Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE 0F REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
Nineteenth Congress
First Regular Session
HouseBiHNo.8350
Introduced by
Representatives FERDINAND MARTIN G. ROMUALDEZ, ELIZALDY S. CO, FRANCISCO
JOSE "BINGO" F. MATUGAS 11, DAVID ``JAY-JAY" C. SUAREZ, AND RAUL ANGHLO ``JIL"
D. B0NGALON
nxpLANATORy NOTE
The National Disaster Risk  Reduction  and Management Council  (the  Council)  was  created by
virtue of Republic Act No.  10121. The Council was tasked to develop a framework which shall provide for
a comprehensive, all-hazards, multi-sectoral, inter-agency and community-based approach to disaster risk
reduction and management. i The Council was tasked to perform policy making, coordination, integration,
supervision, monitoring, and evaluation functions.
The law was passed with the end in view of providing a more effective system towards achieving
disaster resilience. After the creation of the Council, and several major disasters thereafter, it has become
apparent that the solution of creating a body composed of multiple offices of the government primarily
responsible for disaster preparedness and response poses its own challenges.
The Council is currently chained by the Secretary of National Defense and vice chaired by other
department secretaries. With the challenges brought about by having numerous agencies as members of the
Council,  it is proposed that depending  on the  concern that needs to  be  addressed  and  corollary to the
function of each Office of the Vice Chailperson, their corresponding ageney shall be the lead goverrment
instrumentality in exercising the powers and jurisdiction of the Council.   It has been observed, however,
that because  of the  immense  destruction  sustained by various  government infrastructures  during  these
disasters, many of which damages suffer from state of disrepair, it becomes paramount that another vice
chailpersonship is created for Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Repair to be headed by the Secretary of the
Depaithent of Public Works and Highways.
t  Section 6, Republic Act No.10121, otherwise known as the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
Act of 2010.


These damaged/destroyed infrastructure projects must be immediately repaired and rehabilitated to
ensure public safety and speedy econoinic recovery, thus, in the pursuit of streamlining and expediting the
process of requesting, allocating, and disbursing of funds for the repair, rehabilitation, or construction of
infrastructures devastated by calamities, requirements needed for the release of the NDRRM Fund  must be
minimized.
Natural disasters have the capability to cause such far reaching and impactful consequences that it
has become clear that a speedy, comprehensive, specialized, and focused approach is the only way to move
forward from the effects of natural disasters.
In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly requested.
Representative
Leyte,  1St District


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE 0F REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
Nineteenth Congress
First Regular Session
HouseBiuNo.8350
Introduced by
Representative FERDINAND MARTIN G. ROMUALDEZ, ELIZALDY S. CO, FRANCISC0
JOSE "BINGO" F. MATUGAS 11, DAVID ``JAY-JAY" C. SUAREZ, AND RAUL ANGHLO ``JIL"
D. B0NGALON
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AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO.10121, ENTITLED
"AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE PHILIPPINE DISASTHR RISK REDUCTION AND
MAI`IAGEMENT S¥STnM, pRovlDING FOR THE NATloNAL DISASTER RISK
REDucTloN AND MAr`IAGEMHNT FRAMHwoRK AND INSTITUTIONALlzING THE
NATloNAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTloN AND MAr`IAGEMENT PLAN, AppRopRIATING
FUNDS THHREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Representatives Of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
Section 1. Section 5 of Republic Act No.  10121 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sechon S. National  Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. -The present "ewional
Disaster Coordinating Council or NDCC shall henceforth be known as the National Disaster Risk
Reduction  and  Management  Council,  hereinafter refeITed to  as  the  NDRRMC  or the National
Council.
The National Council  shall be headed by the Secretary of the Department of National Defense
(DND) as Chairperson with the Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government
(DILG) as Vice Chairperson for Disaster Preparedness, the Secretary of the Dapartrnent of Social
Welfare and Development (DSWD) as Vice Chairperson for Disaster Response, the Secretary of
the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) as Vice Chairperson for Ihisaster Prevention
and  Mitigation,  the  Director-General  of the  National  Economic  and  Development  Authority
(NEDA)  as  Vice  Chairperson  for  Economic  Relief  and  Recovery,  and  the  Secretarv  of the
Department  of Public  Works  and  Highways  a)PWH)  as  Vice  Chairperson  for  Infrastructure
Rehal]ilitation and Repair.


