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Introduced by Senator Manuel "Lito" M. Lapid
AN ACT
CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND 
MANAGEMENT, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
In a paper published by the International Journal on Disaster Risk Reduction, 
dated September 2022, it said that "[t]he Philippines is both geographically and 
meteorologically one of the world's most susceptible countries to natural hazards, 
ranking third among all countries with regards to disaster risk. Over the twenty-year 
period from 2000 to 2019, the Philippines recorded 304 disaster events, affecting an 
average of 7796 people per 100,000 population."1
According to a paper from the International Monetary Fund, "Philippines is one 
of the countries most vulnerable to climate change risks and natural hazards— 
cyclones, landslides, floods, droughts. The vulnerability reflects its location in the 
western Pacific Ocean, surrounded by naturally warm waters, its reliance on climate 
sensitive natural resources, and its settlement patterns, with most of the population 
residing along the vast coastlines. The UN 2016 World Risk Index ranks the Philippines 
as the third most vulnerable country in terms of natural hazard risk. Among more 
recent measurements, the 2019 Inform Global Risk Index ranks Philippines as the
1 Loyd, Sophie, et. al. Social vulnerability to natural hazards in the Philippines. International 
Journal on Disaster Risk Reduction (September 2022). Retrieved from: 
https://www.sciencedirect.eom/science/article/abs/pii/S2212420922003223


country most susceptible to climate change and natural hazards. Similarly, the Global 
Climate Risk Index4 2019 ranks it as the fifth most vulnerable to climate change- 
induced natural calamities, and the fourth most affected county by extreme weather 
events for the period 1998-2017.
Calamities and natural disasters are constant realities in the Philippines. Part of 
our lives as Filipinos living in this country is having to deal with the effects of these on 
a day-to-day basis. Not only are our safety and security affected by calamities and 
disaster, our very progress depends on our ability to build our nation in spite of them.
It is, thus, important that we provide a high-level and permanent government 
agency that would organize, coordinate, and lead our efforts from a national 
perspective towards a more disaster resilient country.
Hindi na po natin maiiwasan na tumama ang kaiamidad sa ating bansa, subaiit 
marami po tayong maaaring magawa upang maiwasan ang maiaki at maraming 
sakuna at tuiungan ang ating mga kababayang nasaianta. Sa mabuti at masusing 
paghahanda po ay marami po tayong maiingatan at maisasaibang buhay at mga ari- 
arian at matutuiungan ang ating mga kababayan na makapamuhay ng may 
kapanatagan.
This bill establishes the Department of Disaster Risk Redution and 
Management, provides for a national policy on promoting disaster resilience, and 
defines the roles of various government agencies and sectors in our society in 
preventing, addressing, and managing the various calamities and natural disasters 
that beset our country.
In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
'LITO" M. LAPI^^
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CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND
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MANAGEMENT, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND
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APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
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SECTION 1. Short Title -This Act shall be known as the "Department of Disaster
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Risk Reduction and Management Act."
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SEC. 2. Declaration of Policies and Principles. - The State shall:
a) Carry out and harmonize the policies on disaster risk and vulnerability 
reduction and management, environmental management, climate change 
adaptation, and sustainable development to uphold the welfare of the 
people especially the vulnerable sectors of society.
b) 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 
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c) Uphold its commitment to the international treaties, conventions and 
agreement on disaster risk management, climate change, disaster risk and 
vulnerability reduction and management, and climate change adaptation 
and mitigation, including universal principles and standards for 
humanitarian assistance.
d) The State shall integrate and accelerate the implementation of the 
recognized principles, and concepts of climate change, disaster risk and 
vulnerability reduction contained in the international agreements, treaties, 
conventions, and frameworks in the 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.
e) Uphold the people's constitutional right to life and property by minimizing 
and mitigating 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;
f) Ensure a science-based in a whole-of-society approach and bottom-up 
participation, representation, and decision-making in climate-disaster risk 
governance, and adopt a comprehensive, integrated, and proactive 
approach to lessen the socioeconomic and environmental impacts of 
disasters and climate change;
g) Strengthen the capacity of the national government and the local 
government units, together with development partner stakeholders, build 
disaster resilient communities, and institutionalize arrangements and 
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h) Work with international humanitarian and deveiopment partners especially 
those with established presence in the country;
i) Deveiop, maintain, and ensure the accessibility of ciimate and geospatial 
information and services to the public;
j) Ensure that disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and climate change 
adaptation measures are disability and vulnerable sensitive, and culturally 
sensitive, recognizing indigenous knowiedge systems and practices, and 
respecting human rights;
k) Mainstream disaster risk and vulnerability reduction in government by 
ensuring risk-informed pianning, 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;
l) Adopt risk-sharing and risk-transfer mechanisms to ensure the appropriate, 
efficient, and timely recovery of disaster-stricken communities, especially 
for the poorest and most vulnerable;
m) 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;
n) Create an enabling environment for substantial and sustainable participation 
of civil society organizations, private organizations, non-government 
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education on disaster risk; and advocate for resilient communities and an 
inclusive and whole of society, risk reduction and management which shall 
strengthen the synergies across groups, as appropriate;
2) Women and girls shall contribute to and participate in effectively managing 
disaster risk and designing, resourcing, and leading implementation of 
gender sensitive disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and management 
policies, plans, and programs;
3) Children and the youth as agents of change shall endeavor to actively 
contribute to disaster risk and vulnerability reduction, in accordance with 
legislation, national practice, and educational curricula; disaster risk 
reduction and management at all levels and processes of disaster risk and 
vulnerability reduction and anticipatory adaptation, including data 
gathering, planning, programming, budgeting, implementation, monitoring 
and evaluation;
4) For citizens having years of knowledge, skills on climate change adaptation 
and disaster risk reduction and wisdom, are invaluable assets to reducing 
disaster risk, and shall therefore participate in the design of policies, plans 
and mechanisms, including those for early warning;
