impacts, which exceeds the ability of the
affected community or society to cope using its own resources.
q.
Disaster Mitigation – refers to the lessening or limitation of the adverse
impacts of hazards and related disasters. Mitigation measures encompass
engineering techniques and hazard – resistant construction as well as
improved
environmental
policies
and
public
awareness,
land
use
planning, and climate change.
r.
Disaster Preparedness – refers to knowledge an capacities developed by
governments,
professional
response
and
recovery
organizations,
communities and individuals to effectively anticipate, respond to, recover
from, the impacts of likely, imminent or current hazard events or
conditions. It includes preparedness for response such as contingency
planning, stockpiling of equipment and supplies, the development of
arrangements for coordination, evacuation, and public information, and
preparedness for recovery such as procurement of land for resettlement
sites.
s.
Disaster Prevention - refers to the outright avoidance of adverse impacts
of hazards. It expresses the concept and intention to completely avoid
potential adverse impacts through action taken in advance such as
construction of dams or embankments that eliminate flood risks, land-use
regulations that do not permit any settlement in high-risk zones, and
seismic engineering designs that ensure the survival and function of a
critical building in any likely earthquake.
t.
Disaster Response - refers to the provision of emergency services and
public assistance during or immediately after a disaster in order to secure
and save lives, reduce health impacts, ensure public safety and meet the
basic subsistence needs of the people affected. Disaster response includes
disaster relief focused on immediate and short-term needs of the victims
and the vulnerable.


u.
Disaster Risk - refers to the potential disaster losses in lives, health
status, livelihoods, assets and services that could occur to a particular
community or society in the future, and is determined by a combination of
the
vulnerability, capacity, exposure of persons and assets, hazard
characteristics and the environment.
v.
Disaster Risk Governance - refers to the way in which the public
authorities,
civil
servants,
media,
private
sector,
and
civil
society
coordinate at community, national and regional levels in order to manage
disaster and climate related risks. This means ensuring that sufficient
levels of capacity and resources are made available to prevent, prepare for,
manage,
and
recover
from
disasters.
It
also
entails
mechanisms,
institutions, and processes for citizens to articulate their interests, exercise
their legal rights and obligations, and mediate their differences.
w.
Disaster Risk Management - refers to the systematic process of using
administrative
directives,
organizations,
and
operational
skills
and
capacities
to
implement
strategies,
policies
and
improved
coping
capacities in order to lessen the adverse impacts of hazards and the
possibility of disaster.
x.
Disaster Risk Reduction - refers to the concept and practice of reducing
disaster risks through systematic efforts to analyze and manage the causal
factors of disasters, including through reduced exposure to hazards,
lessened vulnerability of people and property, wise management of land
and the environment, and improved preparedness for adverse events.
y.
Disaster Risk and Vulnerability Reduction - refers to the concept and
practice of reducing potential loss of life, injury, or destroyed or damaged
assets or disrupted which could occur to a system, society or a community
in a specific period of time, determined probabilistically and conditions
determined by physical, social, economic and environmental factors or
processes which increase the susceptibility of an individual, a community,
assets or system to the impacts of hazards through systematic efforts to
analyze and reduce the causal factors of disasters all of which contribute to
strengthening resilience and therefore to the achievement of sustainable
development.
z.
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Information System - refers to a
specialized database which contains, among others, information on
disasters and their human, material, economic, and environmental impact,
risk assessment and mapping, and vulnerable and marginalized groups.


aa. Early Warning System - refers to the set of capacities needed to generate
and disseminate timely and meaningful warning information to enable
individuals, communities and organizations threatened by a hazard to
prepare and to act appropriately and in sufficient time to reduce the
possibility of harm or loss. A people-centered early warning system
necessarily comprises four (4) key elements: knowledge of the risks;
monitoring, analysis and forecasting of the hazards; communication or
dissemination of alerts and warnings; and local capabilities to respond to
the warnings received. The concept of "end-to-end warning system"
emphasizes that warning systems need to span all steps from hazard
detection to community response. Early warning systems include systems
developed at the level of communities or based on indigenous knowledge.
bb. Ecosystem Management and Restoration - refers to an integrated process
to conserve, improve and restore the health of the ecosystem that sustains
ecosystem services for human well-being.
cc.
Eligible Assisting Actor - refers to any assisting actor that has been
determined to be eligible to receive legal facilities as provided in this Act
and its implementing rules and regulations.
dd.Emergency - unforeseen or sudden occurrence, especially danger,
demanding immediate action.
ee.
Emergency Management - the organization and management of
resources and responsibilities for addressing all aspects of emergencies, in
particular preparedness, response and initial recovery
ff.
Exposure - The situation of people, infrastructure, housing, production
capacities and other tangible human assets located in hazard-prone areas.
gg. Forced Evacuation - An order of last resort from competent authority to
forcibly evacuate residents to an appropriate evacuation area to forestall
their exposure to an imminent disaster or to prevent further exposure to
residual risks after the onslaught of a disaster or
hh. Gender-based Violence - the violence that is directed against a woman
because of her gender, or that affects women disproportionately. It
includes acts that inflict physical, mental or sexual harm or suffering,
threats of such acts, coercion and other deprivations of liberty.
ii.
Geographic Information System (GIS) - refers to a system used to capture,
store, manipulate, manage and display all types of spatial or geographical
data.


jj.
Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Area (GIDA) - the areas with
a marginalized population which is physically and socio-economically
separated from the mainstream society and characterized by physical
factors – isolated due to distance, weather conditions and transportation
difficulties (island, upland lowland, landlocked, hard to reach and
underserved communities); and/or socio-economic factors – (high poverty
incidence, presence of vulnerable sector, communities in or recovering
from situation of crisis or armed conflict).
kk. Hazard - refers to a dangerous phenomenon, either natural or
human-induced, that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts,
property damage, loss of livelihood and services, social and economic
disruption, or environmental damage.
ll.
Home-based evacuees - refer to displaced affected population staying
with relatives, friends, other host families, community facilities aside from
the official evacuation center
mm.
Human-Induced Hazard - refers to an event caused by humans and
occurs in or close to human settlements or a particular environmental area.
This can include environmental degradation, technological or industrial
conditions, pollution, accidents such as high density events, industrial and
transport accidents, complex emergencies, armed conflict, situations of
generalized or organized violence, and violation of human rights.
nn. International Disaster Response and Early Recovery Period - the period
which commences upon the issuance of a request for international disaster
assistance or upon acceptance of an offer, and shall continue until
terminated pursuant to guidelines set in the implementing rules and
regulations
oo. Humanitarian Assistance - Covers disaster response and recovery
assistance designed to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain and
protect human dignity during and in the aftermath of disasters, in line
with the principles of humanity, impartiality, and neutrality
pp. Imminent Disaster - Refers to a situation where on the basis of official
forecasts it could reasonably be expected that a disaster will occur in a
particular geographical area and within an estimated period of time, and
where necessary preparedness actions or financing are required.
qq. International Disaster Relief and Initial Recovery Period - refers to the
period which commences upon the issuance of a request for international
disaster assistance or upon acceptance of an offer, and shall continue until


terminated pursuant to guidelines set in the implementing rules and
regulations.
rr.
Internally Displaced Persons - persons or groups of persons who have
been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual
residence within national borders, in particular as a result of or in order to
avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized and/or
organized
violence,
violations
of
human
rights, implementation of
development projects, or natural or human-induced disasters.
ss. International Humanitarian Assistance - Any aid and action taken by any
duly coordinated foreign government or organization in the form of
financial donations, international relief workers and in-kind donations, for
the benefit of disaster affected areas, aimed at providing emergency
response, rehabilitation, and recovery operations to mitigate and address
the effects of disasters or major emergencies.
tt.
International Relief Workers - the staff and volunteers of any assisting
actor providing disaster relief or initial recovery assistance being persons
who are neither citizens of nor domiciled in the Philippines prior to their
recruitment by the international assisting actor.
uu. Land-Use Planning - the process undertaken by public authorities to
identify, evaluate and decide on different options for the use of land,
including consideration of long-term economic, social and environmental
objectives and the implications for different communities and interest
groups, and the subsequent formulation and promulgation of plans that
describe the permitted or acceptable uses.
vv. Legal Facilities - the special entitlements and exemptions that are made
available to eligible assisting actors under this Act.
ww.
Mitigation - refers to effort to reduce or limit greenhouse gas
emissions or enhance greenhouse gas sequestration.
xx. National Continuity Policy - refers to a policy aimed at the development
of an organizational culture that has the ability to provide a minimum
level of service during interruptions, emergencies, and disasters, and
return to full operations quickly.
yy. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Framework - the
comprehensive,
all
hazards,
multi-sectoral,
inter-agency
and
community-based approach to disaster risk reduction and management.


zz. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan (NDRRMP) - the
document to be formulated by the NDRRMC and implemented by the
Department that sets out goals and specific objectives for reducing disaster
risks together with related actions to accomplish these objectives. The
NDRRMP shall provide for the identification of hazards, vulnerabilities
and risks to 'be managed at the national level; disaster risk reduction and
management approaches and strategies to be applied managing said
hazards and risks; agency roles, responsibilities and lines of authority at all
government levels; and vertical and horizontal coordination of disaster
risk reduction and management in the pre-disaster and post-disaster
phases. It shall be in conformity with the national disaster risk reduction
and management framework.
aaa.
National Service Reserve Corps - refers to the entity composed of all
graduates of non-ROTC components of National Service Training Program
in accordance with Republic Act 9163, the National Service Training
Program (NSTP) Act of 2001.
bbb.
Natural Hazards - naturally occurring physical phenomena caused
either by rapid or slow onset events which can be geological (earthquakes
ground rupture, liquefaction, landslides, tsunamis, sinkholes, and volcanic
activity), hydrological and meteorological (floods, severe winds, typhoons,
storm surges), climatological variability (extreme temperatures, El Niño,
La Niña, forest fires), or biological (disease, epidemics and insect/animal
plagues and pandemics).
ccc.
Older persons/senior citizen/elderly - refers to any resident citizen of
the Philippines at least sixty (60) years old.
ddd.
Open Data - data that can be freely used, shared and built-on by
anyone, anywhere, for any purpose. It must be available in bulk, it should
be available free of charge, or at least at no more than a reasonable
reproduction cost. The information should be digital, preferably available
by downloading through the internet, and easily processed by a computer
too. It also must permit people to use it, re-use it, and redistribute it,
including intermixing with other datasets and distributing the results.
Lastly, it does not allow conditions to be placed on how people can use
Open Data, but it does permit a data provider to require that data users
credit them in some appropriate way, make it clear if the data has been
changed, or that any new datasets created using their data are also shared
as open data.


