Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES RECEIVED
Quezon City pate 30 JUN 2025

TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNO.___ 234

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE AUDREY KAY T. ZUBIRI

AN ACT
CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER RESILIENCE, DEFINING ITS.
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Philippines is no stranger from natural disasters. With an average of at least twenty (20)
tropical cyclones entering the Philippine Area of Responsibility! each year, 8 or 9 of them make
landfall and cause varying degrees of destruction in the country.

In fact, the Philippines ranks among the most affected countries by extreme weather events
in the world over the last thirty (30) years according to a 2025 Climate Risk Index Report. Owing
to its geographic location in the Pacific Ring of Fire and the typhoon belt, the Philippines also
ranked 1* globally in terms of disaster risk exposure in the 2024 World Risk Index with a score
of 46.9.9

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, from 2010 to 2019, natural disasters caused
an estimated 463 billion in damages nationwide. In 2021 alone. Typhoon Odette (Rai) caused
over P47 billion in damages and affected more than 10 million Filipinos across 11 regions, one
of which was the Province of Bukidnon. Damaging crops, displacing families, and cutting off
road access, Typhoon Odette affected more than 6,900 families and 24,000 individuals in the
province in 2021.*

* hutps://www.pagasa.dost gov ph/climate/tropical-cyclone-information

2 huaps://www.germanwatch.org/sites/default/files/2025-02/Climate%20Risk%2QIndex%202025.paf
* hutps://epbrd.congress.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/FF2024-68-Worl-Risk-Index-2024.pdf.
* huupsi//indrrme. gov ph/attachments/article/4174/SitRep No. 39 for_Typhoon ODETTE 2022.pdf.

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These recurring disasters consistently displace families, disrupt education, growth and

economic activity, and stretch the capacity of existing government agencies to their limits.

With this proposed measure, we seck to establish a Department of Disaster Resilience
(DDR) to serve

the primary government agency responsible for disaster preparedness. risk
reduction, emergency response, and recovery efforts. The DDR will centralize and strengthen the
institutional capacity of the national government, streamline coordination with local government

units (LGUs), and promote localized disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation strategies.

A Department of Disaster Resilience will ensure a unified command structure, eliminate
jurisdictional overlaps, and allow for a dedicated budget and specialized personnel to implement
disaster mitigation, response, and recovery programs. It will also institutionalize risk-informed
planning and build the capacity of local communities to anticipate, prepare for, and recover from

disasters in the long term.

Finally, this proposal was previously approved on Third Reading during the 18th Congress,
co-authored by a multi-party coalition of lawmakers led by Representatives Alan Peter
“Compaiiero” Cayetano, Paolo Duterte, Jocy Salceda, Jose Christopher Belmonte, among others.

In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this measure is eamestly sought to

safeguard lives, livelihoods, and national development.

gene

AUDREY KAY T. ZUBIRI
Representative, 3rd District of Bukidnon


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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNO. 234 _

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE AUDREY KAY T. ZUBIRI

AN ACT
CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER RESILIENCE, DEFINING ITS
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

ARTICLE I
GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Department of Disaster

Resilience Act."

SEC. 2. Declaration of Policies and Principles. - (a) The State shall:

a) Carry out and harmonize the policies on disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and
management, environmental management, climate change adaptation, and sustainable

development to uphold the welfare of the people especially the vulnerable sectors of society.

b) Uphold its commitment to the achievement of the sustainable development goals
specifically, integrating and implementing policies and plans towards inclusion, resource
efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters, and develop

and implement a holistic disaster risk management at all levels.

c) Uphold its commitment to the international treaties, conventions and agreement on disaster
risk management, climate change, disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and management,
and climate change adaptation and mitigation, including universal principles and standards
for humanitarian assistance. The State shall integrate and accelerate the implementation of
the recognized principles, and concepts of climate change. disaster risk and vulnerability
reduction contained in the international agreements, treaties, conventions, and frameworks
in the various phases of policy formulation, development plans and investments. poverty

reduction strategies and other development tools, and techniques by all national and local


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agencies, institutions and instrumentalities of the government to enhance the country's

climate change adaptive capacity.

Uphold the people's constitutional right to life and property by minimizing and mitigating
the root causes of vulnerabilities to disasters, strengthening the country's institutional
capacity for disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and management, and building the
resilience of local communities to disasters including climate change impacts, and human

induced disasters;

Ensure a science-based in a whole-of-society approach and bottom-up participation,
representation, and decision-making in climate-disaster risk governance, and adopt a
comprehensive, integrated, and proactive approach to lessen the socioeconomic and

environmental impacts of disasters and climate change;

Strengthen the capacity of the national government and the local government units, together
with development partner stakeholders, build disaster resilient. communities, and
institutionalize arrangements and measures to reduce disaster risks and projected climate

risks, and enhance disaster preparedness and response capabilities at all levels;

Work with international humanitarian and development partners especially those with

established presence in the country;

Develop, maintain, and ensure the accessibility of climate and geospatial information and

services to the public;
Ensure that disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and climate change adaptation measures
are disability and vulnerable sensitive, and culturally sensitive, recognizing indigenous

knowledge systems and practices, and respecting human rights;

Mainstream di:

ster risk and vulnerability reduction in government by ensuring risk-
informed planning, programming, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation, and the use
of quality management, accountability, and performance systems in measuring and
improving the effectiveness and efficiency of disaster risk and vulnerability reduction
management processes across all government levels, including those offices which manage
peace processes and conflict-resolution approaches, so as to minimize loss of lives and
damage to properties and ensure that communities in conflict zones can immediately resume

their normal lives at the conclusion of episodes of intermittent conflicts;


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k) Adopt risk sharing and risk transfer mechanisms to ensure the appropriate, efficient, and
timely recovery of disaster-stricken communities, especially for the poorest and most

vulnerable;

1) Recognize and respond to the differentiated concerns and needs of vulnerable groups such

as women and girls, children and youth, older persons, persons with disabilities, urban poor,

and indigenous peoples with respect to disaster risk reduction and management, at the same

time, recognizing their inherent capacities to contribute to resilience;

m) Create an enabling environment for substantial and sustainable participation of civil society
organizations, private organizations, non-government organizations, private sector,
volunteers and communities, and recognize their contributions to the disaster risk reduction

and management efforts of government;

n) Ensure the use of advanced science and the most up-to-date technologies in climate change

adaptation, disaster risk, and vulnerability reduction and management;

o) Ensure transparency and accountability i

climate-disaster risk governance, by facilitating

access to financial records of public funds and disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and

management data, and ensure the transparency of humanitarian ass

stance from all sources;
and

p) Recognize families as the most basic unit of disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and
management and climate change adaptation by developing the capacity of local institutions

and providing technical assistance and financial support to the most vulnerable communities.

SEC. 3. Roles and Responsibilities of Stakeholders. - The commitment, goodwill, knowledge,
experience, and resources of relevant stakeholders are critical to realize a safer, adaptive, resilient

and inclusive Filipino community. Citizens

hall have the shared vision and duty to provide support
to the State in the implementation of policies and programs particularly the Disaster Resilience

Framework and Plan at the national, regional and local levels.

(1) Civil society, non-governmental organizations, international _ non-governmental
organizations, private sector, practitioners of climate and disaster mitigation, organized
voluntary work organizations and community based organizations shall participate, in
collaboration with public institutions, to, inter alia, provide specific knowledge and
pragmatic guidance in the context of the development and implementation of normative
frameworks, standards and plans for disaster risk and vulnerability reduction; engage in the

implementation of local, national, regional, and global plans and strategies; contribute to and


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support public awareness, a culture of protection, prevention and conservation, and
education on disaster risk; and advocate for resilient communities and an inclusive and whole
of society, risk reduction and management which shall strengthen the synergies across
groups, as appropriate;

(2) Women and girls shall contribute to and participate in effectively managing disaster risk and

designing, resourcing, and leading implementation of gender sensitive disaster risk and
vulnerability reduction and management policies, plans, and programs;

(3) Children and the youth as agents of change shall endeavor to actively contribute to disaster
risk and vulnerability reduction, in accordance with legislation, national practice, and

educational curricula; dis:

ter risk reduction and management at all levels and processes of
disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and anticipatory adaptation, including data
gathering, planning, programming, budgeting, implementation, monitoring and evaluation;

(4) For citizens having years of knowledge, skills on climate change adaptation and disaster risk
reduction and wisdom, are invaluable assets to reducing disaster risk, and shall therefore
participate in the design of policies, plans and mechanisms, including those for early
warning;

(5) Persons with disabilities, through their existing network or organizations, shall participate in

activities related to assessment, programming, and the de

1s of policies, plans, and
mechanisms;

(6) Migrants shall contribute to the resilience of communities and societies using their
knowledge, skills and capacities in the design and implementation of disaster risk and
vulnerability reduction and climate change adaptation;

(7) Indigenous peoples and Muslim Filipinos, through their practical experience and traditional
knowledge, shall contribute to the development and implementation of policies, plans and
mechanisms, including those for early waming;

(8) Urban and rural poor shall contribute to resilience building as well as in the promotion of a
more inclusive and transformative resettlement for informal settler families in reducing their

vulnerability to threats of disaster and climate risks through state and non:

state programs;

(9) Farmers and fisherfolk shall contribute to the promotion and protection of the environmental
resource management that will secure food and nutrition resilience through the integration
of disaster risk and vulnerability reduction into sustainable development policies and
planning;

(10) Emergency responders, community practitioners, and organized volunteer organizations
shall contribute to resilience by providing timely and efficient emergency response and
providing training on basic life support, first aid, and search and rescue, in accordance with
the standards provided by the Research,

jucation, and Training Institute of the Department;
(11) Academia and scientific and research entities and networks are encouraged to focus their
research efforts on disaster risk factors and scenarios, including emerging disaster risks, in

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national and local application; support action by local communities and authorities; and
support the interface between policy and science for decision-making;

(12) Businesses, private sector financial institutions, professional associations, as well as
philanthropic foundations together with financial regulators shall be encouraged to integrate
disaster risk management, including business continuity, into business models and core
business values and practices via disaster risk-informed investments, especially in micro,
small and medium-sized enterprises; engage in awareness-raising and training for their
employees and customers; engage in and support research and innovation as well as
technological development for disaster risk management; share and disseminate knowledge,
practices and data; and actively participate, as appropriate and under the guidance of the
public sector, in the development of normative frameworks and technical standards that
incorporate disaster risk management; and

(13) The media shall take an active and inclusive role at the local, regional, and national levels in
contributing to the raising of public awareness and understanding, and disseminate accurate

disaster risk, hazard and disaster information, including on small-scale dis

asters, in a simple,
transparent, easy to understand and accessible manner, in close cooperation with national
and local authorities; adopt specific disaster risk and vulnerability reduction communication
policies; support, as appropriate, early warning systems and life-saving protective measures;
and stimulate a culture of prevention and strong community involvement in sustained public
education campaigns and public consultations at all levels of society, in accordance with

national practices.