5) Persons with disabilities, through their existing network or organizations, 
shall participate in activities related to assessment, programming, and the 
designs of policies, plans, and mechanisms;
6) Migrants shall contribute to the resilience of communities and societies 
using their knowledge, skills and capacities in the design and 
implementation of disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and climate 
change adaptation;
7) Indigenous peoples and Muslim Filipinos, through their practical experience 
and traditional knowledge, shall contribute to the development and 
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8) Urban and rural poor shall contribute to resilience building as well as in the 
promotion of a more inclusive and transformative resettlement for informal 
settler families in reducing their vulnerability to threats of disaster and 
climate risks through state and non-state programs;
9) Farmers and fisherfolk shall contribute to the promotion and protection of 
the environmental resource management that will secure food and nutrition 
resilience through the integration of disaster risk and vulnerability reduction 
into sustainable development policies and planning;
10) Emergency responders, community practitioners, and organized volunteer 
organizations shall contribute to resilience by not providing timely and 
efficient emergency response and providing training on basic life support, 
first aid, and search and rescue, in accordance with the standards provided 
by the Research, Education, and Training Institute of the Department;
11) Academia and scientific and research entities and networks are encouraged 
to focus their research efforts on disaster risk factors and scenarios, 
including emerging disaster risks, in the medium and long term; partner 
with government and increase research for regional, national and local 
application; support action by local communities and authorities; and 
support the interface between policy and science for decision-making;
12) Businesses, private sector financial institutions, professional associations, as 
well as philanthropic foundations together with financial regulators shall be 
encouraged to Integrate disaster risk management, including business 
continuity, into business models and core business values and practices via 
disaster risk-informed investments, especially in micro, small and medium­
sized enterprises; engage in awareness-raising and training for their 
employees and customers; engage in and support research and innovation 
as well as technological development for disaster risk management; share 
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of normative frameworks and technical standards that incorporate disaster 
risk management; and
13)The media shall take an active and inclusive role at the local, regional, and 
national levels in contributing to the raising of public awareness and 
understanding, and disseminate accurate disaster risk, hazard and disaster 
information, including on small-scale disasters, in a simple, transparent, 
easy-to-understand and accessible manner, in close cooperation with 
national and local authorities; adopt specific disaster risk and vulnerability 
reduction communication policies; support, as appropriate, early warning 
systems and life-saving protective measures; and stimulate a culture of 
prevention and strong community invoivement in sustained public education 
campaigns and public consultations at all levels of society, in accordance 
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SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act:
1) 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.
2) Assisting Domestic Entity refers to any not-for-profit entity established 
under domestic laws, which is responding to a disaster in the country.
3) Assisting International Entity 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.
4) Capacity refers to the combination of all strengths, attributes and resources 
avaiiable within a community, society or organization that can reduce the 
ievel of risk, or impacts of a disaster. Capacity may include infrastructure 
and physical means, institutions, societal coping abilities, as well as human 
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5) Civil Society Organizations refer to non-state actors whose aims are neither 
to generate profits nor to 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. Civil 
society organizations include non-government organizations, professional 
associations, foundations, independent research institutes, community- 
based organizations, faith-based organizations, people's organizations, 
social movements, and labor unions.
6) Climate Change Adaptation refers to the adjustment in natural or human 
systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli or their effects, 
which moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities.
7) Climate Finance refers to finance that aims at reducing emissions, and 
enhancing sinks of greenhouse gases and aims at reducing vulnerability of, 
and maintaining, and increasing the resilience of, human and ecological 
systems to negative climate change impacts.
8) Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (CBDRRM) 
refers to a process of disaster risk reduction and management in 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 capacities, and where the people are 
at the heart of decision-making and implementation of disaster risk 
reduction and management activities.
9) Complex Emergency refers to a form of human-induced emergency in which 
the cause of the emergency as well as the assistance to the afflicted is 
complicated by intense level of political considerations.
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losses and impacts, which exceeds the ability of the affected community or 
society to cope using its own resources.
11) Disaster Mitigation refers to the lessening or limitation of the adverse 
impacts of hazards and reiated 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.
12) Disaster Preparedness refers to the knowledge and capacities developed by 
governments, professional response and recovery organizations, 
communities and individuais to effectively anticipate, respond to, and 
recover from, the impacts of likely, imminent or current hazard events or 
conditions. It includes preparedness for response such as contingency 
pianning, stockpiiing of equipment and supplies, the development of 
arrangements for coordination, evacuation, and pubiic information, and 
preparedness for recovery such as procurement of land for resettlement 
sites.
13) 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, iand-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 iikely earthquake.
14) Disaster Response refers to the provision of emergency services and pubiic 
assistance during or immediateiy after a disaster in order to secure and save 
iives, reduce health impacts, ensure public safety and meet the basic 
subsistence needs of the people affected. Disaster response includes 
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\S)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.
IS)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.
\l)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.
IS)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.
19)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
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Strengthening resilience and therefore to the achievement of sustainabie 
development.
20) 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.
21) Eariy 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 appropriateiy 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.
22) 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.
23) Eligible Assisting Entity 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.
2^)Emergency refers to unforeseen or sudden occurrence, especially danger, 
demanding immediate action.
