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NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No. _2346__

Introduced by

HON. YEDDA MARIE K. ROMUALDEZ
and
HON. JUDE A. ACIDRE

AN ACT
INSTITUTIONALIZING A SYSTEM OF EFFECTIVE FUND ADMINISTRATION OF
CASH DONATIONS OR HUMANITARIAN AID FROM LOCAL OR FOREIGN
DONORS AND SPONSORS DURING NATURAL OR MAN-MADE DISASTERS,
CRISES, TRAGEDIES, OR EMERGENCIES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Philippines is considered as one of the world’s most disaster-prone
countries as it is located along the boundary of major tectonic plates and at the center
of a typhoon belt. As such, its islands are regularly impacted by floods, typhoons,
landslides, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, fires, and even droughts. The Philippines
also ranks among the top three countries in the world for population exposure and
vulnerability to hazards.

While the country has continued to further develop its disaster management
structures and resources by improving communication and institutionalizing roles and
responsibilities for national and international players, reports show that there are time
gaps and inefficiencies in the administration of funds, cash donations, and other
humanitarian aid.


This bill seeks to institutionalize a system of effective fund administration of
funds, cash donations, and other humanitarian aid coming from both local and foreign
donors and sponsors to effectively and efficiently aid individuals or communities who
are affected during natural or man-made disasters, crises, tragedies, and
emergencies.

In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

Rep. YEDDA MARIE K. ROMUALDEZ
Representative,“Tingog Sinirangan

Rep. JUDF/A. ACIDRE
Representative, Tingog Sinirangan


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Batasan Hills, Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No. __2346

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Introduced by
HON. YEDDA MARIE K. ROMUALDEZ

and
HON. JUDE A. ACIDRE

AN ACT
INSTITUTIONALIZING A SYSTEM OF EFFECTIVE FUND
ADMINISTRATION OF CASH DONATIONS OR HUMANITARIAN AID FROM
LOCAL OR FOREIGN DONORS AND SPONSORS DURING NATURAL OR
MAN-MADE DISASTERS, CRISES, TRAGEDIES, OR EMERGENCIES AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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 “Disaster Fund
Administration.”

Section 2. Declaration of Policy. There shall be an institutionalized
system of effective fund administration of cash donations or humanitarian aid
coming from local or foreign donors and sponsors to help affected victims or
communities during natural or man-made disasters, crises, tragedies, and

emergencies.

Section 3. Rationale. A system of effective fund administration
contemplates the following mechanics to smoothly and methodologically let
relief agencies or humanitarian organizations efficiently account for funds, cash
donations, or aid intended for legitimate victims or communities, as follows:

1. Regional offices of the Department of Social Welfare and


Development (DSWD) are tasked as Office of Primary Responsibility
(OPR) in accrediting banks or similar establishments to receive cash
donations or humanitarian aid.

2. Cash funds withdrawn by authorized DSWD representatives will be
used to purchase relief food, supplies, goods, and medicines from
the local market or business establishments based on specific needs
of the affected population.

3. Relief agencies, humanitarian organizations, and volunteer groups
must be accredited with or duly recognized by the Regional Offices
of DSWD or their local counterparts as far as practicable.

4. The movement of food, supplies, and goods to affected, traumatized,
and displaced victims or populations shall be in a manner that will
reach them as quickly as possible in much less time than it takes of
an airlift or land transport from a distant place or when such donated
goods or supplies come from boxes that have to be sorted out

5. Collected goods other than cash donations may be auctioned and
the proceeds of which shall go to the recognized relief agency or
humanitarian organization in the local area where the disaster, crisis,
tragedy, or emergency occurred for proper custodianship for future
relief efforts.

6. Authorized DSWD representative or similar custodians of relief
goods may be required to submit ‘After-the-Crisis Report’ as basis
for accounting for the cash donation, humanitarian aid, or collected
goods from various donors or sponsors.

Section 4. /mplementing Rules and Regulations. Within ninety (90)
days from the effectivity of this Act, the Department of Social Welfare and
Development shall promulgate the implementing rules and regulations of this
Act.

Section 5. Repealing Clause. All laws, decrees, ordinances, or
administrative orders or parts thereof not consistent with any provision of this


Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.

Section 6. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect thirty days (30) after its

publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general
circulation.

Approved,