Quezon City, Metro Manila
Nineteenth Congress

First Regular Sessi¢
HOUSE BILLNO, 2648

Introduced by Rep. Anthony R.T. Golez Jr. MD, MBAH

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Philippines is ane of the countries most affected by typhoons and other
natural disasters. Situated right along the Pacifi’ Qvean, the Pacific Typhoon Bolt and
the Pacific Ring of Fire, the countey gots an avera, and more
than 20 earthquahos are recordedt on 4 daily basis. It could even be stated that the
country: is at the forefront of typhoons brew ing, from the Pacitie Ocean.

These typhoons are often destructive to the country, with a lot of the provinces
atony, the coastlines reveiving the bulk of damages on a yearly basis. However, our
country 1s Vulnerable to all Kinds of natural disasters, and not even the cities of the
heart of the country are safe from them, In fact, the Philippines ts currently 17 my the
world among countnes most affected by extreme weather events. This bears fo show
that there isa dire need for disaster preparedness and risk raduc bon programs for our
LGUs and the national government, as our country is one of the ntost vulnerable
countries in the world to natural disasters.

While the Republic Act 10121, othenyise known as the “Philippine Disaster
Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010", has gradually improved the country’s
prepareuiness in addressing, natural disasters throughout the years, it hes been a
constant burden for the various bodies implemtenting the law to actually manage the
coordination amony, other government bodies duc to Various factors such as budget
manegement ant bureaucracy. This Bill seeks lo address this by strengthening, the
VanoUs agenckes tmplementing the fae Dy cealing an executive departient
mandated to solely and unquestionably handle the disaster risk reduction and
management of the country

In view of the foregoing, the swift approval of this bill 1s earnestly sought

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Quezon City, Metro Manila
Nineteenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. 2643

Introduced by Rep. Anthony R.T. Golez Jr, MD, MBAH

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 Hie Philippines in Congress
assembled:

ARTICLE |
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 1, Start Tite, - This Act shall be known as the "Disaster

Resilience Act of 2022".

See 2. Declaration of Policies and Prinviples. ~The State recognizes that:

a. The Philippines is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate
change and various Kinds natural hazards, including, among others,
typhoons, earthquakes, floods, volcanic eruptions, landslides, storm

sarges, and drought:

.. Tremendous physical and economic, losses are sustained by the country,
and in certain cases, damage lo our national, cultural, and historical
heritage, each time such natural hazards wreak havoc on an
unsuspecting and unprepared populace:

c. There is an urgent need to establish a focused, streamlined,

independent, empowered, capacitated, full-time, specialized agency on

disaster risk reduction and management as well as emergency response,

which is national in scope and civilian in character;


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The people are the most important assets of the nation, and all disaster
risk reduction and management efforts shall be responsive to the
humanitarian needs of the people, the dignity and value of the human
person, and respect for property,

Towards this end, the state shall endeavor to ensure:
That a strategic, systematic, continuous, comprehensive, inclusive, and
integrated approach to disaster risk reduction and management is
established, with the end in view of substantially reducing
vulnerabilities and the risk of disasters and other humanitarian
emergencies, towards the preservation of Jife and property, thereby
ultimately preventing or deterring the loss of lives and the social,
economic, cultural, and environmental assets of the country;
‘That a permanent, institutionalized, cohesive and comprehensive
framework for disaster preparedness, prevention and mitigation, and
response, is adopted, to be implemented by a highly specialized and
focused agency bearing its own mandate, powers, and funding, in
coordination and with the participation of the Philippine government,
other foreign governments and financial institutions, international
organizations, the private sector, and civil society;
‘That the differing concerns and needs of various sectors or those with
higher vulnerabilities such as women, children, elderly, persons with
disabilities, and indigenous peoples, are specifically served, with respect
to disastor resilience and disaster management;
‘The implementation of the principles, concepts and action plans of
climate change and disaster risk reduction contained in international
and national frameworks and commitments in various phases of policy
formulation, development and investment plans, poverty reduction
strategies and other development tools, and techniques by all national
and local agencies, institutions and instrumentalities of the government

lo enhance the country’s capacity for climate change adaptation and

mitigation
To inculcate a culture of resilience and preparedness for natural


disasters at the national, regional and local levels, and adopt a whole-of-
society approach in disaster resilience to enhance collaboration,
planning, and diatogue among all sectors of society, and in improving

their strategies and/or action plans for disaster risk reduction,

Sec. 3, Definition of Tertes. — As used in this Act

Adaptation shall refer to the adjustment in natural or human systems in
response to actual or expected climactic stimuli or their effects, which
maderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities,

