REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
QUEZON CITY
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HOusEB[iLino.    5223
Introduced by
REPRESENTATIVE AITY. GERVILLE "|INKY BITRICS" R. LUISTRO
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Our country is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world  that
frequently  experience  natural  calamities  such  as  earthquakes  swarms,  phreatic
eruptions, and strong typhoons, among others.
ThePhilippinesisgeographicallyloratedinthePacificRIngofFire,alsoknown
as  the  Circum-Pacific  Belt,  where  majority  of  the  world's  volcanoes  with  active
volcanic  and  tectonic  plates  are  situatedl.    On  a  yearly  average,  the  Philippine
Volcanology  and  Seismology  (PIHLVOCS)  reports  around  100  to  150 earthquake
occurrences in the country, with an average magnitude of 4.0 and above2.
Moreover, our country is likewise lox:ated in the Typhoon Belt - an area in the
western Pacific Ocean where nearly one-third of tropical cyclones form.  This explains
the frequent occurrence of typhoons entering our territory - the Philippine Area of
Responsibility (PAR).  Approximately, 19 typhoons pass into the country; around six
to  nine  of them  make  a landfall,  annually3.    With the  effects  of climate change,
particularlythewarmingofseasurfacetemperaturesandsea-levelrise,tropicalstorm
wind speeds are intensifying which have the potential of delivering more damage
should the same make a landfall4.   In fact, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) suggested that an increase in Typhoon Category 4 and 5 is
likely to happen, with hurricane speeds increasing by up to 10%5.  In the 2021 Climate
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Risk Index, the Philippines is the 17th most vulnerable country to climate change.
It is therefore imperative for the State to formulate a proactive approach for the
safety of our people.  The need for mechanisms that win offer clear direction, chain of
command, and accountability in mitigating the effects of climate must be addressed.
This bill proposes for the creation of the Department of Disaster Resilience
(DDR) as the principal agency responsible for leading, organizing, and managing the
national effort to reduce disaster risk, prepare for and respond to disaster, recover,
and   rehabifitate,   and   re-build   affected   communities.   While   our   established
government  institution,  specifically  the  National  Disaster  Risk  Reduction  and
Management Council (NDRRMC), established through Republic Act No. 10121, has
been compliant to its mandate (to formulate and coordinate policies in anticipation of
and in response to disasters), there is a need, however, to estabfish an agency that whl
take  the  lead  in  the  whole-of-government  and  whole-of-society  approach  -  in
handling a comprehensive policy on disaster risk reduction and promoting resilience
amid the climate change impacts.
The   DDR   is   envisioned   to   oversee   and   coordinate   the   preparation,
implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of disaster and climate resilience plan,
programs,  projects,  and  activities.    It sham  provide  leadership  in the  continuous
developmentofstrategicandsystematicapproachestodisasterprevention,mitigation
preparedness response, rehabilitation, and recovery.
Furthermore, as proposed, the DDR shall provide a clear and comprehensive
direction in the implementation of plans, programs, and projects to reduce the risk of
natural hazards, effects of climate change, and manage the impact of disasters.  It shall
establish  Regional  Disaster  Resilience  Offices  (RDROs)  in  each  region  and  create
mechanisms and programs to ensure collaboration and coordination among different
RDROs.
This bill was approved on 3rd Reading on the 18th Congress through the efforts
of its primary authors, namely, Representatives Alan Peter ``Compafiero" Cayetano,
Paolo  Z.  Duterte,  Joey  Sarte  Salceda,  lose  Christopher  Y.  Belmonte,  Estrellita  8.
Suausing, Horacio P. Suansing, ]r., Xavier Jesus D. Romualdo, Luis Raymund ``LRay"
F.  Villafuerte,  Rodrigo  8.  Abenallosa,  Manuel  D.  Cabochan  IH,  Yedda  Marie  K.
Romualdez,  Ferdinand  Martin  G.  Romualdez,  Alfred  Vargas,  Precious  Hipolito-
Castelo, Lawrence ``Law" H. Fortun, Wilter ``Sharky" Wee Palma H, Eric L. 0livarez,
Jose Mayo Z. Almario, Abraham ``Bambol" N. Tolentino, Bemadette ``BH" Herrera-
Dy, Aurelio ``Dong" D. Gonzales, Tr., Cheryl P. Deloso-Montalla, Lord Alan Jay Q.
Velasco, John Marvin ``Yul Servo" C. Nieto, ``Kuya" rose Antonio R. Sy-Alvarado,
Loren Legarda, Tyrone D. Agabas, David "Jay-Jay" C. Suarez, Anna Marie Villaraza-
Suarez,  Ferdinand  L.  Hemandez,  Lianda  8.  Bolihia,  Sol  Aragones,  Joy  Myra  S.
Tambunting, Faustino "Inno" V.A. Dy, Aloy Lim, Eric Go Yap, and Manuel F. Zubiri.


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Recognizing  their  intent  and  esteemed  effort,  the  approval  of  this  bin  is
earnestly sought.
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
QUEZON CITY
NINETEENTII CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HousEBIiLNo.    5223
Introduced by
REPRESENTATIVE ATTY. GERVILLE "|INKY BITRICS" R. LUISTRO
AN ACT CREATING THE DEPARTMENT 0F DISASTER RESILIENCE,
DEFINING ITS MANDATE, POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Bre:t_._=r_afted  ?y  .the   Senate   and  the   House   of  Representatives   Of  the   Philippines  in
Congress assembled:
Article I GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 1. Short Title. -This Act shall be known as the "Disaster Resilience Act''.
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. - It shall be the policy of the State to:
(a) Protect the hives and properties of its citizens by addressing and preventing
the causes of vulnerabiHties to natural disasters;
@) Uphold the sacredness of human life by efficiently and effectively addressing
humanitarian  emergencies,  including  calamities  and  disasters,  through  the
establishment    of    a    forused,    streamlined,    independent,    empowered,
capacitated, specialized agency on disaster risk reduction and management as
well  as  emergency  response,  which  is  national  in  scope  and  civilian  in
character.  The people  are the most important assets  of the  nation,  and  all
disaster risk and management efforts shall be responsive to the humanitarian
needs of the people, the dignity and value of the human person, and respect
for property;
(c) Promote a simple, strategic, systematic, continuous, comprehensive, inclusive,


and integrated approach to disaster risk reduction and management aimed at
substantially  reducing  vulnerabilities  and  the  risk  of  disasters  and  other
humanitarian  emergencies,  towards  the  preservation  of life  and  property,
therebyultimatelypreventingordeterringthelossoflivesandprotectingthe
social, economic, historical and cultural heritage, and envirormental assets of
the country;
(d) Establish   a   permanent,   institutionalized,   cohesive,   and   comprehensive
framework   for   disaster   preparedness,   prevention   and   mitigation,   and
response,  to be implemented by a fcx=used specialized agency with its our
mandate,   powers,   and   funding,   and   coordinating  with  the   Philippine
government,    other    foreign    governments    and    financial    institutions,
international organizations, the private sector, and civil society. Disaster risk
reductioT and management sham first aim for the outright avoidance of the
adverse Impacts of hazards and related disasters.  With the knowledge and
capacities to effectively anticipate, respond to, and recover from the impacts
of  likely,  imminent  or  current  hazard  events  or  conditions,  preparedness
action shah be carried out in the most effective  and  efficient marmer.  In a
disaster  scenario,  the  response  shah  ensure  the  provision  of  emergency
services and pubfic assistance, during or immediately after a disaster;
(e) Create  an  integrated,   systematic,  comprehensive,   and  cohesive  plan  to
simplify,streamline,integrate,andcoordinatethevariousprograms,projects,
and  activities  of the  Government and  such other  actors  or stakeholders in
disaster    risk    reduction    and    management    to    ensure    accountability,
respousibhity, and transparency as well as to ensure the efficient and effective
performance of their functions;
(I)  Inculcate a culture of resiHence and preparedness against natural disasters at
the national, regional, and local levels;
(g) Establish a strong and empowered institution capable of responding to the
greater onslaught of normal or natural disasters brought by climate change,
and spearhead efforts to ensure disaster resilience by delivering the highly
critical  and  intertwined  functions  of  disaster  risk  reduction  and  response,
with a recovery strategy of ``building forward better'';
0 Address  the  different concerns  and needs  of sectors with special needs  or
higher   vulnerabitities   such   as   women,   chfldren,   elderly,   persons   with
disabitities,  and indigenous peoples with respect to  disaster  resilience  and
disaster management;
(i)  Foster an enabung envirol`ment for substantial and sustainable participation
of nongovernment stakeholders such as civfl society organizations,  private
groups,  volunteers,  and  communities  in  disaster  resilience  programs  and
projects;


0)  Adopt    a    whole-of-society,    whole-of-goverrment,    and    whole-of-nation
approach in  disaster preparedness  to increase couaboration,  plarming,  and
dialogue among all sectors of society in preparing for natural disasters and
in improving their strategies and action plans for disaster risk reduction; and
(k) Strengthen the chain of command and establish a unified command system
for disaster management.
SECTION 3.  Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act:
(a)Adapfflfi.o%referstotheadjustmentinnaturalorhunansystemsinresponse
to actual or expected climactic stimuli or their effects, which moderates harm
or exploits beneficial opportunities;
(b) Ass..sf..%g  ¢cfor  refers   to   any   assisting   intemational   or   domestic   actor
following a disaster in the country;
(c) Ass€.sfi.fog dofflesfl.c flcfor refers to any not-for-profit entity established under
domesticlaws,whichisextendinghelpfollowingadisasterinthecountry;
(a)£.SS:=tAi.T5.i=t_=m_=:i_€_n_.glac`to{refe=.Sto.anyfo=pfgnStaLte,orgawizaLtion,entry
or  individual  extending  help  following  a  disaster  within  the  country  or
trausiting through the country to extend help following a disaster in another
Country;
(e) BfoJogr.caJ foflzflnds refer to hazards that are of organic origin or conveyed by
biological   vectors,    including   pathogenic   microorganisms,    toxins,    and
bioactive substances.  Examples are bacteria, viruses or parasites as well as
venomous   wildlife  and insects,  poisonous plants  and mosquitoes carrying
disease{ausing agents;
(f)  8%!.Jdc.ng    /orzuard    be#cr    refers    to    an    approach    to    building    or
reconstructing an area or community,  which entails  a shift from  achieving
simplerecoveryandrestorationtocreatingsafer,moreadaptive,resilient,and
inclusive communities;
(g) B#s!.#css co#f±.#it{.fl/ refers to the capability of an organization to continue the
dehvery of products or services at acceptable predefined levels following a
disruptive incident;
qu) Capflc!+1/  refers  to  the  combination  of  attributes  and  resources  available
within a community  or  area  that  can  reduce  the  level  of  risk(s)  from,  or
impact(s)  of a disaster;
(i)  Civil society organizations  (esos) 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.  CSOs  may  include  nongovernment
organizations  (NGOs),  professional  associations,  foundations,  independent
research institutions, community-based organizations, and sor=ial movements;
0)  CJt.ow¢fe  cfe"#ge  refers  to  a  change  in  the  state  of  the  climate  that  can be
identified by changes in the mean and/ or the variability of its properties, and
that persists in an extended period, typically decades or longer, whether due
to natural internal processes or external forces such as modulation of the solar
cycles,  volcanic  eruptions,  and  persistent  anthropogenic  changes  in  the
composition of the atmosphere or in land use;
a CofflpJer e7#ergencgr 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 an intense level of political cousideratious;
(I)  Co"seq#e#ce "¢#ngefflc#f refers to the totality of interventious and measures
taken   to   restore   essential   operations   and   services   in   a   permissive
environment, including measures to protect public health and safety, restore
essential government services, and provide emergency relief to individuals,
stakeholders, and communities  affected by the consequences of emergencies,
hazards, and disasters;
(in) Co#f!.#gr„ey pta"#I.Hg refers to a management process that analyzes specific
potential  events  or  emerging  situations  that  might  threaten  society  or  the
environment  and  establishes  arrangements  in  advance  to  enable  timely,
effective, and appropriate responses to such events and situations;
(n) C#Jfii#flJ  fecr!.fnge  refers  to  the  totality  of cultural  property  preserved  and
developed through time and passed on to posterity;
(o) Dcfer#i{.„!.sfi.c  rz.sk  ¢ssess#ie#f  refers  to  an  assessment  that  considers  the
possible disaster impacts of a single scenario, in contrast to probabilistic risk
assessment  which  considers  all  possible  scenarios,  their  likerihood,  and
associated impacts;
(p) DezJcZopfflc#f  ¢ss..sto"ce  refers   to  financial,   material   or   other  forms   of
assistance to support the economic, social, and envirormental well-being of
areas or people affected by a natural disaster;
(q) D€.s¢ZM.J!.tr/  refers  to  an  evolving  concept  that  results  from  the  interaction
between persons with impairments, as defined under Republic Act No. 7277,
otherwise known as the "Magna Carta for Disabled Persous'' and attitudinal
and environmental barriers that hinder their full and effective participation in
society on an equal basis with others;


(r)  D£.sasfer    refers    to    a    serious    disruption    of    the    functioning    of    a
community  or a society involving widespread human, material, economic or
envirormental losses and impacts, which exceeds the abiHty of the affected
community to cope using its own resources. Disasters are often described as a
result  of  the  combination  of:  the  exposure  to  a  hazard;  the  conditions  of
vulnerabiHty that are present; and insufficient capacity or measures to reduce
or  cope  with  the  potential  negative  consequences.  Disaster  impacts  may
include  loss  of  life,  injury,  disease  and  other  negative  effects  on  human,
physical,  mental  and  social  well-being,  together with  damage  to property,
destruction  of assets,  loss  of services,  social  and  economic  disruption  and
environmental  degradation.  Unless  otherwise  specifically  indicated  in  this
Act, the term ``disaster" shall refer to "natural disaster";
(s)Dc.sflsf"flssi.sfa"cereferstofinancial,material,orotherformsofassistanceto
address the immediate and long-term needs of people, communities or areas
affected  by  a  disaster.  This  term  includes  humanitarian  assistance  and
development assistance;
(t)  Di.s¢sfer or¢#¢geone%f refers to the planning, organization, and application of
measures preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disasters;
(u) P!.sflster  ffli.f{.g¢fl.o#  refers  to  the  reduction  or  limitation  of  the  adverse
Impacts of disasters and its related hazards;
(v) D!.sflsf" prep¢red#ess refers to the knowledge and capacities developed by
governments, professional response and recovery orgarizatious, communities
and  individuals to effectively anticipate, respond to,  and recover from, the
impactsoflikely,imminentorcurrentdisastersandrelatedhazards;
(w)D!.sflster  prezJefflf..oft   refers   to   tFe   intention   to   avoid,   or   the   outright
avoidance,   of  potential  adverse  Impacts  of  disasters  and  related  hazards
through action(s) taken in advance;
(x) D!.sflsfer rt7cozJeny  refers  to  restoration  or  improvement  of livelihoods  and
health,  as  weu  as  economic,  physical,  social,  cultural  and  environmental
assets,  systems  and  activities,  of a  disaster-affected  community  or society,
aligning with the principles of sustainable development and ``build forward
better" to avoid or reduce future disaster risk;
(y) D€.sflsfer  respo#se  or  d..s¢sfer  reJ!.e/ refers  to  the  provision  of  emergency
services and public assistance during or immediately after a disaster in order
tosecureandsavelives,reducehealthimpacts,ensurepublicsafetyandmeet
the basic subsistence  needs   of  the  people   affected.   Disaster  response  is
predominantly focused on immediate and short-term needs and is sometimes
called `` disaster relief'';