SEC. 4. Definition of Terms. — As used in this Act:

a) Adaptation refers to the adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or
expected climactic stimuli or their effects, which moderates harm or exploits beneficial
opportunities.

b) Assisting Domestic Entity refers to any not-for-profit entity established under domestic laws,
which is responding to a disaster in the country.

c) Assisting International Entity refers to any foreign state, organization, entity or individual
responding to a disaster within or transiting through the country to respond to a disaster in
another country.

4) Capacity refers to the combination of all strengths, attributes and resources available within
a community, society or organization that can reduce the level of risk, or impacts of a
disaster. Capacity may include infrastructure and physical means, institutions, societal
coping abilities, as well as human knowledge, skills and collective attributes such as social
relationships, leadership and management, Capacity may also be described as capability.

©) Civil Society Organizations refer to non-state actors whose aims are neither to generate

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They have a presence in public life, expressing the interests and values of their members or
others, based on ethical, cultural, scientific, religious or philanthropic considerations. Civil
society organizations include non-government organizations, professional associations,
foundations, independent research institutes, community-based organizations, faith-based
organizations, people's organizations, social movements, and labor unions.

f) Climate Change Adaptation refers to the adjustment in natural or human systems in
response to actual or expected climatic stimuli or their effects, which moderates harm or
exploits beneficial opportunities.

8) Climate Finance refers to finance that aims at reducing emissions, and enhancing sinks of
greenhouse gases and aims at reducing vulnerability of, and maintaining, and increasing the
resilience of, human and ecological systems to negative climaite change impacts.

h) Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (CBDRRM) refers to a
process of disaster risk reduction and management in which at risk communities are actively
engaged in the identification, analysis, treatment, monitoring and evaluation of disaster risks
in order to reduce their vulnerabilities and enhance their capacities, and where the people are
at the heart of decision-making and implementation of disaster risk reduction and
management activities.

i) Complex Emergency refers to a form of human-induced emergency in which the cause of

the emergency as well as the a

sistance to the afflicted is complicated by intense level of
political considerations,

j) Disaster refers to a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society
involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts,
which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own
resources.

k) Disaster Mitigation refers to the lessening or limitation of the adverse impacts of hazards
and related disasters. Mitigation measures encompass engincering techniques and hazard-
resistant construction as well as improved environmental policies and public awareness, land
use planning, and climate change.

1) Disaster Preparedness refers to the knowledge and capacities developed by governments,

professional response and recovery organizations, communities and individuals to

effectively anticipate, respond to, and recover ftom, the impacts of likely, imminent or

current hazard events or conditions. It includes preparednes such as

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contingency planning, stockpiling of equipment and supplies, the development of
arrangements for coordination, evacuation, and public information, and preparedness for
recovery such as procurement of land for resettlement sites.

m) Disaster Prevention refers to the outright avoidance of adverse impacts of hazards. It
expresses the concept and intention to completely avoid potential adverse impacts through
action taken in advance such as construction of dams or embankments that eliminate flood

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engineering designs that ensure the survival and function of a critical building in any likely
earthquake

Disaster Response refers to the provision of emergency services and public assistance during
or immediately after a disaster in order to secure and save lives. reduce health impacts. ensure
public safety and meet the basic subsistence needs of the people affected. Disaster response
includes disaster relief focused on immediate and short-term needs of the victims and the
vulnerable.

Disaster Risk refers to the potential disaster losses in lives, hcalth status, livelihoods, assets
and services that could occur to a particular community or society in the future, and is
determined by a combination of the vulnerability, capacity, exposure of persons and assets,
hazard characteristics and the environment.

Disaster Risk Governance refers to the way in which the public authorities, civil servants,
media, private sector, and civil socicty coordinate at community, national and regional levels
in order to manage disaster and climate related risks. This means ensuring that sufficient
levels of capacity and resources are made available to prevent, prepare for, manage, and
recover from disasters. It also entails mechanisms, institutions, and processes for citizens to
articulate their interests, exercise their legal rights and obligations, and mediate their
differences.

Disaster Risk Management refers to the systematic process of using administrative
directives, organizations, and operational skills and capacities to implement strategies,
policies and improved coping capacities in order to lessen the adverse impacts of hazards
and the possibility of disaster.

Disaster Risk Reduction refers to the concept and practice of reducing disaster risks through
systematic efforts to analyze and manage the causal factors of disasters, including through
reduced exposure to hazards, lessened vulnerability of people and property, wise
management of land and the environment, and improved preparedness for adverse cvents.
Disaster Risk and Vulnerability Reduction refers to the concept and practice of reducing
potential loss of life, injury, or destroyed or damaged assets or disrupted which could occur
to a system, society or a community in a specific period of time, determined probabilistically
and conditions determined by physical, social, economic and environmental factors or
processes which increase the susceptibility of an individual, a community, assets or system
to the impacts of hazards through systematic efforts to analyze and reduce the causal factors
of disasters all of which contribute to strengthening resilience and therefore to the
achievement of sustainable development.

Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Information System refers to a specialized
database which contains, among others, information on disasters and their human, material,
economic, and environmental impact, risk assessment and mapping, and vulnerable and

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u) Early Warning System cefers to the set of capacities needed to generate and disseminate
timely and meaningful warning information to enable individuals, communitics and
organizations threatened by a hazard to prepare and to act appropriately and in sufficient
time to reduce the possibility of harm or loss. A people-centered early warming system

necessarily comprises four (4) key elements: knowledge of the risks; monitoring, analysi

and forecasting of the hazards; communication or dissemination of alerts and warnings; and
local capabilities to respond to the warnings received. The concept of “end-to-end warming
system” emphasizes that warning systems need to span all steps from hazard detection to
community response. Early warning systems include systems developed at the level of
communities or based on indigenous knowledge.

v) Ecosystem Management and Restoration refers to an integrated process to conserve,
improve and restore the health of the ecosystem that sustains ecosystem services for human
well-being.

w) Eligible Assisting Entity refers to any assisting actor that has been determined to be eligible
to receive legal facilities as provided in this Act and its implementing rules and regulations.

x) Emergency refers to unforeseen or sudden occurrence. especially danger, demanding
immediate action.

y) Emergency Management refers to the organization and management of resources and
responsibilities for addressing all aspects of emergencies, in particular preparedness,

response and initial recovery ste

2) Exposure refers to the degree to which the elements at risk are likely to experience hazard
events of different magnitudes.

aa) Geographic Information System (GIS) refers to a system used to capture, store, manipulate,
manage and display all types of spatial or geographical data.

bb) Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Area (GIDA) refers to arcas with a
marginalized population which is physically and socio economically separated from the
mainstream society and characterized by physical factors, and isolated due to distance,
weather conditions and transportation difficulties in island, upland lowland, landlocked, hard
to reach and underserved communities; and/or socio-economic factors such as high poverty
incidence, presence of vulnerable sectors, communities in or recovering from situation of
crisis or armed conflict.

cc) Hazard refers to a dangerous phenomenon, either natural or human induced, that may cause
loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage. loss of livelihood and services,
social and economic disruption, or environmental damage.

dd) Human-induced Hazard refers to an event caused by humans and occurs in or close to

human settlements or a particular environmental area. This can include environmental

degradation, technological or industrial conditions, pollution, accidents such as high-density
events, industrial and transport accidents, complex emergencies, armed conflict, situations

of generalized or organized violence, and violation of human rights.


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ce) Imminent Danger refers to a situation where, on the basis of official forecasts, that a disaster
will or is expected to occur in a particular geographical area and within an estimated period
of time, and where necessary preparedness actions or financing are required.

ff) International Disaster Relief and Initial Recovery Period refers to the period which
commences upon the issuance of a request for international disaster assistance or upon
acceptance of an offer, and shall continue until terminated pursuant to guidelines set in the
implementing rules and regulations.

2g) Internally Displaced Persons refer to persons or groups of persons who have been forced or
obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence within national borders,

in particular as a result of or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of

generalized and/or organized violence, violations of human rights, implementation of
development projects, or natural or human-induced disasters

hh) International Personnel refers to the staff and volunteers of any ass

ing actor providing
disaster relief or initial recovery assistance, being persons who are neither citizens of, nor
domiciled in the Philippines prior to their recruitment by the international assisting actor.

ii) Land Use Planning refers to the process undertaken by public authorities to identify,
evaluate and decide on different options the use of land, including consideration of long-
term economic, social and environmental objectives and the implications for different
communities and interest groups, and the subsequent formulation and promulgation of plans
that describe the permitted or acceptable uses.

ji) Legal Facilities refer to special entitlements and exemptions that are made available to
eligible assisting actors under this Act.

kk) Mitigation refers to effort to reduce or limit greenhouse gas emissions or cnhance
greenhouse gas sequestration,

11) National Continuity Policy refers to a policy aimed at the development of an organizational

culture that has the ability to provide a minimum level of service during

terruptions,

emergencies, and disasters, and return to full operations quickly.

mm) National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Framework refers to the

comprehensive, all hazards, multi-sectoral, inter-agency and community-based approach to

disaster risk reduction and management.

nn) National Disaster Resilience Plan (NDRP) refers to the document to be formulated by the

NDRC and implemented by the Authority that sets out goals and specific objectives for
reducing disaster risks together with related actions to accomplish these objectives. The
NDRP shall provide for the identification of hazards, vulnerabilities, and risks to be managed
at the national level; disaster risk reduction and management approaches and strategies to be
applied in managing said hazards and risks; agency roles, responsibilities and lines of
authority at all government levels; and vertical and horizontal coordination of disaster risk
reduction and management in the pre-disaster and post-disaster phases. It shall be in

conformity with the national disaster risk reduction and management framework.


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00) Natural Hazard refers to naturally occurring physical phenomena caused either by rapid or
slow onset events which can be geological such as earthquakes ground rupture, liquefaction,
landslides, tsunamis, sinkholes, and volcanic activity; hydrological and meteorological such
as floods, severe winds, typhoons, storm surges, climatological variability such as extreme
temperatures, E/ Nirio, La Nina, forest fires, or biological such as disease, epidemics and
insccVanimal plagues.

pp) Open Data refer to facts and statistics that can be freely used, shared and built-on by anyone,
anywhere, for any purpose. These must be available in bulk, should be available free of
charge, or at least at no more than a reasonable reproduction cost. The information should
be digital, preferably available by downloading through the internet, and easily processed by
a computer. These must permit people to use, re-use, and redistribute, intermix with
other data providers. These do not allow conditions to be placed on how people can use Open
Data, but permit a data provider to require that data users credit them in some appropriate
way, clarify if the data have been changed, or that new datascts created using their data are
also shared as open data,

qq) Pre-Disaster Risk Assessment refers to a process to evaluate a hazards level of risk given
the degree of exposure and vulnerability in a specific area likely to be affected by an
imminent hazard. It presents the possible impacts on the population and provides a basis to
determine the appropriate level of response actions of government agencies from the national
to the local levels. It is hazard-specific, area focused and time-bound.

re) Post-Disaster Recovery refers to the restoration and improvement, where appropriate, of
facilities, livelihood, and living conditions of disaster-affected communities, including
efforts to reduce disaster risk factors, in accordance with the principle of "build forward
better."

s) Private Sector refers to private corporations, households, non-profit institutions serving
houscholds, and other economic enterprises outside of government.

