TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
) 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez and 
Representative Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr. 
House Bill No.  _____ 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill was approved by the House of Representatives during the 19th Congress. 
The Global Climate Risk Index analyses and ranks to what extent countries and regions have 
been affected by impacts of climate related extreme weather events (storms, floods, 
heatwaves etc.).  It indicates a level of exposure and vulnerability to extreme weather events, 
which should serve as warnings in order to be prepared for more frequent and/or more severe 
events in the future.  
In the Global Climate Risk Index 2021, the Philippines ranked 17th in the world as the most 
affected country from extreme weather events. Also, climate-related events cost the 
Philippines a total of US$ 4.5 billion in absolute losses in 2018. From 2000-2019, extreme 
weather events cost the Philippines an average of US$ 3.2 billion per year. 
Extreme weather conditions have devastated and may continue to devastate parts of the 
country which shall radically impact and affect the country's food production and supply, water 
availability, public health, infrastructure and economy. Thus, there is a need for additional 
measures to mitigate the effects of climate change.  
In view of the foregoing, immediate approval of this measure is earnestly requested. 
RUFUS B. RODRIGUEZ 
  MAXIMO B. RODRIGUEZ, JR. 
July 7, 2025
3:45 pm
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TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
) 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez and 
Representative Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr. 
House Bill No.  _____ 
AN ACT  
DECLARING A CLIMATE CHANGE EMERGENCY AND ENHANCING RESILIENCY AND 
ADAPTABILITY TO THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the “Climate Change Resilience Act”. 
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is the policy of the State to protect and advance the right 
of the people to a balanced and healthful ecology. The State also acknowledges that extreme 
weather conditions have devastated and may continue to devastate parts of the country which 
have radically affected food production and supply, water availability, public health, 
infrastructure, and economy. Further, demographics, settlements and communities, energy and 
industry, environment and waste, and transportation are elements that can influence change in 
climate and can be influenced by climate change policies. Thus, enhancing resilience and 
adaptation to the effects of climate change is imperative and the declaration for an environment 
and climate emergency is necessary for the protection and preservation of people’s lives, 
livelihoods, and the environment.  
SEC. 3.  Declaration of a Climate Change Emergency. –   It is hereby declared that the 
country is in the state of climate emergency and the government acknowledges that global 
warming exists. The declaration stresses the need for the government to devise measures to 
stop human-caused global warming, to limit its effects, and to mobilize funds for climate 
mitigation efforts. 
SEC. 4.  Climate Change Resiliency and Adaptability to the Effects of Climate Change. –  
There is hereby created a Climate Change Resiliency and Adaptability Program, hereinafter 
referred to as the “Program”, that shall develop and implement solutions to adapt and mitigate 
the adverse impacts of climate change. The Program shall have the following components: 
(a) Open sharing of data amongst the stakeholders – All datasets related to climate change
and disaster efforts generated by the national government agencies, local government
units (LGUs), civil society organizations (CSOs), academe, and the private sector shall
be shared through a digital platform that is readily accessible to all stakeholders;
(b) Probabilistic Climate Risk Assessments (PCRA) – PCRA shall consider all possible
scenarios, likelihood and inherent uncertainties, associated impacts of climate change,
and the climate change projections in extremes in consultation with collective
strengthening for community awareness on natural disasters agencies. The PCRA shall
generate the needed localized baseline information on climate risk faced by vulnerable
communities and their support system for potential climate-related hazards;
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(c) Multi-level national educational plan on climate resilience – There shall be a knowledge 
and competency building education agenda on climate change from primary to tertiary 
levels of the education system, including the country’s research and development 
program, producing citizens with progressive conceptual and operational knowledge 
and skills to build resilient communities, sectors, and nation. 
Children and youth shall be provided with climate education and green skills, 
necessary for their adaptation to and preparation for the effects of climate change: 
Provided, That they shall be included in all climate-related decision making: Provided, 
further, That the youth shall be included in all national, regional and international 
climate negotiations and decisions; 
 