(z) Di.s¢sfer refe¢bc.J..f#f!.off refers to restoration of basic services and facilities for
thefunctionofacommunityorasocietyaffectedbyadisaster;
(aa) D2.sflsfer res£.Ji.Office  refers  to  the  abihty  of a  system,  community,  or society
exposed to hazards to resist, absorb, accommodate, adapt to, transform, and
recoverfromtheeffectsofahazard,includingthelong-termimpactofclimate
change, in a timely and efficient mamer, including through the preservation
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and  restoration
management;
of  its essential basic structures a~nd fun;tious trough risk
apb) DI.s¢sfer r..sk refers to the potential losses in lives, health status, livelihoods,
assetsandservicesthatmayoccurtoaparticularcommurityorsocietydueto
a  disaster  in  the  future,   and  is   determined  by  a  combination  of  the
vulnerability, capacity, exposure of persons and assets, hazard characteristics
and the envirorment;
(cc) Dc.sasfer r{.sk gozJerfflfl#ce refers to  the  manner in which 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 includes ensuring that sufficient levels of capacity
and resources are made available to prevent, prepare for, manage and recover
from  disasters.  It  also  entafls  mechanisms,  iustitutious,  and  prcx:esses  for
citizens to articulate their interests, exercise their legal rights and obligations,
and mediate their differences;
(dd) Di.s¢sfer r..sk ffla„#geffleHf refers to the systematic approach or process of
implementhg  sFategies,  policies  and  programs  to  lessen  the  possibility
and/or adverse Impacts of disasters and related hazards;
(ee) D!.sasfer  r{.sir  red%cffo%  refers  to  the  prevention  of  new,  or  reduction  of
existing,   disaster risks  and  the management Of residual risk,  to enhance
resilience to disasters;
(ff)  £¢rJgr    zoflr"c.ng    sgrsfem    refers    to    an    integrated    system    of    hazard
monitoring,  forecasting   and   prediction,   disaster   risk   assessment,   and
communication  and preparedness   activities   and   processes   that  enable
individuals,      communities,       national     goverrment     agencies,     local
government units,  the private sector,  and  others to  take  timely action to
reduce disaster risks and adequately prepare for disasters;
(gg)£Jfferge#ey    refers    to    unforeseen    or    sudden    occurrence,    especially
danger, demanding immediate action;
(hh) £fflcrgencgr  ffl¢ffl¢grffleftf  refers  to  the  organization  and  management  o
resources.   and      responsibilities      for      addressing      all      aspects      o
emergencies,    in   particular,  preparedness,  respous6  and  initial- recovery


Steps;
(ii)  I"tJi.ro%rroefflf#J JI¢zards refer to hazards which may be chemical, natural and
biological, and can be created by environmental degradation or physical or
chemicalpollutionintheairwaterandsoil.However,manyoftheprcx:esses
and phenomena that fall into this category may be termed drivers of hazard
and  risk  rather  than  hazards  in  themselves,  such  as  soil  degradation,
deforestation, loss of biodiversity, salinization and sea-level rise;
0.j)    Exposure   refers   to   the   situation   of   people,   infrastructure,   housing,
production capacities and other tangible human assets located in hazard-
prone areas;
(kk) Frafflezoork  Agreefflc%f  sham   refer  to   a   whtten   agreement   between   a
procuring entity and a supplier or service provider that identifies the terms
and conditions under which specific purchases are made for the duration of
the agreement.
The  Framework  Agreement  is  in  the  nature  of  an  option  contract
betweenthepracuringentityandthebidder(s)grantingtheprocuringentity
the option to either place an order for any of the goods or services identified
in the Framework Agreement List or not buy at all, within the period of the
Framework Agreement;
(11) GcoJogr.COJ  or geapfegrs!.COJ  fe¢zflrds  refer  to  hazards  which  originate  from
internal   earth   processes,   such   as   earthquakes,   volcanic   activities   and
emissions, and related geophysical processes which include mass movements,
landslides,   rockslides,    surface    collapses    and    debris    or    mud    flows.
Hydrometeorological factors  are  important  contributors  to  some  of  these
processes.   While   tsunamis  are   triggered   by   undersea   earthquakes   and
other  geological  events,  they essentially become an oceanic process that is
manifested as a coastal water-related hazards;
(mm) GeogrxpJI..c }.ro/o"flf!.a" sgrsfeon refers to a database which contains, among
others, geo-hazard assessments, information on climate change, and cfimate
risk reduction and management;
(rir\)   G€o.graphically  isolated and  disadvantaged  area  (GIDA)  refers to  air\ area
with a marginalized population, which is physically and socio-economically
separated   from   the   mainstream   society   and   characterized   by   physical
factor  such as isolated due to distance, weather conditions and transportation
difficulties  due  to  island,  upland  lowland,  landlocked,  hard  to  reach  and
underserved communities;   and/or  socio-economic   factors   such   as   high
poverty    incidence,   presence   of   vulnerable   sector,   communities   in   or
recovering from a situation of crisis or armed conflict;


(oo)   H¢z¢nd refers to a phenomenon, substance, human activity, or condition that
may cause loss of life, injury or impacts to health; and social and economic
disruption,  environmental  damage,  or  loss  of  or  disruption  to  property,
livehihood and/ or services;
(pp)   Historical  landmarks  refer  to  sites  or  structures  that  are  associated  with
events or achievements significant to Philippine history as declared by the
National Historical Institute or the applicable agency;
(qq)   Hlf "fl#-.."dwced     di.sasters     refer     to     disasters     induced     entirely     or
predominantly   by   human   activities   or   choices,   such   as   ideologically
motivated conflict or criminality;
(rr)    Hwffl¢#..tori.fl" #sst.sto#ce refers to financial, material or other similar forms of
assistaLnce  to  address  the immediate needs  of people  affected by a natural
disaster;
(ss)     HgrdroffleteoroJogr.COZ   J!flz¢rds   refer  to   hazards   that  are   of  atmospheric,
hydrological and oceanographic origin, such as tropical eyclones also known
as typhoons and hurricanes; floods, including flash floods, drought; heatwaves
and cold  spells,  coastal  storm  surges,  and  marine  heatwaves,  extreme  sea
events,  and  sea  level  rise.  Hydrometeorological  conditions  may  also  be  a
factor  in  other  hazards  such  as  landslides,  wildland  fires,  locust  plagues,
epidemics, and in the transport and dispersal of toxic substances and volcanic
eruption material;
(tt)     Jonp¢cf ¢#d #eeds ¢sscss7#e#f refers to assessing the nature and magnitude of
a  disaster,  its  impact  on  affected  populatious,   the  type  and  extent  of
emergency,  and  the  requirements  for  recovery  and  rehabilitation  of  the
affected areas;
(uu)   LflHd-#sc pha#"..ng refers to the process undertaken by public authorities to
identify,  evaluate,  and  decide  on  different  options  for  the  use  of  land,
including consideration  of  long~term  economic,  social,  and  envirormental
objectives   and  the   imphicatious   for   different   communities   and   interest
groups,  and  the  subsequent  formulation  and  promulgation  of plans  that
describe the permitted or acceptable uses;
(w)   LcgrJ /Hct'Z1.£i.cs  refer  to  entitlements  and  exemptions  that  are  granted  to
assisting  domestic or international actors which are declared to be eligible
pursuant to this Act and its implementing rules and regulations;
(ww) Loc"I D7'sflsder Rcs!.Jt.c#ce Pha#  (LDRP) refers to a document prepared by a
local  government  unit  qGU)  based  on  the  National  Disaster  Resihience
Framework  (NDRF)  and  National Disaster Resilience  Plan  and  Investment
Program  (NDRPIP) that sets out specific programs,  objectives and goals to


implementdisasterriskmanagementandclimatechangeadaptationmeasures
at the local level. The plan shall  include  among  others,  an evaluation and
analysis of emerging disaster risks, hazards and vulnerabiHties apphicable to
an LGU, and specific programs and activities to ensure responsive, effective,
andtheappropriatedisasterpreparednessandmanagementatthelocallevel;
(xx)    Nfltr.o#flJ  cofflf€.ffl#£.fgr poJc.ey  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
operations quickly;
(yy)   Naffoft¢J   c%Jf.frflJ   treas%re   refers   to   a   unique   cultural   property   found
locally, possessing outstanding historical,  cultural,  artistic  and/or scientific
value  which is highly significant and important to the country and nation,
andofficiallydeclaredassuchbythepertinentculturalagency;
(zz)   Nati?pal Pisaster Resilience Framework (NDRE) refers to a framowck that
provides for a comprehensive,  all-hazards,  multi-sectoral,  inter-agency and
community-based approach to enable communities to resist, prevent, mitigate
against, absorb, accommodate, adapt to, recover, or build forward better from
the  effects  of a  hazard  in  a  timely  and  efficient  marmer  through,  among
others,   disaster   risk   reduction   and   management   and   climate   change
adaptation  and  mitigation.   The  NDRF  shall  be  composed  of  a  National
Disaster  Risk  Reduction  and  Management  Framework  (NDRRMF),  and
National Framework Strategy on Climate Change quFSCC);
(aaLaL) ¥ationql Di:aster.Resllienc_e Plan and Investment Program (NDRPIP) refers
to  a  plan  formulated  and  implemented  by  the  Department  of  Disaster
Resilience in accordance with the NDRF that sets out the outcomes, goals and
objectives, priorities,  programs  and corresponding action plans  for disaster
risk   reduction,   preparedness,   and   management,   and   climate   change
mitigation. It sham also include, among others, the goals, objectives and action
plans for a National Continuity Pohicy;
tt}bb) Mf%IfflJ d!.s¢sfer refers to a disaster predominantly associated  with and/or
caused  by   natural   processes   or   phenomena,   such   as   those   related   to
geology   such   as   earthquakes,   ground   rupture,   liquefaction,   landslides,
tsunamis,  sinkholes,  volcanic  activity;  hydrology and  meteorology such as
floods, severe winds, typhoons, storm surges, climatological variability such
as extreme temperatures, EI Nino, La Nifia, and forest fires; biological events
such  as  epidemics  or  pandemics  caused  by  outbreaks  of  viral,  bacterial,
parasitic, fungal or prion infectious diseases affecting human, animal or plant
life,  insect  irfestatious  or  swarms;  and  extrateITestrial  events  such  as  a
meteorite or asteroid strikes;
(ccc)  Opc# d¢f¢  refer to facts  and statistics that can be freely used,  shared  and


built-on by anyone, anywhere, for any purpose, which must be available in
bulk,  free of charge,  or  at  least  at  no  more  than  a  reasonable  cost  and
permit  people  to  use,  re-use,  and  redistribute,  intermix  with  other  data
providers;
(ddd)Post-D€.s¢ster   #ecotrer/t/   refers   to   the   restoration   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'';
(eee)  Prap¢rcd"ess  refers to pre-disaster actions  and measures being undertaken
within the context of disaster risk reduction and management and are based
on sound risk analysis as well as pre-disaster activities to avert or minimize
loss of life and property such as community organizing, training, planning,
equipping,   stockpihing,  hazard  mapping,  insuring  of  assets,  and  public
information and education initiatives. This also includes the development or
enhancement   of   an   overall   preparedness   strategy,   policy,   institutional
structure,   waming   and   forecasting   capabilities,   and   plans   that   define
measures geared to help at-risk communities safeguard their lives and assets
by  being  alert  to  hazards  and  taking  appropriate  action in  the  face  of an
imminent threat or an actual disaster;
(fff)    Pret7cHf£.o# refers to activities and measures to avoid existing and new disaster
risks,  and  the concept and intention to  avoid potential adverse  impacts  of
hazardous events;
(ggg) Prob¢Z"73.sfi.c r£.sk HssessfflcHf refers to the simulation of those future disasters
based on scientific evidence, and which are likely to occur in order to resolve
the  problem  posed  by  the  limits  of  historical  data  by  reproducing  the
physics  of the phenomena and  recreating  the  intensity  of  a  large  number
of  synthetic  events,  including  an possible  scenarios,  their likelihood,  and
associated impacts;
(hhh)ReJ!¢bt.J€.toff.o#   refers   to   measures   that   ensure   the   ability   of   affected
communities   or   areas   to   restore   their   normal   level   of  functioning   by
rebuilding  livelihood  and  infrastructures  and  increasing  the  communities'
organizational capacity;
(iii)    Rest.Jt.c#ce refers to the abihity of a system, communrty or society exposed to
hazards to resist, absorb, accommodate, and recover from the effects thereof
in  a  timely  and  efficient manner,  including  through  the  preservation  and
restoration of its essential basic structures and functions in a marmer that will
make them more resistant to future risks;
0.jj)     Rcspo#sc refers to any concerted effort by two (2) or more agencies, pubnc or
private, to provide assistance or intervention during or immediately after a


disaster to  meet the life preservation and  basic subsistence  needs  of those
people  affected  and  in  the  restoration  of  essential  public  activities  and
facilities;
(kkk) Refro/!.#..ng refers to an act reinforcing or upgrading existing structures to
makethemmoreresistantandresilienttothedamagingeffectsofhazards;
(Ill)    Ri.sk refers to the combination of the probabiHty of an event and its negative
consequences;
(mmm)R{.sk assessme#f refers to a methodology to determine the nature and extent
of risks by analyzing potential hazards and evaluating existing conditions of
vulnerabhity that together could potentially harm exposed people, property,
services,  livelihood  and  the  environment  on  which  they  depend.   Risk
assessment with associated risk mapping include: a review of the technical
characteristics  of  hazards  such  as  their  location,  intensity,  frequency  and
probability;theanalysisofexposureandvulnerabilityincludingthephysical,
social, health, economic, and environmental dimeusious; and the evaluation of
the effectiveness of prevaihng and alternative coping capacities in respect to
likely risk scenarios;
(nrm)    Risk  trHres/er  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 win obtain resources
from  the  other  party  after  a  disaster  occurs,  in  exchange  for  ongoing  or
compensatorysocialorfinancialbenefitsprovidedtothatotherparty;
(ooo)    S¢/efty stock refers to items of raw materials, component parts, or finished
goods maintained in inventory in order to reduce the risk that such item win
beoutofstock,inanticipationofunforeseenshortagesorunusualdemandfor
such items;
(ppp)    Sf#fe    a/   C¢haffl!.fry    refers    to    a    condition    involving    mass    casualty,
disruptionofmeausoflivelihoods,and/ormajordamagestoproperty,roads
and normal way of life of people  in  the  affected  areas  as  a result  of the
occurrence of natural or human-induced hazard;
(qqq)    S#sf¢!.#¢aJc dezJeJopifte#f refers to development that meets the needs of the
present generation without compromising the abhity of future generations to
meettheiroii\m.Itcontaluswithinittwo(2)keyconcepts:first,theconceptOf
``needs'',  in  particular,  the  essential  needs  of  the  world's  poor,  to  which
overriding  priority  should  be  given;  and  second,  the  idea  of  limitations
imposed by the state of technology and social cohesion and harmony, and
ecological   integration   of   a   sound    and   viable   economy,    responsible
governance, and ecological integrity to ensure that human development now
andthroughfuturegeneratiousisalifeenhancingprocess;