eee.
Persons with Disabilities - those who have long-term physical,
mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with
various barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in society
on an equal basis with others.
fff. Pre-Disaster Risk Assessment - a process to evaluate a hazard’s level of
risk given the degree of exposure and vulnerability in a specific area likely
to be affected by an imminent hazard. It presents the possible impacts on
the population and forms a basis to determine the appropriate level of
response actions from the national level government agencies down to
the
local government units. It is hazard-specific, area focused and
time-bound.
ggg.
Preemptive Evacuation - An order from competent authority to
voluntarily evacuate residents to an appropriate evacuation area to
forestall their exposure to an imminent disaster
hhh.
Post-Disaster Recovery - the restoration and improvement where
appropriate, of facilities, livelihood and living conditions of disaster-
affected communities, including efforts to reduce disaster risk factors, in
accordance with the principles of “build back better”.
iii. Private Sector - private corporations, households, non-profit institutions
serving
households,
and
other
economic
enterprises
outside
of
government.
jjj. Public Sector Employees - all persons in the civil service.
kkk.
Recovery - the restoring or improving of livelihoods and health, as
well as economic, physical, social, cultural, and environmental assets,
systems, and activities, of a disaster-affected community or society,
aligning with the principles of sustainable development and “build back
better”, to avoid or reduce future disaster risk.
lll. Reconstruction - The medium-and long-term rebuilding and sustainable
restoration of resilient critical infrastructures, services, housing, facilities,
and livelihoods required for the full functioning of a community or a
society affected by a disaster, aligning with the principles of sustainable
development and “build back better”, to avoid or reduce future disaster
risk.
mmm. Rehabilitation - The restoration of basic services and facilities for the
functioning of a community or a society affected by a disaster.


nnn.
Relief Goods - Refer to food packs and non-food items to be given
directly to the victims of a disaster or other emergency in order to meet
their immediate humanitarian needs.
ooo.
Resilience - The ability of a system, community or society exposed to
hazards to resist, absorb, accommodate, adapt to, transform, and recover
from the effects of a hazard in a timely and efficient manner, including
through the preservation and restoration of its essential basic structures
and functions through risk management.
ppp.
Response - any effort to provide assistance or intervention during or
immediately after a disaster to meet the life preservation and basic
subsistence needs of affected people and in the restoration of essential
public activities and facilities.
qqq.
Risk Assessment - a methodology to determine the nature and extent
of risk by analyzing potential hazards and evaluating existing conditions
of vulnerability that together could potentially harm exposed people,
property, services, livelihood and the environment on which they depend.
rrr. Probabilistic Risk Assessment - simulates those future disasters which,
based on scientific evidence, are likely to occur (UNISDR, 2015). As a
result, these risk assessments resolve the problem posed by the limits of
historical data (UNISDR 2015). Probabilistic models "complete" historical
records by reproducing the physics of the phenomena and recreating the
intensity
of
a
large
number
of
synthetic
events
(UNISDR,
2015).
Probabilistic Risk Assessment considers all possible scenarios, their
likelihood,
and
associated
impacts.
It is characterized by inherent
uncertainties partly related to the natural randomness of hazards, and
partly because of our incomplete understanding and measurement of the
hazards, exposure, and vulnerability.
sss.
Deterministic Risk Assessment - refers to an assessment that considers
the possible disaster impacts of a single scenario. This is in contrast to
probabilistic risk assessment which considers all possible scenarios, their
likelihood, and associated impacts.
ttt. Risk Transfer - refers to the process of formally or informally shifting the
financial consequences of particular risks from one party to another
whereby a household, community, enterprise, or state authority will obtain
resources from the other party after a disaster occurs, in exchange for
ongoing or compensatory social or financial benefits provided to that
other party.


uuu.
State of Calamity - a condition involving mass casualty and/or major
damages to property, disruption of means of livelihoods, roads and
normal way of life of people in the affected areas as a result of the
occurrence of natural or human- induced hazard.
vvv.
Sustainable Development - the development that meets the needs of
the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet
their own needs.
www. Underlying Disaster Risk Drivers/ Underlying Risk Factors - Processes
or conditions, often development-related, that influence the level of
disaster risk by increasing levels of exposure and vulnerability or reducing
capacity.
xxx.
Vital Facility Items - refers to government risk reduction and
preparedness equipment, accessories and other items such as radars,
weather
forecasting
equipment,
flood
monitoring
instruments,
seismographs, tsunami warning systems, and automated weather systems.
yyy.
Vulnerability - refers to the characteristics and circumstances of a
community, system or asset that make it susceptible to the damaging
effects of a hazard. Vulnerability may arise from various physical, social,
economic, and environmental factors.
zzz.
Vulnerable and Marginalized Groups - those who are at risk due to
poverty and other underlying risk factors including, but not limited to,
women, children, elderly, differently-abled people, and ethnic minorities.
aaaa.
Whole-of-society Approach - the meaningful participation of and
synergy of stakeholders that represent different interests in all aspects of
climate change adaptation, disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and
management across all levels. “Acknowledge the contribution of and
important role played by all relevant stakeholders, including individuals,
families and communities, intergovernmental organizations and religious
institutions, civil society, academia, the media, voluntary associations and,
where and as appropriate, the private sector and industry.”
bbbb.
Whole of Government Approach - an approach that integrates the
collaborative efforts of the departments and agencies to achieve unity of
effort toward a shared goal to broadens the government’s options,
increases efficiency to maximize all available resources in a collaborative
effort.”


cccc.
Whole of Nation Approach - refers to an approach that seeks to bring
about a concerted effort towards national peace and security by creating
consensus and understanding of security that is shared not just among
core security forces and oversight government institutions, but also by
civil society and all the nation’s communities.
dddd. Youth - refers to those persons aged fifteen (15) to thirty (30) years
old, as provided for under Republic Act No. 8044, otherwise known as
“Youth in Nation-Building Act”.
CHAPTER II
DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER RESILIENCE
SECTION 4. Creation of the Department of Disaster Resilience. – There is
hereby created a Department of Disaster Resilience, herein after referred to as the
Department. The Department shall be the primary government agency responsible
for leading, organizing, and managing the national effort to reduce disaster risk,
prepare for and respond to disasters, recover and rehabilitate, and build forward
better after the occurrence of disasters. The Department shall oversee and coordinate
the preparation, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of disaster and climate
resilience plans, programs, projects, and activities, provide leadership in the
continuous
development
of
strategic
and
systematic
approaches
to disaster
prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery and rehabilitation, to
anticipatory
adaptation
strategies,
measures,
techniques
and
options.
The
Department shall augment the capacity of local governments units in collaboration
with relevant national government agencies and other stakeholders to implement
disaster risk reduction and management and climate change action plans, programs,
projects, and activities.
SECTION 5. Powers and Functions of the Department. – The Department
shall exercise and perform the following functions:
Risk Reduction
1. Oversee, direct, and undertake programs and projects to identify, assess,
prioritize and localize hazards and risks in the country, in consultation with
national government agencies, local governments units, communities, and
stakeholders that shall be involved in disaster risk reduction efforts.
2. Monitor and ensure the integration of disaster risk and vulnerability
reduction and management and climate change adaptation policies into
national development plans.


3. Design and implement an incentive system for greater private and public
investment, both local and national, in disaster risk reduction.
4. Oversee and ensure the mainstreaming of climate change adaptation and
disaster risk reduction in development planning, including disaster-proofing
and climate-proofing of land use plans and the preparation of contingency
plans.
5. Create an enabling environment for the design of relevant and appropriate
risk-sharing and risk-transfer instruments.
6. Create an enabling environment that shall promote broader multi-stakeholder
participation
and integrate climate change mitigation, adaptation, and
disaster risk and vulnerability reduction.
7. Coordinate directly with local government units and private entities to
address climate vulnerabilities and disaster risk assessment (CVDRA) of
regions and provinces at the meso-scale, cities and municipalities at the
micro-scale, and barangays at the meta-scale.
8. Establish and monitor local and national capacity for disaster risk financing
and insurance and other risk transfer strategies in coordination with the
Department of Finance (DOF), the Government Service Insurance System
(GSIS), and the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP).
9. Formulate the National Disaster Resilience Framework, National Disaster
Resilience Plan, and the National Continuity Policy.
10. Oversee and direct the comprehensive implementation of disaster risk
reduction and climate change adaptation and mitigation policies, plans, and
programs, as embodied in the Disaster Resilience Framework and Disaster
Resilience Plan;
11. Coordinate directly with local government units and private entities to
address Disaster Risk Assessment (DRA) of regions and provinces at the
meso-scale, cities and municipalities at the micro-scale, and barangays at the
meta-scale.
12. Review and evaluate local disaster resilience plans and other local plans to
ensure their consistency with the Climate-Disaster Resilience Framework and
Plan;
13. Ensure that all disaster risk reduction programs, projects, and activities
requiring regional and international support shall be in accordance with duly
established national policies and aligned with international agreements that
the State is a party to;
Resilience, Framework and Plan;
1.
Ensure that all disaster risk reduction programs, projects, and activities
requiring regional and international support shall be in accordance with duly


established national policies and aligned with international agreements that
the State is a party to;
Disaster Preparedness and Response
1. Oversee and maintain a national early-warning and emergency alert system
that shall provide accurate, timely, and accessible information to national and
local emergency response organizations and the general public.
2. Coordinate information-sharing and other risk reduction protocols following
the principle of interoperability among national government agencies and
local government units.
3. Establish and maintain a national humanitarian logistics system with a
network of warehouses, transport, and resources, including response assets
and disaster relief items, such as food and non-food items.
4. Exercise command and control over relevant government agencies, including
government-owned and controlled corporations, the Philippine National
Police and other law enforcement agencies, during an imminent or actual
disaster. Such command and control shall include the authority to utilize
available services, assets, equipment, personnel, facilities, and other resources.
5. Call on the reserve force, as defined in Republic Act No. 7077, otherwise
known as the ”Citizen Armed Forces of the Philippines Reservist Act”, to
assist in relief and rescue operations during disasters.
6. Work with the private sector and civil society organizations for assistance
with regard to the use of facilities and resources for the protection and
preservation of life and property.
7. Deploy rapid assessment teams composed of government personnel and
non-government
stakeholders, gather information, and, guided by the
principle
of
inter-operability,
coordinate information-sharing and other
disaster risk reduction and management protocols among national and local
government agencies before, during and after a disaster.
8. Establish a National Disaster Resilience Research and Training Center that
shall provide a ladderized training program on disaster risk and vulnerability
reduction and management for
DRRM and CCAM professionals and other
stakeholders in the public and private sector. It shall assist local government
units in cascading national and regional training programs locally and
conduct research programs to upgrade knowledge and skills and document
best practices thereon. It shall ensure/oversee the mainstreaming of DRR
trainings in academic institutions in coordination with DepEd/CHED. The
Research and Training Center shall accredit disaster resilience trainers or
instructors, practitioners and institutions.