(d) Link between health and climate change – The link between health and climate change 
will promote, account for, and monitor the health co-benefits from climate interventions 
which shall be reflected in decision making at all levels of governance.  
The right to a safe, clean, healthy, and sustainable environment shall also be 
recognized: Provided, That policies and processes to safeguard this right shall be 
adopted: Provided, further, That to strengthen the science of health and climate 
change, it is necessary to close knowledge gaps and build capacity to reach on the 
health impacts of climate change and health co-benefits of climate actions; 
 
(e) Critical services – Increasing investment in climate change adaptation and resilience 
in critical services, such as water, sanitation and hygiene systems, health, and 
education, shall be supported in order to protect the children, communities, and the 
most vulnerable from the worst impacts of climate change; and 
 
(f) Ecosystem protection strategies – The following ecosystem protection strategies shall 
be pursued: 
 
1) 
Insurance and financing – Assistance from the insurance and financing industries 
shall be made to help mitigate the impacts of climate change, ensure food 
security, and assist in a post-catastrophe scenario in order for the insured 
populace to rebuild and re-establish their lives and livelihoods while greatly 
increasing their resilience to disasters; 
 
2) 
Innovations and information technology – Innovations in information and 
communications technology and digital transformation are essential in the open 
sharing data and conduct of PCRA. These shall also provide valuable input into 
climate change negotiations and decision-making; 
 
3) 
Green-grey solutions or infrastructures – These are solutions which offer the best 
protection against calamities and shall be pursued to help mitigate the effects of 
climate change. Green-grey infrastructure is the conversion and restoration of 
natural systems combined with conventional approaches;  
 
4) 
Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) – These are actions where we use the forces of 
nature itself to achieve economic resilience like food and water security, for 
reduced physical risks including flood control, coastal protection and ecosystem 


and health, and reduced carbon emissions through sequestration and avoided 
emissions which are necessary to promote ecosystem resilience; 
 
5) 
Urban green spaces – The usage and expansion of urban green spaces shall be 
encouraged to address urban heat island effect, promote more sustainable cities, 
improve resilience to climate change, mitigate its impacts, and increase its co-
benefits to health and environment; and  
 
6) 
Vulnerability assessment – LGUs shall be assisted by the relevant national 
government agencies in the conduct of vulnerability assessment including its 
Local Climate Change Action Plan. 
SEC. 5. Roles of Departments and Agencies. – Government agencies shall immediately 
and efficiently coordinate and lead in taking practicable measures to preserve and protect the 
environment, as follows: 
 
(a) The Climate Change Commission (CCC) shall coordinate,  monitor, and evaluate 
programs and action plans related to climate change based on the National 
Climate Change Action Plan; 
 
(b) The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) shall 
monitor the integration of climate change resilience and adaptation in the national 
development plans and create an enabling environment that shall promote multi-
stakeholder 
participation 
of 
concerned 
departments, 
agencies, 
LGUs, 
organizations, and other stakeholders; 
 
(c) The 
Philippine 
Atmospheric, 
Geophysical, 
and 
Astronomical 
Services 
Administration (PAGASA) shall conduct research and development on the 
science of climate and changing weather patterns worldwide; and provide and 
disseminate climate projections and weather forecasts;  
 
(d) The Department of Education (DepEd) shall integrate climate change education 
under the Science Curriculum from Grade 2 to Senior High School level, in both 
private and public educational institutions, to raise and increase the awareness of 
children about the impacts and effects of climate change; 
 
(e) The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) shall integrate climate change 
education under the General Science subjects of the secondary and tertiary 
levels, in both private and public educational institutions, to raise and increase the 
awareness of children and youth about the impacts and effects of climate change.  
 