(rrr)
(sss)
(ttt)
VoJ%ftteers  refer  to  individuals,  groups  or  entities  that  offer  and  provide
services  or  assistance,  without  compensation,  to  help  people  and  areas
affected by disasters;
V%Jfflerflb..Ji.fry refers 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
envirormental  factors  such  as  poor  design  and  construction  of buildings,
inadequate  protection of assets,  lack of public information and  awareness,
Iinitedofficialrecogritionofrisksandpreparednessmeasures,anddisregard
for wise environmental management;
Y^u`nAe:rna.2!=~aT_?_+ra_rperalized ?ro¥ps. re.i?I to those thaLt faice higher expos"e
to   disaster   risk   and   poverty   including   women,   children,   the   elderly,
differently abled people, and ethnic minorities;
(uuu)    W#oJe-a/-Sac..efty  Approflch   refers   to   an  approach   that  encourages   the
meaningful and active participation and synergy of the different stakeholders
of society toward climate change adaptation and mitigation, and disaster risk
reduction and management at the national and local levels;
(vw)    WrfeoJe-a/-Gooe"one%f Approach refers to an approach that instills and fosters
couaboration  among  all  government iustrumentalities  both  at  the  national
and local levels toward shared sustainable development goals and outcomes;
and
(www) W#oJe-a/-Naft'oft Appro"Ji refers to an approach that seeks to bring about a
concerted  effort towards sustainable development,  and national peace  and
security  by  creating  consensus  and  understanding  of  development  and
security  that  is  shared  not just  among  core  security  forces  and  oversight
government  institutions,  but  also  by  the  nation's  stakeholders  such  as
government, civil society, private sector, and the communities.
Article 11
THE DEPARTMENT 0F DISASTER RESILIENCE:
MANDATE, POWERS, AND FUNCTIONS
SECTION  4.  Creation  and  Mandate  of the  Department  Of  Disaster  Resilience.
There is hereby created a Department of Disaster Resilience, herein after referred to
as the Department.
The  Department  shall  be  the  primary  goverrment  ageney  responsible  for
leading,  organizing,  and  managing  the  national  effort  to  reduce  disaster  risk,
prepare  for  and respond to disasters, recover and rehabilitate, and build forward


better after the occurrence of disasters.
The     Department     sham     oversee     and     coordinate     the     preparation,
implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of disaster and climate resilience plans,
programs, projects and activities, provide leadership in the continuous development
of   strategic   and   systematic   approaches   to   disaster   prevention,    mitigation,
preparedness,  response,  recovery  and  rehabilitation,  to  anticipatory  adaptation
strategies, measures, techniques, and options.
The  Department sham  augment the capacity  of local  goverrments  units in
couaboration with relevant national government agencies and other stakeholders to
implement  disaster   risk  reduction  and  management  and  climate  change  action
plans, programs, projects, and activities.
The Department sham be the principal government institution responsible for
ensuring  safe,  adaptive,  and  disaster  resilient  communities.  It  is  mandated  to
provide  a  clear  and  comprehensive  direction  in  the  implementation  of  plans,
programs, and pro].ects to reduce the risk of natural hazards and the effects of climate
change and manage the impact of disasters.
The mandate of the Department covers all natural hazards, which include,
among others, the fouowing:
(a) Geological Phenomena and Related Ifazards
1)   Earthquake - ground rupture, ground shaking, liquefaction, tsunami, fire,
landslides, and seiche or lake water oscination
2)   Volcanic activity - ash fall, pyroclastic flow, lava flow, lahar, fissuring, and
volcanic gas
3)   Mass movement - landslides, debris flow, sinkholes
ap) Hydrological,  Oceanographic  and  Meteorological  Phenomena  and  Related
Hazards;
1)   Tropical  eyclone  -  severe  winds,  storm  surge,   rouge  waves,   severe
rainfall including hail;
2)  Flood, rain-triggered landslides and storm surges
3)   Erosion
4)   Marine heatwaves, extreme sea events, and sea level rise
(c) Chimate Variability/Change with Related Hazards of Compound Events and
Cascading Impacts
1)   EI Nino or La Nifia (ENSO) with associated rainfall and temperature (in
particular, projected extreme ENSOs)
2)  Extreme   temperature   (heat   wave   or   cold   wave),   extreme   weather
conditions (drought or excessive rainfall)
3)   Wildfire (forest or land fires)


(d) Biological and Related Hazards
1)  Epidemic/Pandemic  -  viral,  bacterial,  parasitic,  fungal,  prion infectious
diseases
2)  Insect Infestation -grasshoppers/locusts
(e) Extra-Terrestrial -Meteorite/ Asteroid impact
The  Department  sham  manage  and  direct  the  implementation  of national,
local, and community-based disaster resilience and disaster management programs,
projects and activities, including disaster response, recovery and rehabilitation, when
applicable,   in  couaboration  with  relevant  national  goverrment  agencies,  LGUs,
CSOs,  academic  iustitutious  and  other  stakeholders:  Prouz.decJ,  That  for  human-
induced  disasters,  the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG),
Department  of  National   Defense   PND),   Department   of  Social   Welfare   and
Development (DSWD), and other relevant government iustrumentalities, including
theArmedForcesofthePhihippines(AFP),BureauofFireProteetion(BFP),Philippine
National Police (PNP), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), and Office of Civil Defense
(OCD),   shall  continue   to   perform   their   functions:   Pror;I.did,  rtyrfher,   That   the
Department sham remain as the lead agency in recovery and rehabilitation efforts in
collaboration with all stakeholders when applicable.
Notwithstanding,  the mandates and powers stated herein shall be without
prejudice  to the President's directive to address natural, human-induced, or other
disasters such as an epidemic.
SEC. 5. Powers and Functions of the Department. - The Department sham exercise
the following powers and functions, in conaboration with the relevant departments,
agencies, and nongovernment stakeholders:
(a) General Functions
1)   Conduct risk and vulnerability assessment at the local level based on the
national criteria, and establish a database that includes, among others, an
inventory  of  hazards  to  better  prepare  for  and  respond  to  natural
disasters;
2)  Undertake  the  estabhishment or  construction  of evacuation centers  that
conform to the standards under the United Nations (UN) Humanitarian
Charter  and  Minimum  Standards  in  Humanitarian  Response  or  The
Sphere Minimum Standards for Shelter and Settlement, and Republic Act
No.  10821,  otherwise  known  as  the  ``Children's  Emergency  Relief  and
Protection  Act'',  among  others.  The  upkeep  and  maintenance  of  the
evacuation centers sham be the responsibility of the concerned LGUs;
3)  Develop,  maintain  and  update  an integrated  disaster management  and
disaster resilience information system that includes, among others, multi-
hazard  mapping,  vulnerability  and probabilistic  risk  assessments,  early


warning, exposure database, communication and emergency management
systems at the national, regional, and provincial levels;
4)  Undertake  the  formulation  and  implementation  of  the  goverrment's
policies,  plans,  programs,  projects,  and  budget  for  disaster  resilience
including  those  related  to  disaster  risk  reduction,  response,  recovery,
rehabilitation, and building forward better;
5)  Review  and  build  upon,  to  the  extent  necessary,  the  existing  disaster
resilience framework, plans and strategies in the crafting of an NDRF and
the corresponding NDRPIP;
6)  Oversee,    review,    and    approve    the    translation,    integration,    and
implementationoftheNDRPIPintoLDRPs;
7)   Facilitate  the  availability  of highly  competent  DRR  professionals  at  all
levels and prescribe benefits, allowances, and similar emoluments for DRR
professionals, as it may deem fit;
8)  Communicate  and  disseminate  critical  information  to  help  the  public
prepare for, respond to, and recover from a disaster;
9)   Receive,   manage,   administer   and   control   an   the   funds,   assets   and
properties received by the Department to accomplish the purposes of this
Act;
10)RecommendtothePresidentofthePhilippinesthedeclarationofastateof
calamity due to a natural disaster, and the urting thereof when conditions
stabhize;
11) Advise the President on matters concerning disaster resilience and make
recommendations, as appropriate;
12) Advance  the  country's  interests  relating  to  disaster  resilience  in  the
regional and global arena;
13) Collaborate with any government entity to help ensure the attainment of
the goals and objectives of this Act; and
14) Perform such other functions,  as provided by law or assigrment of the
President,   and   undertake   all   other  necessary  actions   to   ensure  the
attairment of the overall goals and objectives of this Act.
(b) Disaster Risk Reduction
1)   Develop   coordinated   regional   and   local   strategies   for   the   effective
prevention and mitigation of disaster risk resulting from natural hazards,


including the effects of climate change;
2)  Develop and implement policies and programs relating to the construction
ofnewsettlementsorrelocationofsettlementsinsafeareaswhichshall,to
the  extent such policies  and  programs relate  to  disaster risk reduction,
mitigation, prevention or building forward better, prevail over poHcies or
decisions   of   other   goverrment   departments,   goverrment   agencies,
government  owned   and/or  controlled  corporations,   LGUs,   or   other
government iustitutious;
3)  Develop, in coordination with relevant government agencies, pohcies and
programs   on  land-use   planning,  urban  planing  and  zoning  which
shall,   to  the  extent  such  poHcies  and  programs  relate  to  disaster  risk
reduction, mitigation,   prevention  or  building  forward   better,   prevail
over     policies     or    decisions    of    other    government    departments,
government agencies, government owned and/ or controlled corporations,
LGUs, or other government iustitutious;
4)  Establish or enhance standards for disaster preparedness and continuity
planning,suchasoninfrastructurestandardsanddesigus;
5)  Collaborate with the Department of Public Works and ELghways (DPWH)
and   other  relevant  government  agencies  in  the  conduct  of  regular
structural, safety audit of buildings and other types of infrastructure, and
require the submission of necessary data, information or reports related
thereto;
6)  Formulate a National Condnuity Policy including plans and programs to
implementgovernmentgovernanceandbusinesscontinuity;
7)   Ensure  the  use  of advanced science and  technology in the  anticipatory
planning   of  communities  against  the  impact  of  natural  hazards  and
climate  change  through  consultation,  and  employment  with  a  regular
department   funding   for   relevant   academic   or   higher   educational
iustitutious with proven risk reduction record;
8)   Establish a system to ensure that au disaster-related data are accessible to
all    stakeholders    to    generate   the    best   scientific   information   and
technological products for use in disaster resilience;
9)  Ensure   that  all  climate  change-related   hazards  are  included  in  the
development of climate risk profiles of targeted LGUs as provided for in
the Chmate Risk and Management Framework (CRMF) policy document
of  the  aimate  Change  Commission  (CCC)  and  that  the  appropriate
iustitutious   such   as    the    academe   and    other   science    experts    or
orgahizatious  who  have  the  capability  to  develop  or  have  developed


methodologies   to   establish  climate  change  risk  profile   are   officially
engaged;
10) Undertake programs and projects to reduce the vulnerability of physical
infrastructure,  assets,  and  facilities including retrofitting,  and  structural
and   non-structural   upgrading,   in   coordination   with   the   relevant
government agencies;
11) Can  on  relevant goverrment agencies  to  develop  alternative livelihood
programs to reduce the vulnerability to disasters of certain areas or certain
sectors of society;
12) Formulate,  facilitate  and monitor efforts relating to certain resources or
sectors  toward  addressing  the  long-term  effects  of  climate  change  on
sustalnable  development,  such as  water resources,  agriculture,  forestry,
coastal and marine resources, health, and infrastructure, in coordination
with relevant government agencies;
13)Design  and  implement  an  incentive  system  for  greater  private  and
public investment, both at the local and national levels, on disaster risk
reduction;
14) Oversee and ensure the maiustreaming of climate change adaptation and
disaster risk reduction in development and  land  use planning,  and the
preparation of contingeney plalls;
15)Create   an  enabling   envirorment  that  shall  promote  broader  multi-
stakeholder participation for  disaster risk reduction and climate change
adaptation and mitigation;
16) Establish,  develop,  and monitor programs  and projects, in coordination
with  relevant  goverrment  agencies,  that  consider  cHmate  projections,
including temperature increase and rainfan change in the Phihppines to
ensure climate-resilient communities;
17)Establish   and   monitor   national   and   local  capacity   for   disaster  risk
financing and insurance and other risk transfer strategies in coordination
with the  Department of Finance  (DOF),  Goverrment Service  Insurance
System   (GSIS),   Land  Bank  of  the  Philippines   (LBP),   and  Insurance
Commission;ReviewandevaluatelocaldisasterresiHenceplausandother
local   plans   to   ensure   their   consistency   with   the   National   Disaster
Resilience Framework;
18)ReviewandevaluatelocaldisasterresiHenceplausandotherlocalplausto
ensure their consistency with the National Disaster Resilience Framework;
and


19)Undertake   all   other   programs   and   projects   necessary   to   attain  the
necessary outcomes for disaster risk reduction.
(c)  Disaster Preparedness and Response
1)   Lead,    manage,    and    collaborate    with    the    relevant    government
iustrumentalities,nongovernmentstakeholders,andintemationalpartners
in providing the minimum basic needs of people in affected areas before,
during and/or immediately after a disaster to save lives  and  minimize
casualties;
2)  Establish a corps of first responders in partnership with national and local
stakeholders, both public and private;
3)ImplementprojectsandprogramsthatwillenhancethecapacityofLGUsto
prepare for and respond to disasters, giving priority to LGUs with low
income or those situated in high-risk areas;
4)   Ensure the efficient prepositioning of goods, maintenance and disposal of
safety storks;
5)   Accredit, monitor, and evaluate training iustitutious on disaster resilience;
6)   Regulate    the    accreditation    of    donors,    volunteers,    and    assisting
nongovernment stakeholders, both domestic and intemational;
7)Formulatestandardsforcontingencyplandngthatshaubeadoptedbythe
LGUs;
8)Developadatabaseofexposureorelementsatriskperareatofacilitateand
ensurequickimpactandneedsassessmentintheeventofadisaster;
9)  Facihtate  and  regulate  the  acceptance,  inventory,  and  accounting  of
humanitarianassistance,includingreliefgoods;
10)Maintain   a   database   of   volunteers   and,   when   necessary,   mobilize
volunteers   to   augment   the   persormel   complement   and   logistical
requirements  for  disaster  response  and/or  for  the  delivery  of  DRRM
programs, projects and activities;
11) Oversee  and  maintain  a  national  early-warning  and  emergency  alert
system   that  must  provide   a  specific,   areas-focused  and   time~bound
that are accurate, timely, understandable and readily accessible to
and  local  emergency  response  orgahizatious  and  the  general
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national
public;


12)Coordinate   information-sharing    and    other    disaster   risk   reduction
protocols  following  the  principle  of  inter~operabihity  among  national
government agencies and local government units;
13)Call  upon  other  iustrumentalities  or  entities  of  the  government  and
nongovernment   and   civic   organizations   for   assistance   in   terms   of
the use of their facihities and resources for the protection and preservation
of life and properties in the whole range  of disaster risk reduction and
management.  This function indudes the power to can on the reserve force
as  defined  in Republic  Act  No.  7077,  otherwise  known  as  the  ``Citizen
Armed Forces of the Philippines Reservist Act" to assist in relief, rescue,
retrieval and management of dead and missing persons during disasters
or calamities;
14) Organize,  train,  equip,  and  maintain a  system  of response capacity for
search,  rescue  and  retrieval  and  the  dehivery  and  distribution  of relief
goods;
15)Can  upon,  by  authority  of  the  President,  the  Armed  Forces  of  the
Philippines, the Philippine National Police, the Bureau of Fire Protection
(BFP),  the Philippine Coast Guard, and other uniformed services to the
extent necessary for the Department to achieve the purposes of this Act;
16)Establish  a  National  Corps  of  Volunteers  to  be  composed  of,  among
others:   Reserve   Officers'   Training   Corps   (ROTC),   National   Service
Training Program (NSTP), reservists, and other socio-civic organizations;
17)Assistinmobilizingnecessaryresourcestoincreasetheoverallcapacityof
local government units, specifically those with low income and situated in
high-risk areas; and
18)Undertake   all  other  programs   and  proj.ects   necessary   to   attain  the
necessary outcomes for disaster preparedness and response.
(d) Recovery and Building Forward Better
1)   Prepare, organize, lead, implement, and manage post-disaster assessment
and recovery  and  rehabilitation  programs  and  plans,  in  coordination
with the affected local governments units, national goverrment agencies,
and other stakeholders;
2)  Establish  a  system  to  promptly  perform  impact and  needs  assessment,
including  strengthening  the  in-house  capacity  of  the  Department  to
conduct accurate and timely impact and needs assessment;
3)   Establish a system that utilizes templates, exposure database, and other
tools,   and    develop    the    Department's    in-house    capacity    for    the


prompt    and   expedient   preparation   of   rehabilitation   plans,    when
needed, for disaster affected areas;
4)   Formulate  or  direct  relevant  government  agencies  and  LGUs  to  issue
guidelines   for   fast-tracking   the   issuance   of   permits,   certificatious,
clearances and licenses to implement disaster recovery and rehabilitation
measures, including housing projects, in affected areas;
5)   Prepare and implement rehabihitation plans for disaster affected areas;
6)  Manage   and   oversee   the   implementation   of   disaster   recovery   and
rehabilitation measures;
7)  Collaborate with relevant government agencies to establish programs to
restore or generate livelihood in disaster affected areas;
8)   Formulate policies and standards for post-disaster shelter recovery which
may include,  among others, implementation arrangements, coordination
arrangements  with  relevant  agencies  and  LGUs,   and  modalities  for
emergeney transitional and permanent shelter recovery;
9)  Ensure   that  the   principle  of  building   forward  better  is   applied   to
rehabilitation or recorrstruction efforts; and
10)Undertake   all   other  programs   and  projects   necessary   to  attain  the
necessary   outcomes   for  recovery  and   safer,   adaptive,   resilient,   and
inclusive communities.
(e) Other Functions
1)  Constitute, call, convene or deputize agencies of goverrment, and invite
nongovemment    and   private   organizations,    to   assist,    advise,    or
coordinate with the Department to achieve the purposes of this Act;
2)  Inspect  and  examine  the  status  of  projects,  programs,  and  activities
undertaken by national government agencies and local government units
in furtherance of disaster resilience efforts;
3)  Save   lives   and/or   minimize   damages   to   livelihood   and   property,
complement  and  collaborate  with  relevant  government  agencies  and
nongovernment stakeholders in providing humanitarian response and the
consequence   management   of   human-induced   disasters   whenever   it
becomes necessary;
4)  Negotiate, enter into, institutionalize, and coordinate arrangements with
any private person or entity for the purpose of ensuring the adequate and
prompt  availabhity  of  goods  and  services  necessary  in  anticipation  of,
during, and in the aftermath of disasters;