(0) Recovery refers to rehabilitation measures that ensure the ability of affected communities or
areas to restore their normal level of functioning by restoring livelihoods and services,
reconstructing damaged infrastructures and increasing the communities’ organizational
capacity.

uu) Resilience refers to the ability of a system, community or society exposed to hazards to
resist, absorb, adapt to, transform, accommodate, and recover from the effects of a hazard in
a timely and efficient manner, including through the preservation and restoration of its
essential basic structures and functions through risk management in such ways as to enhance
their capacities to withstand current and future risk

vv) Response refers to any effort to provide a:

stance or intervention during or immediately
afler a disaster to meet the life preservation and basic subsistence needs of affected people

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ww)Assessment refers to a methodology which includes risk assessment with mapping to
determine the nature and extent of risk by analyzing potential hazards and evaluating existing
conditions of vulnerability that together could potentially harm exposed people, property,
services, livelihood and the environment on which they depend.

xx) Probabi

ic Risk Assessment refers to the simulation of those future disasters that, based
on scientific evidence, are likely to occur. As a result, these risk assessments resolve the
problem posed by the limits of historical data. Probabilistic models "complete" historical
records by reproducing the physics of the phenomena and recreating the intensity of a large
number of synthetic events. Probabilistic Risk Assessment considers all possible scenarios,
their likelihood, and associated impacts. It is characterized by inherent uncertainties partly
related to the natural randomness of hazards, and partly because of incomplete understanding
and measurement of the hazards, exposure, and vulnerability.

yy) Deterministic Risk Assessment refers to an assessment that considers the possible disaster
impacts of a single scenario. This is in contrast to probabilistic risk assessment, which
considers all possible scenarios, their likelihood, and associated impacts.

zz) Risk Transfer refers to the process of formally or informally shifting the financial
consequences of particular risks from one party to another whereby a household, community,
enterprise, or state authority will obtain resources from the other party after a disaster occurs,
in exchange for ongoing or compensatory social or financial benefits provided to that other
party.

aaa) State of Calamity refers to a condition involving mass casualty and/or major damage to
property, disruption of means of livelihoods, roads, and normal way of life of people in the

affected areas as a result of the occurrence of natural or human-induced hazard.

bbb) Sustainable Development refers to development that meets the needs of the present without

compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

ccc) Vital Facility ems refers to government risk reduction and preparedness equipment,

accessories and other items such as radars, weather forecasting equipment, flood monitoring

instruments, seismographs, tsunami warning systems, and automated weather systems,

ddd) Vulnerability 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 environmental factors.

cee) Vulnerable and Marginalized Groups refer to those who are at risk due to poverty and other

underlying risk factors including women, children, the elderly, differently-abled people, and

ethnic minorities.

1) Whole-of-Society Approach refers to the meaningful participation and synergy of

stakeholders that represent different interests in all aspects of climate change adaptation, and

disaster risk reduction and management across all levels

288) Whole of Government Approach refers to an approach that integrates the collaborative

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goal to broaden the government's options, and increases efficiency to maximize all available
resources in a collaborative effort.

hhh) Whole of Nation Approach refers to an approach that seeks to bring about a concerted effort
towards national peace and security by creating consensus and understanding of security that

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by civil society and all the nation's communities.
ARTICLE I
DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER RESILIENCE

SEC. 5. Creation 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 government agency 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 shall 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 systcmatic approaches to disaster
prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery and rchabilitation, to anticipatory

adaptation strategies, measures, techniques and options.

The Department shall augment the capacity of local governments units in collaboration with
relevant national government agencies and other stakeholders to implement disaster risk reduction

and management and climate change action plans, programs, projects, and activities.

SEC. 6. Powers and Functions of the Department. — The Department shall exercise and

perform the following powers and functions:

(a) Risk Reduction

Oversee, direct, and undertake programs and projects to identify, assess, prioritize and
localize hazards and risks in the country, in consultation with national government
agencies, local governments units, communities, and stakeholders that shall be involved
in disaster risk reduction efforts.

2. Monitor and ensure the integration of disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and
management and climate change adaptation policies into national development plans.

3. Design and implement an incentive system for greater private and public investment,

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Oversee and ensure the mainstreaming of climate change adaptation and disaster risk
reduction in development planning, including disaster-proofing and climate-proofing of
land use plans and the preparation of contingency plans.

Create an enabling environment for the design of relevant and appropriate risk-sharing
and risk-transfer instruments.

Create an enabling environment that shall promote broader multi-stakcholder
participation and integrate climate change mitigation, adaptation, and disaster risk and
vulnerability reduction.

Coordinate directly with local government units and private entities to address climate

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ind disaster risk assessment (CVDRA) of regions and provinces at the
meso-scale, cities and municipalities at the micro-scale, and barangays at the meta-scale.
Establish and monitor local and national capacity for disaster risk financing and
insurance and other risk transfer strategies in coordination with the Department of
Finance (DOF), the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), and the Land Bank
of the Philippines (LBP).

Formulate the National Disaster Resilience Framework. National Disaster Resilience
Plan, and the National Continuity Policy.

Oversee and direct the comprehensive implementation of disaster risk reduction and
climate change adaptation and mitigation policies, plans, and programs, as embodied in
the Disaster Resilience Framework and Disaster Resilience Plan;

Coordinate directly with local government units and private entities to address Disaster
Risk Assessment (DRA) of regions and provinces at the meso-scale, cities and
municipalities at the micro-scale, and barangays at the meta-scale

Review and evaluate local disaster resilience plans and other local plans to ensure their

consistency with the Climate-Disaster Resilience Framework and Plan;

(b) Disaster Preparedness and Response

Oversee and maintain a national early-warning and emergency alert system that shall
provide accurate, timely, and accessible information to national and local emergency
response organizations and the general public.

Coordinate information-sharing and other risk reduction protocols following the
principle of interoperability among national government agencies and local government
units.

Establish and maintain a national humanitarian logistics system with a network of
warehouses, transport, and resources, including response assets and disaster relief items,
such as food and non-food items.

Exercise command and control over relevant government agencies, including

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control shall include the authority to utilize available services, assets, equipment,
personnel, facilities, and other resources.

Call 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 and rescue
operations during disasters.

Work with the private sector and civil society organizations for assistance with regard to
the use of facilities and resources for the protection and preservation of life and property.
Implement pre-disaster risk assessments, to include deployment of rapid assessment
teams to gather information for precise actions as a basis for emergency preparedness
and humanitarian response.

Organize, train, equip, and maintain a system of response capacity for search, rescue,
and retrieval, and the delivery and distribution of relief goods.

Monitor and support local government units in the management of evacuation centers
and ensure the welfare and dignity of internally-displaced persons.

Procure goods and services during emergencies, in accordance with existing emergency
procurement rules and regulations.

Issue special procurement rules and regulations for preparedness, response, and recovery
activities, including those prompted by a declaration ofa state of calamity or of an
imminent disaster.

Assist in mobilizing the necessary resources to increase the overall capacity of local

government units, specifically those with low income and situated in high-risk areas.

Rehabilitation and Recovery

Prepare, organize, lead, implement, and manage post-disaster ass

ment and recovery and

rehabilitation programs, in coordination with the affected local government units, national

government agencies, and other stakeholders,

Implement the cluster approach to expedite reconstruction efforts and orchestrate and serve

as the clearinghouse for the participation of assisting actors in such efforts.

Ensure that the principle of Building Forward Better is applied to rehabilitation and recovery

efforts.

(d) Other Powers and Functions

Provide or designate a secretariat to the Climate Change Commission.

2. Establish and monitor local and national capacity for climate-disaster risk financing and

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(DOF), the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), and the Land Bank of The
Philippines (LBP).

Coordinate information-sharing and other disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and
climate change adaptation protocols following the principle of interoperability among
national government agencies and local government units before, during, and after a disaster.
Administer, oversee, and monitor the utilization of National Disaster Resilience Fund
(NDRP), the Disaster Resilience Support Fund (DRSF) for third (3rd) to sixth (6th) class
provinces and municipalities, and other grants and donations for disaster risk reduction and
management and climate change adaptation, unless otherwise specified.

Receive, administer, mobilize, and monitor and oversee the utilization of the national
disaster resilience fund, the Prevention, Mitigation, and Preparedness Fund for 3rd to 6th
Class Provinces and Municipalities, and donations for disaster risk and vulnerability
reduction and management and climate change adaptation, unless otherwise specified.

Use of advanced science and technologies in disaster risk reduction and management by
engaging, consulting with, employing and regularly funding the academe or higher education
and research institutions such as the University of the Philippines Resilience Institute and
the University of the Philippines Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards Center or
other institutions that have a recognized and credible track record, as well as the capacity to
conceptualize and implement the science and engineering requirements necessary for
effective climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction

Establish a Disaster resilience information system to facilitate the creation of an integrated
risk assessment platform that is built from the inputs of government and private scientific

and academic institutions, national government agencies and local government units, local

communities and other stakeholders, and is able to provide readily accessible and actionable
information for purposes of risk governance and humanitarian action.
Develop the criteria and procedure for the enlistment of accredited community disaster

resilience volunteers and institutions.

. Create and continuously update, in consultation with stakeholders, a manual of operations

for accredited community disaster resilience volunteers and institutions.
Perform such other functions as may be necessary for the effective implementation of this
Act.

ARTICLE It
GENERAL WELFARE AND EMERGENCY MEASURES

SEC. 7. General Welfare. — The Department shall exercise the powers expressly granted,

those necessarily implied therefrom, as well as powers necessary, appropriate or incidental for its
efficient and effective governance, and those which are essential to the promotion of the general

welfare, such as the implementation of emergency measures including preemptive and forced


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evacuation, in anticipation of, during, and in the aftermath of emergencies, hazards and disasters

and only when there is imminent danger of loss of lives and/or damage to property.