2S)Emergency Management refers to the organization and management of 
resources and responsibilities for addressing all aspects of emergencies, in 
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26)Exposure refers to the degree to which the elements at risk are likely to 
experience hazard events of different magnitudes
ll)Geographic Information System (GIS) refers to a system used to capture, 
store, manipulate, manage and display all types of spatial or geographical 
data.
28) Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Area (GIDA) refers to areas with 
a marginalized population which is physically and socioeconomically 
separated from the mainstream society and characterized by physical 
factors, and isolated due to distance, weather conditions and transportation 
difficulties in island, upland lowland, landlocked, hard to reach and 
underserved communities; and/or socio-economic factors such as high 
poverty incidence, presence of vulnerable sectors, communities in or 
recovering from situation of crisis or armed conflict,
29i)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.
30) 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,
31) Imminent Danger refers to a situation where, on the basis of official 
forecasts, that a disaster will or is expected to occur in a particular 
geographical area and within an estimated period of time, and where 
necessary preparedness actions or financing are required.
32) International Disaster Relief and Initial Recovery Period refers to the period 
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assistance or upon acceptance of an offer, and shall continue until 
terminated pursuant to guidelines set in the implementing rules and 
regulations.
33) Internally Displaced Persons refer to 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,
34) International Personnel refers to 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,
33)Land Use Planning refers to the process undertaken by public authorities to 
identify, evaluate and decide on different options 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.
36)Legal Facilities refer to special entitlements and exemptions that are made 
available to eligible assisting actors under this Act.
31)Mitigation refers to effort to reduce or limit greenhouse gas emissions or 
enhance greenhouse gas sequestration.
36)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 
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39) National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Framework refers to the 
comprehensive, all hazards, multi-sectoral, inter-agency and community- 
based approach to disaster risk reduction and management.
^0)National Disaster Resilience Rian (NDRP) refers to the document to be 
formulated by the NDRRMC and implemented by the Authority that sets out 
goals and specific objectives for reducing disaster risks together with related 
actions to accomplish these objectives. The NDRP 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 in 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.
^M)Natural Hazard refers to naturally occurring physical phenomena caused 
either by rapid or slow onset events which can be geological such as 
earthquakes ground rupture, liquefaction, landslides, tsunamis, sinkholes, 
and volcanic activity; hydrological and meteorological such as floods, severe 
winds, typhoons, storm surges, climatological variability such as extreme 
temperatures, El Nino, La Nina, forest fires, or biological such as disease, 
epidemics and insect/animal plagues.
42) Open Data refer to facts and statistics that can be freely used, shared and 
built-on by anyone, anywhere, for any purpose. These must be available in 
bulk, 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. These must permit people to use, re-use, and redistribute, 
intermix with other data providers. These do not allow conditions to be 
placed on how people can use Open Data, but permit a data provider to 
require that data users credit them in some appropriate way, clarify if the
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data have been changed, or that new datasets created using their data are 
also-shared as open data.
43) Pre-Disaster Risk Assessment refe rs to 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 provides a basis to determine the appropriate level o f 
response actions of government agencies from the national to the local 
levels. It is hazard-specific, area focused and time-bound,
/\/\)Post-Disaster Recovery refers to 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 principle of "build forward better."
AS)Private Sector refers to private corporations, households, non-profit 
institutions serving households, and other economic enterprises outside of 
government.
AS) Recovery refers to rehabilitation measures that ensure the ability of affected 
communities or areas to restore their normal level of functioning by 
restoring livelihoods and services, reconstructing damaged infrastructures 
and increasing the communities' organizational capacity,
Al)Resiiience refers to the ability of a system, community or society exposed 
to hazards to resist, absorb, adapt to, transform, accommodate, and recover 
from the effects o f a hazard in a timely and efficient manner, including 
through the preservation and restoration of its essential basic structures 
and functions through risk management in such ways as to enhance their 
capacities to withstand current and future risk,
AS)Response refers to 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 
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SQ)Probabilistic Risk Assessment refers to the simulation of those future 
disasters based on scientific evidence, are likely to occur. As a result, these 
risk assessments resolve the problem posed by the limits of historical data. 
Probabilistic models "complete" historical records by reproducing the 
physics of the phenomena and recreating the intensity of a large number of 
synthetic events. 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 incomplete understanding and measurement of the 
hazards, exposure, and vulnerability.
51) 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.
52) 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.
53) State of Calamity refers to a condition involving mass casualty and/or major 
damage 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 
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55) Vital Facility Items refer 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.
56) Vulnerability refe rs 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.
57) Vulnerable and Marginalized Groups refer to those who are at risk due to 
poverty and other underlying risk factors including women, children, the 
elderly, differently-abled people, and ethnic minorities.
58) Whole-of-Society Approach refers to the meaningful participation and 
synergy of stakeholders that represent different interests in all aspects of 
climate change adaptation, and disaster risk reduction and management 
across all levels.
59) Whole of Government Approach refers to an approach that integrates the 
collaborative efforts of the government departments and agencies to 
achieve unity of effort toward a shared goal to broaden the government's 
options, and increases efficiency to maximize all available resources in a 
collaborative effort.
60) 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 
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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 
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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.
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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 33 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 
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12. Review and evaluate local disaster resilience plans and other local 
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(b) 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 controi over reievant 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 Repubiic 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 
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8. Organize, train, equip, and maintain a system of response capacity 
for search, rescue, and retrieval, and the delivery and distribution of relief 
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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 rules and regulations for preparedness, 
response, and recovery activities, including those prompted by a declaration of 
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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.