5)  Promulgate  rules  and  regulations  for  the  receipt,  management,   and
accounting   of   donations   that   are   consistent   with  the   rules   of  the
Commission on Audit (COA) on the use of foreign and local aid during
calamities and disasters;
6)  Create or reorganize offices and/or task forces,  as may be necessary to
carry out the objectives of this Act; and
7)  Perform such other functions, as may be necessary, for the attainment of
the objectives of this Act.
Article Ill
EMERGENCY MEASURES
SEC.  6.  Emergency  Measures.  (a)  To protect and preserve life and  property and
ensure and promote public safety and welfare, the Department may undertake and
implement the following emergency measures in anticipation of, during, and in the
aftermath of disasters:
1)  Carrying out of preemptive evacuation;
2)   Imposition of curfew;
3)  Rationing  of  the  distribution  of  basic  goods  in  critical  shortage,  and
when  necessary,  preventing  or  restricting  the  transfer  of  such  goods
outside of the area affected   by   the   disaster,   including   access   to   rice
inventory   of   the   National  Food  Authority  (NFA)  office  or  storage
located in the affected area;
4)  When there is imminent danger of loss of lives or damage to property,
temporarily  take  over  or  direst  the  operation  of any  private  utELty  or
business,subjecttopaymentofjustcompeusation;and
5)  With the concurrence of the Department of Finance, recommend  to the
Monetary Board the deferment of the payment of monetary obhgatious of
local  government  units  and  private  entities  that  have  been  severely
affected by disaster.
(b)  Local   goverrment   units   shall   enact   ordinances   on   and   implement
necessary  and  appropriate  emergeney  measures  to  ensure  the  protection  and
preservation of life and property and the promotion of public safety and welfare in
anticipation of, during, and in the aftermath of disasters.
(c) Emergency measures  shall  be  carried  out in  a  marmer  that is  humane,
respectful   of   the    dignity    and    culture    of   persons,    without    the    use    Of
discrimination and disproportionate force, and with conscious attention to the needs
ofvulnerableandmarginalizedgroups.
(d)  Appropriate  steps  shall  be  taken  to  inform  the  public  of  the  need  to


implementemergeneymeasuresfortheirsafety.
SECTION 7. Preemptive and Force Evacuations.   Preemptive evacuation shall be
the  preferred  and  primary  mode  of moving  and  relocating  people  that  will  be
affected by impending disasters.
A forced  evacuation shall be considered  as an emergency  measure of last
resortthatmaybeundertakeninanticipationoforduringadisasterandcamiedout
by the concerned   local goverrment unit: Provided, That in case of the failure or
inability  of  the  local   government   units   to   implement   the   same,   the   forced
evacuationshallbeimplementedbytheDepartment,whichmaydirectandcompel
theassistanceoflawenforcementandothergovernmentagenciestoimplementsuch
measure.
Any  person  who  willfully  disregards  or  disobeys  a  preemptive  or  forced
evacuationcarriedoutbytheloralgoverrmentunitortheDepartmentreleasessuch
localgovernmentunitortheDeparthent,asthecasemaybe,fromanyliabilityfor
injury,death,damageto,orlossofpropertyduetosuchdisobedience.
Article IV
ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
SECTION   8.    The    Secretary.    The    Department    shah    be    headed    by    the
Secretary  of  Disaster  ResiHence,  hereinafter  referred  to  as  the  Secretary,   who
shall  be  appointed by  the  President,  subject  to  confirmation  by  the  Committee
on  Appointments.  The Secretary  shall  preferably  have  a  good  background  in
any   of  the   scientific, engineering, and public management fields relevant to the
attairment and promotion of resihency to natural hazards and climate change, and
demonstrated managerial acumen.
SECTION 9. Powers and Functions of the Secretary.   The Secretary shall have the
following powers and functions:
a)  Provide executive direction and supervision over the entire operations of the
Department;
b)  Establish and promulgate policies, rules, and regulations for the effective and
efficient operation of the Department and implement these to cany out its
mandate, functions, programs, and activities;
c)   Exercise  control  and  supervision  over  all  functions  and  activities  of  the
Department and its officers and personnel;
d)Managethefinancial,humanandotherresourcesOftheDepartment;
e)   Appoint aTq designate officers and employees of the Department, excluding
thoserequirmgpresidentialappointmentasprovidedforbylaw;
a   Exercise disciphiary powers over officers and employees of the Department
inaccordancewithlaw,andinvestigatesucherringofficersandemployees,or
designateacommitteeorofficertoconductaninvestigation;


g)  Collaborate  with  other  government  agencies,  the  private  sector,  and  civil
society orgarizatious on the policies, programs, projects, and activities of the
Department, as may be necessary;
h)  Advise the  President on the promulgation of executive  and  administrative
orders,andthefomulationofregulatoryandlegislativeproposalsonmatters
pertaining to disaster resihience;
i)   Represent the Philippines and articulate the national contribution to global,
regional,    and    other    inter-goverrmental    disaster   risk   reduction    and
1humanitarian
Affairs (DFA); platforms,  in  coordination  with  the  Department  of  Foreign
j)    Formulate  such  rules  and  regulations,  and  exercise  such  other  powers  as
mayberequiredtoimplementtheobjectivesofthisAct;
k)ServeasamemberoftheGovernmentProcurementPohicyBoard(GPPB);and
I)   Perform  such  other  tasks  as  may be  provided  by  law  or  assigned  by  the
President.
SECTION  10.  The  Undersecretaries.  The  Secretary  sham  be  assisted  by  four  (4)
Undersecretaries,whichshauberespousibleforthefollowingkeyresultareas:
a)  Disaster Preparedness and Response - to implement projects and programs
that will enhance the capacity of LGUs to prepare against, and respond to,
disasters.  This  also  includes  development  of  a  database  of  exposure  or
elements  at  risk  per  area  and  database  of  volunteers,  among  others.  It
involves the estabHshment of evacuation centers and the implementation of
respousiveandefficientprepositioningofgoods,maintenanceanddisposalof
stocks, among others;
b)  Disaster  Risk  Reduction  -  to  formulate,  adopt,  and/or  implement,  among
others,awhole-of~societyapproachinponciesandprogramstopreventnew,
if not reduce existing disaster risks, to address the effects of climate change,
and to minimize loss and damage to lives and properties. This includes the
formulation  of  the  required  policies  and/or  programs  for  disaster  risk
reduction and climate change adaptation in, among others, the NDRF and the
NDRPIP;
c)   Recovery  and  Building  Forward  and  Better -  to  formulate  and  implement
rehabilitation    plans    for    disaster-affected    areas,    and    to    ensure    the
implementationofdisasterrecoveryandrehabflitationmeasures,suchas,but
not limited to, post-disaster shelters and livelihood projects, in collaboration
with relevant agencies, LGUs, and other stakeholders; and
d)  Support to Operations - to formulate and implement, among others, policies,
programs  and/or projects  to  ensure the  efficient,  effective,  and responsive
delivery of the Department's key result areas. Support to Cperations covers
knowledge  management,  institutional  development  and  planing,  finance,
officeadministration,humanresourcesmanagement,anddevelopmentofthe


Department's in-house capacities, among others.
SECTION 11. The Assistant Secretaries and Directors. - The Department shall have
four (4) Assistant Secretaries and appropriate number of Directors to ensure for the
effective, efficient, and responsive implementation of the mandate and functions of
the Department.
SECTION    12.    Qualifications.    No    person    shall    be    appointed    Secretary,
Undersecretary,  or  Assistant  Secretary  of  the  Department  unless  a  citizen  and
resident  of the  Philippines,  of  good  moral  character,  and  of  proven  experience,
competence or expertise in humanitarian renef assistance and disaster management.
The  Secretary,  Undersecretary,  or  Assistant  Secretary  shall  not  hold  any  other
position, public or private, during their terms of office.
SECTION 13. Structure and Staffing Pattern. - The Department shall determine its
organizational structure and staffing pattern and create such services, divisions, and
units, as it may require or deem necessary, subject to the approval of the Department
of Budget and Management.
SECTION 14. National Disaster Operations Center, Alternative Command Center,
and Research and Training Institute. -The Department shall establish, within one (1)
year from the approval of this Act, and act as the primary operator, the National
Disaster  Operations  Center  (NDOC),  Alternative  Command  and  Control  Center
(ACCCs) as may be necessary in each of the country's major island groups, and the
Disaster Resilience Research and Training Institute (DRRTI).
The Department is authorized to collect fees derived from the DRRTI.
The NDOC is a physical center equipped with the necessary tools and systems
to monitor, manage, and respond to disasters in all areas of the country. The NDCX=
shall   also   provide   the   necessary   support   for   the   overall   coordination   and
implementation  of  emergency  and  disaster  response  measures  throughout  the
Country.
The ACCCs are command centers established in other locations to provide
supplemental support to the NDCX=. The number and location of ACCCs shall be
determined by the Department. Temporary ACCCs may likewise be established by
the Department, if necessary.
SECTION 15. DRRTI Functions and Inter-Agency Knowledge Sharing. The DRRTT
shall  be  a  platform  for  providing  training  preferably  on  site,  and  for  collecting,
consoHdating,  managing,  analyzing,  and  sharing  knowledge  and  information  to
improve or enhance disaster reshience.
The DRETI shall:
a)  Establish   reliable   and   up-to-date    disaster-related   information   and


communication systems and technologies through close collaboration with
the DOST and with academic institutions;
b)  Institutionalize,  maintain,  and  update  an  integrated  disaster  resilience
information  system   (IDRIS),   which   includes,   among   others,   multi-
hazard    mapping,    probabilistic    risk  assessment,  risk  analysis,   early
warning, exposure database, communication and emergency management
Systems;
c)   Establish   a   database   that  includes  relevant  information  from   other
government  agencies  and  third  parties  for  the  Department  to  better
prepare and respond to natural hazards including, but not limited to, an
inventory of hazardous materials per area;
d)  Consult  and  coordinate  with,  and  consolidate  information/data  from,
relevant government agencies, such as, but not limited to, DOST, LGUs,
academic  iustitutious,  and  relevant CSOs  to  enhance  the  IDRIS  and  to
promoteknowledgesharingamongallstakeholders;
e)   Conduct disaster-related research programs, seminars,  and trainings for
all types of stakeholders;
f)   Consolidate, organize and/or prepare training materials and publications;
and
g)  Conduct  other  activities  consistent  with  promoting  the  formation  and
dissemination of knowledge and information relating to disaster resilience
and disaster management.
SECTION  16.   Compliance  and  Accreditation   of  DRRTI  with   International
Standards.   -The   Department   shall   strive   to   obtain   certification   from,   and
accreditation by, international accreditation bodies of the DRRIT to ensure DRRTT's
compliance  with  international  standards.  The  Department  shau  likewise  ensure
collaboration with key countries and international organizations to incorporate best
practicesondisasterresilienceintheDepartment'spoliciesandprograms.
SECTION   17.   Disaster   Assistance   Action   Center.    ~   The   Department   shall
institutionalize  a one-stop shop mechanism  through a Disaster  Assistance  Action
Center (DAAC) which shall,  among others, process necessary documents for both
domesticandintemationalassistingactors.
SECTION 18.  Incentives. The Department has the authority to prescribe benefits,
allowances,  and  similar  emoluments  for  disaster  management  professionals  and
disaster resilience officers at the national and local levels.
Article V
NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
SEC.  19.  Retention  of  Local  DRRM  Offices  and  Creation  of  Local  Disaster
Resilience Offices. - The Local DRRM Offices (LDRRMOs) in provinces, cities, and
municipalities shall be retained and renamed as Provincial, City, and Municipality


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Disaster  Resilience  Offices,  respectively.  They  sham  collectively  be  called  Local
Disaster  Resilience  Offices  (LDROs).  All  LGUs  shall  establish  an  LDRO  at  the
provincial, city, and municipal levels.  An Local DRRM Councils (LDRRMCs) sham
be abolished.
The  budgetary  requirements  for  personal  services,  maintenance  and  other
operating  expenses,  and  capital  outlay  of the  LDROs  shall  be  sourced  from  the
General Fund of the LGU, subject to Section 76 of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise
known as the ``Local Government Code of 1991'', as amended.
Oner   maintenance   and   operating   expenses   and   other   capital   outlay
requirements of the LDRO in the implementation of disaster risk and vulnerability
reduction management and climate change adaptation programs shall be charged to
the Local Disaster Resilience Fund of the LGUs.
Provinces,  cities  or  municipalities  shall  be  exempted  from  the  Persormel
Services (PS) limitation on local government budgets in relation to the creation of the
LDROs and the appointment of its officers and persormel.
SECTION  20.  Composition  and  Organization  of  LDROs.  The  LDRO  shall  be
under  the   supervision   and   control   of  the   provincial   governor,   and   city   or
municipal  mayor, as  applicable.  The  LDRO  sham  be  composed  of an  officer  and
five   (5)   permanent  persormel  responsible   for,   among  others,   administration,
research  and  planning,  training,  and  operations.  The  organization,  composition,
functions, and responsibilities of retained LDRRMOs shall be modified to the extent
provided in, and sham comply with the requirements and standards of, this Act and
the IRR for the establishment, maintenance and operations of LDROs.
SECTION  21.  Local Disaster Resilience Officer.  The LDRO shall be headed and
managed  by  a well-qualified  and full-time  Local Disaster Resilience  Officer with
regular plantilla position.  The  Local Disaster Resilience  Officer and  Staff shah be
appointed by the Local Chief Executive subject to the requirements and endowed
with  the  emoluments  and  benefits  in  accordance  with  existing  laws,  rules  and
regulations.
SECTION  22. Powers and Functions of City and Municipal DROs. - The City and
Municipal (CDRO and MDRO) shall have the following powers and functions:
a)  Formulate  and  implement,  in  close  coordination  with  the  Department,  a
comprehensive and integrated LDRP in accordance with the NDRF and the
NDRPIP;
b)  Design,  program,  coordinate,  and  implement  disaster  resilience  activities
including     preparedness,     risk     reduction,     respolrse,     recovery     and
rehabilitation  measures   consistent   with   the   standards   and   guidelines
provided  by  the Department, and implement the NDRF and the NDRPIP at
the city or municipal level;
c)   Prepare  and  submit  to  the  local  Sanggurian,  the  LDRP,  the  proposed