9. Monitor
and
support
local
government
units
in the management of
evacuation centers and ensure the welfare and dignity of internally-displaced
persons.
10. Procure goods and services during emergencies, in accordance with existing
emergency procurement rules and regulations.
11. Issue special procurement and auditing rules for preparedness, response and
recovery activities including those prompted by a declaration of state of
calamity and a state of imminent disaster;
12. Assist in mobilizing the necessary resources to increase the overall capacity of
local government units, specifically those with low income and situated in
high-risk areas.
Rehabilitation and Recovery
1. Prepare, organize, lead, implement, and manage post-disaster assessment and
recovery and rehabilitation programs, in coordination with the affected local
government units, national government agencies, and other stakeholders.
2. Implement the cluster approach to expedite reconstruction efforts and
orchestrate and serve as the clearinghouse for the participation of assisting
actors in such efforts.
3. Ensure
that
the
principle
of
Building
Forward
Better
is
applied
to
rehabilitation and recovery efforts.
Other Powers and Functions
a.
Establish the DDR Council Secretariat and an operating facility to be
known as the National Disaster Resilience Council Secretariat and Operations
Center (NDRCSOC) under the operational control of the Secretary and
functional supervision of the Operations Service that shall be operated and
staffed on a twenty-four (24) hour basis;
b.
Establish and monitor local and national capacity for climate-disaster risk
financing and insurance and other risk transfer strategies in coordination with
the Department of Finance (DOF), the Government Service Insurance System
(GSIS), and the Land Bank of The Philippines (LBP).
c.
Coordinate information-sharing and other disaster risk and vulnerability
reduction and climate change adaptation protocols following the principle of
interoperability among national government agencies and local government
units before, during, and after a disaster. Administer, oversee, and monitor the
utilization
of
National
Disaster Resilience Fund (NDRF), the Disaster
Resilience Support Fund (DRSF) for third (3rd) to sixth (6th) class provinces


and municipalities, and other grants and donations for disaster risk reduction
and management and climate change adaptation, unless otherwise specified.
d.
Receive, administer, mobilize, report and monitor and oversee the
utilization
of
the
National
Disaster
Resilience
Fund,
recovery
and
rehabilitation funds, and donations for disaster risk and reduction and
management, unless otherwise specified and subsequently subject to the
regular accounting and auditing procedures or COA rules and regulations;
e.
Formulate and recommend the necessary guidelines and procedures on
NDRRM Fund and the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund
(LDRRM Fund) releases, as well as utilization, accounting and auditing
thereof in consultation with DOF, DBM, and COA.
f.
Use of advanced science and technologies in disaster risk reduction and
management by engaging, consulting with, employing and regularly funding
the academe or higher education and research institutions such as the
University of the Philippines Resilience Institute and the University of the
Philippines Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards Center or other
institutions that have a recognized and credible track record, as well as the
capacity to conceptualize and implement the science and engineering
requirements necessary for effective climate change adaptation and disaster
risk reduction.
g.
Establish a Disaster resilience information system to facilitate the creation
of an integrated risk assessment platform that is built from the inputs of
government
and
private
scientific
and
academic
institutions,
national
government agencies and local government units, local communities and
other stakeholders, and is able to provide readily accessible and actionable
information for purposes of risk governance and humanitarian action;
h.
Develop the criteria and procedure for the enlistment of accredited
community disaster resilience volunteers (ACDRVs), and organize, train,
equip and supervise emergency response teams and ACVs, ensuring that
humanitarian workers have been given proper training and are equipped
with basic skills, including the management of the differentiated needs of
vulnerable and
marginalized groups child protection, gender-sensitive case
management and handling cases of gender-based violence in times of
disasters. It shall include a manual of operations for the volunteers which
shall
be
developed
by
the
Department
in
consultation
with
various
stakeholders;


i.
Create and continuously update, in consultation with stakeholders, a
manual of operations for accredited community disaster resilience volunteers
and institutions.
j.
Perform
such other functions as may be necessary for effective
operations and implementation of this Act.
CHAPTER III
GENERAL WELFARE AND EMERGENCY MEASURES
SECTION 6. General Welfare. — The Department shall exercise the powers
expressly granted, those necessarily implied therefrom, as well as powers necessary,
appropriate or incidental for its efficient and effective governance, and those which
are essential to the promotion of the general welfare, such as the implementation of
emergency measures including preemptive and forced evacuation, in anticipation of,
during, and in the aftermath of emergencies, hazards and disasters and only when
there is imminent danger of loss of lives and/or damage to property.
SECTION 7. Emergency Measures at the National Level. —The Department may
require the assistance of law enforcement agencies and the uniformed services, such
as the PNP and the AFP, as well as emergency responders, to assist in the
implementation of emergency measures.
SECTION 8. Emergency Measures at the Local Level.
1.
Local government units shall enact an ordinance on and implement
through the LDRO the necessary and appropriate emergency measures,
including preemptive and forced evacuation, in anticipation of, during, and in
the aftermath of emergencies, hazards and disasters, and only when there is
imminent danger of loss of lives and/or damage to property.
2.
Emergency measures, including preemptive and forced evacuation, shall
be carried out in a manner that is humane, respectful of the dignity and
culture
of
persons,
without
using
disproportionate
force,
without
discrimination, and with conscious attention to the needs of vulnerable and
marginalized groups.
3.
All measures shall be taken to inform the population, in a manner and
language that they can understand, of the need for emergency measures and
evacuation for their safety, as well as the location where they will be taken and
for how long they are going to stay there. Adequate evacuation centers and


transportation to and from the affected area shall be provided by the local
government.
SECTION 9. Hierarchy of Evacuation Measures.
1. Preemptive evacuation shall be the preferred and primary mode of evacuation
of people that will be affected by emergencies, hazards and disasters.
2. Forced evacuation shall be considered as an emergency measure of last resort
that may be undertaken in anticipation of, during or after an emergency,
hazard or disaster and be carried out by the affected local government in
accordance with a duly issued order by the local chief executive: Provided,
That in case of the failure of the local government to appropriately issue such
order, the forced evacuation shall be implemented by the Department, which
may direct and compel the assistance of law enforcement and other relevant
national agencies to implement said emergency measure.
During such forced evacuation, government officials may direct and compel
the population to be affected or is currently affected by an emergency, hazard
or disaster to relocate to safer locations for their own safety.
SECTION 10. Release from Liability in Case of Refusal to Evacuate
1. Any person who willfully and deliberately disregards or opposes the order of
forced evacuation issued by the local chief executive or the Department,
releases the local government or the Department from any liability for injury,
death, damage to or loss of property attributed to said disobedience.
2. During evacuation, priority assistance shall be given to the vulnerable groups
and persons who willfully comply with the order of forced evacuation.
SECTION 11. Inspection and Implementation Powers. - The Department shall have
inspection,
visitorial
and
examining
authority
over
government
and
non-governmental entities to ensure that all funds and assets allocated for disaster
resilience are actually used for said purposes. The Department shall likewise have
the power to inspect and examine the status of projects and programs being
undertaken in furtherance of disaster resilience efforts. Whenever it becomes
necessary, the Department may assume responsibility over the implementation of
and directly implement any program or project in anticipation of, during, and in the
aftermath of emergencies, hazards and disasters.
SECTION 12. Utilization of Private Property for Public Purpose. — The Department
shall have the power to utilize any private property for urgent public purpose in
anticipation of, during, and in the aftermath of emergencies, hazards and disasters
and only when there is imminent danger of loss of lives and/or damage to property,
subject to payment of just compensation in appropriate cases.


SECTION
13.
Emergency
Powers.
—
Whenever
it
becomes
necessary,
the
Department, subject to the approval of the President, may call on the AFP or the
PNP, in coordination with the Secretary of National Defense and the Secretary of the
Interior and Local Government, to prevent or suppress lawless violence and ensure
the protection and preservation of life or property in anticipation of, during, and in
the aftermath of emergencies, hazards and disasters.
Whenever warranted by circumstances, the department may call upon other
agencies and instrumentalities of the government, as well as non-government and
for the protection and preservation of life and/or property in anticipation of, during,
and in the aftermath of emergencies, hazards and disasters. Private organizations,
for assistance in the use of their facilities and resources.
SECTION 14. Emergency Arrangements. — The Department shall have the power
to negotiate, enter into, institutionalize and coordinate arrangements with any
private person or juridical entity for the purpose of ensuring the adequate and
prompt availability of all goods and services necessary in anticipation of, during,
and in the aftermath of emergencies, hazards and disasters and only when there is
imminent danger of loss of lives and/or damage to property.
CHAPTER IV
ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
SECTION 15. Office of the Department Secretary. – (a) The Department shall be
headed by a Secretary with the rank and emoluments of a Cabinet Secretary. The
Secretary shall be appointed by the President, subject to confirmation by the
Commission on Appointments.
All appointees shall be universally acknowledged and recognized experts in the field
of disaster risk reduction and management and climate change and of proven
honesty and integrity.
SECTION 16. Powers and Functions of the Secretary. – The Secretary of the
Department shall exercise the following powers and functions:
a. Establish
policies and standards for the effective, efficient, and
economical operation of the Department in accordance with the programs
of the Government;


b. Exercise executive direction over the operations of the Department and
administrative supervision over its attached agencies.
c.
Manage the financial and human resources of the Department.
d. Appoint officers and employees of the Department, except presidential
appointees, in accordance with civil service law, rules, and regulations.
e. Exercise disciplinary authority over officers and employees of the
Department in accordance with law.
f.
Call upon any and all agencies and instrumentalities of the State as
well as non government and civic organizations for assistance in terms of
the use of their facilities and resources for the protection and preservation
of life and properties in the whole range of disaster risk reduction and
management and climate change adaptation. This Department includes
the power to call on the reserve force as defined in Republic Act No. 7077
to assist in relief and rescue during disasters or calamities;
g. Create regional and field offices and such other service units and
divisions as may be necessary; and
h. Advise
the
President
on
the
promulgation
of
executive
and
administrative issuances and the formulation of regulatory and legislative
proposals on matters pertaining to disaster resilience.
i.
Serve as the Vice-Chairperson of the Climate Change Commission.
j.
In coordination with the Department of Foreign Affairs, represent the
Philippines in the climate change negotiations and articulate the national
contribution to global, regional, and other inter-governmental disaster risk
reduction and humanitarian platforms.
k. Call upon the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine
National Police to render assistance in disaster-affected areas.
l.
Perform such other functions as may be necessary or proper to attain
the objectives of this Act.
SECTION
17.
Organizational
Structure,
Functions
and
Management.
– The
Department shall be composed of the following officials and offices:
1. The Secretary, as provided for under this Act;