SEC. 8. Emergency Measures at the National Level. - The Department may require the

stance of law enforcement agencies and the uniformed services, such as the PNP and the AFP,

as well as emergency responders, to assist in the implementation of emergency measures.

SEC. 9. Emergency Measures at the Local Level. ~

(a) Local government units shall enact an ordinance on and implement through the LDRRMO
which shall be renamed as Local Disaster Resilience Office (LDRO) the necessary and
appropriate emergency measures, including preemptive and forced evacuation, in
anticipation of, during, and in the aftermath of emergencies, hazards and disasters, and only
when there is imminent danger of loss of lives and/or damage to property.

(b) Emergency measures, including preemptive and forced evacuation, shall be carried out in a
manner that is humane, respectful of the dignity and culture of persons, without using
disproportionate force, without discrimination, and with conscious attention to the needs of
vulnerable and marginalized groups.

(c) All measures shall be taken to inform the population, in a manner and language that they can
understand, of the need for emergency measures and evacuation for their safety, as well as
the location where they will be taken and for how long they are going to stay there. Adequate
evacuation centers and transportation to and from the affected area shall be provided by the

local government.

SEC. 10. Hierarchy of Evacuation Measures.

(a) Preemptive evacuation shall be the preferred and primary mode of evacuation of people that

will be — affected = by emergencies, hazards. «and disasters.

(b) Forced evacuation shall be considered as an emergency meusure of last resort that may be
undertaken in anticipation of, during or after an emergency, hazard or disaster and be carried out by
the affected local government in accordance with a duly issued order by the local chief executive:
Provided, That in case of the failure of the local government to appropriately issue such order, the
forced evacuation shall be implemented by the Department, which may direct and compel the
assistance of law enforcement and other relevant national agencies to implement said emergency
measure.

During such forced evacuation, government officials may direct and compel the population
to be affected or is currently affected by an emergency, hazard or disaster to relocate to safer

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SEC. 11. Release from Liability in Case of Refusal to Evacuate. -

(a) Any person who willfully and deliberately disregards or opposes the order of forced
evacuation issued by the local chief executive or the Department, releases the local government or
the Department from any liability for injury, death, damage to or loss of property attributed to said

disobedience.

(b) During evacuation, priority assistance shall be given to the vulnerable groups and persons

who willfully comply with the order of forced evacuation.

SEC. 12. Inspection and Implementation Powers. - The Department shall have inspection,

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torial and examining authority over government and non-governmental entities to ensure that all
funds and assets allocated for disaster resilience are actually used for said purposes. The Department
shall likewise have the power to inspect and examine the status of projects and programs being

undertaken in furtherance of disaster resilience efforts.

Whenever it becomes necessary, the Department may assume responsibility over the
implementation of and directly implement any program or project in anticipation of, during. and in

the aftermath of emergencies, hazards and disasters.

SEC. 13. Utilization of Private Property for Public Purpose. - The Department shall have
the power to utilize any private property for urgent public purpose in anticipation of, during, and in
the aftermath of emergencies, hazards and disasters and only when there is imminent danger of loss

of lives and/or damage to property, subject to payment of just compensation in appropriate cases.

SEC. 14. Emergency Powers. - Whenever it becomes necessary, the Department, subject to
the approval of the President, may call on the AFP or the PNP, in coordination with the Secretary
of National Defense and the Secretary of the Interior and Local Government, to prevent or suppress

lawless violence and ensure the protection and preservation of life or property in anticipation of,

during, and in the aftermath of emergencies, hazards and disasters.

Whenever warranted by circumstances, the Department may call upon other agencies and
instrumentalities of the government, as well as non-governmeni and for the protection and

preservation of life and/or property in anticipation of, during, and in the aftermath of emergencies,

hazards and disasters. Private organizations, for assistance in the use of their facilities and resources.

SEC. 15. Emergency Arrangements. — The Department shail have the power to negotiate,

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for the purpose of ensuring the adequate and prompt availability of all goods and services necessary
in anticipation of, during, and in the aftermath of emergencies, hazards and disasters and only when

there is imminent danger of loss of lives and/or damage to property.

ARTICLE IV
ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

SEC. 16. The Secretary. - The Department shall be headed by a Secretary who shall be

appointed by the President,

SEC. 17. Powers and Functions of the Secretary. - The Secretary of the Department shall

exercise the following powers and functions:

a) Establish and promulgate policies, rules, and regulations for the effective and efficient
‘operation of the Department.

b) Exercise executive direction over the operations of the Department and administrative
supervision over its attached agencies.

©) Manage the financial and human resources of the Department

d) Appoint officers and employees of the Department, except presidential appointees, in
accordance with civil service law, rules, and regulations.

©) Exercise disciplinary authority over officers and employees of the Department in accordance
with law.

f) Coordinate with other government agencies, the private sector, and civil society
organizations on the policies, programs, projects, and activities of the Department, as may
bbe necessary.

g) Advise the President on the promulgation of executive and administrative issuances and the

formulation of regulatory and legislative proposals on matters pertaining to disaster
tesilience.

h) Serve as the Vice-Chairperson of the Climate Change Commission.

i) In coordination with the Department of Foreign Affairs, represent the Philippines in the
climate change negotiations and articulate the national contribution to global, regional, and

other inter-governmental dis

ster risk reduction and humanitarian platforms.
j) Call upon the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police to render

assistance in disaster-affected areas.

k) Promulgate such rules and regulations and perform such other functions as may be necessary

or proper to attain the objectives of this Act.

SEC. 18. Organizational Structure, Functions and Management, ~ The Department shall be

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(a) The Secretary, as provided for under this Act;

(b) Five (5) Undersecretaries, to be appointed by the President, who shall assist the Secretary in
administering the affairs of the Department, one to be responsible for Resilience, one to be
responsible for Policy and Governance, one to be responsible for Operations, one to be
responsible for Administration and Finance, and the Senior Undersecretary. The
Undersecretaries shall have functional and operational supervision over the bureaus,
divisions, offices and units assigned to their respective functional areas;

(c) The Department shall have such number of assistant secretaries and directors as may be
necessary for the effective and efficient implementation and performance of its mandate,
powers, and functions;

(d) Divisions, units and offices as may be created by the Department and whose officers and
‘employees shall be appointed in accordance with civil service law, rules, and regulations;

(e) The National Climate and Disaster Resilience Research, Education, and Training Institute
under the Capacity Building and Training Service, to be headed by a Director;

() Regional and other field Offices of the Department that shall be established in each
administrative region, each to be headed by a Regional Director;

(g) Seconded personnel from relevant agencies and detailed service from the uniformed
services, as appropriate; and

(h) Grievance desks in every region, which shall serve as a referral mechanism and shall work
jointly with relevant agencies, to receive complaints from the public regarding violations of
this Act. It shall assist the complainant in the gathering of relevant documentation and other
evidence to support said complaint. The grievance desk shall facilitate the forwarding of the
complaint to the appropriate office within fifteen (15) days from receipt thereof, and shall
provide timely feedback and updates regarding the status of the complaint. The grievance
desk shall use the best available technology to ensure that complaints are endorsed to the

proper office and are addressed in a timely manner.

ARTICLE V
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

SEC. 19. Fiscal Management. - The Department shall manage all funds appropriated to it
by Congress and from other sources. This shall include all donations, as contemplated under the
succeeding paragraph, subject to provisions of Section 3, paragraph (D) of Article 9, of the 1987

Constitution on the auditing powers of the Commission on Audit.

SEC. 20. Donation. — (a) The Department shall have the power to receive donations and

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similar entities, and the power to recommend the procurement of developmental assistance for the

purpose of disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and management and climate change adaptation

(b) It shall be mandatory for the Department to acknowledge and certify the receipt of all
DDR grant and donated funds and ensure their judicious management including their proper and

accurate audit reporting to constituents.

(c) The importation and donation of food, clothing, medicine and equipment for relief and
recovery and other disaster management and recovery-related supplies is hereby authorized in
accordance with Section 800, Chapter 1, Title 8, of Republic Act No. 10863, otherwise known as
the "Customs Modernization and Tariff Act", as amended, and the prevailing provisions of the
General Appropriations Act covering national internal revenue taxes and import duties of national

and local government agencies.

All importations and donations under Section 11 (c) of Republic Act No. 10863, otherwise
known as the "Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CTMA)" shall be considered as importation

or donation to the Department, subject to the approval of the Office of the President.

ARTICLE VI
WHOLE OF GOVERNMENT AND WHOLE OF NATION APPROACH

SEC. 21. National Disaster Resilience Council. — (a) There is hereby created the National
Disaster Resilience Council (NDRC), which shall serve as the policy advisory body to the
Department on disaster risk reduction and management and climate change adaptation, consistent

with the policies and scope as defined in this Act.

(b) The NDRC shall be chaired by the Secretary of Disaster Resilience and shall be
composed of the following:
1. Secretary of Science and Technology;
Secretary of the Interior and Local Government;
Secretary of Social Welfare and Development:
Secretary of National Defense;
Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority;
Secretary of Health;
Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources;

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Secretary of Budget and Management;

Secretary of Public Works and Highways;

Secretary of Foreign Affairs;

Secretary of Justice;

Secretary of Labor and Employment;

Secretary of Tourism;

Secretary of Information and Communications Technology;

Secretary of Human Settlements and Urban Development:

Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process;

Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education;
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines;

Chief of the Philippine National Police;

Head of the Presidential Communications Operations Office,

Secretary-General of the Philippine National Red Cross:

Chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights;

Executive Director of the Council for Welfare of Children:

Lead Convenor of the National Anti-Poverty Commi:

Chairperson of the National Commission on Indigenous I

‘Chairperson of the National Youth Commission;

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. Chairperson of the National Council for Disability Affairs;

|. Chairperson of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos;

President of the Government Service Insurance System;

President of the Social Security System;

President of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation:

President of the Home Development Mutual Fund;
President of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines;

President of the League of Provinces of the Philippines:

President of the League of Cities of the Philippines;
President of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines;

President of the Liga ng mga Barangays;

Maximum of six (6) representatives from the academia and other relevant research

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(c) Composition — The Council is hereby organized into five (5) clusters, namely, Disaster
Prevention and Mitigation to be led by DOST, Disaster Preparedness to be led by DILG, Disaster
Response by DSWD, Logistics led by DND, and Recovery and Sustainable Development led by
NEDA

(d) Technical Management Advisory Group — The Department may constitute, as the need
arises, a technical management advisory group from the different stakeholders, that shall coordinate
and meet with the Department as often as necessary to effectively manage and sustain national
efforts on disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and emergency management, and climate change

adaptation and mitigation; and

(e) Guidelines for the Department of Disaster Resilience Fund (DDRF) and Local Disaster
Resilience Fund (LDRF) — The Department shall provide the necessary guidelines and procedures

on the DDRF and the LDRF releases as well as utilization, accounting and auditing thereof.