programming of the LDR Fund, other dedicated disaster resilience resources,
and other regular funding source of the LDRO;
d)  Recommend  to  the  local  Sangguhian  the  enactment  of local  ordinances  to
implementtheLDRE,NDRFandNDRPIPatthecityormunicipallevel,andto
comply with other requirements of this Act;
e)   Prepare and submit to the Department, the lCh=al Commission on Audit, and
the  applicable   Regional    Disaster   Resilience   Office    a   report   on   the
utilization   of  its  Local  Disaster  Resilience  Fund  and  other  disaster  risk
reduction and management resources;
i)   Establish and maintain, in coordination with the Department, an information
management  system  within  the  LGU  which,  among  others,  consolidates
and includes local risk information on natural hazal'ds, profile of the LGU's
vulnerable  or  marginalized  groups,  local  risk  maps,  and  a  disaggregated
database of human resource, equipment, services, resources, directories and
location  of  critical  infrastructures  with  their  capacities  as  hospitals  and
evacuation centers;
g)  Operate and maintain, in coordination with the Department, a multi-hazard
early  warring and commuricatious system to provide accurate and timely
information to the public;
h)  Organize  and  conduct  training  and  knowledge  management  activities  on
disasterresihienceatthelocallevel,incoordinationwiththeDRRTI;
i)   Procure  emergency  works,  goods,  and  services  in  compuance  with  the
regulations,  orders,  and   policies  of  DBM  and   Government  Procurement
Policy  Board (GPPB), to implement the DRP or support early recovery and
post-disaster activities;
j)   In coordination with the Department, the DOF and other relevant agencies,
access foreign loans to finance its projects, programs, and policies for disaster
preparedness,  response,  recovery,  and  rehabilitation,  subject  to  terms  and
conditions agreed upon by the LDRO and the lender;
k)  Monitor  and  mobhize  instrumentalities  and  entities  of  the  LGU  and  its
partner  LGUs,  CSOs,  private  sector,  organized  volunteers,  and  sectoral
organizations for disaster resilience activities, in accordance with policies and
proceduresoftheDepartmentandapplicablelaws;
I)   Coordinate   and   provide   the   necessary   support   or   assistance   to   the
Department in the implementation Of rehabflitation plan within the city or
municipalrty covered by the LDRO;
in) Coordinate with the Department, other goverrment agencies, members of the
private  sector  and  other  stakeholders  in  the  LGU  to  establish  a  Business
ContinuityPlanaspartoftheirLDRP'sdisasterpreparednessmeasures;
n)  Establish linkage or network and coordination mechahisms with other LGUs
and  the  Department  for  disaster  resilience  activities  and  to  achieve  the
purposes of this Act; and
o)  Conduct  other  activities  and/or  act  on  other  matters,  in  accordance  with
policies and procedures of the Department and applicable laws, to achieve the
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SECTION   23.  Provincial  Disaster  Resilience  Officer.  The  Provincial  Disaster
Resilience Office  (PDRO)  shall  be  headed  and  managed by  a  Provincial Disaster
Resilience Officer with regular plantflla position.
SECTION  24.  Powers and  Functions  of the  PDRO.  - The PDRO  shall have  the
following powers and functions:
a)  Formulate  and implement,  in close coordination with the Department and
citiesormunicipalitieswithinitsjurisdiction,acompreheusiveandintegrated
Provincial LDRP in accordance with the NDRF and the NDRPIP;
b)  Review the  LDRPs  of cities  and  municipahties  within its jurisdiction,  and
requiretheamendmentofsuchLDRPsifnecessary,toensurecompliancewith
the Provincial LDRP and/or the NDRF and NDRPIP;
c)   Design, program, coordinate, and/or implement disaster resilience activities
cousistentwiththestandardsandguidelinesprovidedbytheDepartment,and
implementtheNDRFandtheNDRPIPattheprovinciallevel;
d)  Prepare   and   submit   to   the   Sangguniang   Panlalawigan,   the   Provincial
LDRP,   the   proposed   programming   of   the   province's   Local   Disaster
Resilience   Fund,  other    dedicated    disaster    resilience      resources,    and
other   funding   sources  of the PDRO;
e)   Recommend   to   the   Sangguniang  Panlalawigan  the   enactment   of  local
ordinances  to  implement the  Provincial LDRP,  NDRF  and  NDRPIP  at the
provincial level, and to comply with other requirements of this Act;
I)   Prepare and submit to the Department, the local Commission on Audit, and
the applicable Regional Disaster Resifience Office a report on the utilization of
the   province's   Local   Disaster   Resilience   Fund   and   other   disaster   risk
reduction and management resources;
g)  Establish and  maintain,  in coordination with the  Department,  a  Provincial
Command  and  Control  Center  (PCC)  which  includes,  among  others,  an
information management system  at the provincial level which consolidates
and integrates  information from  the cities  and/or municipahities within its
jurisdiction, a multi-hazard early waning and communications system that is
comected with the cities and/or municiparities within its jurisdiction, and a
monitoring system that enables the PDRO to oversee, supervise, monitor and
respond to the needs of cities and/or municipalities within its jurisdiction in
relation to disaster resilience activities;
h)  Procure  emergeney  works,  goods,  and  services  in  compliance  with  the
regulations,  orders,  and  pohcies  of  DBM  and  GPPB,  to  implement  the
provincial LDRP or support early recovery and post-disaster activities of the
PDRO;
i)   In coordination with the Department and the DOF,  access foreign loans to
finance   its   projects,   programs,   and   policies   for   disaster   preparedness,
response, recovery, and rehabilitation, subject to terms and conditions agreed
upon by the PDRO and the lender;
j)   Formulate and estabhih mechanisms to mobilize and direct LDROs within its
jurisdiction  as  necessary  for  disaster  preparedness  and  response  at  the


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provincial level;
k)  Coordinate   and   provide   the   necessary   support   or   assistance   to   the
Department in the implementation of rehabilitation plan(s) within the cities
and/or municipalities covered by the PDRO; and
1)   Conduct  other  activities  and/or  act  on  other  matters,  in  accordance  with
policies and procedures of the Department and applicable laws, to achieve the
purposes of this Act.
SECTION   25.  Regional  Offices.  The  Department  shall  establish  and  maintain
Regional Offices (ROs) at each region, and a National Capital Region Office (NCR).
The  size,  composition  and  organization  of  ROs  and  NCR  shall  be  based  on
parameters provided in the mR on the abflity of LGUs within its jurisdiction to cope
with previous disasters, or to implement their LDRPs or Provincial LDRPs; the level
of income, population, hazard exposure of LGUs. The ROs and NCR shah be funded
by the Department.
SEC.  26. Regional Director.  Each RO and the NCR sham be headed and managed by
a Regional Director with regular plantilla position. The Regional Director shall be
appointed by the Department Secretary for a fixed term pursuant to requirements,
terms of office and endowed with the emoluments and benefits subject to existing
laws, rules and regulations.
SECTION 27. Powers and Functions of ROs and NCR. The ROs and the NCR sham
have the following powers and functions:
a)   Review the LDREs and Provincial LDRPs Of LGUs within its jurisdiction, and
requiretheamendmentofsuchLDRPsand/orProvincialLDRPsifnecessary,
to ensure compliance with the NDRF and NDRPIP;
b)  Monitor and direct LDROs and PDROs to implement their respective LDROs
and PDROs;
c)   Recommend   to   the   appropriate   Sanggunian   at   the   city,   municipal   or
provincial level, the enactment of local ordinances to implement the LDRT,
NDRF and NDRPIP at the city, municipal or provincial level, and to comply
with other requirements of this Act;
d)  Review  reports  on  the  utilization  of  the  LDRF  and  other  disaster  risk
reduction  and  management resources  of LGUs  within its jurisdiction,  and
give recommendations, as necessary;
e)   Disburse to, and monitor the use by, LGUs of Supplemental LDRE as granted
by the Department pursuant to this Act and its IRR;
I)   Provide,  upon  the  request  of  LGUs  or  unilaterally  at  its  own  discretion,
assistance  to  LGU(s)   within  its  jurisdiction  as  necessary  to  ensure  the
implementation of LDRPs or Provincial LDRPs, NDRF and NDRI'IP, and to
render  efficient  and  timely  disaster  preparedness,  response  and  recovery
measures;
g)  Identify  and  report to the  Department issues  and problems  relating to,  or
affecting,  the  disaster resilience  of LGUs  within its jurisdiction,  and  make
recommendations  to  the Department and/or to  the  LGUs  to address  such


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issues or problems;
h)  Procure goods and services in compliance with the regulations, orders, and
policies  of DBM  and  GPPB,  to  implement  the  NDRPIP  and  NDRF  at  the
regional level;
i)   Formulate  and  establish  mechanisms  to  mobilize  and  direct  LDROs  and
PDROs  within  its  jurisdiction  as  necessary  for  disaster  preparedness  and
response at the regional level;
j)    Establish  and  maintain,  in  coordination  with  the  Department,  a  Regional
Command  and  Control  Center  (RCC)  which  includes,  among  others,  an
information  management system at the regional level which consolidates and
integrates  information   from    the   provinces,    cities    and    muricipaHties
within  its  jurisdiction, a  multi-hazard  early  warning  and  commuhicatious
system,  and  a  monitoring system that enables the RO to oversee, supervise,
monitor and respond to the needs   of LGUs within its jurisdiction in relation
to disaster resilience activities; implement or  assist  in  the  implementation,
as  directed  by  the  Department,  of rehabflitation plans for LGUs within its
coverage; and
k)  Conduct  other  activities  and/or  act  on  other  matters,  in  accordance  with
policies and procedures of the Department and applicable laws, to achieve the
purposes of this Act.
SECTION   28.   Inter-Regional   Disaster   Resilience   Office   Collaboration.   The
Department  shall  create  policies  and  programs  to  establish  collaboration  and
coordination among the different ROs.
SECTION    29.    Levels    Of    Responsibility    for    Disaster    Preparedness    and
Response.   The  primary  responsibility  for  disaster  preparedness  and  response
shall   be   exercised   at  the  local   and   national  level  in  collaboration  with  the
relevant departments and agencies,  as follows:
LEVELS OF
RESPONSIBLE
CONDITIONS
RESPONSIBILITYLevel1-Cityor
OFFICIALS
Mayor of the City /
If a disaster affects a singlemunicipality/city
Municipality
Municiparity a.ead)LocalDisasterReshienceOffice(InthecaseofBj"M:Municipal/CityMayorandBARMMLocalDisasterResilienceOffice)


Level 2 - Province
Governor (Lead)ProvincialDisasterResilienceOfficeApplicableLocalDisasterResilienceOffices(InthecaseofBA"M:ProvincialGovernorandBAR"LocalDisasterResilienceOffice/s)
If a disaster affects two ormoremunicipalities/cities
Level 3 - Region
Regional Director of the
If a disaster affects two or
Regional Office
more provinces and/or
(RO) (Lead)ApplicableGovernorsApplicableProvincialDisasterResilienceOffices(InthecaseofBARMM:RegionalGovernorandARMMLocalDisasterResilienceOffice/s)(InthecaseofMetroManila:MMDAChair)
independent componentorhighlyurbarizedcities
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b) If a  disaster  affects  at
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least two (2) regionsc)WhentheaffectedLGUcarmotdisperseitsfunctions,orrespondtothethreatoreffectofdisaster;


d)When  the  local  chief
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SECTION  30.  Inter-Local  Government  Assistance.  LGUs  are  hereby  authorized
toextendassistancetoanotherLGU,whetherthroughfundingordonationof goods
and/or services, to ensure effective disaster preparedness and response, such as the
pre-positioningandprovisionofbasicgoods,andtrainingoffirstresponders,among
others,subjecttoauditingandaccounting.
SECTION 31. Reconstniction and Rehabilitation Powers of the Department.  The
Department  shall  be  primarily  responsible  for  the  identification,  plarming  and
fundingofpriorityreconstructionandrehabhitationprojectsandprogramsonareas
affectedbydisasters:Provided,ThattheDepartmentofPubhcWorksandHighways
shall  be  the  primary  implementor  Of  all  infrastructure-related  rehabilitation  and
reconstruction  projects,  including  retrofitting  of  structures  to  make  them  more
resistant and resilient to the effects of natural disasters.
SECTION   32.   Service   Continuity   of   the   Department.   To   ensure   service
continuity, the Department and its regional and attached offices shall be established
inareasonablyresilientloration;andundertakethenecessaryinterventioustomake
its offices and systems disaster-resilient.
SECTION   33.   Assistance   to   Bangsamoro   Autonomous   Region   in   Muslim
Mindanao.   The    National    Government,     thru    the    Secretary    of    Disaster
Resilience,  and  the Bangsamoro Autonomous Regional Goverrment shall create an
inter-governmental  mechanism  for humanitarian relief assistance in the BARMM
during times of natural disasters.
Article VI
WHOLE 0F GOVERNMENT, WII0LE OF NATION, AND WHOLE OF SOCIETY
APPROACH AND INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
SECTION   34.   Inter-operability   of   Systeus.   The   Department  shall   establish
mechanisms to ensure the inter-operability of systems among goverrment agencies,


and to allow access of agencies to the IDRIS as established pursuant to Section 15 of
this  Act.  It  shah  develop  protocols  to  auow  real-time  access  to  information  by
government  agencies  in  relation  to  natural  disasters  and  the  implementation  of
disaster reshience measures.
SECTION  35.  Synergy  with  Stakeholders.  The  Department  shall  ensure  close
collaboration and coordination with stakeholders, including CsOs, the academe, and
the private sector, in relation to disaster resilience programs and projects, and the
development and promotion of education and training mechahisms with relevant
stakeholders.
The Department shall estabhsh a platform and mechanisms for coordination
with stakeholders, including the development of standard operating procedures for
collaboration in the event of a disaster.
SECTION   36.   Establishment   of  Multi-Stakeholders   Convergence   Unit.   The
Department shall,  with the  assistance  of other relevant goverrment agencies  and
stakeholders, establish a Multi-Stakeholders Convergence Unit (MSCU) which shah
align the disaster resilience efforts of the private sector, CSOs, academe and other
stakeholders with that of the Department by assisting, coordinating or providing
services that strengthen public-private coordination in disaster resilience, including
the following:
a)  Establishment and implementation of business continuity practices to errsure
the  continued  delivery  of products  and  services  in  the  event  of a  natural
disaster;
b)  Crafting  and  implementation  of  a  National  Continuity  Policy  to  ensure
service continuity during 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 LDRP of LGUs;
d)  Facilitation or assistance in obtaining or processing incentives for the private
sector or other nongovemment stakeholders, such as tax credits; and
e)   Preparation   and   facflitating   the   issuance   of   special   rules   for   Micro,
Small,  and  Medium  Entexprises  (MSMEs)  such  as  mecharisms  involving
procurement  and  liquidity  to  create  enabling  environments  for  disaster
preparedness and recovery.
The MSCU sham establish a platform that includes, among others, a database
for   monitoring   and   coordinating   efforts   and   resources   of   nongoverrment
stakeholders.   It   shall   be   headed   by   one   (1)   of   the   Undersecretaries   of   the
Department.
SECTION   37.  Roles  and  Responsibilities  of  Stakeholders.  The  commitment,
goodwill,  knowledge,   experience   and   resources   of  relevant   stakeholders   are
critical  to  reaHze  a  safer,  adaptive,  resilient  and  inclusive  Filipino  community.
Citizens shall have the shared vision and duty to provide support to the State in the


implementation  of  policies  and  programs,  particularly  the  Disaster  Resilience
FrameworkandDisasterResiliencePlanatthenational,regional,andlocallevels.
(a) Civil society, nongovernmental organizations, international nongovernmental
organizations,   private  sector,   DRRM  practitioners,   and  volunteers  shall
participate,    in  collaboration  with  public  institutions,  in  the  exchange  of
information, learrings, and guidance on disaster resilience. The Department
shall encourage and institutionalize their engagement in the implementation
of local, regional, national, and global plans and strategies to enhance public
awareness and promote a culture of disaster resiHence;
@)Women,children,andyouth,asagentsofchange,shallendeavortocontribute
actively  and  participate  in  disaster  resihence  trainings  and  information
dissemination;
(c) Senior citizens and persons with disabilities shall contribute their knowledge
and experience on disaster preparedness and resiriency;
(d) Migrants and the urban and rural poor shall participate in building resilient
resettlem ent communities;
(e) Emergency   responders   and   volunteer   orgarizatious   shall  contribute   to
resilience   by   promptly   and   efficiently   responding   to   disasters   and
emergenciesconsistentwiththepoliciesoftheDepartment;
(a  Academia,  scientific and research entities,  and networks are encouraged to
undertake  relevant  research  on  disaster  resiliency  in  partnership  with  the
Departmentandotherstakeholdersforbetterdecision-making;
(g) The private sector is encouraged to integrate disaster resiliency projects and
programs in their corporate social responsibility initiatives; and
(h) The media shall provide prompt and accurate information to the public on
early warning systems, natural hazards, and  disaster resilience activities of
the Department.
The Department, with the assistance of the ROs, shall estabhsh and convene a
Disaster Resflience Assembly at the regional and national levels which shau be held
on a quarterly basis to ensure the proactive engagement of different stakeholders,
such  as  government  agencies,  the  Union  of Local  Authorities  of the  Philippines
(ULAP), League of cities of the philippines (LCP), League  of  Municipalities   of  the
Philippines   (LMP),   CSOs,   NGOs,   academe,   DRRM practitioners, and the private
sector, to ensure and foster  coordination and collaboration towards achieving the
goals of this Act.
LGUs may convene local DRAs within their jurisdictious, as necessary for the
attainment of disaster resilience at the local level.
SECTION  38. Recognition and Incentives.   The Department, in partnership with
the  private  sector,  sham  establish  an incentives  program  that  shall recognize  the
outstanding  performance  of  LDRO,  NGOs,  CSOs,  schools,  hospitals,  and  other
stakeholders  in  promoting  and  implementing  significant  disaster  risk  reduction
managementelimate change adaptation programs and irmovatious, and meritorious