2. Five (5) Undersecretaries, to be appointed by the President, who shall
assist the Secretary in administering the affairs of the Department, one to
be responsible for Resilience, one to be responsible for Policy and
Governance, one to be responsible for Operations, one to be responsible
for Administration and Finance, and the Senior Undersecretary. The
Undersecretaries shall have functional and operational supervision over
the bureaus, divisions, offices and units assigned to their respective
functional areas;
3. Ten (10) Assistant Secretaries, to be appointed by the President, who
shall assist the Secretary in administering the affairs of the Department to
be
responsible
for
overall
staff
supervision,
Internal
Audit,
Administration,
Disaster
Resilience
Fund
Management,
Fiscal
Management,
Operations, Mobilization, Plans and Programs, Legal,
Project Management and Sustainable Development;
4. Eleven (11) Service Directors
who shall head the following Services:
the Administrative and Financial Management Service, the Logistics and
Resource Management Service, the Operations Service, the Responders
Management Service, the Policy Development and Development Service,
the Capacity Building and Training Service, the Legal Affairs and
Compliance Service, the Disaster Risk Reduction Service, the Climate
Change Service, the Recovery and Reconstruction Service, and the
Strategic Communications Service;
5. The Administrative and Financial Management Service shall provide
the Department with economical, efficient and effective services relating to
human resource management and development, financial management
and general administration services to support civil defense and disaster
risk reduction and management operations and functions.
6. The Logistics and Resource Management Service shall be responsible
for the efficient and effective management of all the assets and resources of
the Department; the efficient and effective gathering, maintenance and
updating of a database of pertinent assets and resources belonging to any
and all agencies and instrumentalities of the Government, as well as
non-government
and
civic
organizations
in
support of operational
readiness for utilization by the Department; and the procurement of
necessary assets and resources to be maintained and utilized by the
Department.
7. The
Operations
Service
shall
be
responsible
for
formulating,
implementing and monitoring the operational plans of the Department


and ensuring its operational readiness, as well as the effective functional
management of the Emergency Management Operations Center.
8. The Responders Management Service shall be responsible for the
efficient and effective gathering, management, and updating of a national
roster of individuals and groups from the civilian sector, volunteer
organizations, uniformed services and the reserve force in support of
operational readiness for utilization by the Department.
9. The Policy Development and Planning Service shall be responsible for
providing responsive, efficient and effective services relating to research,
planning, programming, budgeting, project development, and policy
formulation of civil defense and disaster risk reduction and management
projects and activities.
10. The Capacity-Building and Training Service shall be responsible for
building and developing the capacity of the Department’s personnel, civil
defense practitioners, communities and other stakeholders.
11. The Legal Affairs and Compliance Service shall provide legal advice to
the Department; interpret laws and rules affecting the administration and
operations
of
the
Department;
prepare
and
review
contracts
and
instruments to which the Department is a party; interpret provisions of
contracts covering work involving the Department; and monitor the
compliance
with
regulatory
and
reportorial
matters
involving
the
Department.
12. The Disaster Risk Reduction Service shall be responsible for reducing
disaster risks through systematic efforts and programs of the Department
to analyze and reduce the causal factors of disasters such as exposure to
hazards, lessening vulnerability of people and property, wise management
of land and the environment, and improving preparedness and early
warning for adverse events are all examples of disaster risk reduction.
13.
The Climate Change Service shall lead in the development and
mainstreaming of evidence-based climate adaptation and mitigation
policies of the Department through optimum coordination among key
stakeholders towards achieving a climate-resilient and climate-smart
Philippines with healthy, safe, prosperous, and self-reliant communities.
14. The Rehabilitation and Recovery Management Service shall provide
responsive, efficient and effective services relating to the formulation of
standards for rehabilitation and recovery programs, projects, activities,
and their subsequent implementation.


15. The Strategic Communications Service shall be responsible for the
formulation and implementation of the strategic communications plans
and programs of the Department; serve as the public affairs arm of the
Department
tasked
with
directing,
supervising and controlling the
Department’s public information programs and activities as well as
establishing and maintaining rapport with the media and the general
public.
16. Divisions, units and offices as may be created by the Department and
whose officers and employees shall be appointed in accordance with civil
service law, rules, and regulations;
17. The National Climate and Disaster Resilience Research, Education, and
Training Institute under the Capacity Building and Training Service, to be
headed by a Director with the rank of Director IV;
18.
Regional and other field Offices of the Department that shall be
established in each administrative region, each to be headed by a Regional
Director with the rank of Director IV;
19. Bureaus that are under the supervision and control of the Department;
20. Seconded personnel from relevant agencies and detailed service from
the uniformed services, as appropriate; and
21.
Grievance desks in every region, which shall serve as a referral
mechanism and shall work jointly with relevant agencies, to receive
complaints from the public regarding violations of this Act. It shall assist
the complainant in the gathering of relevant documentation and other
evidence to support said complaint. The grievance desk shall facilitate the
forwarding of the complaint to the appropriate office within fifteen (15)
days from receipt thereof, and shall provide timely feedback and updates
regarding the status of the complaint. The grievance desk shall use the best
available technology to ensure that complaints are endorsed to the proper
office and are addressed in a timely manner.
22. Seconded personnel from relevant agencies and detailed service from
the AFP, as appropriate.
CHAPTER V
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION


SECTION 18. Fiscal Management. – The Department shall manage all funds
appropriated to it by Congress and from other sources. This shall include all
donations, as contemplated under the succeeding paragraph, subject to provisions of
Section 3, paragraph (D) of Article 9, of the 1987 Constitution on the auditing powers
of the Commission on Audit.
SECTION 19. Donation. –
1.
The Department shall have the power to receive donations and grants from
any person, government institution, corporation, international organization
and other similar entities, and the power to recommend the procurement of
developmental assistance for the purpose of disaster risk and vulnerability
reduction and management and climate change adaptation.
2.
It shall be mandatory for the Department to acknowledge and certify the
receipt of all DDR grant and donated funds and ensure their judicious
management
including
their
proper
and
accurate
audit
reporting
to
constituents.
3.
The importation and donation of food, clothing, medicine and equipment for
relief and recovery and other disaster management and recovery-related
supplies is hereby authorized in accordance with, Section 800, Chapter 1, Title
8, of Republic Act No. 10863, otherwise known as the “Customs and Tariff
Modernization Act”, as amended, and the prevailing provisions of the
General Appropriations Act covering national internal revenue taxes and
import duties of national and local government agencies;
All imports and donations under Section 11 (c) of Republic Act No. 10863,
otherwise known as the “Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CTMA)”
shall be considered as importation or donation to the Department, subject to
the approval of the Office of the President.
CHAPTER VI
WHOLE OF GOVERNMENT AND WHOLE OF NATION APPROACH
SECTION 20. National Disaster Resilience Council. –
Thereby created the National Disaster Resilience Council (NDRC), which shall serve
as the policy advisory body to the Department on disaster risk reduction and
management and climate change adaptation, consistent with the policies and scope
as defined in this Act.


1. The NDRC shall be chaired by the Secretary of Disaster Resilience and shall
be composed of the following:
a. Secretary of Science and Technology;
b. Secretary of the Interior and Local Government;
c.
Secretary of Social Welfare and Development:
d. Secretary of National Defense;
e. Director-General
of
the
National
Economic
and
Development
Authority;
f.
Secretary of Health;
g. Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources;
h. Secretary of Agriculture;
i.
Secretary of Education;
j.
Secretary of Energy;
k. Secretary of Finance;
l.
Secretary of Trade and Industry;
m. Secretary of Transportation;
n. Secretary of Budget and Management;
o. Secretary of Public Works and Highways;
p. Secretary of Foreign Affairs;
q. Secretary of Justice
r.
Secretary of Labor and Employment;
s.
Secretary of Tourism;
t.
Secretary of Human Settlements and Urban Development
u. Secretary of Information and Communications Technology;
v. Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process;


w. Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education;
x. Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines;
y.
Chief of the Philippine National Police;
z. Head of the Presidential Communications Operations Office;
aa. Secretary-General of the Philippine National Red Cross;
bb.Chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights;
cc. Executive Director of the Council for Welfare of Children;
dd.Lead Convenor of the National Anti-Poverty Commission;
ee. Chairperson of the Philippine Commission on Women;
ff. Chairperson of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating
Council;
gg.Chairperson of the National Council for Disability Affairs;
hh.Chairperson of the National Commission on Indigenous Filipinos;
ii. Chairperson of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos;
jj. Chairperson of the National Youth Commission;
kk.President of the Government Service Insurance System;
ll. President of the Social Security System;
mm.
President of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation;
nn.President of the Home Development Mutual Fund;
oo.President of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines;
pp.President of the League of Provinces of the Philippines;
qq.President of the League of Cities of the Philippines;
rr. President of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines;
ss. President of the Liga ng mga Barangays;


tt. Maximum of six (6) representatives from the academia and other
relevant research institutions;
uu.
Maximum
of
six
(6)
representatives
from
the
Civil
Society
Organizations; and
vv.Maximum of six (6) representatives from the private sector.
3. Composition – The Council is hereby organized into five (5) clusters, namely,
Disaster Prevention and Mitigation to be led by DOST, Disaster Preparedness
to be led by DILG, Disaster Response by DSWD, Logistics led by DND, and
Recovery and Sustainable Development led by NEDA.
4. Technical Management Advisory Group – The Department may constitute, as
the need arises, a technical management advisory group from the different
stakeholders, that shall coordinate and meet with the Department as often as
necessary to effectively manage and sustain national efforts on disaster risk
and vulnerability reduction and emergency management, and climate change
adaptation and mitigation; and
5. Guidelines for the Department of Disaster Resilience Fund (DDRF) and Local
Disaster Resilience Fund (LDRF) – The Department shall provide the
necessary guidelines and procedures on the DDRF and the LDRF releases as
well as utilization, accounting and auditing thereof.
SECTION 21. Monitoring, Reporting and Validation
1. Monitoring and Reporting. On or before the last quarter of the preceding year,
member-agencies of the National Disaster Resilience Council shall submit to
the Department through the Council Secretariat their respective DDR annual
work and financial plans (AWFPs) for the next year. The AWFPS shall be
based on the DDR Plan.
The member-agencies shall submit to the Secretariat quarterly progress
reports of their implementation of the AWFPs within thirty (30) days from the
end of each quarter.
The Department is likewise accountable, liable and responsible for monitoring
and requiring the appropriate implementation of remedial measures by
member-agencies of the Council during a state of calamity. It shall have the
authority and power to require reports from the appropriate member-agencies
regarding implementation of such measures.
2. Validation. The Secretary shall require the submission of reports from LGUs to
validate the progress reports of the Council member-agencies. Submission
shall be through the local field offices of the DDR.


Every two (2) years, the implementation of the Climate-Disaster Resilience
Plan (CDRP) and utilization of the Local Disaster Resilience Fund (LDRF) of
each province, LGUs, independent city shall be evaluated by the Regional
Disaster Resilience Council (RDRC) based on appropriate criteria, such as the
award, recognition, citation criteria for provinces, cities and municipalities,
barangay and stakeholders.
1. The Regional Disaster Resilience Councils (RDRC) –
The
Regional
Disaster
Resilience
Councils
(RDRCs)
shall
coordinate,
integrate, supervise, and evaluate the activities of the LDRCs. It shall be
accountable, responsible and liable for ensuring climate-disaster risk sensitive
and inclusive regional development plans, and in case of emergencies shall
convene the different regional line agencies and authorities, concerned
institutions, developmental partners and multiple stakeholders.
The Regional Directors of the Department shall serve as chairpersons
of the
RDRCs and the Regional Directors of the DSWD, the DILG, and the NEDA
shall serve as cluster heads. In the case of the Bangsamoro Autonomous
Region in Muslim Mindanao, the Chief Minister shall be the RDRC
Chairperson. In the case of Metro Manila, the MDRC shall be headed by the
Chairperson of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA).
The RDRCs shall establish the RDRC Secretariat and operating facility to be
known as the Regional Disaster Resilience Council Secretariat and Operations
Center (RDRC). The RDRCs shall be composed of concerned regional
agencies, offices, LGUs and other multiple stakeholders.
1. LDRC Budgetary Requirements of LDRO – The budgetary requirements for
personal services, maintenance and other operating expenditures, and capital
outlay of the LDRO shall be sourced from the General Fund of the LGU,
subject to Section 76 of Republic Act No. 7160, as amended, otherwise known
as the “Local Government Code of 1991, as amended. The enforcement of
Sections 325(a) and 331(b) of Republic Act No. 7160, as amended shall be
waived to enable the LGUs to fund the initial year requirements for the
creation of the minimum five (5) mandatory positions of the LDRO.