SEC. 22. Monitoring, Reporting and Validation. ~

a, Monitoring and Reporting, On or before the last quarter of the preceding year, member-
agencies of the National Disaster Resitience Council shall submit to the Department through the
Council Secretariat their respective DDR annual work and financial plans (AWEPs) for the next
year. The AWFPS shall be based on the DDR Plan. The member-agencies shall submit to the
Secretariat quarterly progress reports of their implementation of the AWEPs within thirty (30) days

from the end of cach quarter.

The Department is likewise accountable, liable and responsible for monitoring and requiring
the appropriate implementation of remedial measures by member agencies of the Council during a
state of calamity. It shall have the authority and power to require reports from the appropriate

member-agencies regarding implementation of such measures.

b. Validation. The Secretary shall require the submission of reports from local government
units to validate the progress reports of the Council member-agencies. Submission shall be through
the local field offices of the DDR.

Every two (2) years, the implementation of the Climate-Disaster Resilience Plan (CDRP) and
utilization of the Local Disaster Resilience Fund (LDRF) of each province, local government units,
independent city shall be evaluated by the Regional Disaster Resilience Council (RDRC) based on
appropriate criteria, such as the award, recognition, citation criteria for provinces, cities and

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(1) The Regional Disaster Resilience Councils (RDRC)—

The Regional Disaster Resilience Councils (RDRCs) shall coordinate, integrate, supervise,
and evaluate the activities of the LDRCs. It shall be accountable, responsible and liable for ensuring
climate-disaster risk sensitive and inclusive regional development plans, and in case of emergencies
shall convene the different regional line agencies and authorities, concerned institutions,

developmental partners and multiple stakeholders.

The Regional Directors of the Department shall serve as chairpersons of the RDRCs and the
Regional Directors of the DSWD, the DILG, and the NEDA shall serve as cluster heads. In the case
of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, the Chief Minister shall be the RDRC
Chairperson. In the case of Metro Manila, the MDRC shall be headed by the Chairperson of the
Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA).

The RDRCs shall establish the RDRC Secretariat and operating facility to be known as the
Regional Disaster Resilience Council Secretariat and Operations Center (RDRC).

‘The RDRCs shall be composed of concemed regional agencies, offices, local government

units and other multiple stakeholders.

i. LDRC Budgetary Requirements of LDRO — The budgetary requirements for personal
services, maintenance and other operating expenditures, and capital outlay of the LDRO
shall be sourced from the General Fund of the LGU, subject to Section 76 of Republic
Act No. 7160, as amended, otherwise known as the "Local Government Code of 1991”,
as amended. The enforcement of Sections 325(a) and 331(b) of Republic Act No. 7160,
as amended shall be waived to enable the local government units to fund the initial year

requirements for the creation of the minimum five (5) mandatory positions of the LDRO.

Other maintenance and operating expenditures, 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 Climate-Disaster Resilience Fund of the

local government units,

ii, Establish linkage or network with other local government units for disaster risk and
vulnerability reduction, climate change adaptation and emergency response

purposes;

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iv. Establish a Provincial City, Municipal, and Barangay Climate and Disaster

Resilience Operations Center; and

vy. Encourage Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations (GOCCs) to establish

their own Climate and Disaster Resilience Operations Center within their territories.

SEC. 23. Synergy with Stakeholders. - The Department shal! ensure seamless synergy and
coordination with stakeholders, including civil society organizations. the academe, and the private
sector, in relation to disaster resilience programs and projects and the development and promotion

of research, education, and training mechanism with relevant stakeholders.

The Department shall establish a platform, paradigm, and mechanisms for convergence and
coordination with stakeholders, including the development of standards, protocols, and procedures

for collaboration for disaster resilience.

SEC. 24, Establishment of Multi-Stakeholders Convergence Unit. - The Department, with
the assistance of other relevant government agencies and stakeholders, shall establish a Multi-
Stakeholders Convergence Unit (MSCU), which shall align the disaster resilience efforts of the
private sector, civil society organizations, academe, and other stakeholders with the Department by
assisting, coordinating, or providing services that strengthen public-private cooperation and

coordination in disaster resilience, including the following:

(a) Establishment and implementation of business continuity practices to ensure the continued
delivery of products and services, in the event of disasters.

(b) Establishment and implementation of a National Continuity Policy to ensure service
continuity during power and utilities interruptions, emergencies, and disasters and ensure the
quick return to full operations.

(c) Establishment, incorporation, and application of business continuity plans as part of the
disaster resilience plans of local government units.

(d) Facilitation or assistance in obtaining or processing incentives for the private sector or other
non-government stakeholders.

(c) Preparation and facilitating the issuance of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMES),
such as mechanisms involving procurement and liquidity to create enabling environments
for disaster preparedness and recovery.

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ARTICLE VIL
DISASTER RISK AND VULNERABILITY REDUCTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE
ADAPTATION MAINSTREAMING, INTEGRATION AND CONVERGENCE

SEC. 25. Integration of DRR and Climate Change Adaptation in the Climate and Disaster
Resilience Framework and Plan. - The existing National Disaster Resilience Framework and plan
and the National Climate Change Strategic Framework and Plan shall be enhanced by the Climate
and Disaster Resilience Framework and plan, which provides for the comprehensive probabilistic
multi-hazards, multi-scenario, multi-sectorial, resilience-building, and community risk-based
approach and management of disaster and climate risk, and provide for the integration of disaster
risk and vulnerability reduction and climate change adaptation, as well as the mainstreaming in other

sectoral policies. It shall be reviewed every three (3) years.

The Climate and Disaster Resilience Plan shall provide for the following: (1) identification
of the underlying factors of risk, or the nature and degree of hazards, vulnerabilities, exposures and
capacities, which need to be managed at the national level; (2) disaster risk and vulnerabilities
reduction and management approaches and strategies to be applied in managing said hazards and
risks; (3) agency roles, responsibilities, and lines of authority at all government levels; and (4)
vertical and horizontal coordination of climate change adaptation, disaster risk and vulnerability
reduction and management before, during, and after a disaster. The Climate and disaster resilience

plan shall be in conformity with the framework

The climate and disaster resilience framework and plan for climate-disaster risk governance,
climate vulnerability assessment, risk assessment and risk management shall be formulated and
jointly approved by the NDRC and the C

SEC. 26. Ecosystem-Based Approach to Prevention and Mitigation, Rehabilitation and
Recovery from Disaster. — The Department shall ensure the application of ecosystems-based
approaches in disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and climate change adaptation, particularly
through ecosystem management and restoration as defined in this Act, and ensuring that

environmental and natural resource policies are risk-informed.

ARTICLE VIII
CLIMATE AND DISASTER RESEARCH, EDUCATION,
AND TRAINING INSTITUTE

SEC. 27. Creation of the Climate and Disaster Research, Education, and Training Institute.
- (a) Within one (1) year from approval of this Act, the Department shall establish the Climate and

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institutions and Private and State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) which shall be a world-class
center of excellence for learning and research in the field of disaster risk and vulnerability reduction
and management and climate change adaptation;

(b) The Climate and Disaster Research, Education, and Training Institute shall be headed by
4 Director. The organizational structure and staffing pattern shall be determined by the Department
in consultation with the DBM and in accordance with civil service laws, rules and regulations.

(c) The Climate and Disaster Research, Education, and Training Institute shall have the

following functions:

1) Establish regional branches as well as provincial, city or municipal branches if deemed
necessary, to train individuals from the public and private sectors in the fields of disaster risk
and vulnerability reduction and management, climate change adaptation, and ecosystem
management and restoration, among others;

2) Develop and implement an inclusive and ladderized curricula on climate change adaptation,
and disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and management:

3) Develop research programs and a knowledge management system on climate change
adaptation and disaster risk and vulnerability reduction management for the purpose of

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4) Partner with public and private academic and research institutions, the private sector, civil

innovation and capaci ing and development;

society, community-based disaster risk and vulnerability reduction management and climate
change adaptation practitioners, and other relevant sectors in developing research

‘opportunities and programs on climate vulncrability and disaster risk assessment;

5) Establish a resource center for information, education and communication materials,
research, publications, best work practices, lessons identified and leamed, and other
knowledge products on disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and management, and
climate change adaptation;

6) Consolidate and prepare information, education and communication and training materials
or publications to assist disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and management, and
climate change adaptation practitioners in the planning and implementation of their plans,
programs, projects and activities;

7) Organize and recognize a community of climate change adaptation and disaster risk
reduction and management practitioners; and

8) Accredit, recognize, monitor and evaluate climate change adaptation, disaster risk and

vulnerability reduction and management training institutions

(d) Financial Support to the Center:

1) The budget for the Climate and Disaster Resilience Research and Training Center shall be
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2) The Department shall assist in the establishment of Research and Training Centers at the
provincial, city, and municipal govemments, as appropriate. The funding for such local Climate and
Disaster Research and Training Centers may be sourced from the eighty (80%) percent portion of
the LDRF and other financial sources of the local government unit concerned

ARTICLE IX
INTEGRATION, MAINSTREAMING CLIMATE AND DISASTER
RESILIENCEINFORMATION, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNICATION
‘CONVERGENCE

SEC. 28. Climate and Disaster Resilience Information Management System (CDRIMS). ~
The Department shall establish a National and Regional Information Management System for
Climate and Disaster Resilience. It shall constitute a physical central database of all disaster risk
reduction and climate change data, including a geographic information system on geo-hazard
assessments and climate risk. It shall be the repository of current and multi-temporal information
for wide-scale disaster risk analysis and climate change vulnerability assessment. The CDRIMS
shall at all times be made available to the Emergency Operations Center of the National and

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stakcholders to access critic:

information and ensure that the collection processing, analysis and
dissemination of information is timely, reliable and accurate to support overall decision making and

effective coordination both at the national and sub-national level.

SEC. 29. Disaster Resilience and Climate Change Education and Training. - (a) The
Department of Education, CHED, and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
(TESDA), in coordination with the National Youth Commission (NYC), the Department of Science
and Technology (DOST), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department
of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Health (DOH), Department of Social
Welfare and Development (DSWD), and other relevant agencies, developmental institutions, and
non-government organizations shall integrate disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and climate
change adaptation education in the schoo! curricula at all levels of education, from K to 12 to tertiary
levels, including the early and adult learning programs, National Service Training Program (NSTP),
and education for children and persons with special needs, whether private or public, including
formal and non-formal, technical-vocational, indigenous learning, out-of-school youth courses and
programs, and other channels of educational integration, including media, church, entertainment

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(b) The Civil Service Commission (CSC), Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC), and
other licensure bodies shall integrate disaster risk and vulnerability reduction management and

climate change adaptation questions in all professional and licensure examinations.