1. Assisting Actor shall refer to any Assisting International Actor and any
Assisting Domestic Actor responding to a disaster in the country.
Assisting Domestic Actor shall refer to any not-for-profit entity
established under domestic laws, which is responding, to a disaster in
the country,

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entity or individual responding to a disaster within or transiting

isting lulernational Actor shall refer to any foreign state, organization,

through the country to respond to a disaster in another country

Biological Hazards shall refer to hazards that are of organic origin or

conveyed by biological vectors, including pathogenic microorganisms,
toxins and bioactive substances. Examples are bacteria, viruses or
parasites, as well as venomous wildlife and insects, poisonous plants
and mosquitoes carrying disease-causing agents;

Build! Forward Better shall refer to an approach to building and/or

reconstructing. an area or community which entails a shift from simple
recovery and restoration to safer, more adaptive, resilient, and inclusive

comnvunil

. Business Continuity shall refer to the capacity of a business entity to
continue the delivery of its products and/or services at acceptable pre-
defined levels following a disruptive incident;

. Capacity shall refer 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


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infrastructure and physical means, institutions, societal coping abilities,
as well as human knowlodge, skills and collective attribates such as

social relationships, leadership and management, Capacity may also be

described as vapabitity.
Civil Soviety Ongmizations (CSOs) shall relor to non-state actors whose
aims are neither to generate profits nor to seek governing power, but to
unite people lo advance shared goals and interests. They have a

terests and values of their

presence in public life, expressing, the
members or other, based on ethical, cultural, scientific, religious or

philanthropic considerations. CGOs include — nongovernment

organizations (NGOs), professional associations, foundations,

independent research institutes, community-based organizations

(CBOs), faith-based organizations, people's organization, sovial
movements, and labor unions

Climate Change shall refer to a change in the state of the ¢limate that can
be identified by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its
properties, and that persist in an extended period, Wvpically decades or
longer, whether due to natural variability oF as.a rest of human activity
4s defined under Republic Act No. 9729, otherwise Known as the
“Climate Change Act of 2009”. These include intornal processes or
external forces such as modulation of the solar eveles, volcanic eruptions
and persisiont anthropagenic changes in the composition of the
almosphere or in land use.

Clintate Miligution shall voter to efforts to reduce or limit greenhouse gas
emissions or enhance greenhouse gas sequestration;

Cultural Herilyge shall refer to the totality of cultural property preserved
and developed through time and passed on to posterily:.

Contingency Planning shall refer to a management process that analyzes
specific potential events or emerging, situations that might threaten
socivty or the environment and establishes arrangements in advance to
enable timely, olfective and appropriate responses to such events and

situations.


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Depurtuent shall refer to the Department of Disaster Resilience or the
DDI
Deoelopaent Assistunce shall refer to any financial, material or other

, Social, and environmental

forms of assistance to support the econo:

well-being of areas and /or people affected by a natural disaster;

Disulility shall refer to an evolving concept thet results from the

interaction bebween persons with impairments, societal barriers, as
defined under Republic Act No. 7277, and attitudinal and
environmental barricrs that hinder their full and effective participation
in sociely on an equal hasis with others.