Other maintenance and operating expenditures, and other capital outlay
requirements of the LDRO in the implementation of disaster risk and
vulnerability
reduction
management
and
climate
change
adaptation
programs shall be charged to the Local Climate-Disaster Resilience Fund of
the LGUs.
2. Establish
linkage
or network with other LGUs for disaster risk and
vulnerability reduction, climate change adaptation and emergency response
purposes;
3. Recommend through the LDRC, the enactment of local ordinances consistent
with the requirements of this Act.
4. Establish a Provincial City, Municipal, and Barangay Climate and Disaster
Resilience Operations Center; and
5. Encourage
Government-Owned
and
Controlled
Corporations
OCCs to
establish their own Climate and Disaster Resilience Operations Center within
their territories.
SECTION 22. Synergy with Stakeholders. – The Department shall ensure seamless
synergy and coordination with stakeholders, including CSOs, the academe, and the
private sector, in relation to disaster resilience programs and projects and the
development and promotion of research, education, and training mechanism with
relevant stakeholders. The Department shall establish a platform, paradigm, and
mechanisms for convergence and coordination with stakeholders, including the
development of standards, protocols, and procedures for collaboration for disaster
resilience.
SECTION 23. Establishment of a Multi-Stakeholders Convergence Unit. – The
Department, with the assistance of other relevant government agencies and
stakeholders, shall establish a Multi-Stakeholders Convergence Unit (MSCU), which
shall align the disaster resilience efforts of the private sector, CSOs, academe, and
other stakeholders with the Department by assisting, coordinating, or providing
services that strengthen public-private cooperation and coordination in disaster
resilience, including the following:
1. Establishment and implementation of business continuity practices to ensure
the continued delivery of products and services, in the event of disasters.
2. Establishment and implementation of a National Continuity Policy to ensure
service continuity during power and utilities interruptions, emergencies, and
disasters and ensure the quick return to full operations.
3. Establishment, incorporation, and application of business continuity plans as
part of the disaster resilience plans of local government units.
4. Facilitation or assistance in obtaining or processing incentives for the private
sector or other non-government stakeholders.


5. Preparation and facilitating the issuance of micro, small, and medium
enterprises (MSMEs), such as mechanisms involving procurement and
liquidity to create enabling environments for disaster preparedness and
recovery.
The MSCU shall establish a platform that includes, among others, a database
for monitoring and coordinating efforts and resources of stakeholders.
CHAPTER VII
DISASTER RISK AND VULNERABILITY REDUCTION AND CLIMATE
CHANGE ADAPTATION MAINSTREAMING, INTEGRATION AND
CONVERGENCE
SECTION 24. Integration of DRR and Climate Change Adaptation in the Climate
and Disaster Resilience Framework and Plan. – The existing National Disaster
Resilience Framework and plan and the National Climate Change Strategic
Framework and Plan shall be enhanced by the Climate and Disaster Resilience
Framework
and
plan
which
provides
for
the
comprehensive probabilistic
multi-hazards, multi-scenario, multi-sectorial, resilience-building, and community
risk-based
approach and management of disaster and climate risk, and provide for
the integration of disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and climate change
adaptation, as well as the mainstreaming in other sectoral policies. It shall be
reviewed every three (3) years.
The Climate and Disaster Resilience Plan shall provide for the following:
1.
Identification of the underlying factors of risk, or the nature and degree of
hazards, vulnerabilities, exposures and capacities, which need to be managed
at the national level;
2.
Disaster risk and vulnerabilities reduction and management approaches and
strategies to be applied in managing said hazards and risks;
3. Agency roles, responsibilities, and lines of authority at all government levels;
and
4. Vertical and horizontal coordination of climate change adaptation, disaster
risk and vulnerability reduction and management before, during, and after a
disaster. The Climate and disaster resilience plan shall be in conformity with
the framework.
The climate and disaster resilience framework and plan for climate-disaster
risk governance, climate vulnerability assessment, risk assessment and risk


management shall be formulated and jointly approved by the NDRC and the
CCC.
SECTION
25.
Ecosystem-Based
Approach
to
Prevention
and
Mitigation,
Rehabilitation and Recovery from Disaster. – The Department shall ensure the
application of ecosystems-based approaches in disaster risk and vulnerability
reduction
and
climate
change
adaptation,
particularly
through
ecosystem
management and restoration as defined in
this
Act,
and
ensuring
that
environmental and natural resource policies are risk-informed.
CHAPTER VIII
CLIMATE AND DISASTER RESEARCH EDUCATION, AND TRAINING
INSTITUTE
SECTION 26. Creation of the Climate and Disaster Research, Education, and
Training Institute. –
1. Within one (1) year from approval of this Act, the Department shall establish
the Climate and Disaster Research, Education, and Training Institute in
collaboration with higher education institutions and Private and State
Universities and Colleges (SUCs) which shall be a world-class center of
excellence for learning and research in the field of disaster risk and
vulnerability reduction and management and climate change adaptation;
2. The Climate and Disaster Research, Education, and Training Institute shall be
headed by a Director. The organizational structure and staffing pattern shall
be determined by the Department in consultation with the DBM and in
accordance with civil service laws, rules and regulations.
3. The Climate and Disaster Research, Education, and Training Institute shall
have the following functions:
1. Establish regional branches as well as provincial, city or municipal
branches if deemed necessary, to train individuals from the public and
private sectors in the fields of disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and
management, climate change adaptation, and ecosystem management and
restoration, among others;
2. Develop and implement an inclusive and ladderized curricula on
climate change adaptation, and disaster risk and vulnerability reduction
and management;
3. Develop research programs and a knowledge management system on
climate change adaptation and disaster risk and vulnerability reduction


management for the purpose of innovation and capacity building and
development;
4. Partner with public and private academic and research institutions, the
private
sector,
civil
society,
community-based
disaster
risk
and
vulnerability reduction management and climate change adaptation
practitioners,
and
other
relevant sectors in developing research
opportunities and programs on climate vulnerability and disaster risk
assessment;
5. Establish
a
resource
center
for
information,
education
and
communication materials, research, publications, best work practices,
lessons identified and learned, and other knowledge products on disaster
risk and vulnerability reduction and management, and climate change
adaptation;
6. Consolidate and prepare information, education and communication
and
training
materials
or
publications
to
assist
disaster
risk
and
vulnerability reduction and management, and climate change adaptation
practitioners in the planning and implementation of their plans, programs,
projects and activities;
7. Organize and recognize a community of climate change adaptation and
disaster risk reduction and management practitioners; and
8. Accredit, recognize, monitor and evaluate climate change adaptation,
disaster
risk and vulnerability reduction and management training
institutions.
4. Financial Support to the Center:
a. The budget for the Climate and Disaster Resilience Research and
Training
Center
shall
be
sourced
from
the
annual
General
Appropriations Act.
b. The Department shall assist in the establishment of Research and
Training Centers at the provincial, city, and municipal governments, as
appropriate. The funding for such local Climate and Disaster Research
and Training Centers may be sourced from the eighty (80%) percent
portion
of
the
LDRF
and
other
financial
sources of the local
government unit concerned.
CHAPTER IX


INTEGRATION MAINSTREAMING CLIMATE AND DISASTER RESILIENCE
INFORMATION, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNICATION CONVERGENCE
SECTION 27. The Department shall establish a National and Regional Information
Management System for Climate and Disaster Resilience. It shall constitute a
physical central database of all disaster risk reduction and climate change data,
including a geographic information system on geo-hazard assessments and climate
risk. It shall be the repository of current and multi-temporal information for
wide-scale disaster risk analysis and climate change vulnerability assessment. The
CDRIMS shall at all times be made available to the Emergency Operations Center of
the National and Regional Climate and Disaster Resilience Council (NRCDRC)
development partners and multi-stakeholders to access critical information and
ensure that the collection processing, analysis and dissemination of information is
timely, reliable and accurate to support overall decision making and effective
coordination both at the national and sub-national level.
SECTION 28. Disaster Resilience and Climate Change Education and Training. –
1. The Department of Education, CHED, and Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority (TESDA), in coordination with the National Youth
Commission (NYC), the Department of Science
and Technology (DOST),
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of
Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Health (DOH),
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and other relevant
agencies, developmental institutions, and non-government organizations
shall integrate disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and climate change
adaptation education in the school curricula at all levels of education, from K
to12 to tertiary levels, including the early and adult learning programs,
National Service Training Program (NSTP), and education for children and
persons with special needs, whether private or public, including formal and
non-formal, technical-vocational, indigenous learning, out-of-school youth
courses and programs, and other channels of educational integration,
including media, church, entertainment centers (malls), international and
domestic airports and transport terminals.
2. The Civil Service Commission (CSC), Professional Regulatory Commission
(PRC),
and
other
licensure
bodies
shall
integrate
disaster
risk
and
vulnerability reduction management and climate change adaptation questions
in all professional and licensure examinations.
3. In coordination with the Department and the Disaster Resilience Research and
Training Institute shall develop a curriculum for courses or subjects specific to
disaster risk and vulnerability reduction management and climate change


adaptation, and shall mandate all tertiary learning institutions to offer these
subjects.
4. The Parents and Teachers Community Associations shall initiate, support, and
participate in disaster risk and vulnerability reduction management and
climate change adaptation related activities in schools and host communities.
5. The DepEd, the CHED, and the Technical Education and Skills Development
Authority (TESDA) and other developmental institutions, community-based
practitioners and organized non-governmental organizations shall formulate
and
institutionalize
flexible
learning options such as online modules,
supplemental learning materials, resources and platforms, as part of its
climate change adaptation, disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and
governance, analysis, and management strategy.
6. The
DepEd,
CHED,
TESDA,
developmental
institutions
and
community-based organizations shall regularly review, monitor, evaluate and
report
to
the
Council
the
status
of
integration,
mainstreaming
and
implementation of climate change adaptation, disaster risk and vulnerability
reduction and management in public-private schools and other learning
institutions.
7. The LDROs shall form formal partnerships with tertiary learning institutions
within their respective jurisdictions to provide standard and ladderized
training programs for LGU officials and other disaster risk and vulnerability
reduction management and climate change adaptation.
8. The DRC, the RDRCs, the LDRCs, the LDROs, the BDRCs, and the
Sangguniang Kabataan shall encourage the community, specifically the youth,
participation in disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and climate change
adaptation activities, such as Information, Education and Communication
(IEC) Campaigns organizing quick response groups, particularly in identified
disaster-prone areas, as well as the inclusion of DRVR-climate change
adaptation programs as part of programs and projects of the Sangguniang
Kabataan,
youth organizations and community-based disaster risk and
vulnerability reduction management and anticipatory adaptation initiatives.
9. There shall be a mandatory training climate change adaptation-DRVR for
public and private sector employees, including teachers and Climate-Disaster
Resilience
Coordinators
from
both
the
public
and
private
learning
institutions, shall be trained in emergency preparedness and response in
compliance with the provisions of this Act.
SECTION 29. Standard Mechanism for Cascading Information, Education and
Communication on Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk and Vulnerability
Reduction Management. –