(c) 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.
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1. Provide or designate a secretariat to the Ciimate Change Commission.
2. Establish and monitor local and national capacity for ciimate-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 Phiiippines (LBP).
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vulnerability reduction and climate change adaptation protocols following the 
principle of inter-operability 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) ciass provinces 
and municipalities, and other grants and donations for disaster risk reduction 
and management and climate change adaptation, unless otherwise specified.
4. Receive, administer, mobiiize, and monitor and oversee the utilization 
of the nationai disaster resiiience fund, the Prevention, Mitigation, and 
Preparedness Fund for 3rd to 6th Class Provinces and Municipalities, and 
donations for disaster risk and vulnerabiiity reduction and management and 
climate change adaptation, unless otherwise specified;
5. Use of advanced science and technoiogies in disaster risk reduction 
and management by engaging, consulting with, employing and reguiariy 
funding the academe or higher education and research institutions such as the 
University of the Philippines Resilience Institute and the University of the 
Phiiippines Nationwide Operationai 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 
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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;
7. Develop the criteria and procedure for the enlistment of accredited 
community disaster resilience volunteers and institutions.
8. Create and continuously update, in consultation with stakeholders, a 
manual of operations for accredited community disaster resilience volunteers 
and institutions.
9. Perform such other functions as may be necessary for the effective 
implementation of this Act.
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a) Local government units shall enact an ordinance on and implement through 
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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.
b) 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.
c) 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.
SEC. 9. Hierarchy of Evacuation Measures. —
a) Preemptive evacuation shall be the preferred and primary mode of 
evacuation of people that will be affected by emergencies, hazards and 
disasters.
b) 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 
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inspection, visitorial and examining authority over government and non-governmental
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entities to ensure that all funds and assets allocated for disaster resilience are actually
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and Local Government, to prevent or suppress lawless violence and ensure the
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assistance in the use of their facilities and resources.
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to negotiate, enter into, institutionalize and coordinate arrangements with any private
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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) Coordinate with other government agencies, the private sector, and civil 
society organizations on the policies, programs, projects, and activities of 
the Department, as may be necessary.
g) 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.
h) Serve as the Vice-Chairperson of the Climate Change Commission.
i) 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.
j) Call upon the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National 
Police to render assistance in disaster-affected areas.
k) Promulgate such rules and regulations and perform such other functions as 
may be necessary or proper to attain the objectives of this act.
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a) The Secretary, as provided for under this Act;
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Undersecretaries shall have functional and operational supervision over the 
bureaus, divisions, offices and units assigned to their respective functional 
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c) The Department shall have such number of assistant secretaries and 
directors as may be necessary for the effective and efficient implementation 
and performance of its mandate, powers, and functions;
d) 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;
e) The National Climate and Disaster Resilience Research, Education, and 
Training Institute under the Capacity Building and Training Service, to be 
headed by a Director;
f) Regional and other field Offices of the Department that shall be established 
in each administrative region, each to be headed by a Regional Director;
g) Seconded personnel from relevant agencies and detailed service from the 
uniformed services, as appropriate; and
h) 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 
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a) The Department shall have the power to receive donations and grants from 
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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.
b) 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.
c) 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 importations 
and donations under Section 11 (c) of Republic Act No. 10863, otherwise 
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5. Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority;
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21. Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process
22. Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education
23. Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
24. Chief of the Philippine National Police
25. Head of the Presidential Communications Operations Office
26. Secretary-General of the Philippine National Red Cross
27. Chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights
28. Executive Director of the Council for Welfare of Children;
29. Lead Convenor of the National Anti-Poverty Commission;
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38. President of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation;
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financial plans (AWFPs) for the next year. The AWFPS shall be based on the DDR Plan.
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and requiring the appropriate implementation of remedial measures by member
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agencies of the Council during a state of calamity. It shall have the authority and
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power to require reports from the appropriate member-agencies regarding
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implementation of such measures.
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b. Validation. The Secretary shall require the submission of reports from local
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government units to validate the progress reports of the Council member-agencies.
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Every two (2) years, the implementation of the Climate-Disaster Resilience Plan
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(CDRP) and utilization of the Local Disaster Resilience Fund (LDRF) of each province,
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local government units, independent city shall be evaluated by the Regional Disaster
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such as the award, recognition, citation criteria for provinces, cities and municipalities,
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barangay and stakeholders.
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(1) The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils (RDRRMC)
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- The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils (RDRRMCs) shall
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coordinate, integrate, supervise, and evaluate the activities of the LDRRMCs. It shall
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be accountable, responsible and liable for ensuring climate-disaster risk sensitive and
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inclusive regional development plans, and in case of emergencies shall convene the
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different regional line agencies and authorities, concerned institutions, developmental
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partners and multiple stakeholders.
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The Regional Directors of the Department shall serve as chairpersons of the
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RDRRMCs and the Regional Directors of the DSWD, the DILG, and the NEDA shall
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serve as cluster heads. In the case of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim
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Mindanao, the Chief Minister shall be the RDRRMC Chairperson. In the case of Metro
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Manila, the MDRC shall be headed by the Chairperson of the Metro Manila
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Development Authority (MMDA). The RDRRMCs shall establish the RDRRMC
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Secretariat and operating facility to be known as the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction
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requirements for personal services, maintenance and other operating 
expenditures, and capital outlay of the LDRRMO 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 local 
government units to fund the initial year requirements for the creation 
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other maintenance and operating expenditures, and other capital outlay
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requirements of the LDRRMO in the implementation of disaster risk and
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vulnerability reduction management and climate change adaptation
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programs shall be charged to the Local Climate-Disaster Resilience Fund
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of the local government units.
