SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) :
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES. ) 13 AUG 2013
First Regular Session ) Ne Ree PR

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.No, 2414

Introduced by Representative Teodorico T. Haresco, Jr.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Republic Act No. 10121, through the National Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Council (NDRRMC), aims to strengthen the capacity of the national
government and the local government units (LGUs), together with partner stakeholders, to
build the disaster resilience of communities, and to institutionalize arrangements and
measures for reducing disaster risks, including projected climate risks, and enhancing
disaster preparedness and response capabilities at all levels.

However, under RA 10121, health is only a secondary priority. In the Philippines,
risks of communicable disease outbreaks arise in disaster-affected populations during and
after natural disasters. Evacuation centers usually lack nutritious food and even safe-
drinking water. There are also cases when the victims need not only food and shelter, but
first aid, medication, and sometimes even blood transfusion.

This bill seeks to respond to the health risks brought about by natural disasters by
expanding the membership of the Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Red
Cross (PRC) in the NDRRMC as Vice Chairman of Disaster Risk Management for Health
and Vice Chairman of Emergency Aid Management respectively.

For this reason, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought.

Pena
TFonsRico t RESCO, JR.

Representative


SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRI TIVES
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Introduced by Representative Teodorico T. Haresco Jr.

AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 5 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10121, OTHERWISE
KNOWN AS AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE PHILIPPINE DISASTER RISK
REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, PROVIDING FOR THE NATIONAL.
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK AND
INSTITUTIONALIZING THE NATIONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND
MANAGEMENT PLAN, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES

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

SECTION 1. Section 5 of Republic Act. No.10121 is hereby amended to read, as

follows:

SEC. 5. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. - The
present National Disaster Coordinating Council or NDCC shall henceforth be
known as the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council,
hereinafter referred to as the NDRRMC or the National Council. The National
Council shall be headed by the Secretary of the Department of National

Defense (DND) as Chairperson with the Secretary of the Department of the
Interior and Local Government (DILG) as Vice Chairperson for Disaster
Preparedness, the Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and
Development (DSWD) as Vice Chairperson for Disaster Response, the
Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) as Vice
Chairperson for Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, the Director General of
the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) as Vice
Chairperson for Disaster Rehabilitation and Recovery, THE SECRETARY OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AS VICE CHAIRPERSON OF DISASTER
RISK MANAGEMENT FOR HEALTH, AND THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF
PHILIPPINE RED CROSS (PRC) AS VICE CHAIRPERSON OF

EMERGENCY AID MANAGEMENT.

The National Council's members shall be the following:

(A) Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural

Resources (DENR);
(B) Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (DA);


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) Secretary of the Department of Education (DepED);
)) Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE);
) Secretary of the Department of Finance (DOF);
’) Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI);
G)Secretary of the Department of Transportation and
Communications (DOTC);
(H) Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM);
(I) Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways
(DPWH);
(J) Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA);
(K) Secretary of the Department of Justice (DOJ);
(L) Secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE);
(M)Secretary of the Department of Tourism (DOT);
(N) The Executive Secretary;
(O)Secretary of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace
Process (OPAPP);
(P) Chairman, Commission on Higher Education (CHED);
(Q)Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP);
(R) Chief, Philippine National Police (PNP);
(S) The Press Secretary;
(T) Commissioner of the National Anti-Poverty Commission-Victims of
Disasters and Calamities Sector (NAPCVDC);
(U) Chairperson, National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women;
(V) Chairperson, Housing and Urban Development Coordinating
Council (HUDCC);
(W) Executive Director of the Climate Change Office of the Climate
Change Commission;
(X) President, Government Service Insurance System (GSIS);
(Y) President, Social Security System (SSS);
a ieee Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (philHealth);
(AA) President of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines
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(BB) President of the League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP);
(CC) President of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP);
(DD) President of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines
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(EE) President of the Liga ng Mga Barangay (LMB);
iF Four (4) representatives from the CSOs;
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GG) One (1) representative from the private sector; and

HH) Administrator of the OCD.
The representatives from the CSOs and the private sector shall be
selected from among their respective ranks based on the criteria
and mechanisms to be set for this purpose by the National Council.

SECTION 2. - Separability Clause. If any provision or part hereof, is held invalid or
unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision shall remain valid and subsisting


SECTION 3. - Repealing Clause. Any law, presidential decree or issuance,
executive order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulations contrary to or
inconsistent with, the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified, or amended
accordingly.

SECTION 4. - Effectivity Clause. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,