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acts of individuals, groups or iustitutious during natural disasters subject to existing
laws, rules and regulations.
Article VII
PREPAREDNESS AND INTEGRATED EARLY WARNING
SEC. 39.  Standards for Disaster Preparedness Activities. ~ (a) The Department shall
establish standards and protocols for disaster preparedness, contingency planning,
localizing    and    operationalizing    disaster    risk    reduction    and    management,
preparedness for responding to disasters and undertaking early recovery, continuity
of essential services, and other relevant preparedness activities.
(b)  LGUs  shall  identify  safe  and  strategic  sites,  and  establish  evacuation
centers  with appropriate  and  adequate  facilities  in accordance  with  goverrment-
approved standards as provided under Republic Act No. 10821, otherwise known as
the  ``Chfldren's  Emergency Relief  Protection  Act'',  to  avoid  disruption  of school
classesandlessentheuseofschoolbuildingsandfacilitiesasevacuationcenters.
(c)    The  concerned  LGUs  shall  immediately  compensate  schools  used  as
evacuation centers. The schools used as evacuation centers may seek compensation
forrenovation,replacement,orrepairsofdamagedfacilitiesforsuchuse.
SECTION 40. Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Risk Communication Standards.
There  shall  be  a  streamlined  policy  governing  early  warning  systems  and  risk
communication protocols to ensure effective and efficient measures to prepare for,
respond to and recover from potential risks and disasters.
The Department sham formulate and implement multi-hazard early warning
protocols integrating all disaster preparedness systems in collaboration with local
executives,  community-based  organizations,  civil society  organizations,  and  other
nongovernmental organizations for proper use and application.
SECTION   41.   Early  Waning   Mandate.   (a)   The   Department  shall
integrated  early waming  alert for the impending  occurrence of hazards
enable the public  to prepare in time and-act appropriately to minimize potential
harm or loss.
(b)   The Department at the national and local level shall use an integrated
early warning system to ensure it is consistent and locally contextualized with the
communication protocol and safe evacuation procedure of the affected communities.
Itshauworkwithotheragenciesororganizatiousonpreurisisinformationmapping
of  the  humanitarian  needs  of  at-risk  communities  that  will  enhance  the  overau
prepositioning of resources at the national and local level.
(c)  The Department shall require mobile phone service providers to send out
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alerts at regular intervals in the event of an impending natural hazard, in accordance
with Republic Act No. 10639, otherwise known as ``The Free Mobile Disaster Alerts
Act„.
(d)   The   Department   sham   recognize   and   proactively   support  local   or
indigenous modes of early  waming  systems  and  allow  open  access  to  near  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. Any person who transmits early warning concerning
the abovementioned phenomena by means of signs in designs,  colors,  lights,   or
sound  sham  do  so  in  compliance  with  the  methods  recognized  or approved by
the Department.
Article VIII
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
SECTION 42. Management Of Humanitarian Assistance.  (a) The Department shah
have the power to receive and manage humanitarian assistance from any person or
entity, whether from local or international sources.
q)) The importation by, and acceptance of humanitarian assistance donated to
the  Department,  consisting  of,  among  others,  food,  clothing,  medical  assistance,
equipment,   and  materials  for  relief,  recovery  and  other  disaster  management
activities,areherebyauthorizedinaccordancewithSectious120and121ofRepublic
Act No.  10863,  otherwise  known  as  the  "Customs Modernization and Tariff Act
(CMTA)",andtheprevallingprovisionsoftheGeneralAppropriatiousActcovering
national internal revenue taxes and import duties of national and local goverrment
agencies.
SECTION   43.    International   Humanitarian   Assistance.   The   Department,   in
consultation  with  the  Bureau  of  Immigration  and  the  Bureau  of  Customs  shall
promulgate  guidelines  on  international  humanitarian  assistance,  including  the
initiation, entry, facilitation, transit, regulation and termination thereof, as well as
those  involving  international  disaster  relief and  persormel  assisting  international
actors,  visa  waiver,  recognition  of  foreign  professional  qualifications,  entry  of
international disaster goods and equipment, and exemption from port duties, taxes,
and restrictions.
SECTION   44.    Assessment   of   the   Need   for   International   Humanitarian
Assistance.  (a)   Immediately   after  the   declaration  of  a   state  of  calamity  by
the  local  Sangguhian of the relevant local goverrment unit or by the Department,
as   the   case   may   be,   the   Department    shall    determine    whether    domestic
capacities   are   likely  to   be  sufficient to attend to the needs of affedted persons for
international humanitarian assistance. This determination  may  also  be  made,  at
the  discretion  of  the  President,  prior  to  the  onset of an imminent disaster.


(b)  In the event of a determination by the Department that domestic response
capacities  are  not  likely  to  be  sufficient  due  to  the  impact  of  the  disaster,  the
Department  shall  recommend   to   the   President  that   a   request  be   made   for
international humanitarian assistance.
(c)   A determination that domestic capacities are likely to be sufficient and
thatinternationalhumanitarianassistanceisthereforeunnecessarymaybereviewed
andrescindedbytheDepartment,withtheapprovalofthePresident,atanytime,in
light of prevaihig circumstances and available information.
SECTION  45.  Humanitarian  Assistance  Action  Center.    The  Department  shall
create  an  inter-agency   one-stop   shop    mechanism    called    the   Humanitarian
Assistance   Action  Center  (HAAC)  for  the  processing  and  release  of  entry  and
faciHtation  of  goods,  articles  or  equipment  and  services  and  international  relief
workers   for   the   provision   of  international   humanitarian   assistance   and   the
processing of necessary documents for assisting international actors.
The   Department   shall   lead   and   manage   the   HAAC,   which   shall   be
composed of the following:
a)   Bureau of customs q3CX=);
b)  Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA);
c)   Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD);
d)  Department of Health (DOH);
e)   Food and Drug Administration (FDA);
f)   Department of Agriculture (DA);
g)  Department of Energy (DOE);
h)  Department of National Defense (DND);
i)   Philippine National police (PNP);
j)    Philippine coast Guard (PCG);
k)  Department of Transportation (DOTr);
I)   Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR); and
in) Bureau of Immigration q3I).
SECTION   46.    Request   for   International   Humanitarian   Assistance.   (a)   In
cognizance  of  the  urgency,  criticality  and  intensity  of  an  imminent  risk,  the
Department sham issue a flash appeal to the famfly of nations, under regional and
multilateral  conventions,  for  assistance  in  preparedness,  including  preemptive
measures, search, rescue, and retrieval, relief, recovery, and reconstruction.
(b)ThePresidentmayrequestinternationalhumanitarianassistance,uponthe
advice  of  the  Secretary.  Such  request  may  be  specifically  directed  to  particular
assisting   international   actors   or   may   be   a   general   request   directed   to   the
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SECTION 47.  Regulation of Humanitarian Assistance.  (a)  The Department sham
ensure  the  efficient  and  effective  monitoring  of  humanitarian  assistance  from
domestic  or intemational  donors,  establish and  operate  a  platform,  including  an
online platform, to facilitate, and provide public access to information on donations.
(b) The Department shall include in the Implementing Rules and Regulations
of this Act guidelines and accountabihties on the receipt, management, distribution,
accounting, and reporting of all humanitarian assistance, whether in cash or in kind,
consistent with the rules on the use of foreign and local aid during calamities and
disastersissuedbytheCOAandotherrelevantgovernmentagencies.
SECTION 48. Humanitarian Relief for Human-Induced Disasters. - The Secretary
of  the  Department  of  Disaster  Resilience  shall  have  the  authority  to  provide
humanitarianreliefintheconsequencemanagementofhuman-inducedemergencies
such  as  acts  of  terrorism,  iusurgency,  fire,  and  other  related  human-induced
disasters.
Article IX
OFFER AND FACILITATION OF HUMANITARIAN
ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN STATES
SECTION 49. Offer and Facilitation of International Humanitarian Assistance to
Foreign  States.  In the  event of a  disaster occurring  in a foreign State  for  which
international humanitarian assistance is required, the Department, in coordination
with the DFA, may offer, facilitate, provide, and deploy international humanitarian
assistance   to   said   foreign  State,   which   shall   be   subject  to   guidelines   to   be
promulgated by the Department for the purpose.
SECTION   50.   Accreditation.   The   Department,   in  coordination   with  relevant
government agencies and organizations, shau provide and facilitate the necessary
trainingandaccreditationtotherespectivegoverrmentpersormeltobedeployed for
such offer, facilitation and provision of international humanitarian assistance to a
foreign State.
Article X
DECLARATION OF STATE OF CALAMITY
SECTION    51.    Declaration    of   State    of   Calamity.    The    Department   shall
recommend  to the President the declaration of a state of calamity, whether in whole
or part of an area, in case of an extraordinary disaster wherein the repercussions on
public safety and welfare are serious and far-reaching.
SECTION 52. Conditions for the Declaration of a State of Calamity. The President
shalldeelareastateofcalamitywhenauofthefollowingrequisitesarepresent:


(a) There  is  a  grave,  unforeseen,  or  sudden  occurrence  which  demands
immediate action;
ap) The occurrence was caused by a natural disaster;
(c)Theoccurrenceislikelytocauseathreattolifeand/ordangertoproperty;
and
(d)Thedeclarationofastateofcalamityshallcoveralimitedperiodonly.
SECTION  53. Mandatory and Remedial Measures. - The declaration of a state of
calamity shall allow the immediate implementation of any or all of the following
remedial measures:
(a) Imposition of price ceiling on basic necessities and prime commodities by
the President upon the recommendation of the implementing agency as
provided for under Repubtic Act No. 7581, otherwise known as the ``Price
Act'', or the National Price Coordinating Council;
a)) Moritoring,  prevention  and  control  by  the  Local  Price  Coordination
Council    of   oveapricing    or    profiteering    and    hoarding    of   prime
commodities, medicines and petroleum products;
(c) Grant of tax credits or exemptions by the BIR, upon the recommendation
of the President or the Department; and
(d) Use of alternative methods of procurement under Article XVI of Republic
Act  q3A)  No.  9184,  otherwise known as  the  ``Government Procurement
Reform  Act",  its  implementing  rules  and  regulations  (IRR)  and  other
issuances   of   the   Government   Procurement   Pohcy   Board   by   the
Department,   LGUs   or   the   relevant  government  iustrunentahies   in
relation  to  the  urgent  procurement  of  emergency  works,  goods  and
services to effectively respond to, quickly respond to disasters, and build
forward better.
Article XI
RECOVERY
SEC.  54.  Standards for Recovery. - The Department sham observe internationally
accepted standards for recovery, planning, programming and implementation of the
recovery process. Towards this end, the Department shall:
(a) Improve   the   community's   physical,   social   and   economic   resilience,
consistent with the principle of "building forward better'';
q)) Use   locauy   driven   centrally   supported   processes   based   on   legal
mandates with supplementary capacity support when requested;
(c) Redirect development outside danger zones to minimize loss of lives and
structures   resulting   from   typhoons,   flooding,   landshides,   and   other
hazards;
(d)Employoutcome-drivenplanningandimplementation;
(e)Maximizeuseofprivate-publicsectorpartnershipwherepossible;


(f)  Consider local conditions such as culture, security situation and existing
capacities of communities in identifying programs and projects;
(g) Ensure  access  to  public  transport,  physical  and  mental  health  services,
markets,  schools,  sustainable  livelihoods,  and  other  public  services  in
planning for settlement areas; and
(h) Ensure  restoration  of  peace  and  order  and  recovery  of  goverrment
functions.
Article XII
FUNDS AND RESOURCES
SECTION  55.  Fund  Regulations.  The  DBM  and  COA  shall  establish  rules  and
regulations  to  ensure  that  funds  required  for  disaster  response,  recovery,  and
rehabilitation are  available  and/or released  efficiently and  expeditiously through
irmovative budgeting and auditing mechanisms.
SECTI0N56.LocalDisasterResilienceFundandLocalDisasterContingencyFund.
LGUs shall amually set aside not less five percent  (5°/o)  of their local budget,  to
constitute a Local Disaster Resilience Fund (LDRF). The LGU shall use its LDRF to
maintain and operate its LDRO to maintain the officers, employees and staff of the
LDRO,  and  to  implement plans,  programs  and  activities  under its  LDRP.  Thirty
percent (300/o)  of the LDRF shall be set aside as Local Disaster Contingency Fund
(LDCF)whichshaubeusedfordisasterresponseandquickrecoverymeasures.
Nothing contained in this Act shall prevent LGUs from providing additional
fundingorallocatingadditionalresourcesfordisasterresilienceactivities,plausand
programs within their jurisdiction.
SECTION  57.  Supplemental  LDRF.  The  Department  may  allocate  and  disburse
funds  to  supplement  an  LGU's  LDRF  based  on  parameters  and  requirements
indicatedintheIRR.Indeterminingsuchparametersandrequirements,the][RI{shall
aimtoprovidesupplementalfundstoLGUswithlowincomeand/orhighexposure
to  natural  hazards.  Supplemental  LDREs  shall,  as  much  as  possible,  fin gaps  or
shortages in LGU resources to ensure that LGUs can implement disaster resilience
measures  such  as,  among  others,  implementing  their  LDRP  or  Provincial  LDRP,
establishing their LDROs or PDROs,  obtaining and/or maintaining the necessary
equipmentandstaffintheirLDROsorPDROs,andimplementingtheNDRFandthe
NDRPIP at the local levels.
SECTION  58.  National  Disaster Resilience  Fund.  (a)  The National Disaster Risk
Reduction  and  Management  Fund  quDRRM  Fund)  created  under  Section  22  of
Republic   Act  No.   10121,   otherwise   known   as   the   "Phflippine   Disaster   Risk
Reduction and Management Act of 2010'', appropriated under the amual General
Appropriations  Act  is  hereby  renamed  as  the  National  Disaster  Resilience  Fund
(NDRF) and shall be managed and controlled by the Department.  The NDRF shall