(c) The Department, in coordination with the Disaster Resilience Research and Training
Institute, shall develop a curriculum for courses or subjects specific to disaster risk and vulnerability
reduction management and climate change adaptation, and shall mandate all tertiary learning

institutions to offer these subjects.

(d) The Parents and Teachers Community Associations shall initiate, support, and participate
in disaster risk and vulnerability reduction management and climate change adaptation related

activities in schools and host communities.

(e) The DepEd, the CHED, and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
(TESDA) and other developmental institutions, community-based practitioners and organized non-
governmental organizations shall formulate and institutionalize flexible learning options such as
online modules, supplemental learning materials, resources and platforms, as part of its climate
change adaptation, disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and governance, analysis, and

management strategy.

(f) The DepEd, CHED, TESDA, developmental institutions and community-based
organizations shall regularly review, monitor, evaluate and report to the Council the status of
integration, mainstreaming and implementation of climate change adaptation, disaster risk and

vulnerability reduction and management in public-private schools and other learning institutions.

(g) The LDROs shall form formal partnerships with tertiary learning institutions within their
respective jurisdictions to provide standard and ladderized training programs for I.GU officials and

other disaster risk and vulnerability reduction management and climate change adaptation.

(b) The DRC, the RDRCs, the LDRCs, the LDROs, the BDRCs, and the Sangguniang
Kabataan shall encourage the community, specifically the youth, participation in disaster risk and
vulnerability reduction and climate change adaptation activities, such as Information, Education and
Communication (IEC) Campaigns organizing quick response groups, particularly in identified
disaster-prone areas, as well as the inclusion of DRVR climate change adaptation programs as part
of programs and projects of the Sangguniang Kabataan, youth organizations and community-based

disaster risk and vulnerability reduction management and anticipatory adaptation initiatives.

(i) There shall be a mandatory training climate change adaptation-DRVR for public and

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both the public and private learning institutions. They shall be trained in emergency preparedness

and response in compliance with the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 30. Standard Mechanism for Cascading Information, Education and Communication
‘on Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk and Vulnerability Reduction Management. — (a)
The DRC shall promote and advocate a culture of resilience and responsible-accountable, liable and
responsible citizenship through information, education and communication that is appropriate,
integrated, calibrated, inclusive, localized, science- and risk-based, gender, culture and disability
sensitive and accessible using multimedia. Information, education, and communication on climate
change adaptation and disaster risk and vulnerability reduction management should be compelling

but not alarming.

(b) The NDRC shall formulate a Strategic Risk Communicati

ions Plan to encompass the
entirety of disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and climate change adaptation to achieve the

desired behavioral and attit

idinal change towards responsible citizenship and culture of resilience.
It shall serve as a reference on continuous awareness raising and education at all levels of the

government and multiple stakeholders.

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\ce Information Officer shall be designated at all levels
of the Department to ensure implementation of the disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and

management and climate change adaptation information, educ:

mn, and communication campaign
and shall serve as the primary coordinator for the dissemination of information, education, and
communication on climate change adaptation and disaster risk and vulnerability reduction

management.

SEC. 31. Declaration of Imminent Disaster. - The DDR shall provide guidance and
operating guidelines to LDRCs for the declaration of imminent disaster in their respective areas,
which shall allow them to implement preemptive measures and use their quick response funds in

order to save lives and minimize damage to property, loss of livelihoods and other assets.

SEC. 32. Hash Appeal or Appeal for International Assistance. - Upon consultation with the
NDRC and in cognizance of the urgency, criticality and intensity of an imminent risk, the DDR shall
issue a flash appeal to the family of nations, under regional and multilateral conventions, for
assistance in preparedness including preemptive measures, search. rescue and retrieval. relief,

recovery, and reconstruction.

ARTICLE X
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SEC. 33. Climate and Disaster Risk Transfer, Insurance and Social Welfare. - (a) The
Department shall oversce all climate and disaster risk-sharing and risk-transfer instruments and other

related initiatives to ensure the protection of property and livelihood, both public and private.

(b) The Department shall ensure the mandatory insurance of all assets and properties
national government agencies including government-owned or controlled corporations, and those
over which the government has insurable interest, as prescribed under Republic Act No. 656,
otherwise known as the "Property Insurance Law.” The insurance shall be provided by any

government insurance agency.

(©) The Department shall oblige the local government units the mandatory insurance
coverage of assets, properties and livelihood of vulnerable and marginalized groups for unforeseen
or contingent potential losses, damages and disruption from natural hazards and human-induced

disasters chargeable against the LDRF.

SEC. 34, Recognition and Incentives. — Unless otherwise provided, the Department shall
establish an incentives program that recognizes outstanding performance of LDRC, non-
governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society organizations, private sector, schools, hospitals,
and other stakeholders in promoting and implementing significant disaster risk and vulncrability
reduction management climate change adaptation programs and innovations, and meritorious acts

of individuals, groups or institutions during natural or human-induced disasters.

ARTICLE XI
PREPAREDNESS AND INTEGRATED EARLY WARNING

SEC. 35. Standards for Disaster Preparedness Activities. - (a) The NDRC shall establish
standards for disaster preparedness, contingency planning, localizing and operationalizing disaster
risk and vulnerability reduction and management, preparedness for disaster response, preparedness
for early recovery, continuity of essential services, and other relevant preparedness activities.

(b) Local government units shall identify safe or strategic sites, and establish evacuation
centers with appropriate and adequate facilities in accordance with government-approved standards
as provided under Republic Act No. 10821, otherwise known as "The Children's Emergency Relief
Protection Act," in order to avoid disruption of school classes and lessen the use of school buildings

and facilities as evacuation centers.

The local government units shall immediately compensate schools used as evacuation
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SEC. 36. Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Risk Communication Standards. - (a) There shall
be a streamlined policy governing early waming systems and risk communication protocols to
ensure effective and efficient measures to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from possible
risk caused by natural and human-induced hazards and climate risk. The NDRC shall issue and the
Department shall oversee and monitor the implementation of this policy.

(b) The Department and all other concerned agencies with an integrated early warning and

information mandate shall collaborate with the local executives and officers to disseminate climate-
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organizations, civil society organizations, and other non- governmental organizations.

SEC. 37. Early Warning Mandate. — (a) The Department shall issue an integrated early
warning for hydro-meteorological, geologic, or terrestrial phenomena to the appropriate government
agencies or government-accredited organizations for forecasting and early warning purposes. The
Department shall recognize and proactively support local or indigenous modes of early warning
systems and allow open access to real-time data from both local and international sources made
available through various platforms such as websites, mobile apps, and social media to empower

local communities and individuals,

(b) The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration -
(PAGASA) and Philippine Institute of Voleanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) shall work
actively and closely with the Department in integrating, mainstreaming, and converging all
information, data, research and development studies and results, knowledge and technology, and

activities relating to climate change and disaster resilience;

(c) The Department shall recognize and proactively support local or indigenous modes of
carly warning systems and allow open access to real-time data from both local and international
sources made available through various platforms such as websites. mobile apps, and social media

to empower local communities and individuals.

(d) Any person or juridical entity who transmits early warning concerning the

abovementioned phenomena by means of signs in designs, colors, lights, or sound shall do so in

compliance with the methods recognized or approved by the NDRC

(c) The NDRC at the national and subnational level shall consider the use of integrated early
warning system to ensure it is consistent and locally contextualized with the communication
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(f) The Department shall consider working with other agencies or organizations on pre-crisis,
information mapping of the humanitarian needs of the at-risk community that will enhance the

overall prepositioning of resources at the national and local level.

ARTICLE XII
DISASTER RESPONSE AND EARLY RECOVERY

SEC. 38. Declaration of State of Calamity. — The Department shall declare a cluster of
barangays, municipalities, cities, provinces, and regions under a state of calamity, and the lifting
thereof, based on the criteria set by the NDRC.

The declaration and lifting of the state of calamity may also be issued by the local
‘Sanggunian, upon the recommendation of the LDRO, based on the results of the damage assessment
and needs analysis Provided, That the Department, through the |. DRC, may seek from the local
legislative body or Sanggunian, the declaration of a state of imminent disaster to enable the local
executives to implement pre-emptive evacuation and precautionary measures in order to save lives
and minimize damage to property, loss of livelihoods, and disruption of livelihood that require the

use of funds and resources under the LDRF.

SEC. 39. Emergency Management. — The respective Climate and Disaster Resilience
Councils shall lead in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from the effects of any disaster,
upon due consideration to the economics of classification, capacity and vulnerability of the local

governments concemed:

a) The BDRG, if one barangay is affected;

b) The city/municipal DRCs, if two (2) or more barangays are affected;

c) The provincial DRC, if two (2) or more cities/municipalities are affected;
4d) The regional DRC, if two (2) or more provinces are affected; and

¢) The NDRC, if two (2) or more regions are affected.

SEC. 40, Humanitarian Assistance Action Center. - The DRC shall institutionalize a one-
stop shop mechanism through the Humanitarian Assistance Action Center for the processing and
release of goods, articles or equipment intended for humanitarian assistance and the processing of
necessary documents for international assisting actors. The Humanitarian Assistance Action Center

shall be managed by the Department and shall be composed of the following NDRC agencies:

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¢) Food and Drug Administration;
£) Department of Agriculture;

g) Department of Energy;

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j) Department of Justice - Bureau of Immigration

SEC. 41. Accreditation, Mobilization, and Protection of Disaster Volunteers and National
Service Reserve Corps, Civil Society Organizations and the Private Sector. - The government

agencies, civil society organizations, private sector and local government units may mobilize

individuals or organized volunteers to augment their respective personnel complement and logistical

requirements in the delivery of disaster risk reduction programs and activities. The agencics, civil
society organizations, private sector, and local government units concerned shall take full
responsibility for the enhancement, welfare and protection of volunteers, and shall submit the list of
volunteers to the Department, through the Local Disaster Resilience Offices, for accreditation and

inclusion in the database of community disaster volunteers.

A national roster of Accredited Community Disaster Resilience Volunteers (ACDRVs) and
institutions, National Service Reserve Corps, civil society organizations and the private sector shall
be maintained by the Department through the LDROs. Accreditation shall be done at the municipal

or city level.

The mobilization of volunteers shall be in accordance with this Act and implementing
guidelines to be formulated by the NDRC. Any volunteer who died or was injured while engaging
in any of the activities defined under this Act shall be entitled to compensatory benefits and

individual personal accident insurance as may be defined under the guidelines.

SEC. 42. Reporting of Humanitarian Assistance. — The concemed local government unit
shall submit a report to the Department, all domestic or international humanitarian assistance

received and distributed within its area of responsibility.

ARTICLE XI
INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

SEC. 43. International Humanitarian Assistance. - The Department 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

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qualifications, entry of international disaster goods and equipment, and exemption from port

duties, taxes and restrictions.