(f) 
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) shall develop, 
formulate, and recommend climate change strategies, programs, and policies 
especially on physical vulnerability; 
 
(g) The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) shall coordinate with 
LGUs to address vulnerability and impacts of climate change in regions, 
provinces, cities, and municipalities;  
 
(h) The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) shall conduct research and 
development on the effects of climate change and pathways to climate disasters, 
including determining vulnerability and assessing climate risks of natural 
ecosystem; develop technologies to enhance climate change adaptation; facilitate 


the formulation of climate change policies on science, technology, and innovations 
(STI) and related technical assistance; and monitor and assess the impacts of 
provided technical assistance and/or intervention;  
 
(i) 
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) shall ensure that employers 
promote a healthy and safe environment for the employees which are sustainable 
and environment-friendly; 
 
(j) 
The Department of Information and Technology (DICT) shall provide cost-free 
means for public information dissemination on climate change, vulnerabilities, 
risks, relevant laws, and protocols specifically those which need immediate 
dissemination; 
 
(k) The National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) shall provide the 
feasibility studies and the determination of how climate change policies will help 
in the economic development of the country;  
 
(l) 
The Department of Agriculture (DA) shall institutionalize a comprehensive 
program to strengthen the resilience of the country’s food system; 
 
(m) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) shall represent the 
stakeholders that are affected by climate change and extreme weather conditions 
as indicated in Section 2 of this Act and ensure their adaptive social protection; 
 
(n) The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) shall design, plan, 
implement, and inspect public works and infrastructures, which are resilient and 
adaptive to climate change; and 
 
(o) Other departments and agencies may be called upon by the Office of the 
President, incumbent upon their mandate, to provide relevant information relative 
to their sectors. This includes the following agencies: 
 
i. 
Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA);  
ii. 
National Youth Commission (NYC);  
iii. 
Philippine Commission on Women (PCW);  
iv. 
Philippine Commission on Urban Poor (PCUP);  
v. 
National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC); and  
vi. 
National Council for Indigenous People (NCIP).  
 
Provided, That other departments and agencies may be called upon by the Office 
of the President to take part in the efforts in environmental preservation and protection. 
 
SEC. 6. Multi-Sectoral Approach – Concerned government agencies and LGUs shall 
allocate adequate funds from their annual appropriations for the formulation, development, 
and implementation of their respective climate change programs and plans, in accordance 
with Republic Act No. 9729, otherwise known as the “Climate Change Act of 2009”. 
Private entities, in coordination with the national government and LGUs, civil society 
organizations, and non-government organizations shall also take part in the preservation and 
protection of the environment by ensuring that their organizational practices are not 
detrimental and hazardous to the environment. 
 
SEC. 7. Corporate Social Responsibility of Private Entities. – Projects undertaken by 
private entities under this Act shall be considered as part of their Corporate Social 
Responsibility Program.  
 


SEC. 8. Climate Change Resiliency and Adaptability Summit. – There shall be a Climate 
Change Resiliency and Adaptability Summit to be held on the second week of September 
every year. The Summit shall be spearheaded by the CCC and shall be participated in by all 
stakeholders mentioned in Section 5 hereof. The Summit shall aim to collaborate all the efforts 
of the concerned agencies in environment preservation and protection. 
 
SEC. 9. Reportorial Requirement. – All agencies mentioned in Section 5 of this Act shall 
submit an annual report on the current status of the country’s resiliency and adaptability to 
climate change, the implementation of this Act, and their recommendations, if any, to the 
Congress of the Philippines, through the Committee on Climate Change of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change 
of the Senate of the Philippines, on or before the scheduled Climate Change Resiliency and 
Adaptability Summit. 
 
SEC. 10. Repealing Clause. – All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations, and other 
issuances or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby 
repealed, amended, or modified accordingly. 
 
SEC. 11. Separability Clause. – If any portion of this Act is declared unconstitutional, any 
provisions not affected thereby shall remain in force and effect. 
 
SEC. 12. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following the completion of 
its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines. 
 
 
Approved,