1. The
DRC
shall
promote
and
advocate
a
culture
of
resilience
and
responsible-accountable,
liable
and
responsible
citizenship
through
information, education and communication that is appropriate, integrated,
calibrated, inclusive, localized, science- and risk-based, gender, culture and
disability sensitive and accessible using multimedia. Information, education,
and communication on climate change adaptation and disaster risk and
vulnerability reduction management should be compelling but not alarming.
2. The NDRC shall formulate a Strategic Risk Communications Plan to
encompass the entirety of disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and
climate change adaptation to achieve the desired behavioral and attitudinal
change towards responsible citizenship and culture of resilience. It shall serve
as a reference on continuous awareness raising and education at all levels of
the government and multiple stakeholders.
3. A Climate and Disaster Resilience Information Officer shall be designated at
all levels of the Department to ensure implementation of the disaster risk and
vulnerability reduction and management and climate change adaptation
information, education, and communication campaign and shall serve as the
primary coordinator for the dissemination of information, education, and
communication
on
climate
change
adaptation
and
disaster
risk
and
vulnerability reduction management.
SECTION 30. Declaration of Imminent Disaster. – The DDR shall provide guidance
and operating guidelines to LDRCs for the declaration of imminent disaster in their
respective areas which shall allow them to implement preemptive measures and use
their quick response funds in order to save lives and minimize damage to property,
loss of livelihood and other assets;
SECTION 31. Flash Appeal or Appeal for International Assistance. – Upon
consultation with the NDRC and in cognizance of the urgency, criticality and
intensity of an imminent risk, the DDR shall issue a flash appeal to the family of
nations, under regional and multilateral conventions, for assistance in preparedness
including preemptive measures, search, rescue and retrieval, relief, recovery, and
reconstruction.
CHAPTER X
CLIMATE AND DISASTER RISK INSURANCE AND INCENTIVES
SECTION 32. Climate and Disaster Risk Transfer, Insurance and Social Welfare –


1. The Department shall oversee all climate and disaster risk-sharing and
risk-transfer instruments and other related initiatives to ensure the protection
of property and livelihood, both public and private.
2. The Department shall ensure the mandatory insurance of all assets and
properties of national government agencies including government-owned or
controlled corporations, and those over which the government has insurable
interest, as prescribed under Republic Act No. 656, otherwise known as the
“Property
Insurance
Law”.
The
insurance
shall
be
provided
by any
government insurance agency.
3. The Department shall oblige the local government units the mandatory
insurance coverage of assets, properties and livelihood of vulnerable and
marginalized groups for unforeseen or contingent potential losses, damages
and
disruption
from
natural
hazards
and
human-induced
disasters
chargeable against the LDRF.
4. Recognition and Incentives. – Unless otherwise provided, the Department
shall
establish
an
incentives
program
that
recognizes
outstanding
performance of LDRC, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society
organizations
(CSOs),
private
sectors,
schools,
hospitals,
and
other
stakeholders in promoting and implementing significant disaster risk and
vulnerability reduction management- climate change adaptation programs
and innovations, and meritorious acts of individuals, groups or institutions
during natural or human-induced disasters.
CHAPTER XI
PREPAREDNESS AND INTEGRATED EARLY WARNING
SECTION 34. Standards for Disaster Preparedness Activities. –
1. The NDRC shall establish standards for disaster preparedness, contingency
planning, localizing and operationalizing disaster risk and vulnerability
reduction and management, preparedness for disaster response, preparedness
for early recovery, continuity of essential services, and other relevant
preparedness activities.
2. LGUs shall identify safe or strategic sites, and establish evacuation centers
with
appropriate
and
adequate
facilities
in
accordance
with
government-approved standards as provided under Republic Act No. 10821,
otherwise known as “The Children’s Emergency Relief Protection Act”, in
order to avoid disruption of school classes and lessen the use of school
buildings and facilities as evacuation centers.


The LGUs shall immediately compensate schools used as evacuation centers.
The schools may seek compensation, renovation or repairs of damaged
facilities for such use.
SECTION 35. Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Risk Communication Standards. –
a.
There shall be a streamlined policy governing early warning systems
and risk communication protocols to ensure effective and efficient measures
to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from possible risk caused by
natural and human-induced hazards and climate risk. The NDRC shall issue
and the Department shall oversee and monitor the implementation of this
policy.
b.
The Department and all other concerned agencies with an integrated
early warning and information mandate shall collaborate with the local
executives and officers to disseminate climate-disaster risk information
through the involvement of local government units, community-based
organizations, civil society organizations, and other non- governmental
organizations.
SECTION 36. Early Warning Mandate. –
1. Department shall issue an integrated early warning for hydro-meteorological,
geologic, or terrestrial phenomena to the appropriate government agencies or
government-accredited organizations for forecasting and early warning
purposes. The Department shall recognize and proactively support local or
indigenous modes of early warning systems and allow open access to
real-time data from both local and international sources made available
through various platforms such as websites, mobile apps, and social media to
empower local communities and individuals.
2. The Department shall enhance and strengthen Philippine Atmospheric,
Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) and
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) mandates
under Republic Act No. 10692 and Executive Order No. 128 s. 1987,
respectively.
3. The Department shall recognize and proactively support local or indigenous
modes of early warning systems and allow open access to real-time data from
both
local
and
international
sources
made
available
through
various
platforms such as websites, mobile apps, and social media to empower local
communities and individuals.
4. Transmission of Early Warning. A person who transmits early warning
concerning the above mentioned phenomena by means of signs in designs,


colors, lights, or sound shall do so in compliance with the methods recognized
or approved by the NDRC.
5. The NDRC at the national and subnational level shall consider the use of
integrated early warning system to ensure it is consistent and locally
contextualized
with
the
communication
protocol
and
safe
evacuation
procedure of the affected communities to achieve zero casualty, to zero death.
6. The Department shall consider working with other agencies or organizations
on pre-crisis information mapping of the humanitarian needs of the at-risk
community that will enhance the overall prepositioning of resources at the
national and local level.
CHAPTER XII
DISASTER RESPONSE AND EARLY RECOVERY
SECTION 37. Declaration of State of Calamity. – The Department shall declare a
cluster of barangays, municipalities, cities, provinces, and regions under a state of
calamity, and the lifting thereof, based on the criteria set by the NDRC.
The declaration and lifting of the state of calamity may also be issued by the local
Sanggunian, upon the recommendation of the LDRO, based on the results of the
damage assessment and needs analysis. Provided: That the Department, through the
LDRC, may seek from the local legislative body or Sanggunian, the declaration of a
state of imminent disaster to enable the local executives to implement pre-emptive
evacuation and precautionary measures in order to save lives and minimize damage
to property, loss of livelihoods, and disruption of livelihood that require the use of
funds and resources under the LDRF.
SECTION 38. Emergency Management. – The respective Climate and Disaster
Resilience Councils shall lead in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from
the effects of any disaster, upon due consideration to the economics of classification,
capacity and vulnerability of the local governments concerned:
1. The BDRC, if one barangay is affected;
2. The city/municipal DRCs, if two (2) or more barangays are affected;
3. The provincial DRC, if two (2) or more cities/municipalities are affected;
4. The regional DRC, if two (2) or more provinces are affected; and
5. The NDRC, if two (2) or more regions are affected
SECTION
39.
Humanitarian
Assistance
Action
Center.
–
The
DRC
shall
institutionalize a one-stop shop mechanism through the Humanitarian Assistance


Action Center for the processing and release of goods, articles or equipment
intended for humanitarian assistance and the processing of necessary documents for
international assisting actors. The Humanitarian Assistance Action Center shall be
managed by the Department and shall be composed of the following NDRC
agencies:
1. Department of Finance-Bureau of Customs;
2. Department of Foreign Affairs;
3. Department of Social Welfare and Development;
4. Department of Health;
5. Food and Drug Administration;
6. Department of Agriculture;
7. Department of Energy;
8. Philippine National Police;
9. Philippine Coast Guard; and
10. Department of Justice - Bureau of Immigration
SECTION 40. Accreditation, Mobilization, and Protection of Disaster Volunteers and
National Service Reserve Corps, CSOs and the Private Sector. – The government
agencies, CSOs, private sector and LGUs may mobilize individuals or organized
volunteers to augment their respective personnel complement and logistical
requirements in the delivery of disaster risk reduction programs and activities. The
agencies, CSOs, private sector, and LGUs concerned shall take full responsibility for
the enhancement, welfare and protection of volunteers, and shall submit the list of
volunteers to the Department, through the LDROs, for accreditation and inclusion in
the database of community disaster volunteers.
A
national
roster
of
Accredited
Community
Disaster
Resilience
Volunteers
(ACDRVs) and institutions, National Service Reserve Corps, CSOs and the private
sector shall be maintained by the Department through the LDROs. Accreditation
shall be done at the municipal or city level.
The
mobilization
of
volunteers
shall
be
in
accordance
with
this
Act
and
implementing guidelines to be formulated by the NDRC. Any volunteer who died or
was injured while engaging in any of the activities defined under this Act shall be


entitled to compensatory benefits and individual personal accident insurance as may
be defined under the guidelines.
SECTION 41. Reporting of Humanitarian Assistance. – The concerned local
government unit shall submit a report to the Department, all domestic or
international humanitarian assistance received and distributed within its area of
responsibility.
CHAPTER XIII
INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
SECTION 42. International Humanitarian Assistance. — The Department shall
promulgate guidelines on international humanitarian assistance, including the
initiation, entry, facilitation, transit, regulation, and termination thereof, as well as
those involving international disaster relief and personnel assisting international
actors, visa waiver, recognition of foreign professional qualifications, entry of
international disaster goods and equipment, and exemption from port duties, taxes
and restrictions.
SECTION 43. Assessment of the Need for International Humanitarian Assistance. –
1. Immediately after the declaration of a state of calamity by the sanggunian of a
local government unit or by the Department, as the case may be, the
Department shall determine as to whether domestic capacities are likely to be
sufficient to attend to the needs of affected persons for international
humanitarian assistance, this determination may also be made by the
President, prior to the onset of an imminent disaster.
2. In the event the Department determines that domestic response capacities are
not likely to be sufficient due to the impact of the disaster, the Department
shall recommend to the President that a request be made for international
humanitarian assistance.
3. A determination that domestic capacities are likely to be sufficient and that
international
humanitarian assistance is therefore unnecessary may be
reviewed and rescinded by the Department, with the approval of the
President, at any time, in light of prevailing circumstances and available
information.
SECTION 44. Request for International Humanitarian Assistance. — The President
may request for international humanitarian assistance upon the advice of the
Department. Such a request may be specifically directed to particular assisting


international actors, or it may be a general request directed to the international
community.
SECTION 45. Humanitarian Assistance Action Center. — The Department shall
institutionalize an inter-agency one-stop shop mechanism called through the
Philippine
International
Humanitarian
Assistance
Reception
Action
Center
(PIHARAC) for the processing and release of entry and facilitation of goods, articles
or equipment, and services of international relief workers for the provision of
international humanitarian assistance, and the processing of necessary documents
for assisting international actors.
CHAPTER XIV
OFFER AND FACILITATION OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO
FOREIGN STATES
SECTION 46. Offer and Facilitation of International Humanitarian Assistance to
Foreign States. — In the event of a disaster occurring in a foreign state for which
international humanitarian assistance is required, the Department may offer,
facilitate and provide international humanitarian assistance to such foreign state,
which shall be subject to guidelines to be promulgated by the Department for the
purpose.
SECTION 47. Accreditation. — The Department, in coordination with relevant
government agencies and organizations, shall provide and facilitate the necessary
training and accreditation to the respective government personnel to be deployed for
such offer, facilitation and provision of international humanitarian assistance to a
foreign state.
CHAPTER XV
LEGAL FACILITIES FOR ELIGIBLE ASSISTING INTERNATIONAL ACTORS
SECTION
48.
Guidelines
for
Coordination
of
International
Humanitarian
Assistance. – The DRC shall issue comprehensive guidelines on the initiation, entry,
facilitation, transit and regulation of international relief goods and personnel, as well
as eligibility guidelines to utilize the legal facilities for assisting international actors
provided hereunder.
SECTION 49. Visa Waiver. – Eligible assisting international actors shall be entitled to
waiver of entry visa requirements, including any associated fees or charges, to