SEC. 44. Assessment of the Need for International Humanitarian Assistance. ~

(a) Immediately after the declaration of a state of calamity by the Sanggunian of a local
government unit or by the Department, as the case may be, the Department shall determine as to
whether domestic capacities are likely to be sufficient to attend to the needs of affected persons for
international humanitarian assistance. This determination may also be made by the President prior

to the onset of an imminent disaster.

(b) In the event the Department determines that domestic response capacities are not likely
to be suffi

nt due to the impact of the disaster, the Department shall recommend to the Pre:

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that a request be made for international humanitarian assistance.

(c) A determination that domestic capacities are likely to be sufficient and that international
humanitarian assistance is therefore unnecessary may be reviewed and rescinded by the Department,
with the approval of the President, at any time, in light of prevailing circumstances and available

information.

SEC. 45. Request for International Humanitarian Assistance. — The President may request
for international humanitarian assistance upon the advice of the Department. Such request may be
specifically directed to particular assisting international actors, or it may be a general request

directed to the international community.

SEC. 46. One-Stop Shop for International Humanitarian Assistance. - The Department shall
establish, in coordination with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) a One-Stop Shop
mechanism for International Humanitarian Assistance for the processing and release of entry and
facilitation of goods, articles or equipment, and services of international relief workers for the
provision of international humanitarian assistance, and the processing of necessary documents for

assisting international actors.

ARTICLE XIV
OFFER AND FACILITATION OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN
STATES

SEC. 47. Offer and Facilitation of International Humanitarian Assistance to Foreign States.
= In the event of a disaster occurring in a forcign state for which international humanitarian assistance

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international humanitarian assistance to such foreign State, which shall be subject to guidelines to

be promulgated by the Department for the purpose.

SEC. 48, Accreditation. - The Department, in coordination with relevant government
agencies and organizations, shall provide and facilitate the necessary training and accreditation to
the respective government personnel to be deployed for such offer. facilitation and provision of

international humanitarian as

ance to a forcign state.

ARTICLE XV
LEGAL FACILITIES FOR ELIGIBLE ASSIST!

G INTERNATIONAL ACTORS

SEC. 49. Guidelines for Coordination of International Humanitarian Assistance. - The DRC
shall issue comprehensive guidelines on the initiation, entry, facilitation, transit and regulation of
international relief goods and personnel, as well as eligibility guidelines to utilize the legal facilities

for assisting international actors provided hereunder.

SEC. 50. Visa Waiver. - Eligible assisting international actors shall be entitled to waiver of
entry visa requirements, including any associated fees or charges, to perform Disaster Relief and
Initial Recovery Assistance work for their sponsoring entities without __the requirement to seek

a separate residence or work permit.

SEC. 51. Recognition of Foreign Professional Qualifications. - (a) Eligible assisting
international actors wishing to deploy international personnel for tasks requiring legal recognition
of their foreign professional qualifications shall certify the validity of those qualifications under the
law of the country where they were obtained and the competence of their personnel for the tasks
envisaged.

(b) The Department shall establish the guidelines and scope for recognition of foreign
professional qualifications for disaster response and early recovery.

(©) Recognition of qualifications shall remain valid until the end of the International Initial
Recovery Period, absent individual criminal conduct or other professional misconduct sufficient to

bar the individual from professional practice in the country.
SEC. 52. Recognition of Foreign Driving Licenses. - Foreign driving licenses of eligible
assisting international actors shall be accorded temporary recognition during the International

Disaster Relief and Initial Recovery Periods.

SEC. 53. Facilitation of Access. - The international personnel of eligible a

international actors shall be allowed access to disaster-affected areas and persons requiring Disaster

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Authority and limitations based on national security, public order or public health, weighed in the
context of the urgency of the disaster needs. They shall be permitted to provide their goods and

services directly to affected persons.

A. ENTRY OF INTERNATIONAL DISASTER GOODS AND EQUIPMENT

SEC. 54, Customs Facilitation and Priority Treatment. - The Department shall facilitate the
rapid importation of consignments of goods and equipment by eligible assisting actors and shall

accord them priority treatment in handling.

SEC. $5. Duty of Compliance by Eligible Assisting Actors. - In order to benefit from the

aforementioned legal facilities, eligible assisting intemational actors shall:

(a) Declare that all the goods and equipment they seek to import under this Part are
exclusively for Disaster Relief or Initial Recovery Assistance and that they comply with any relevant,
standards under Philippine laws; and

(b) Pack, classify and mark their consignments in accordance with the requirements

described in this Act and its implementing rules and regulations.

SEC. 56. Exemption from Import Duties, Taxes and Restrictions. - Consignments of goods

and equipment by or on behalf of eligible assisting international actors shall benefit from:

(a) Exemption from all duties and taxes;

(b) Waiver of economic prohibitions and restrictions except for categories of special goods
and equipment that may be indicated by the Department; and
(c) Clearance without regard to the country of origin or the country from which the goods

have arrived, subject to monitoring for reasons of public health and security.

“B. EXPEDITED ENTRY AND USE RESTRICTIONS FOR SPECIFIC INTERNATIONAL
DISASTER GOODS AND EQUIPMENT

SEC. 57. Simplification of Documentation Requirements. - (a) Consignment of goods and

equipment sent by or on behalf of eligible assisting international actors shall be cleared or released

on the basis of a simplified goods declaration providing the minimum information necessary for the
Bureau of Customs to identify the goods and equipment and subject, when deemed necessary, to
completion of a more complete declaration within a specified period

(b) The requirements for the declaration for all imports of goods or equipment by or on behalf
of cligible assisting international actors and any supporting documents relating to said consignment,

release and clearance of goods or equipment shall be simplified and lodged without fee.


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SEC. 58. Telecommunications Equipment. - Eligible assisting international actors shall be
permitted to import telecommunications equipment for the purpose of Disaster Relief or Initial
Recovery Assistance without restrictions, except as required by NDRC guidelines and other laws
for purposes of national security or public order. The NDRC shall provide guidelines for the manner

of use telecommunications equipment as well as waiver of licensing requirements or fees.

SEC. 59. Medications. - Eligible assisting international actors shall be permitted to import
and transport medications and medical equipment for the purpose of Disaster Relief or Initial
Recovery Assistance so long as they conform to the implementing rules and regulations to be
provided by the NDRC.

SEC. 60. Food. - Food imported by cligible assisting international actors for disaster relief

and recovery shall be admitted pursuant to expedited procedures set out by the NDRC.

SEC. 61. Imported Vehicles. — The granting of local registration and plates for vehicles
imported by eligible assisting international actors shall be expedited.

C. PERMITTED DISPOSITION OF EQUIPMENT AND UNUSED GOODS.

SEC. 62. Disposition of Equipment and Unused Goods. — The DRC shall provide for the
guidelines for retention, re-exportation, donation and disposal of unused goods and equipment after

the termination of Disaster Relief and Initial Recovery Assistance operations.

ARTICLE XVI
RECOVERY

SEC. 63. Standards for Recovery. - The Department shall observe internationally accepted
standards for recovery, planning, programming and implementation of the recovery process and
shall:

(a) Improve the community's physical, social and economic resilience, consistent with the

principle of "build forward better";

(b) Use locally-driven and 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, landslides, and other hazards;


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(a) Employ outcome-driven planning and implementation;

(e) Maximize use of private-public sector partnership where possibl.

(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 government functions,

ARTICLE XVII
REMEDIAL MEASURES UNDER STATE OF CALAMITY

SEC. 64. Remedial Measures under State of Calamity. - Upon the declaration of the state of
calamity, the following remedial measures shall be immediately undertaken by concerned

government agencies both of national and local levels:

(a) Imposition of price ceiling on basic necessities and prime commodities by the National
Price Control Council, as provided for under Republic Act No. 7581, otherwise known as the “Price
Act." as amended by Republic Act. No. 10623;

(b) Monitoring, prevention and control by the Local Price Coordination Council of

overpricing/profiteering and hoarding of prime commodities, medicines and petroleum products;

(©) Programming/reprogramming of funds for the repair of critical facilities or public
infrastructures that are vital for the quick delivery of humanitarian assistance, to reduce further threat
to lives and arrest further deterioration of properties and loss of livelihoods in the affected

communiti

, following the “build better forward" principle: (1) Grant of no-interest loans by
government financing or lending institutions to the most vulncrable and marginalized groups or
individuals; and (2) Local tax exemptions, incentives or reliefs under such terms and conditions as

may be deemed necessary by the affected local government unit.

ARTICLE XVII
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SEC. 65. General Rule on Procurement. - Any procurement of goods. services, consultancy
or infrastructure for disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and climate risk, whether at the national
or local level shall conform to the provisions and Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of

Republic Act 9184 otherwise known as "Government Procurement Reform Act," as amended.

SEC. 66. Emergency Procurement. - In order to expedite disaster response and early
recovery, the procurement or lease of equipment and delivery of goods and services through
emergency procurement or purchase at site shall be allowed. Periods of action on procurement

activities may also be waived for the same purpose and conditions.

ARTICLE XIX
PROHIBITED ACTS AND PENALTIES

SEC. 67. Prohibited Acts. —

commits any of the following prohibited acts shall be liable and be subjected to the criminal and

ny public official, private person, group or corporation who

administrative penalties as provided for in Section 67 of this Act, without prejudice to the imposition

of other criminal, civil and administrative liabilities under existing laws.

(a) Prohibited Acts of Public Officials — The following acts, if committed by public officials
without justifiable cause, shall be considered as gross neglect of duty
(1) Dereliction of duties which leads to destruction, loss of lives, critical damage of facilities

and misuse of funds;

(2) Failure to create a functional LDR Office within six (6) months from approval of this,
Act;

(3) Failure to appoint a permanent local disaster resilience officer within six (6) months from
approval of this Act;

(4) Failure to prepare and implement a Contingency and Adaptation Plan for hazards
frequently occurring within their jurisdictions;

(5) Failure to formulate and implement the LDRP with the corresponding budget allocation;

Sexual exploitation and abuse, and other forms of sexual misconduct to the affected
population or at-risk communities punishable under existing criminal and administrative laws shall

be considered as an aggravating circumstance

(b) Prohibited Acts of Public Officials and Private Persons or Institutions. -

(1) Delaying, without justifiable cause the delivery or improper handling or storage of aid
commodities, resulting to damage or spoilage;

(2) Withholding the distribution of relief goods due to (a) political or partisan considerations;

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(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 agenci

any relief goods,
equipment or other commodities which are intended for distribution to disaster affected
communities;

(5) Buying, for consumption or resale, from disaster affected persons, 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 relief goods, equipment, or other aid commodities intended for or
consigned to a specific group of victims or relief agency;

(8) Diverting or misdelivery of relief goods, equipment, or other aid commodities to persons
other than the rightful recipient or consignee;

(9) Accepting, possessing, using or disposing relief goods, equipment or other aid
commodities not intended for nor consigned to them;

(10) Misrepresenting the source of relief 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 persons;

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 persons;

iii. Making a false verbal claim that the goods, equipment or other and commodities in their
untampered original containers actually came from another agency or persons or was

released upon the instance of a particular agency or persons;

(11) Substituting or replacing relief goods, equipment, or other aid commodities with the

same items or of inferior/cheaper quality;

(12) Illegal solicitations by persons or organi:
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tions representing others as defined in the

(13) Deliberate use of false or inflated data in support of the request for funding, relief goods,
cquipment, or other aid commodities for emergency assistance or livelihood projects;

(14) Stealing, taking, or possessing of any of the equipment, accessories and other vital
facility or items or any part thereof;

(15) Selling or buying stolen equipment, accessories, and other vital faci

items or any
part thereof;

(16) Tampering with or stealing hazard monitoring and disaster preparedness equipment and
paraphernalia,

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(18) Benefitting from the proceeds or fruits of any of the abovementioned prohibited acts

knowing that the proceeds or fruits are derived from the commission of the prohibited acts.