Disuster shall refer to @ 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. Unless otherwise used specifically in this Act, the term
“disaster shall refer to “natural disaster”;

Disaster Contingency Fund shall refer to a fund, in lump-sum form,
managed by the Department to expediently provide funds and
resources for disaster roliel or response in affected! areas;

Disustr Mitigation) or Mitigation shall reter to the lessening or limitation

of the adverse impacts of hazards and related disasters. Mitigation
measures include hazard-resistant structures ay well as improved
environmental, land use planning, climate change and other sectoral
policies and public awareness;

Disaster Prepandiess shall refer to the knowledge and capacities

developed by governments, professional, professional response and
recovery organizations, communities and individuals to effectively
anticipate, respond to, and recover from, the impacts of likely, imminent
or current hazard events or conditions. It inchides preparedness for
response such as contingency planning, stockpiling, of equipment and

supplies, the development of arrangements for coordination,


evacuation, and public information, and prepared ness for recovery such
as procurement of land for resettlement sites.
u. Disaster Prevention shall refer to the intention to avoid, or the outright

avoidance, of potential adverss

pacts of disasters and related hazards
through action(s) taken in advance, Tt expresses the concept and
intention to completely avoid potential adverse impacts through action
taken in advance such as construction of dams or embankments that
eliminate flood risks, land-use rogulations that donot permit any
settlement in high- risk zones, and seismic engineering designs that
ensure the survival and function of a critical building in any likely
earthquake;

v, Disaster Resilience shall refer to the ability of a system, community, or

society exposed to hazards to resist, absorb, accommodate, adapt to,
transform, and recover from the effects of a hazard and/or the long-term
impact of climate change in a timely and efficient manner, including,
through the preservation and restoration of its essential basic structures
and functions through risk management;

Ww: Disaster Response shall refer 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.

X. Disaster Resilience Frnt shall refer to the budget managed by the
Department, which includes funds appropriated to it by Congress
pursuant to an Appropriations Act, the Disaster Contingency Fund, and
the Rehabilitation and Recovery Fund;

Disaster Risk shall refer to the potential disaster losses in lives, health

status, livelihoods, assets and services that could occur to a particular
community or socicty in the future, and is determined by a combination
of the vulnerability, capacity, exposure of persons and assets, hazard

characteristics and the environment.


2, Disaster Risk Governance’ shall refer to the way in’ which public
authorities, civil servants, media, private sector, and civil society
coordinate at community, national and regional levels in order to
manage disaster and climate related risks, This 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,

aa, Disaster Risk Managenit (DRM) shall refer 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;

bb. Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) shall refer to the prevention of new,
and/or reduction of existing, disaster risk(s) and the management of
residuat risk, to enhance resilience to disasters;

ce. Luly Warning System shall refer to an integrated system of hazard
monitoring, forecasting and prediction, disaster risk assessment, and
communication and preparedness activities and processes that enable

individuals, communities, national government agencies, local

government units, the private sector, and others to take timely action to
reduce disaster risks and adequately prepare for disasters;

dad Higible Assisting Actor shall refer to any assisting actor that has been
determined to be eligible to receive legal facilities as provided for in this
Act and/or its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR);

ee. Emergency shall refer to an unforeseen or sudden occurrence, especially
danger, demanding immediate and decisive action;

ff, Emergeitcy Management shall refer to the organization and management

of resources and responsibilities for addressing all aspects of

emergencies, in particular preparedness, response and initial recovery

steps;


gg. Environmental Hocards- the hazards that may be chemical, natural, and
biological, and can be created by environmental degradation or physical
or chemical pollution in the air, water, and soil. However, many of the
processes and phenomena that fall into this category may be termed
drivers of hazard and risk rather than hazards themselves, such as soil
degradation, deforestation, loss of biodiversity, salinization, and sea-
level rise;

hh. £iposisy shall reter to the degree to which the elements at risk are likely
to experience hazard events of different magnitudes;

ii, Geographic tuformation Systeu (GIS) shall refer to a system used to
capture, store, manipulate, manage and display all types of spatial or
geographical data;

ji. Geographically Isolated and Disadoantaged Area (GIDA) shall refer to areas
with a marginalized population, which is physically and socio-
economically separated from the mainstream society and characterized
by physical factors— isolated due to distance, weather conditions and
transportation difficulties (island, upland lowland, landlocked, hard to
reach and underserved communities); and /or socio-economic factors —
(highly poverty incidence, presence of vulnerable sector, communities

in oF recove

ing, from situation of crisis or armed conflict):

kk. Geolagical or geophysivul Ineards shall refer to the hazards that originate
from internal earth processes, such as earthquakes, volcanic activities
and emissions, and rolated geophysical processes, which include mass
movements, landslides, rockstides, surface collapses, and debris or mud
flows, Hydrometeorological factors are important contributors to some
‘of these processes, While Isunamis are triggered by undersea
carthquakes and others geological events, they essentially become an
oceanic process that is manifested as a coastal water-related hazard;