perform Disaster Relief and Initial Recovery Assistance work for their sponsoring
entities without the requirement to seek a separate residence or work permit.
SECTION 50. Recognition of Foreign Professional Qualifications. –
1. Eligible
assisting
international
actors
wishing
to
deploy
international
personnel for tasks requiring legal recognition of their foreign professional
qualifications shall certify the validity of those qualifications under the law of
the country where they were obtained and the competence of their personnel
for the tasks envisaged.
2. The Department shall establish the guidelines and scope for recognition of
foreign professional qualifications for disaster response and early recovery.
3. Recognition of qualifications shall remain valid until the end of the
International Initial Recovery Period, absent individual criminal conduct or
other
professional
misconduct
sufficient
to
bar
the
individual
from
professional practice in the country.
SECTION 51. Recognition of Foreign Driving Licenses. – Foreign driving licenses of
eligible assisting international actors shall be accorded temporary recognition during
the International Disaster Relief and Initial Recovery Periods.
SECTION 52. Facilitation of Access. – The international personnel of eligible
assisting international actors shall be allowed access to disaster-affected areas and
persons requiring Disaster Relief or Initial
Recovery
Assistance, subject
to
coordination requirements as mandated by the Authority and limitations based on
national security, public order or public health, weighed in the context of the
urgency of the disaster needs. They shall be permitted to provide their goods and
services directly to affected persons.
A.
ENTRY OF INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RELIEF GOODS AND
EQUIPMENT
SECTION 53. Customs Facilitation and Priority Treatment. – The Department shall
facilitate the rapid importation of consignments of goods and equipment by eligible
assisting actors and shall accord them priority treatment in handling.
SECTION 54. Duty of Compliance by Eligible Assisting Actors. – In order to benefit
from the aforementioned legal facilities, eligible assisting international actors shall:
a.
Declare that all the goods and equipment they seek to import under
this Part are exclusively for Disaster Relief or Initial Recovery Assistance and
that they comply with any relevant standards under Philippine laws; and


b.
Pack, classify and mark their consignments in accordance with the
requirements
described
in
this
Act
and
its
implementing
rules
and
regulations.
SECTION
55.
Exemption
from
Import
Duties,
Taxes
and
Restrictions.
–
Consignments of goods and equipment by or on behalf of eligible assisting
international actors shall benefit from:
1. Exemption from all duties and taxes;
2. Waiver of economic prohibitions and restrictions except for categories
of special goods and equipment that may be indicated by the Department;
and
3. Clearance without regard to the country of origin or the country from
which the goods have arrived, subject to monitoring for reasons of public
health and security.
B. EXPEDITED
ENTRY
AND
USE
RESTRICTION
FOR
SPECIFIC
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RELIEF GOODS AND EQUIPMENT
SECTION 56. Simplification of Documentation Requirements. –
a. Consignment of goods and equipment sent by or on behalf of eligible
assisting international actors shall be cleared or released on the basis of a
simplified
goods
declaration
providing
the
minimum
information
necessary for the Bureau of Customs to identify the goods and equipment
and subject, when deemed necessary, to completion of a more complete
declaration within a specified period.
b. The requirements for the declaration for all imports of goods or
equipment by or on behalf of eligible assisting international actors and any
supporting documents relating to said consignment, release and clearance
of goods or equipment shall be simplified and lodged without fee.
SECTION
58. Medications. – Eligible assisting international actors shall be
permitted to import and transport medications and medical equipment for the
purpose of Disaster Relief or Initial Recovery Assistance so long as they conform to
the implementing rules and regulations to be provided by the NDRC.
SECTION 59. Food. – Food imported by eligible assisting international actors for
disaster relief and recovery shall be admitted pursuant to expedited procedures set
out by the DRC.


SECTION 60. . Imported Vehicles. – The granting of local registration and plates for
vehicles imported by eligible assisting international actors shall be expedited.
C. PERMITTED
DISPOSITION
OF
EQUIPMENT
AND
UNUSED
GOODS.
SECTION 61. Disposition of Equipment and Unused Goods. – The DRC shall
provide for the guidelines for retention, re-exportation, donation and disposal of
unused goods and equipment after the termination of Disaster Relief and Initial
Recovery Assistance operations.
CHAPTER XVI
RECOVERY
SECTION 62. Standards for Recovery. – The Department shall observe
internationally
accepted
standards
for recovery, planning, programming and
implementation of the recovery process shall:
1. Improve the community’s physical, social and economic resilience, consistent
with the principle of “build forward better”;
2. Use
locally-driven
and
centrally-supported
processes
based
on
legal
mandates with supplementary capacity support when requested;
3. Redirect development outside danger zones to minimize loss of lives and
structures resulting from typhoons, flooding, landslides, and other hazards
4. Employ outcome-driven planning and implementation;
5. Maximize use of private-public sector partnership where possible;
6. Consider local conditions such as culture, security situation, and existing
capacities of communities in identifying programs and projects;
7. Ensure access to public transport, physical and mental health services,
markets, schools, sustainable livelihoods, and other public services in
planning for settlement areas; and
8. Ensure restoration of peace and order and recovery of government functions.
CHAPTER XVII
REMEDIAL MEASURES UNDER STATE OF CALAMITY
SECTION 63. Remedial Measures under State of Calamity. – Upon the declaration of
the state of calamity, the following remedial measures shall be immediately
undertaken by concerned government agencies both of national and local levels:


1. Imposition of price ceiling on basic necessities and prime commodities by the
National Price Control Council, as provided for under Republic Act No. 7581,
otherwise known as the "Price Act”, as amended by Republic Act. No.10623;
2. Monitoring, prevention and control by the Local Price Coordination Council
of overpricing/profiteering and hoarding of prime commodities, medicines
and petroleum products;
3. Programming/reprogramming of funds for the repair of critical facilities or
public infrastructures that are vital for the quick delivery of humanitarian
assistance, to reduce further threat to lives and arrest further deterioration of
properties and loss of livelihoods in the affected communities, following the
“build better forward” principle:
1.
Grant of no-interest loans by government financing or lending
institutions
to
the
most
vulnerable
and
marginalized
groups
or
individuals; and
2.
cal tax exemptions, incentives or reliefs under such terms and
conditions as may be deemed necessary by the affected local government
unit.
CHAPTER XVIII
PROCUREMENT
SECTION 64. General Rule on Procurement. – Any procurement of goods, services,
consultancy or infrastructure for disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and
climate risk, whether at the national or local level shall conform to the provisions
and Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 otherwise
known as “Government Procurement Reform Act”, as amended.
SECTION 65. Emergency Procurement. – In order to expedite disaster response and
early recovery, the procurement or lease of equipment and delivery of goods and
services through emergency procurement or purchase at site shall be allowed.
Periods of action on procurement activities may also be waived for the same purpose
and conditions.
CHAPTER XIX
PROHIBITED ACTS AND PENALTIES
SECTION 66. Prohibited Acts. – Any public official, private person, group or
corporation who commits any of the following prohibited acts shall be liable and be


subjected to the criminal and administrative penalties as provided for in Section 67
of this Act, without prejudice to the imposition of other criminal, civil and
administrative liabilities under existing laws.
1. Prohibited Acts Of Public Officials – The following acts, if committed by
public officials without justifiable cause, shall be considered as gross neglect
of duty:
1.
Dereliction of duties which leads to destruction, loss of lives, critical
damage of facilities and misuse of funds;
2.
Failure to create a functional LDR Office within six (6) months from
approval of this Act;
3.
Failure to appoint a permanent local disaster resilience officer within
six (6) months from approval of this Act;
4.
Failure to prepare and implement a Contingency and Adaptation Plan
for hazards frequently occurring within their jurisdictions;
5.
Failure to formulate and implement the LDRP with the corresponding
budget allocation;
6. Sexual exploitation and abuse, and other forms of sexual misconduct to
the affected population or at-risk communities shall be punishable under
existing criminal and administrative laws.
2. Prohibited Acts of Public Officials and Private Persons or Institutions –
1.
Delaying, without justifiable cause in the delivery or improper
handling or storage of aid commodities, resulting to damage or spoilage;
2.
Withholding the distribution of relief goods due to (a) political or
partisan
considerations; (b) discrimination based on race, ethnicity,
religion, or gender; and (c) other similar circumstances;
3.
Preventing
the
entry
and
distribution
of
relief
goods
in
disaster-stricken
areas,
including
appropriate
technology,
tools,
equipment, accessories, disaster teams or experts;
4.
Buying, for consumption or resale, from disaster relief agencies any
relief goods, equipment or other and commodities which are intended for
distribution to disaster affected communities;


5. Buying, for consumption or resale, from disaster affected persons, relief
goods, equipment or other aid commodities received by them;
6.
Selling of relief goods, equipment, or other aid commodities which are
intended for distribution to disaster victims;
7.
Forcibly seizing relief goods, equipment, or other aid commodities
intended for or consigned to a specific group of victims or relief agency;
8.
Diverting or misdelivery of relief goods, equipment, or other aid
commodities to persons other than the rightful recipient or consignee;
9.
Accepting, possessing, using or disposing relief goods, equipment or
other aid commodities not intended for nor consigned to them;
10. Misrepresenting the source of relief goods, equipment, or other aid
commodities by:
a.
Repacking the goods, equipment, or other aid commodities into
containers with different markings to make it appear that the goods
came from another agency or persons or was released upon the
instance of a particular agency or persons;
b.
Making a false verbal claim that the goods, equipment or other and
commodities in their untampered original containers actually came
from another agency or persons or was released upon the instance of a
particular agency or persons;
11.
Substituting or replacing relief goods, equipment, or other aid
commodities with the same items or of inferior/cheaper quality;
12. Illegal solicitations by persons or organizations representing others
as defined in the standards and guidelines set by the NDRC;
13. Deliberate use of false or inflated data in support of the request for
funding, relief goods, equipment, or other aid commodities for emergency
assistance or livelihood projects;
14. Stealing, taking, or possessing of any of the equipment, accessories and
other vital facility or items or any part thereof;
15. Selling or buying stolen equipment, accessories, and other vital facility
items or any part thereof;


