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Republic of the Philippines

House of Representatives
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNO.__ 3410

Introduced by Honorable Anthony M. Bravo and Honorable
Cresente C. Paez

EXPLANATORY NOTE
‘As a tropical country, the Philippines has always been subjected to dozens of typhoons
per year, The strong winds and torrential rainfalls brought about by these typhoons have brought
destruction to our countrymen who were unfortunate enough to be in their path, Countless lives
have been lost and damages to properties have accumulated to billions of pesos as a result of

these catastrophes.

However, as seen last 2012, even the monsoon rains can bring about massive destruction
due to floods. The varying degrees of success in disaster response and destructive effect
mitigation across the LGUs indicate that a disparity in terms of preparedness and knowhow. A
major effort must be done to collate our flood related knowledge as a country and disseminate
such information to all stakeholders to minimize the damage brought about by floods.

This bill will allow us to establish a centralized effort to study the effect of flooding and

how best to prepare and respond to each catastrophe

HON. ANTHONY M. BRAVO 0x, ITE C. PAEZ



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Republic of the Philippines

House of Representatives
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

3410

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Honorable Anthony M. Bravo and Honorable
Cresente C.

AN ACT
‘TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL FLOOD RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
CONSORTIUM TO PLAN, COORDINATE, CONDUCT, AND SHARE RESEARCH
ON FLOODING, FLOOD PREVENTION, AND OTHER FLOOD-RELATED
ISSUES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES,

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Short Title - This Act shall be known as National Flood Research and

Education Act

SECTION 2, Establishment - There is hereby established within the National Disaster
Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) an Office of Flood Research and

Policy (OFRP) which shall be headed by a Director.
SECTION 3, Duties ~The Director of the OFRP shall -

(A) make recommendations and identify best practices for predicting,
preventing, and minimizing flooding and its effects in accordance with
Section 4;

(B) submit to Congress an annual report in accordance with subsection (d);


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(© establish and maintain a page on the public NDRRMC web site in

accordance with subsection (e); and

SECTION 4. Best Practices ~ The Director, in consultation with the NDRRMC,
taking into consideration the regional differences in hydrology, weather, geography,
economy, and population density across the country, shall develop recommendations and
identify best practices for predicting, preventing, and minimizing flooding and its effects,

including—

(A) risk-assessment tools, methods, and models;

(B) strategies and techniques for monitoring and predicting flooding;
(C) strategies and techniques for flood management and prevention;
(D) the adoption and use of relevant technologies;

(E) National, regional, and local flood policies; and

(P) coordination and cooperation among local, national flood-related efforts.

SECTION 6. Report. ~ The Director shall submit to Congress an annual report on the

activities of the Office and the Consortium. The OFRP shall establish and maintain a page
within the public NDRRMC web site in which it shall publish the recommendations and best
practices described in Section 4 and the annual report as provided in this section, The OFRP

shall also provide the local government units (LGUs) versions of the report which

particularly applies to them.

SECTION 9. Grants to Institutions of Higher Fducation. ~ To aid the Director in

performing his functions, the OFRP may extend research grants to institutions of higher

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flood related issues, The OFRP shall ensure that the said grants are used for their designated

purpose.

SECTION 10, Repealing Clause, ~ All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or
parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or

modified accordingly.

SECTION 11. Separability Clause. ~ If, for any reason, any provision of this Act is
declared to be unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions hereof which are

not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.

SECTION 12. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days

following its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general

circulation,

Approved,