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ii. Establish linkage or network with other local government units for
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disaster risk and vulnerability reduction, climate change adaptation and
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emergency response purposes;
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iii. Recommend through the LDRRMC, the enactment of local ordinances
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consistent with the requirements of this Act;
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iv. Establish a Provincial City, Municipal, and Barangay Climate and Disaster
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Resilience Operations Center; and
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V. Encourage Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations (GOCCs) to
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establish their own Climate and Disaster Resilience Operations Center
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within their territories.
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synergy and coordination with stakeholders, including civil society organizations, the
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academe, and the private sector, in relation to disaster resilience programs and
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projects and the development and promotion of research, education, and training
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mechanism with relevant stakeholders.
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convergence and coordination with stakeholders, including the development of
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standards, protocols, and procedures for collaboration for disaster resilience.
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SEC. 23. Establishment of Multi-Stakeholders Convergence Unit - The
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Department, with the assistance of other relevant government agencies and
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stakeholders, shall establish a Multi-Stakeholders Convergence Unit (MSCU), which
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shall align the disaster resilience efforts of the private sector, civil society
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coordinating, or providing services that strengthen public-private cooperation and
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ensure the continued delivery of products and services, in the event of 
disasters.
b) 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.
c) Establishment, incorporation, and application of business continuity plans 
as part of the disaster resilience plans of local government units.
d) Facilitation or assistance in obtaining or processing incentives for the private 
sector or other non-government stakeholders.
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enterprises (MSMEs), such as mechanisms involving procurement and 
liquidity to create enabling environments for disaster preparedness and 
recovery.
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ARTICLE VII
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SEC. 24. Integration ofDRR and Climate Change Adaptation in the Climate and
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Disaster Resilience Framework and Rian. - The existing National Disaster Resilience
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Framework and plan and the National Climate Change Strategic Framework and Plan
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shall be enhanced by the Climate and Disaster Resilience Framework and plan which
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provides for the comprehensive probabilistic multi-hazards, multi-scenario, multi-
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of disaster and climate risk, and provide for the integration of disaster risk and
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vulnerability reduction and climate change adaptation, as well as the mainstreaming
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in other sectoral policies. It shall be reviewed every three (3) years.
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The Climate and Disaster Resilience Plan shall provide for the following: (1)
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identification of the underlying factors of risk, or the nature and degree of hazards,
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vulnerabilities, exposures and capacities, which need to be managed at the national
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level; (2) disaster risk and vulnerabilities reduction and management approaches and
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strategies to be applied in managing said hazards and risks; (3) agency roles,
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responsibilities, and lines of authority at all government levels; and (4) vertical and
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horizontal coordination of climate change adaptation, disaster risk and vulnerability
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reduction and management before, during, and after a disaster. The Climate and
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disaster resilience plan shall be in conformity with the framework.
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The climate and disaster resilience framework and plan for climate-disaster risk
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governance, climate vulnerability assessment, risk assessment and risk management
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shall be formulated and jointly approved by the NDRRMC and the CCC.
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SEC. 25. Ecosystem-Based Approach to Prevention and Mitigation,
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Rehabiiitation and Recovery from Disaster. - The Department shall ensure the
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application of ecosystems-based approaches in disaster risk and vulnerability
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reduction and climate change adaptation, particularly through ecosystem
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management and restoration as defined in this Act, and ensuring that environmental
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and natural resource policies are risk-informed.
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SEC. 26. Creation of the Ciimate and Disaster Research, Education, and
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the Climate and Disaster Research, Education, and Training Institute in 
collaboration with higher education institutions and Private and State
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excellence for learning and research in the field of disaster risk and 
vulnerability reduction and management and climate change adaptation;
b) 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.
c) The Climate and Disaster Research, Education, and Training Institute shall 
have the following functions:
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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;
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Develop and implement an inclusive and ladderized curricula on 
climate change adaptation, and disaster risk and vulnerability 
reduction and management;
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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;
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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 
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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;
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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;
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Organize and recognize a community of climate change adaptation 
and disaster risk reduction and management practitioners; and
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Accredit, recognize, monitor and evaluate climate change adaptation, 
disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and management training 
institutions.
d) Financial Support to the Center;
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The budget for the Climate and Disaster Resilience Research and 
Training Center shall be sourced from the annual General 
Appropriations Act.
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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.
ARTICLE IX
INTEGRATION, MAINSTREAMING CLIMATE AND DISASTER RESILIENCE 
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SEC. 27. Climate and Disaster Resilience Information Management System
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(CDRIMS). - The Department shall establish a National and Regional Information
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Management System for Climate and Disaster Resilience. It shall constitute a physical
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central database of all disaster risk reduction and ciimate change data, inciuding a
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geographic information system on geo-hazard assessments and climate risk. It shaii
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be the repository of current and multi-temporal information for wide-scaie disaster
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risk analysis and ciimate change vulnerabiiity assessment. The CDRIMS shaii at all
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times be made avaiiable to the Emergency Operations Center of the National and
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Regional Climgte and Disaster Resiiience Councii (NRCDRC) development partners and
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multi stakehoiders to access criticai information and ensure that the collection
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processing, analysis and dissemination of information is timely, reliable and accurate
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to support overall decision making and effective coordination both at the national and
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a) The Department of Education, CHED, and Technical Education and Skiiis 
Development Authority (TESDA), in coordination with the National Youth 
Commission (NYC), the Department of Science and Technoiogy (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, deveiopmental institutions, and non-government organizations 
shaii integrate disaster risk and vuinerabiiity reduction and ciimate change 
adaptation education in the schooi curricuia at aii leveis of education, from 
K to i2 to tertiary leveis, including the eariy and aduit iearning programs. 