be  used  for  disaster  risk  reduction  or  mitigation,  prevention,  and  preparedness
activities  such  as  training  of  persormel,  procurement  of  equipment,  and  capital
expenditures.     It  can  also  be  utilized  for  relief,  recovery,  reconstruction,  and
other  work  or services  in cormection  with  rratural  or  human-induced  calamities
which may occur during the budget year or those that occured in the past two (2)
years from the budget year.
ap) Thirty percent (30%) of the amount appropriated for the NDRF shall be
allocated as Quick Response Fund (QRF) or stand-by fund and shall also be under
the management and control of the Department.  The QRF sham be used for relief
and recovery programs to quickly normalize the situation and living conditions of
people  in  communities  or  areas  stricken  by  disasters,  calamities,  epidemics,  or
complex emergencies, and other related programs, projects and activities formulated
at the national level.
SECTION 59.  People's Survival Fund. The Secretary of the Department shall be a
member of the People's Survival Fund Board mandated to manage and administer
the People's  Survival Fund created under Republic Act No. 10174, otherwise known
as the ``Climate Change Act of 2009", and facilitate its utifization by LGUs, through
ROs,   to   implement  climate  change   adaptation   projects   of  LGUs,   and   equip
vulnerableLGUcommuritiesagaiusttheimpactsofclimatechange.
SECTION  60.  Multi-Donor Trust Fund. The Department shall create and manage,
togetherwiththeBureauofTreasury,aMulti~DonorTustFundfortheprocessing,
releasing and accounting of money and other similar resources intended for disaster
assistance. The Department shall establish a system to ensure transparency in the
management and use of the Multi-Donor Trust Fund.
SECTION  61.  Donations Management. The Department shall have the power to
receive and manage  donations from any person or entity,  whether from local or
international sources.
The importation by, and donation to, the Department of, among others, food,
clothing, medical assistance, equipment, and materials for relief, recovery and other
disaster management activities  are hereby authorized in accordance with Sections
120   and   121   of   Republic   Act  No.  10863,  otherwise  known  as  the  ``Customs
ModernizationandTariffAct(CMTA)",andtheprevailingprovisiousoftheGeneral
Appropriations Act covering national internal revenue taxes and import duties  of
national and local government agencies.
SECTI0N62.RegulationofDonations.TheDepartmentshauestablishandoperate
a platform, including an online platform, to facilitate, monitor, and provide public
access  to  information    on    donations.    To    ensure   complete    accounting    and
reporting   of   donations,  the  Department  shall  formulate  and  issue  rules  and
guidelines  for  the  receipt,  management  and  accounting  of  donations,  which  are
consistent with the rules on the use of foreign and local aid during calamities and


disasters issued by COA and other relevant goverrment agencies.
Article XIII
SPECIAL RULES 0N BORROWING, TAXES,
ECOZONES AND PROCUREMENT
SECTION   63.  Rules  on  Borrowing.  The  LGUs  shall  coordinate  with  the  DOF,
Bangko  Sentral  ng  Pilipinas  (BSP),  and  other  relevant  agencies  to  access  foreign
loaustoimplementdisasterprevention,mitigation,earlyrecovery,andrehabilitation
measures at the provincial, city, or municipal level.
SECTION  64.  Special Rules on Tax and Duties. To facilitate prompt and efficient
response to, and/or recovery from disasters, the following shall be granted special
exemptions from existing taxation laws, rules, and regulations:
(a) Foreign  disaster  assistance  or  international  donations  coursed  through  the
Department shall be exempted from taxes and import duties;
a) Local disaster assistance sham be exempted from donor's tax and allowing the
treatment of donations as a deductible expense for local disaster assistance
coursed through the Department;
(c) Goods  or  services  donated  from  abroad  coursed  through  the  Department
shall be exempted from the value added tax OVAT),. and
(d) Aid  or  assistance  rendered  by  members  of  the  private  sector  or  their
investments in disaster resilience and climate change adaptation measures for
their residence, communities or businesses.
LGUs may also implement local tax rules which would grant disaster victims
reasonable reduction, exemption, or deferment of local taxes or other types of tax
assessments; or take other necessary action at the local level to provide tax relief to
disaster victims.
SECTION  65.  Customs  Duties and Tariffs on Donations.  The BOG sham Create
rules which would,  among  others,  hasten  the processing  and  release  of donated
goods  and  equipment  to  disaster  victims   and/or   affected   areas   pursuant   to
Sections  120 and  121  of Republic  Act No. 10863, otherwise known as the ``Customs
Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA)''.
SECTION 66. Economic Recovery and Development of Disaster-Prone Areas. (a)
The Department, in coordination with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
and  other  relevant  agencies,  shall  create  and  provide  policies,  programs,  and
projects,   such   as,   business   tax   relief   and   subsidies,   to   encourage   business
investments, and to stimulate economic activities in affected or disaster-prone areas.
(b) The Department, in the collaboration with the relevant LGUs and other
stakeholders,  shall likewise  establish dual purpose  structures  in  disaster affected
areas, such as, among others, community agricultural centers, classrooms, and water
harvesting tanks to develop and promote investments in affected or disaster-prone


areas.
SECTI0N67.Procurement.TheDepartment,ROs,orLGUsmayresorttoanyofthe
AlternativeMethodsofProcurementprovidedinRANo.9184,includingNegotiated
Procurement (Emergency Cases) under Section 53aj) of RA No. 9184, in any of the
following instances:
a)Incaseofimminentdangertolifeorpropertyduringastateofcalamity;
b)  When time is of the essence arising from natural or man-made calamities;
and
c)   Other causes where immediate action is:
i)  To prevent damage to or loss of life or property, or
ii)Restorevitalpublicservices,infrastructurefacilitiesandotherpublic
utilities.
Furthermore,theDepartment,ROs,orLGUsmayuseShoppingunderSection
52(a)ofRANo.9184,whenthereisanunforeseencontingencyrequiringimmediate
purchase.
SECTION 68.  Altemative Modes of Procurement. The Department, ROs, or LGUs
may resort to any of the Alternative Methods of Procurement provided in RA No.
9184,   including   but   not   limited   to,   Shopping   and   Negotiated   Procurement
(Emergency Cases) under Sections 52(a) and 53@) of RA No. 9184.
The  Department,  ROs,  or  LGUs  may  also  use  Framework  Agreements  in
accordance with the rules and regulations of the GPPB.
SECTION    69.     Special    Rules    on    Procurement    for    Reconstruction    and
Rehabilitation  of  Affected  Areas.  (a)  The  GPPB  sham  create  special  rules  on
procurement for services, goods,  and materials to be used for reconstruction and
rehabiHtation efforts in case of a natural disaster including, but not limited to, the
coustructionofpost-disastersheltersandprovisionofservicecontracts,toensurethe
procurement of quality-oriented goods, materials, and equipment and to guarantee
effective,efficient,andspeedyprocurementtoachievethegoalsofthisAct.
(b)  In case of procurement of services, goods, or materials for reconstruction
and   rehabilitation   efforts,   whether   from   local   or   international   sources,   the
Department and the relevant government agencies sham provide less bureaucratic
restrictions, or exemption from, or reduction of, customs duties.
SECTION   70.    Procurement   from   Qualified   Suppliers   or   Contractors.   The
Department shall have the power to procure goods and services from either local or
foreign suppliers or contractors for purposes of implementing programs, projects,
and activities related to disaster reshience and disaster management in accordance
withRANo.9184,itsIRRandotherissuancesoftheGPPB.


SEC. 71.  Framework Agreements. ~ The Department shall have authority to enter
into  Framework  Agreements  for  the  purpose  of,  among  others,  establishing  a
logistics system for the  efficient and prompt distribution of goods,  equipment or
other  materials  required  for  disaster  response  and  management;  securing  food,
medicines, fuel, or other supplies from groceries, pharmacies, gas stations or other
sources in the event of a disaster in a specific area; ensuring an altemative source of
power or water from  private utilities  in the  event of a  disaster in a specific area;
or arranging the immediate supply of other goods, services or equipment necessary
for disaster response and management. The conditions,  limitations  and parameters
of contracts or arrangements authorized under this section shall be provided in RA
No. 9184 and its 2016 IRR.
SECTION 72.  Other Procurement Rules and Policies. In view of the urgency and
avoidumecessarydelaystoprcx:uregoods,services,andimplementprojectsforthe
purpose of providing responsive, effective, and efficient rescue, recovery, relief, and
rehabilitation efforts for, and to continue the provision of basic services to, disaster
victims  or  disaster  affected  areas,  the  GPPB  shall  issue  appropriate  resolutions,
orders,andpoliciestoeffectivelyimplementtheprovisiousofthisAct.
Article XIV
DISASTER RISK TRANSFER AND INSURANCE
SECTION  73.  Mandated  Insurance Coverage.  - To attain disaster resilience and
achieve  the  purposes  of this  Act,  the  Department  shall  have  the  discretion  and
authority  to  require   goverrment  agencies,   goverrment-owned  and  controlled
coaporatious  (Gaccs),  or LGUs to insure their assets and/or properties such as,
among  others,  vessels,  vehicles,  equipment,  machineries,   permanent   buildings,
properties   stored   therein,   or   properties   in   transit against  iusurable  risks  and
pay  the  premiums  therefor,  to  compensate  the  Goverrment, GOCC or LGU, as
applicable, for any damage to, or loss of, properties due to a natural  disaster.
Article rv
YOUTH ASSISTANCE AND PARTICIPATION
SECTION  74.  Youth  Organizations.  The  Department,  with the  assistance  of the
NationalYouthCommission(NYC),shallcreatepolicies,projects,andprogramsthat
address the special needs of the youth for disaster preparedness and management
which shall include, among others:
(a)Supportingyouth-orientedpre-andpost~disasteractivities;
a)) Conducting  disaster risk training  and management programs involving
the  youth;  Coordinating  with  the  Department  of  Education  to  create
school curricula or programs that educate and train children on disaster
risk awareness and disaster preparedness;
(c) Mobilizing youth orgarizatious; and


(d) Encouraging the participation of the youth, through the barangay youth
representative  and  the  Sangguriang  Kabataan  (SK)  to  participate  in
disaster resilience and disaster management activities.
SECTION 75. Youth Oriented Disaster-Related Programs, Policies, and Projects.
(a) The Department, with the assistance of the National Youth Commission, shah
provide training on,  and implement, response and rehabilitation programs for the
youth, including mental health and psycho-social services.
(b)  The  Department,  in  collaboration  with  the  Department  of Education
(DepEd), the Technical Education and Ski]1s Development Authority (TESDA) and
other  relevant  agencies,   sham   integrate   disaster   risk   and   disaster   resilience
education in the school curriculum.
SECTION  76.  Compl.ehensive  Emergency  Program for Children,  Pregnant and
LactatingMothers.-TheDepartmentshallestablishandimplementacompreheusive
emergency program  to provide  emergency  relief and protection to children,  and
pregnant and lactating mothers in the event of a natural disaster.
Article XVI
PROHIBITED ACTS AND PENALTIES
SECTION   77.   Prohibited  Acts.   Any  public  official,  private  person,  group  or
corporation  who  commits  any  of  the  following  prohibited  acts  sham  be  held
liable  and  be  subjected  to the  criminal  and  administrative  penalties  as  provided
for  in  Section   78  of  this   Act,   without  prejudice   to  the  inposition   of  other
criminal, civil and administrative liabilities under existing laws.
(a)ProhibitedActsofPublicOfficials.Thefollowingacts,ifcommittedbypublic
officialswithoutjustifiablecause,shallbecousideredasgrossneglectof duty:
1)   Dereliction  of  duty  which  leads  to  destruction,  loss  of lives,  critical
damage of facilities and misuse of funds;
2)  Failure to enforce laws, standards, or regulations such as the National
Building Code, Solid Waste Management Act, Water Code, and other
relevant laws,  thereby  increasing  the  risk  of  disasters  or  adversely
affecting of disaster resilience;
3)  Failure to expeditiously act on reported violations;
4)  Failure to create LDRO(s) or PDRO(s) and appoint a permanent Local
or Provincial Disaster Resilience Officer within six (6) months from the
approval of this Act; and
5)  Failure to prepare and implement an LDRP or PDRIJ, as applicable or a
contingency   plan   for   hazards   frequently   occurring   within   their
jurisdiction.
0ProhibitedActsofPublicOfficialsandPrivatePersousorlnstitutious.


1)   Delaying  without justifiable  cause  the  delivery  of  aid  commodities,
their improper handhing or storage, resulting to damage or spoilage;
2)   Withholding  the  distribution  of  relief  goods  due  to  (a)  political  or
partisan  cousideratious;  @)  discrimination  based  on  race,  ethnicity,
religion, or gender; and (c) other similar circumstances;
3)  Preventing  the  entry  and  distribution  of  relief  goods  in  disaster-
stricken  areas,  including  appropriate  technology,  tools,  equipment,
accessories, disaster teams or experts;
4)   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;
5)   Buying, for consumption or resale, from the disaster affected persons
any  relief  goods,  equipment  or  other  aid  commodities  received  by
them;
6)  Selling of relief goods, equipment or other aid commodities which are
intended for distribution to disaster victims;
7)   Forcibly  seizing  rerief  goods,  equipment  or  other  aid  commodities
intended for  or  consigned  to  a  specific  group  of  victims  or  relief
agency;
8)   Diverting   or  misdehivering  relief  goods,   equipment  or  other   aid
commoditiestopersousotherthantherightfulrecipientorcousignee;
9)   Accepting,  possessing,  using  or  disposing  relief  goods,  equipment
or  other  aid commodities intended for or consigned to other rightful
recipient or consignee;
10) Misrepresenting  the  source  of rehief  goods,  equipment  or  other  aid
commodities by:
i)  Either 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 person;
ii) 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 person;
iii) Making false verbal claim that the goods, equipment or other and
commodity in its untampered original containers actually came from
another ageney or person or was  released  upon the instance  of a
particular agency or person;
11)Substituting   or   replacing   relief   goods,   equipment   or   other   aid
commoditieswiththesameitemsorinferiororcheaperquahity;
12) nlegal soliciting of rehief goods, equipment or other aid commodities
by  persons  or  organizations  representing  others  as  defined  in  the
standards and guidelines set by this Act's IRR;
13) Deliberately using false or inflated data in support of the request for
funding,   relief   goods,   equipment   or   other   aid   commodities   for
emergeney assistance or other projects; and