16.
Tampering
with
or
stealing
hazard
monitoring
and
disaster
preparedness equipment and paraphernalia.
17. Attempting to commit any of the abovementioned prohibited acts; and
18. Benefitting from the proceeds or fruits of any of the abovementioned
prohibited acts knowing that the proceeds or fruits are derived from the
commission of the prohibited acts.
19.
Over pricing, profiteering and hoarding of prime commodities,
medicines and petroleum products as defined in section 5 of RA 7581
20. Unnecessary increase of price on basic commodities during disaster
subject to rules and regulations of DTI, LPCC, and other related agencies
21. Dissemination of false information that caused panic, injury, and death
SECTION 67. Penalties. — The following penalties shall be imposed on any
individual, corporation, partnership, association or other juridical entity that
commits any of the prohibited acts in the preceding section:
a.
Imprisonment of not less than twelve (12) years but not more than
fifteen
(15)
years
or
a
fine
of
not
less
than
One
million pesos
(Php1,000,000.00) but not more than Three million pesos (Php3,000,000.00),
or both imprisonment and fine at the discretion of the court shall be
imposed upon any person found guilty of violating subsections (b)(1) to
(b)(16), as well as the confiscation or forfeiture in favor of the government
of the objects and the instrumentalities used in the commission of the
prohibited acts;
b.
Imprisonment of not less than six (6) years but not more than eight (8)
years
or
a
fine
of
not
less
than
Five
hundred
thousand
pesos
(Php500,000.00) but not more than One million pesos (Php1,000,000.00), or
both imprisonment and fine at the discretion of the court, shall be imposed
upon any person who attempts to commit any of the prohibited acts in the
preceding section, in violation of subsection (b)(17) thereof;
c.
Imprisonment of not less than two (2) years but not more than six (6)
years
or
a
fine
of
not
less
than
Two
hundred
thousand
pesos
(Php200,000.00)
but
not
more
than
Five
hundred
thousand
pesos
(Php500,000.00), or both imprisonment and fine at the discretion of the
court, shall be imposed upon any person found guilty of unlawfully
benefiting from the proceeds or fruits of any of the prohibited in the
preceding section, in violation of subsection (b)(18) thereof;


d.
Perpetual disqualification from public office aside from the penalty of
fine or imprisonment or both, shall be imposed if the offender is a public
officer, and confiscation or forfeiture in favor of the government of the
objects and the instrumentalities used in the commission of any of the
prohibited in the preceding section;
e.
If the offender is a corporation, partnership or association, or other
juridical entity, the penalty shall be imposed upon the officer or officers of
the corporation, partnership, association or entity responsible for the
violation without prejudice to the cancellation or revocation of these
entities’ registration, license or accreditation issued to them by any
licensing or accredited body of the government. If such offender is an
alien, the person shall, in addition to the penalties prescribed in this Act,
be deported without further proceedings after service of the sentence;
f.
Payment of the full cost of repair or replacement of the government
risk reduction and preparedness equipment, accessories and other vital
facility items, or any part thereof, which is the object of the crime shall
likewise be imposed upon any person who shall commit any of the
prohibited acts in the preceding section; and
g.
The prosecution for offenses set forth under the preceding section shall
be without prejudice to any criminal liability for violation of Act No. 3815,
as amended, otherwise known as the “Revised Penal Code”, and other
existing laws, as well as the imposition of applicable administrative or
civil liabilities.
CHAPTER XX
APPROPRIATIONS
SECTION 68. Appropriations. –
1. The amount needed for the initial implementation of this Act shall be taken
from the current fiscal year’s unexpended appropriation of all agencies herein
absorbed, transferred, and attached to the Department. Thereafter, the amount
needed for the operation and maintenance of the Department shall be
included in the General Appropriations Act.
2. National Disaster Resilience Fund (NDRF). The utilization and allocation of
the entire NDRF (Calamity Fund) and its quick response fund component
shall be managed by the Department except as provided for by specific laws.
3. Local Disaster Resilience Fund (LDRF). Not less than seven percent (7%) of
the estimated revenue from regular sources shall be set aside as the LDRF to
support
disaster
risk
and
vulnerability reduction and climate change


adaptation and mitigation programs, projects and activities. The LDRC shall
monitor and evaluate the use and disbursement of the LDRF based on the
LDRP as incorporated in the local development plans and annual work and
financial plan. Upon the recommendation of the LDRO and approval of the
sanggunian concerned, the LDRC may transfer the said fund to support the
disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and climate change adaptation work
and initiatives of other LDRCs that are declared under a state of calamity.
4. Of the amount appropriated for LDRF, twenty percent (20%) shall be allocated
as Quick Response Fund (QRF) or stand-by fund for prepositioning of goods
and relief and early recovery programs in order that the situation and living
conditions of people in communities or areas stricken by disasters, epidemics,
or complex emergencies, may be normalized as quickly as possible.
5. Of the annual appropriation of LDRF, eighty percent (80%) shall be
appropriated for climate change adaptation, disaster risk and vulnerability
reduction, prevention, adaptation and mitigation programs, project ands,
activities focusing on both institutional capacity building of vulnerable
communities and risk-reducing infrastructure. The NDRC shall pass a
resolution
to set the priority allocations and govern and trigger the
acceleration and implementation of this section.
6. Of the amount appropriated for the Disaster Resilience Fund, twenty percent
(20%) shall be allocated as Quick Response Fund (QRF) or stand-by fund for
prepositioning of goods and equipment and relief and early recovery
programs
in
order
that
situation and living conditions of people in
communities
or
areas
stricken
by
disasters,
epidemics,
or
complex
emergencies, may be normalized as quickly as possible.
7. All departments/agencies and LGUs that are allocated with Local Disaster
Resilience Fund shall submit to the Department their monthly statements on
the utilization of Local Disaster Resilience Funds and make an accounting
thereof in accordance with existing accounting and auditing rules.
8. All departments, bureaus, offices and agencies of the government are hereby
authorized to use a portion of their appropriations to implement projects
designed to address disaster risk and vulnerable reduction-climate change
adaptation activities in accordance with the Disaster Resilience Plan and the
guidelines to be issued by the DRC in coordination with the Department of
Budget
and
Management
(DBM)
and
Commission
on
Audit
(COA).
Unexpended LDRF shall accrue to a trust fund solely for the purpose of
supporting disaster risk reduction and management and climate change
adaptation activities of the LDRCs within the next two (2) years. Any such
amount still not fully utilized after two (2) years shall revert back to the
general fund and will be available for other social services to be identified by
the local sanggunian. The NDRC shall issue guidelines on the utilization and
release of LDRF in coordination with other concerned government agencies.


9. Prevention, Mitigation and Preparedness Fund for third (3rd) to sixth (6th)
class provinces and municipalities. There shall be in the annual General
Appropriations Act an amount allotted solely for the use of 3rd to 6th class
provinces and municipalities for the purpose of augmenting their LDRF with
respect to plans, programs, projects, and procurement for climate change
adaptation, disaster risk prevention, mitigation, and preparedness. The
requirements to avail of this fund shall be laid down in rules and regulations
to be promulgated by the Secretary.
10.
CHAPTER XXI
FINAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 69. Transfer and Attachment. —
1. The applicable powers, functions, funds, and appropriations of the Office of
Civil Defense (OCD) and the Climate Change Office (CCO), Geo-Hazard
Assessment and Engineering Geology Section of Mines and Geosciences
Bureau
(MGB),
Health
and
Emergency
Management
Bureau
of
the
Department
of
Health
(DOH),
the
Disaster
Response
Assistance and
Management Bureau (DREAMB) of the DSWD, and the Bureau of Fire
Protection are hereby transferred to the Department.
2. The disaster risk reduction and management functions, assets and personnel
of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) currently under the DND, are hereby
transferred to the Department, and the civil defense functions shall remain
with the DND;
3. The existing organizational and administrative systems and processes of the
transferred OCD shall serve as the core organization of the Department.
4. The Climate Change Office of the Climate Change Commission continue its
functions under Republic Act No. 10174 under the Department.
5. The following agencies are hereby attached to the Department:
1.
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services
Administration (PAGASA); and
2. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS).
The employees of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) shall remain as a
distinct entity within the Department including their uniformed personnel
status and benefits.
The Department shall, by virtue of this Act, be subrogated to all the rights
and assume all the liabilities of the agencies absorbed under this Act, and
all their funds, records, property, assets, equipment, and such personnel as


necessary,
including
unexpended
appropriations
or
allocations.
All
contracts and liabilities of the said agencies are hereby transferred to and
assumed by the Department and shall be acted upon in accordance with
the Auditing Code and other pertinent laws, rules, and regulations.
SECTION 70. Separation Benefits of Officials and Employees of Affected Agencies –
National government employees displaced or separated from the service as a result
of this Act shall be entitled to separation pay and other benefits in accordance with
Republic Act No. 6656, otherwise known as “Government Reorganization Law” and
other existing laws, rules or regulations. Provided, That those who are qualified to
retire under existing retirement laws shall be allowed to retire and receive retirement
benefits to which they may be entitled under applicable laws and issuances.
SECTION 71. Magna Carta for DDR Personnel. Qualified employees of the DDR,
Local Government Units and its attached units shall be covered by Republic Act No.
8439, known as the Magna Carta for Scientists, Engineers, Researchers and Other
Science and Technology Personnel in the Government, and Republic Act No. 7005,
otherwise known as “Magna Carta for Public Health Workers.
CHAPTER XXII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 72. Implementing Rules and Regulations. The Department, in
consultation with concerned stakeholders, shall issue the necessary rules and
regulations for the effective implementation of this Act within ninety (90) days from
the effectiveness of this Act.
SECTION 73. Congressional Oversight Committee. There shall be created a
Congressional Oversight Committee on Climate Change and Disaster Resilience to
monitor and oversee the implementation of the provisions of this Act. The
Committee shall be composed of six (6) members from the Senate and six (6)
members
from the House of Representatives with the Chairpersons of the
Committees on National Defense and Security of both the Senate and the House of
Representatives as joint Chairpersons of this Committee. The five (5) other members
from each Chamber are to be designated by the Senate President and the Speaker of
the House of Representatives, respectively. The minority shall be entitled to pro rata
representation but shall have at least two (2) representatives from each Chamber.
SECTION 74. Review. Five (5) years after the effectivity of this Act, or as the
need arises, the Congressional Oversight Committee shall conduct a systematic
evaluation by the Congressional Oversight Committee of the accomplishments and
impact of this Act, as well as the performance and organizational structure of its
implementing agencies, for purposes of determining remedial legislation.


SECTION 75. Separability Clause. If any provision of this Act shall be
declared unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions not otherwise affected
shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 76. . Repealing Clause. –
1.
Republic Act No. 10121, otherwise known as the Philippine Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Act of 2010, is hereby repealed.
2. The following provisions are hereby amended or modified, accordingly:
a.
Section 30 of Executive Order No. 128, Series of 1987, otherwise known
as the Reorganization Act of the National Science and Technology
Authority;
b.
Section 6 of Republic Act 6975, otherwise known as the Department of
the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990;
c.
Section 3(d) and 5 of Republic Act No. 9729, otherwise known as the
Climate Change Act of 2009, as amended by Republic Act No. 10174;
d.
Section 4 of Republic Act No. 10639, otherwise known as the Free
Mobile Disaster Alerts Act; and
e.
Section 5 of Republic Act No. 10692, otherwise known as the PAGASA
Modernization Act of 2016’
3. All other laws, decrees, executive orders and issuances, proclamations, rules
and regulations, and other issuances or parts thereof that are inconsistent with
the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or amended, accordingly.
SECTION 77. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,