Nationai Service Training Program (NSTP), and education for children and 
persons with special needs, whether private or pubiic, including formai and 
non-formai, technicai-vocationai, indigenous iearning, out-of-schooi youth 
courses and programs, and other channels of educational integration, 
including media, church, entertainment centers (malls), international and 
domestic airports and transport terminals.
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b) 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.
c) 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.
d) 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.
e) 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.
f) 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.
g) The LDRRMOs 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.
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h) The DRC, the RDRCs, the LDRRMCs, the LDRRMOs, the BDRCs, and the
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Sangguniang Kabataan shall encourage the community, specifically the
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youth, participation in disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and climate
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change adaptation activities, such as Information, Education and
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Communication (lEC) Campaigns organizing quick response groups,
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particularly in identified disaster-prone areas, as well as the inclusion of
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DRVR-ciimate change adaptation programs as part of programs and
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projects of the Sangguniang Kabataan, youth organizations and community-
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based disaster risk and vulnerability reduction management and anticipatory
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adaptation initiatives.
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public and private sector employees, including teachers and Climate-
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Disaster Resilience Coordinators from both the public and private learning
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institutions, shall be trained in emergency preparedness and response in
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compliance with the provisions of this Act.
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SEC. 29. Standard Mechanism for Cascading Information, Education and
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Communication on Ciimate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk and Vuinerabiiity
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Reduction Management -
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a) The DRC shall promote and advocate a culture of resilience and responsible-
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accountable, liable and responsible citizenship through information,
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education and communication that is appropriate, integrated, calibrated,
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inclusive, localized, science- and risk-based, gender, culture and disability
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sensitive and accessible using multimedia. Information, education, and
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communication on climate change adaptation and disaster risk and
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vulnerability reduction management should be compelling but not alarming.
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b) The NDRRMC shall formulate a Strategic Risk Communications Plan to
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encompass the entirety of disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and
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climate change adaptation to achieve the desired behavioral and attitudinal
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serve as a reference on continuous awareness raising and education at ali
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levels of the government and multiple stakeholders.
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c) A Climate and Disaster Resilience Information Officer shall be designated at
4 
all levels of the Department to ensure implementation of the disaster risk
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and vulnerability reduction and management and climate change adaptation
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information, education, and communication campaign and shall serve as the
7 
primary coordinator for the dissemination of information, education, and
8 
communication on climate change adaptation and disaster risk and
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vulnerability reduction management.
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SEC. 30. Declaration of Imminent Disaster. - The DDR shall provide guidance
11 
and operating guidelines to LDRRMCs for the declaration of imminent disaster in their
12 
respective areas which shall allow them to implement preemptive measures and use
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their quick response funds in order to save lives and minimize damage to property,
14 
loss of livelihoods and other assets;
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SEC. 31. Flash Appeal or Appeal for International Assistance. - Upon
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consultation with the NDRRMC and in cognizance of the urgency, criticality and
17 
intensity of an imminent risk, the DDR shall issue a flash appeal to the family of
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nations, under regional and multilateral conventions, for assistance in preparedness
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including preemptive measures, search, rescue and retrieval, relief, recovery, and
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reconstruction.
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ARTICLE X
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CLIMATE AND DISASTER RISK INSURANCE AND INCENTIVES
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SEC. 32. Climate and Disaster Risk Transfer, Insurance and Social Welfare -
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a) The Department shall oversee all climate and disaster risk-sharing and risk-
25 
transfer instruments and other related initiatives to ensure the protection of
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property and livelihood, both public and private.
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controlled corporations, and those over which the government has insurabie
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interest, as prescribed under Repubiic Act No. 656, otherwise known as the
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"Property Insurance Law. 'The insurance shail be provided by any
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government insurance agency.
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insurance coverage of assets, properties and iivelihood of vulnerable and
7 
marginalized groups for unforeseen or contingent potential losses, damages
8 
and disruption from naturai hazards and human-induced disasters
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chargeable against the LDRF.
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SEC. 33. Recognition and Incentives. - Unless otherwise provided, the
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Department shall establish an incentives program that recognizes outstanding
12 
performance of LDRRMC, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society
13 
organizations, private sectors, schools, hospitals, and other stakeholders in promoting
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and implementing significant disaster risk and vulnerability reduction management
15 
climate change adaptation programs and innovations, and meritorious acts of
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individuals, groups or institutions during natural or human-induced disasters.
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ARTICLE XI
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PREPAREDNESS AND INTEGRATED EARLY WARNING
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SEC. 34. Standards for Disaster Preparedness Activities. -
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a) The. NDRRMC shall establish standards for disaster preparedness,
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contingency planning, localizing and operationalizing disaster risk and
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vulnerability reduction and management, preparedness for disaster
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response, preparedness for eariy recovery, continuity of essential services,
24 
and other relevant preparedness activities.
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b) Local government units shall identify safe or strategic sites, and estabiish
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evacuation centers with appropriate and adequate facilities in accordance
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with government-approved standards as provided under Republic Act No.
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Act, "in order to avoid disruption of school classes and lessen the use of
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school buildings and facilities as evacuation centers.
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The local government units shall immediately compensate schools used as
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evacuation centers. The schools may seek compensation renovation or repairs of
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damaged facilities for such use.