14)Tampering    with    or    stealing    hazard    monitoring    and    disaster
preparedness equipment and paraphernalia.
SECTION  78.  Penalties.  Any  individual,  corporation,  partnership,  association  or
otherjuridicalentitythatcommitsanyoftheprohibitedactsintheprecedingSection
shall be made liable for the fonowing:
(a) A fine of not less than One hundred thousand pesos (Php 100,000.00) or not to
exceed  Five hundred  thousand pesos  (Php 500,000.00),  or imprisonment of
not less than six (6) months and one (1) day nor more than twelve (12) years,
or both,  at  the  discretion of the court,  including perpetual  disqualification
from  public  office  if  the  offender  is  a  public  officer,  and  confiscation  or
forfeiture in favor of the government of the objects and the iustrumentalities
used in committing any of herein prohibited acts.
@) 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   the   license   or
accreditationissuedtotheseentitiesbyanyliceusingoraccreditedbodyofthe
government. If such offender is an alien, he or she shall, in addition to  the
penaltiesprescribedinthisAct,bedeportedwithoutfurtherproreedingsafter
service of the sentence.
(c) If  the  offender  is  a  public  officer,  the  offense  sham  also  be  punishable  by
administrativesuspeusionofsix(6)monthsandone(1)daytoone(1)year for
the first offense, and dismissal from the service for the second offense. The
penalty  of dismissal shall carry  with it the  cancellation of eligibflity to  or
forfeiture  of  retirement  benefits,  perpetual  disqualification  from  holding
publicofficeanddisqualificationfromtakingcivilserviceexaminatious.
Acts committed in violation of this Section shall be without prejudice to the
imposition of other criminal, civil and administrative liabilities under other existing
laws.
SECTION 79.  Liability for Unlawful Performance of Duties and State Liability in
Case of Defense Litigation.   In case a lawsuit is filed against an officer or employee
of  the  Department  as  a  result  of  the  performance  of  official  duties,  and  such
performance  was  found  to  be  lawful,  the  officer  sham  or  employee  shall  be
reimbursed by the Department for reasonable costs of litigation. For this purpose,
the  Department is  authorized  to  procure the  applicable hability insurance  for its
officers and employees.
SECTION  80.  Disciplinary  Powers  of  the  President.  The  President,  upon  the
recommendation of the Department Secretary, sham impose administrative sanctions
against local  chief executives  and  barangay  officials  for  willful  or  neghigent  acts


performed  in the implementation of,  or compliance with, this Act and its IRR or
relating to their official functions which adversely affect disaster resilience projects
suchasdelayedissuanceofpermitsorfailuretoimplementlocalordinances.
Article XVII
SPECIAL COURTS AND INJUNCTIONS
SECTION   81.   Special  Courts  on  Disaster  Resilience  Matters.  To  ensure  the
prompt  and   expeditious  resolution  of  disputes  relating   to   disaster  response,
recoveryorrehabilitationmeasures,theSupremeCourtshauestablishspecialcourts
tohear,try,anddecidecasesarisingfromthefollowing,amongothers:
(a) Implementation of the goverrment's policies, plans, programs, projects and
budgerelatedtotheNDRPIP,LDRP,PDRP,otherdisasterresilienceactivities,
or pursuant to the provisions of this Act;
@) Construction   of  new  settlements,   or   relocation   of  informal   settlers   or
settlements, to promote disaster resihience;
(c) Expropriation,   eminent   domain   or   right-of-way   issues   relating   to   the
implementationofdisasterresilienceprojects;
(d) Failure  to comply with standards for disaster preparedness and continuity
planning,including,butnotlimitedtoinfrastructurestandardsanddesigus;
(e)DeclarationofstateofcalamityunderArticleXofthisAct;
(i)  Imposition  of  tax,  customs  duties,  or  the  implementation  of  tax  relief,
exemptions, reductions  and  other  tax  or  customs  rules  and  regulations  in
relation  to donations, disaster assistance, or other tax policies implemented
by the BIR or  Baa pursuant to the provision of this Act;
(g)CommissionofprohibitedactsunderArticleXVIofthisAct;
(h) Disputes   involving   donations,   relief   goods,   or   contracts   executed   or
implemented pursuant to the provisions of this Act; and
(i)OthermattersrelatingtoachievingthepurposesofthisActwhichtheSupreme
Court may determine as falling under the jurisdiction of the special courts
created pursuant to this Section.
SECTION  82.  Dispute  Resolution  Mechanisus.  The  Department  shall  establish
a Disaster Resolution Board which shall resolve disputes involving administrative
matters related to:
(a) Accreditation   or   denial   Of   accreditation   of   disaster   resilience   training
institutions, trainers, instructors, donors, volunteers, and Assisting Domestic
or International Actors;
ap) Decisions of the Ros;
(c) ConT?cts entered into by the Department or any of its agents pursuant to the
provisious of this Act; and
(d)Other  administrative  matters   or  issues   as   may  be   determined  by   the
Department.


The composition, structure,  and other organizational matters related to the
DRB shall be defined and provided in the IRR of this Act.
SECTION   83.   Special   Prosecutors.   The   Ombudsman   shall   designate   special
prosecutors  to handle and prosecute violations of this Act involving public officials
and employees.
SECTION 84. Imposition Of Temporary Restraining Order.   No Court, except the
Supreme  Court,  sham  have  the  powers  to  issue  an  injunction  or  a  temporary
restraining   order   against   any   action   taken   or   projects   implemented   by   the
Department or its agents pursuant to this Act.
Article rvlll
FINAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 85.  Transfer.
a)  The  disaster  risk  reduction  and  management  powers,  functions,  assets,
persormel,  fund  and  appropriations  of  the  Office  of  Civil  Defense  (OCD)
currently under the DND, are hereby transferred to the Department, and the
civil defense functions shall remain with the DND.
The existing organizational and administrative systems and processes of the
CX=D,astransferred,shallserveasthecoreorgarizationoftheDepartment.
b)  The applicable powers, functions, funds and appropriations of the Disaster
Response Assistance and Management Bureau and the National Resource and
Logistics Management Bureau under the DSWD, are hereby transferred to the
Department.
c)   The NDRRMc is hereby abolished.
The DILG, DND, DSWD, and other relevant goverrment instrunentalities,
including  the  AFP,  BFP,  PNP,  PCG,  and  CX=D,  shall  continue  to  perform  their
functions related to the consequence management of human-induced disasters, as
provided for by existing laws.
TheDepartmentshall,byvirtueofthisAct,besubrogatedtoalltherightsand
assume  all the liabilities  of the  agencies  trausfeITed  under this  Act,  and  all their
funds,  records,  property,  assets,  equipment,  and  such  persormel  as  necessary,
including unexpended appropriations or allocations. All contracts and liabilities of
the said  agencies are hereby transferred to and  assumed by the Department and
sham be acted upon in accordance with the Auditing Code and other perthent laws,
rules, and regulations.
SECTION   86.    Coordination   and   Convergence   with   the   Climate   Change


Commission.  The Department, and the CHmate Change Commission, pursuant to
itsmandateunderRepublicActNo.9729,asamended,shanestablishandimplement
aconvergencemechanismtofacilitatecoordinationonthefouowingareas:
a)  Conduct  of current  and  future  climate  and  disaster  risk  assessment  as
basis for sustainable development and resihient investment planning and
programming at the national, sectorial, and local levels;
b)  Establishment   of   a   National   Integrated   Climate   and   Disaster   Risk
Information  System,  a  singular  platform  for  integrating  and  sharing
climate and disaster risk information;
c)   Development  and  implementation  of  capacity-building  and  technical
assistance  programs  for  local  government  units  and  stakeholders  on
climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction;
d)  Monitoring  and  evaluation  of  progress  of  implementation  of  national,
sectorial, and local plans and programs on climate change adaptation and
disaster risk reduction; and
e)   Development of knowledge  exchange  platforms  and  implementation of
information,  education,  and  communication  program,  including  good
practices on aimate Change Adaptation and Disaster RIsk Reduction.
SECTION   87.   Transitory   Provision.   The  transfer  of  functions,   assets,   funds,
equipment, properties, transactions, and persormel of the affected and transferred
agencies,  and  the  formulation  of  the  internal  organic  structure,  staffing  pattern,
operating system, and revised budget of the Department, shall be completed within
two  (2)  years  from  the  effectivity  of  this  Act,  during  which  time  the  existing
persormel  shall  continue  to  assume  their  posts  in  holdover capacities  until  new
appointments  are  issued:  Provided,  That,  after  the  abohtion  of  the  agencies  as
specified  in  Section  85  of  this  Act,  the  Department,  in  coordination  with  the
DBM, shall evaluate, abolish old and/or create new positions.
SECTION  88.  Interdepartmental  Relations  and  Coordination.  The  DDR  shall
continuously  can  upon  the  following  departments:  (a)  DOST  for  the  Philippine
Atmospheric,  Geophysical  and  Astronomical  Services  Administration  (PAGASA)
and Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS); a)) DENR for
the  Geohazard  Assessment  and  Engineering,  Geology  Section  of  the  Mines  and
Geosciences  Bureau  (MGB);  (c)  DOH  for  the  Health   Emergency   Management
Bureau   (HEMB);   and   (d)   DILG  for  the  Bureau   of  Fire  and  Protection  q3FP):
Prowl.did, That DDR and these departments shall establish systems and protocols for
fostering  interdepartmental  relations  and  close  coordination,  through  sustained
sharing of data, information  technology,  facilities,  and  other  resources  critical  to
the  DDR,  among others: Proz7I.did, rtyrfher, That the said agencies win cooperate fully
with the DDR, in anticipation of, during  and  as necessary  in the  determination of
the  DDR  Secretary,  and  perform  agency mandates  in  close  coordination  with


DDR   as  circumstances  warrant  in  the  aftermath  of emergencies and disasters:
Provided, finally, That PAGASA, PHIVOLCS and the Geohazards Unit of the MGB
shallprovidestaffaugmentationtoDDROperatiousCenterastheneedarises.
SECTION  89.  Transfer  of  Resources.  The  transfer  of  powers  and  functions  of
agencies   listed   in   Section   85   shall   include   the   corresponding   funds   and
appropriations, plantilla positions, records, equipment, facihies, and properties of
such agencies, subject to the power of the Department to reorganize or reallocate the
resources  and  positions  from  such  agencies,  as  may  be  necessary  to  attain  the
objectives of this Act.
SECTION 90.  Program Management Office for the Earthquake Resilieney of the
Greater  Metro    Manila    Area.    The    Program    Management    Office    for    the
Earthquake  Resilieney of the  Greater  Metro  Manila  Area  (PMOERG),  as  created
pursuant to Executive Order No. 52, s. 2018, shall be transferred to the Department
under the supervision and control of the Secretary and shall continue to exercise its
mandated functions.
SECTION 91.  Post-Disaster Shelters. The Department sham establish a post-disaster
shelter recovery policy framework for low-income or informal settler families, with
the assistance of the appropriate housing agencies and the concerned LGUs. It shall,
among  others,  determine  the  appropriate  shelter  modalities  depending  on  the
following   post-disaster   phases:    emergency,    temporary   or   transitional,    and
permanent. The Department shall likewise identify, assess, and designate safe zones
where the appropriate shelters sham be built.
SECTION  92.  Cultural  Heritage.  To protect,  preserve,  and promote  the nation's
historical and cultural heritage, the Department shall assist the appropriate cultural
agencies and the appropriate LGUs to give priority protection and restoration to au
national cultural treasures or national historical landmarks, sites, or monuments in
post-disaster recovery or rehabilitation measures.
SECTION 93. Indigenous People. (a) The Department shall, with the assistance of
the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) and the concerned LGUs,
devise  and  implement  mechanisms  that  foster  social  protection  for  indigenous
communities that are vulnerable to the effects of natural disasters.
ap)  The Department shall ensure respect for, and protection of, the traditional
resource right of the Indigenous Cultural Communities or Indigenous Peoples (ICCs
or lps) to their ancestral domains and recognize the customary laws and traditional
resource use and management, knowledge, and practices in ancestral domains.
(c) In ancestral domains which are disaster-prone, the Department, with the
assistance  of  the  NCIP  and  applicable  LGUs,  sham  create  an  Ancestral  Domain
Disaster Management and Resiliency Plan. It shall likewise properly communicate
and explain information on disaster risks in ancestral domains with the concerned


(c) In ancestral domains which are disaster-prone, the Department, with the
assistance  of  the  NCIP  and  applicable  LGUs,  shall  create  an  Ancestral  Domain
Disaster Management and Resiliency Plan. It shall likewise properly communicate
and explain information on disaster risks in ancestral domains with the concerned
ICCs or Ips and, as much as possible, engage such ICCs or Ips in jointly formulating a
disaster resiliency plan for their ancestral domain.
SECTION 94. Livelihood. The Department shall, with the assistance of the relevant
government agencies, such as the DH and Department of Labor and Employment
(DOLE),  establish policies and programs to restore  and/or generate livelihood in
areas affected by natural disasters.
SECTION 95.  Structural Audit of Government Buildings. The Department, with
the   assistance   of   the   DPWH   and   other   relevant   goverrment   agencies   and
stakeholders, shall ensure and conduct structural audit,  as often as necessary,  on
government  buildings,  especiaLlly  those  located  in  congested  and  disaster-prone
areas,  to  ensure  structural  integrity  and  disaster  risk  of urban buildings  and  to
prevent the loss of life and property in the event of an anticipated natural disaster.
SECTION  96.  Magma  Carla  Benefits.  Qualified  employees  of  the  Department
including  those  of its  attached  agencies,  shall be covered  by  and  entitled  to  the
benefits under Republic Act No.  8439, otherwise known as the ``Magna Carta for
Scientists, Engineers, Researchers and other Science and Technology Persormel in the
Government''; and Republic Act No. 7305, otherwise known as the ``Magna Carta of
Public  Health  Workers'';  and  Republic  Act  No.  9433,  otherwise  known  as  the
``Magna Carta for Public Social Workers'' .
SECTION  97.  Hazard  Pay.  Qualified personnel of the Department and the  local
disaster  resilience  offices  are  entitled  to  receive  hazard  pay,  subject  to  existing
policies and guidelines.
SECTION  98.    Separation  Benefits  of  Officials  and  Employees  of  Affected
Agencies. Public sector employees who have been displaced or separated from the
service pursuant to reorganization under this Act shall be entitled to separation pay,
retirement  and  other benefits  in  accordance  with  Republic  Act  No.  6656  or  the
Government Reorganization Law, and other laws, and rules and regulations issued
by the Civil Service Commission on government reorganization.
In no case shall there be any diminution of benefits under the separation plan
until the full implementation of this Act.
Employees   who   shall   be   displaced   or   separated   as   a   result   of   the
implementation  of  this  Act  shall  be  given  preference  for  appointment  in  the
Department  and  in  other  government  agencies  if  they  meet  the  qualification
requirements of the positions.


No new employees shall be considered for appointment untfl all incumbent
employees have been placed. The placement of an incumbent employee to a higher
position  which constitutes  a promotion  shall  not be  allowed  until  all  incumbent
employees have been placed to comparable positions for which they are considered.
SECTION 99. Appropriations. The amount necessary for the initial implementation
of  this Act shall be taken from the current fiscal year's appropriations of all agencies
herein  absorbed,  and  transferred  to  the  Department.  Thereafter,  the  amounts
necessary for the operation of the Department and the implementation of this Act
shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SECTION  100.  Implementing  Rules  and  Regulations.  The  Department,  DBM,
GPPB,  DND,  DOF,  DILG,  DcrsT, NEDA, DSWD, CSC,  and the Career Executive
Service   Board   (CESB),    the   House   and   Senate   Committees   on   Government
Reorgahization, and representatives from relevant government agencies, academe,
business sector, nongovernment organizations, and civil society organizations shall
prepare and issue the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) to implement this
Act within ninety (90) days from its effectivity.
SECTION 101.  Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on Disaster Resilience.
There  shall  be  created  a  Joint  Congressional  Oversight  Committee  on  Disaster
Resilience  to  monitor  the  implementation  of  this  Act.  The  Committee  shall  be
composed of six (6) members of the House of Representatives and six (6) members of
the Senate to be designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
President of the Senate, respectively: Prou!.decz, That two (2) members of the House of
Representatives and two (2) Senators shall come from the Minority of their respective
houses  of Congress.  The Committee shall be jointly chaired by a Member  of the
House of Representatives and a Senator designated by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the President of the Senate, respectively.
The Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on Disaster Resilience sham be
assisted by a secretariat to be composed by persomel under secondment from the
Senate and the House of Representatives and may retain consultants.
SECTION 102.  Mandatory Review. Within five (5) years after the effectivity of this
Act, or as the need arises, the Congressional Oversight Committee shall conduct a
systematic evaluation of the accomplishments and impacts of this Act, as well as the
performance,  and  organizational  structure  of  the  Department,  for  purposes  of
determining remedial legislation.
SECTION 103. Interpretation. Any doubt in the interpretation of any provision of
this  Act shall  be  resolved  in  favor  of a  liberal interpretation  that  win  fulffll  the
objectives of this Act, especially in relation to the provision of effective, efficient and
timely disaster response, rehabilitation and recovery.


SECTION 104. Separability Clause. If any provision of this Act shall be declared
uncoustitutional  or  invalid,  the  other  provisions  or  parts  thereof  not  otherwise
affected shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION  105.   Repealing  Clause.  The  provisions  of  Republic  Act  No.  10121,
otherwise known as the "Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of
2010"; Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the ``Local Government Code of
1991''; Republic Act No. 7916, otherwise known as ``The Special Economic Zone Act
of  1995";  and  all  other  laws,  decrees,  executive  orders,  proclamations  and  other
executive issuances, which are not consistent with or contrary to the provisions of
this Act, are hereby repealed or amended.
SECTION  106.   Effectivity.   - This  Act shall take  effect fifteen  (15)  days  after  its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,