SEC. 68. Penalties. — The following penalties shall be imposed on any individual,
corporation, partnership, association or other juridical entity that commits any of the prohibited acts

in the preceding section:

(a) Imprisonment of not less than twelve (12) years but not more than fifteen (15) years or a
fine of not less than One Million Pesos (Php1,000,000.00) but not more than Three Million Pesos
(Php3,000,000.00), or both imprisonment and fine at the discretion of the court shall be imposed
upon any person found guilty of violating subsections 17 (b)(I) to (b)( 16), as well as the confiscation
or forfeiture in favor of the government of the objects and the instrumentalities used in the

commission of the prohibited acts;

(b) Imprisonment of not less than six (6) years but not more than eight (8) years or a fine of
not less than Five Hundred Thousand Pesos (Php500,000.00) but not more than One Mi
(Php1,000,000.00), or both imprisonment and fine at the discretion of the court, shall be imposed

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upon any person who attempts to commit any of the prohibited acts in the preceding section, in

violation of subsection (b)(17) thereof,

(0) Imprisonment of not less than two (2) years but not more than six (6) years or a fine of
not less than Two hundred thousand pesos (Php200,000.00) but not more than Five Hundred
Thousand Pesos (Php500,000.00), or both imprisonment and fine at the discretion of the court, shall
be imposed upon any person found guilty of unlawfully benefiting from the proceeds or fruits of
any of the prohibited in the preceding section, in violation of subsection (b)(18) thereof;

(d) Perpetual disqualification from public office aside trom the penalty of fine or
imprisonment or both, shall be imposed if the offender is a public officer, and confiscation or
forfeiture in favor of the government of the objects and the instrumentalities used in the commission

of any of the prohibited in the preceding section;

(c) If the offender is a corporation, partnership or association, or other juridical entity, the
penalty shall be imposed upon the officer or officers of the corporation, partnership, association or
entity responsible for the violation without prejudice to the cancellation or revocation of these
entities’ registration, license or accreditation issued to them by any licensing or accredited body of
the government. If such offender is an alien, the person shall, in addition to the penalties prescribed

in this Act, be deported without further proceedings after service of the sentence;


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(f) Payment of the full cost of repair or replacement of the government risk reduction and
preparedness equipment, accessories and other vital facility items, or any part thereof, which is the
object of the crime shall likewise be imposed upon any person who shall commit any of the

prohibited acts in the preceding section; and

(g) The prosecution for offenses set forth under the preceding section shall be without
prejudice to any criminal liability for violation of Act No. 3815, as amended, otherwise known as
the "Revised Penal Code," and other existing laws, as well as the imposition of applicable

administrative or civil liabilities.

ARTICLE XX
APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 69. Appropriations. -

(a) The amount needed for the initial implementation of this Act shall be taken from the
current fiscal year's unexpended appropriation of all agencies herein absorbed. transferred, and
attached to the Department. Thereafter, the amount needed for the operation and maintenance of the
Department shall be included in the General Appropriations Act.

(b) National Disaster Resilience Fund (NDRF). The utilization and allocation of the entire
NDRF (Calamity Fund) and its quick response fund component shall be managed by the Department
except as provided for by specific laws.

(©) Local Disaster Resilience Fund (LDRF). Not less than seven percent (7%) of the
estimated revenue from regular sources shall be set aside as the LDRF to support disaster risk and
vulnerability reduction and climate change adaptation and mitigation programs, projects and
activities. The LDRC shall monitor and evaluate the use and disbursement of the LDRF based on
the LDRP as incorporated in the local development plans and annual work and financial plan. Upon
the recommendation of the LDRO and approval of the Sanggunian concemed, the LDRC may
transfer the said fund to support the disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and climate change

adaptation work and initiatives of other LDRCs that are declared under a state of calamity

1) Of the amount appropriated for LDRF, twenty percent (20%) shall be allocated as
Quick Response Fund (QRF) or stand-by fund for prepositioning of goods and relief and early
recovery programs in order that the situation and living conditions of people in communities
or areas stricken by disasters, epidemics, or complex emergencies, may be normalized as

quickly as possible.

2) Of the annual appropriation of LDRF, eighty percent (80%) shall be appropriated

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and mitigation programs, projects and activities focusing on both institutional capacity
building of vulnerable communities and risk reducing infrastructure, The NDRC shall pass a
resolution to set the priority allocations and govern and trigger the acceleration and

implementation of this section.

3) Of the amount appropriated for the Disaster Resilience Fund, twenty percent (20%)
shall be allocated as Quick Response Fund (QRF) or stand-by fund for prepositioning of goods
and equipment and relief and early recovery programs in order that situation and living
conditions of people in communities or areas stricken by disasters, epidemics, or complex

emergencies, may be normalized as quickly as possible.

4) All departments/agencies and local government units that are allocated with Local
Disaster Resilience Fund shall submit to the Department their monthly statements on the
utilization of Local Disaster Resilience Funds and make an accounting thereof in accordance

with existing accounting and auditing rules.

5) All departments, bureaus, offices and agencies of the government are hereby
authorized to use a portion of their appropriations to implement projects designed to address
disaster risk and vulnerable reduction-climate change adaptation activities in accordance with
the Disaster Resilience Plan and the guidelines to be issued by the DRC in coordination with
the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and Commission on Audit (COA).

Unexpended LDRF shall accrue to a trust fund solely for the purpose of supporting disaster
risk reduction and management and climate change adaptation activities of the LDRCs within the
next two (2) years. Any such amount still not fully utilized after two (2) years shall revert back to
the general fund and will be available for other social services to be identified by the local

Sanggunian.

The NDRC shall issue guidelines on the utilization and release of LDRF in coordination with

other concemed government agencies.

(d) Prevention, Mitigation and Preparedness Fund for third (3rd) to sixth (6th) class
provinces and municipalities. There shall be in the annual General Appropriations Act an amount
allotted solely for the use of 3rd to 6th class provinces and municipalities for the purpose of
augmenting their LDRF with respect to plans, programs, projects, and procurement for climate
change adaptation, disaster risk prevention, mitigation, and preparedness. The requirements to

avail of this fund shall be laid down in rules and regulations to be promulgated by the Secretary.


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ARTICLE XXI
FINAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 70. Transfer and Attached Offices, Agencies, and Personnel. - (a) The following
offices and agencies are hereby transferred to the Department including their powers and functions,
funds and appropriations, obligations, records, equipment, property, and personnel:

1. Office of Civil Defense;

2. Climate Change Office of the Climate Change Commission;

3. Geo-Hazard Assessment and Engineering Geology Section of the Mines and Geosciences
Bureau;

4, Health Emergency Management Bureau of the Department of Health;

5. Disaster Response Assistance and Management Bureau of the Department of Social
Welfare and Development;

6. Bureau of Fire Protection; and

7. Program Management Office for Earthquake Resiliency of the Greater Metro Manila
Area.

(b) The powers and functions, applicable funds and appropriations, records, equipment,
property and personnel of the following agencies are attached to the Department:
1. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
(PAGASA); and
2. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS).

The Department shall, by virtue of this Act, be subrogated to all the rights and assume all
the liabilities of the agencies absorbed under this Act, and all their funds, records, property, assets,

equipment, and such personnel 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 shall be acted upon in accordance with the Auditing Code and other pertinent laws,

rules, and regulations,

SEC. 71. Separation Benefits of Officials and Employees of Affected Agencies. - National
government employees displaced or separated from the service as a result of this Act shall be entitled
to separation pay and other benefits in accordance with Republic Act No. 6656, otherwise known as
s. Provided, That

"Government Reorganization Law” and other existing laws, rules or regulati
those who are qualified to retire under existing retirement laws shall be allowed to retire and receive

retirement benefits to which they may be entitled under applicable laws and issuances.

SEC. 72. Special Benefits and Privileges. - Qualified employees of the DDR, local
government units and its attached units shall be covered by Republic Act No. 8439, known as the


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Magna Carta for Scientists, Engineers, Researchers and Other Science and Technology
Personnel in the Government, and Republic Act No. 7005, otherwise known as "Magna Carta for
Public Health Workers.”

SEC. 73. Hazard Pay and Other Allowances and Benefits. - Qualified personnel of the
Department shall be entitled to receive hazard pay and other allowances and benefits, in accordance
with such policies and regulations promulgated by the Department. in consultation with the DBM
and the COA.

SEC. 74, Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Department, in consultation with
concemed stakeholders, shall issue the necessary rules and regulations for the effective

implementation of this Act within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act.

SEC. 75. Congressional Oversight Committee. — (a) There shall be created a Congressional
Oversight Committee on Climate Change and Disaster Resilience to monitor and oversee the
implementation of the provisions of this Act. The committee shall be composed of six (6) Members
of the House of Representatives and six (6) Senators to be designated by the Speaker of the House
of Representatives and the President of the Senate, respectively. from their appropriate committees:
Provided, That, two (2) Members of the House of Representatives and two (2) Senators shall come

from the Minority of their respective houses of congress.

(b) 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 impact of
this Act, as well as the performance and organizational structure of its implementing agencies, for

purposes of determining remedial legislation.

SEC. 76. Separability Clause. — If any provision of this Act shall be declared
unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions not otherwise affected shall remain in full force and

effect.
SEC. 77. Repealing Clause. - All other laws, decrees, executive orders, proclamations, rules
and regulations, and other issuances or parts thereof that are inconsistent with the provisions of this

Act are hereby repealed or amended, accordingly.

SEC. 78. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in

the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,