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SEC. 35. Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Risk Communication Standards. -
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a) There shall be a streamlined policy governing early warning systems and
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risk communication protocols to ensure effective and efficient measures to
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prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from possible risk caused by
10 
natural and human-induced hazards and climate risk. The NDRRMC shall
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issue and the Department shall oversee and monitor the implementation of
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this policy.
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b) The Department and all other concerned agencies with an integrated early
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warning and information mandate shall collaborate with the local executives
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and officers to disseminate climate-disaster risk information through the
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involvement of local government units, community-based organizations,
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civil society organizations, and other non- governmental organizations.
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a) Department shall issue an integrated early warning for hydro-
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meteorological, geologic, or terrestrial phenomena to the appropriate
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government agencies or government-accredited organizations for
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forecasting and early warning purposes. The Department shall recognize
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and proactiveiy support local or indigenous modes of early warning systems
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and allow open access to real-time data from both locai and internationai
25 
sources made available through various platforms such as websites, mobile
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apps, and social media to empower local communities and individuals.
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in integrating, mainstreaming, and converging all information, data, 
research and development studies and results, knowledge and technology, 
and activities relating to climate change and disaster resilience;
c) 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.
d) Any person or juridical entity who transmits early warning concerning the 
abovementioned phenomena by means of signs in designs, colors, lights, or 
sound shall do so in compliance with the methods recognized or approved 
by the NDRRMC.
e) The NDRRMC 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.
f) 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.
ARTICLE XII
DISASTER RESPONSE AND EARLY RECOVERY
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SEC. 37. Declaration of State of Calamity. - The Department shall declare a
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cluster of barangays, municipalities, cities, provinces, and regions under a state of
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calamity, and the lifting thereof, based on the criteria set by the NDRRMC.
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The declaration and lifting of the state of calamity may also be issued by the
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local Sanggunian, upon the recommendation of the LDRRMO, based on the results of
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the damage assessment and needs analysis. Provided: That the Department, through
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the LDRRMC, may seek from the local legislative body or Sanggunian, the declaration
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of a state of imminent disaster to enable the local executives to implement pre-
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emptive evacuation and precautionary measures in order to save lives and minimize
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damage to property, loss of livelihoods, and disruption of livelihood that require the
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use of funds and resources under the LDRF.
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SEC. 38. Emergency Management - The respective Climate and Disaster
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Resilience Councils shall lead in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from the
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effects of any disaster, upon due consideration to the economics of classification,
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b) The city/municipal DRCs, if two (2) or more barangays are affected;
c) The provincial DRC, if two (2) or more cities/municipalities are affected;
d) The regional DRC, if two (2) or more provinces are affected; and
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SEC. 39. Humanitarian Assistance Action Center. - The DRC shall institutionalize
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a one-stop shop mechanism through the Humanitarian Assistance Action Center for
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the processing and release of goods, articles or equipment intended for humanitarian
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assistance and the processing of necessary documents for international assisting
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actors.
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SEC. 40. Accreditation, Mobiiization, and Protection of Disaster Voiunteers and
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National Service Reserve Corps, Civil Society Organizations and the Private Sector. -
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The government agencies, civil society organizations, private sector and local
12 
government units may mobilize individuals or organized volunteers to augment their
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respective personnel complement and logistical requirements in the delivery of
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disaster risk reduction programs and activities. The agencies, civil society
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organizations, private sector, and local government units concerned shall take full
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responsibility for the enhancement, welfare and protection of volunteers, and shall
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submit the list of volunteers to the Department, through the Local Disaster Risk
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Reduction and Management Offices, for accreditation and inclusion in the database of
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community disaster volunteers.
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A national roster of Accredited Community Disaster Resilience Volunteers
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(ACDRVs) and institutions. National Service Reserve Corps, civil society organizations
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and the private sector shall be maintained by the Department through the LDRRMOs.
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Accreditation shall be done at the municipal or city level.
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impiementing guidelines to be formuiated by the NDRRMC. Any volunteer who died or
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entitled to compensatory benefits and individual personal accident insurance as may
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be defined under the guidelines.
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SEC. 41. Reporting of Humanitarian Assistance. - The concerned local
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government unit shall submit a report to the Department, all domestic or international
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humanitarian assistance received and distributed within its area of responsibility.
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ARTICLE XIII
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SEC. 42. Internationai Humanitarian Assistance. — The Department shall
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promulgate guidelines on international humanitarian assistance, including the
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initiation, entry, facilitation, transit, regulation, and termination thereof, as well as
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those involving international disaster relief and personnel assisting international
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actors, visa waiver, recognition of foreign professional qualifications, entry of
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international disaster goods and equipment, and exemption from port duties, taxes
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and restrictions.
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a) Immediately after the declaration of a state of calamity by the sanggunian
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of a local government unit or by the Department, as the case may be, the
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Department shall determine as to whether domestic capacities are likely to
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be sufficient to attend to the needs of affected persons for international
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humanitarian assistance, this determination may also be made by the
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President, prior to the onset of an imminent disaster.
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b) In the event the Department determines that domestic response capacities
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are not likely to be sufficient due to the impact of the disaster, the
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Department shall recommend to the President that a request be made for
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international humanitarian assistance.