Depending on the concern that needs to be addressed and corollarv to the function of each Office
of the Vice ChairDerson` their coITesoonding agency shall be the lead government instrumentalitv
in exercising the Powers and jurisdiction of NDRRMC.
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Section 2. Section 6 of Republic Act No.  10121 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 6. Powers c777cJ F##c#ous a/J¢e jvDRR^4C. - The National Council, being empowered with
poliey-making, coordinationt integration,  supervision, monitoring and evaluation functions,  shall
have the following responsibilities:
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(i)  Monitor  and  provide  the  necessary  guidelines  and  procedures  on  the  Local  Disaster  Risk
Reduction  and  Management  Fund  (LDRRMF)  releases  as  well  as  utilization,  accounting  and
auditing  thereof,  Provided  that  in  the  Pursuit  of  streamlining  and  exDeditinq  the  Process  of
reauestim2.  allocatingn  and  disbursing  of funds  for the repair.  rehabilitation.  or construction  of
infrastructures devastated bv calamities. the reciuirements shall be limited to the following :
1.    Disaster Report from the Requesting Local Government Unit: and
2.    Program of Work from the Concerned District Engineering Office of the Del)arment of
Public Works and Highwavs (DPWH`.
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(o) Constitute a technical management group composed of representatives of the abovementioned
departments,  offices,  and  organizations,  that  shall  coordinate  and  meet  immediatelv  after  the
declaration of a state of calamity. not more than twentyrfeur (24) hours, and as often as necessary
to effectively manage and sustain national efforts on disaster risk reduction and management;
Section 3. Section 22 of Rapub]ic Act No.  10121 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sechon Z2. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund. - (ai) The pee;sent Calami:ty
Fund appropriated under the annual General Appropriations Act shall henceforth be known as the
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (NDRRM Fund) and it shall be used for
disaster risk reduction or mitigation, prevention and preparedness activities such as but not limited
to training of personnel, procurement of equipment, and capital expenditures. It can also be utilized
for relief recovery, reconstruction and other work or services in connection with natural or huinan
induced calamities;  pi.ovided that the utilization of such fund is not subject to the provision of
Section 28. Chapter 4` Book VI of Executive Order No. 292.
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(b) The specific amount of the NDRRM Fund and the appropriate recipient agencies and/or LGUs
shall be  determined upon approval  of the  President  of the  Philippines  in  accordance  with  the
favorable recommendation of the NDRRMC led bv the aDDroDriate Vice Chairoerson.
Provided`  that  aDDroval  based  on  guidelines  and  procedures  required  shall  be  limited  to  the
fouowing:
1 .    Disaster ReDort from the Reauestin£ Local Government Unit: and
2.    Program of Work from the Concerned District Enineering Office of the Department of
Public Works and Hichwavs (DPwrH|.
(c) Of the amount appropriated for the NDRRM Fund, thirty percent (30%) shall be allocated as
Quick  Response  Fund  (QRF)  or  stand-by  fund  for relief and recovery  programs  in  order that
situation and living conditions of people in communities or areas stricken by disasters, calamities,
eapidemics, or complex emergencies, may be normalized as quickly as possible.
(d) All departments/agencies and LGUs that are allocated with DRRM fund shall submit to the
NDRRMC their monthly statements on the utilization of DRRM funds and make an accounting
thereof in accordance with existing accounting and auditing rules.
(e) 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 DRRM activities in
accordance with the guidelines to be issued by the NDRRMC in coordination with the DBM.
24       Section 7. Scp¢rtzbr./z.ty c/c7#£e. -If any provision or part of this Act is declared unconstitutional or invalid,
25       the remaining parts or provisions not affected thereby shall remain in full force and effect.
26        Section 8. j2cpccz/I.#g c/c]#5e. -All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations, and other issuances or parts
27       thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
28       Section 9. E#cc/jtJj.ty. -This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the official Gazette
29       or in a newspaper of general circulation.
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