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assistance, and the processing of necessary documents for assisting international
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transit and reguiation of international relief goods and personnel, as well as eligibility
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waiver of entry visa requirements, including any associated fees or charges, to perform
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qualifications shail certify the vaiidity of those quaiifications under the iaw
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SEC. 52. Facilitation of Access. - The international personnel of eligible assisting
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international actors shall be allowed access to disaster-affected areas and persons
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requiring Disaster Relief or Initial Recovery Assistance, subject to coordination
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requirements as mandated by the Authority and limitations based on national security,
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public order or public health, weighed in the context of the urgency of the disaster
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needs. They shall be permitted to provide their goods and services directly to affected
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that they comply with any relevant standards under Philippine laws; and
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documents relating to said consignment, release and clearance of goods or
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equipment shall be simplified and lodged without fee.
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by NDRRMC guidelines and other laws for purposes of national security or public order.
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equipment as well as waiver of licensing requirements or fees.
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vehicles imported by eligible assisting international actors shall be expedited.
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internationally accepted standards for recovery, planning, programming and
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implementation of the recovery process shall:
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(a) Improve the community's physical, social and economic resilience,
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consistent with the principle of "build forward better";
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the state of calamity, the following remedial measures shall be immediately
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undertaken by concerned government agencies both of national and local levels:
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a) Imposition of price ceiling on basic necessities and prime commodities by
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7581, otherwise known as the "Price Act," as amended by Republic Act. No.
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public infrastructures that are vital for the quick delivery of humanitarian
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assistance, to reduce further threat to lives and arrest further deterioration
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of properties and loss of livelihoods in the affected communities, following
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consultancy or infrastructure for disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and climate
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risk, whether at the national or local level shall conform to the provisions and
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"Government Procurement Reform Act, "as amended.
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early recovery, the procurement or lease of equipment and delivery of goods and
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services through emergency procurement or purchase at site shall be allowed. Periods
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corporation who commits any of the following prohibited acts shall be liable and be
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this Act, without prejudice to the imposition of other criminal, civil and administrative
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Failure to prepare and implement a Contingency and Adaptation Plan for 
hazards frequently occurring within their jurisdictions;
V. Failure to formulate and implement the LDRP with the corresponding 
budget allocation;
Sexual exploitation and abuse, and other forms of sexual misconduct to 
the affected population or at-risk communities punishable under existing 
criminal and administrative laws shall be considered as an aggravating 
circumstance.
b) Prohibited Acts of Public Officials and Private Persons or Institutions -
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Delaying, without justifiable cause the delivery or improper handling or 
storage of aid commodities, resulting to damage or spoilage;
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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;
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Preventing the entry and distribution of relief goods in disaster-stricken 
areas, including appropriate technology, tools, equipment, accessories, 
disaster teams or experts;
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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;
V. Buying, for consumption or resale, from disaster affected persons, relief 
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Diverting or misdelivery of relief goods, equipment, or other aid 
commodities to persons other than the rightful recipient or consignee;
ix. Accepting, possessing, using or disposing relief goods, equipment or 
other aid commodities not intended for nor consigned to them;
X. Misrepresenting the source of relief goods, equipment, or other aid 
commodities by:
1. Covering, replacing or defacing the labels of the containers to make it 
appear that the goods, equipment, or other aid commodities came 
from another agency or persons;
2. 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;
3. Making a false verbal claim that the goods, equipment or other and 
commodities in their untampered original containers actually came 
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other vital facility or items or any part thereof;
XV. Selling or buying stolen equipment, accessories, and other vital facility 
items or any part thereof;
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equipment and paraphernalia.
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xviii. 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.
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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 (Php 1,000,000.00) 
but not more than Three Million Pesos (Php 3,000,000.00), 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 16 a fine of not less than Five Hundred Thousand Pesos (Php 
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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 (Php 200,000.00) 
but not more than Five Hundred Thousand Pesos (Php 500,000.00), 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 
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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 
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a) 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 21 Appropriations Act.
b) 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.
c) 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 LDRRMC 
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 LDRRMO and approval 
of the sanggunian concerned, the LDRRMC may transfer the said fund to 
support the disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and climate change 
adaptation work and initiatives of other LDRRMCs that are declared under 
a state of calamity.
i. Of the amount appropriated for LDRF, twenty percent (20%) shall be 
allocated as Quick Response Fund (QRF) or stand-by fund for 
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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.
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 NDRRMC 
shall pass a resolution to set the priority allocations and govern and 
trigger the acceleration and implementation of this section.
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.
All departments/agencies and local government units 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.
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) 
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adaptation activities of the LDRRMCs 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 NDRRMC shall issue guidelines on the utilization and release of LDRF 
in coordination with other concerned government agencies.
d) 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.
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SEC. 69. Transfer and Attached of Offices, Agencies, and Personnei. -
a) The 11 following offices and agencies are hereby transferred to the 
Department including their powers and functions, funds and appropriations, 
obligations, records, equipment, property, and personnel;
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records, property, assets, equipment, and such personnel as necessary, including
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agencies are hereby transferred to and assumed by the Department and shall be acted
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SEC. 71. Special Benefits and Privileges. - Qualified employees of the DDR, local
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known as the Magna Carta for Scientists, Engineers, Researchers and Other Science
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and Technology Personnel in the Government, and Republic Act No. 7005, otherwise
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known as "Magna Carta for Public Health Workers."
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of the Department shall be entitled to receive hazard pay and other allowances and
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benefits, in accordance with such policies and regulations promulgated by
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consultation with concerned stakeholders, shall issue the necessary rules and
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regulations for the effective implementation of this Act within ninety (90) days from
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monitor and oversee the implementation of the provisions of this Act. The committee
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Senators to be designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
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President of the Senate, respectively from their appropriate committees: Provided,
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accomplishments and impact of this Act, as well as the performance and organizational
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structure of its implementing agencies, for purposes of determining remedial
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