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condition that may cause loss of life, injury or impacts to heaith; social

if shall refer to a phenomenon, substance, human activity. or

and economic disruption, environmental damage, or loss of /disruption

to property, livelihood, and /or services;


mm. Historical landmarks shall refer to sites or structures thal are associated
with events or achievements significant to Philippine history as
declared by the National Historical Institute or the applicable agency;

nn. Mumitn-tiduced Hazard shall refer to an event that is caused by humans

and occur in or close to human settlements or a particular environmental
area. This can include environmental degradation, technological or
industrial conditions, pollution, accidents, eg, high density events,

industrial and transport accidents, complex emergencies, armed

conflict, situations of generalized or organized violence, and violation of
human rights;

00. Hiimunitarian assistance shall refer to financial, material or other similar
forms of assistance to address the immediate needs of people affected
by a natural disaster;

pp-Hydrometeorological hazards shall refer to hazards that are of atmospheric,
hydrological, or oceanographic origin, such as tropical cvclones (also
known as typhoons and hurricanes); floods, including flash floods;
drought; heat waves and cold spells; and coastal storm surges.
Hydrometeorological conditions may: also be a factor in other hazards
such as landslides, wildland fires, locust plagues, epidemics, and in the
transport and dispersal of toxic substances and volcanic eruption
material;

qy. biypec} anid needs assessment shall refer to the assessment of the nature and
magnitude of a disaster, its impact on aftected populations, the type and
extent of emergency, and the requirements for recovery and
rehabilitation of affected area(s);

rr, furtueddinte Deniger shall refer to a situation where, on the basis of offictal

forecasts, it could reasonably be expected that a disaster will occur ina

particular geographical area and within an estimated period of time, and
where necessary preparedness actions or financing are required;
$8. Integrated Disaster Restlience Infortuation System shall refer to a specialized

database, which contains, among others, information on disasters and


their human, material, economic and environmental impact risk

assessment and mapping, and vulnerable and marginalized groups:

A. faderuational Disuster Retief amd lnittal Recovery Period shalt reter to the

period that commences upon the issuance of a request for international
disaster assistance or upon acceptance of an offer, and shall continu
until terminated, pursuant to guidelines set in the implementing, cules
and regulations;

tu tnterually Displaved Persons shall refer to persons or groups of persons
who have been forced or obliged to floc or to leave their homes or places

of habitual residence within national borders:

vv. fiteruafional Persouuel shall reter to staff and volunteers of any assisting,
actor providing, disaster relief or initial recovery assistance being
persons who are neither citizens of nor domiciled in the Philippines
prior to their recruitmont by the international assisting actor:

ww. Find Use Plowing shall refer to the process undertaken by public
authorities to identify, evaluate and decide on different options for the
use of land, including consideration of long-term economic, social and
environmental objectives and the implications lor different communities
and interest groups, and the subsequent formulation and promulgation
of plans that describe the permitted or acceptable uses;

Ma. Legul Favilities shall refer to entitlements and exemptions that are granted

pal Actors that are declared to be

lo Assisting Domestic or Interna
oligible pursuant to this Act and its implementing rules and repulations;
vy. focal Disaster Resiltence Plan (LDRP} shall refer to a document prepared
by an LGU based on the National Disaster Resilionce Tramuwork
(NDRE) and the

(NDRPIP) that sets out specific programs, objectives and yoals to

nal Disaster Resilience Plan and Investment Plan

implement disaster risk management and climate change adaptation
measures at the local level, The plan includes, among, others, an
evaluation and analysis of emerging disaster risks, hazards and

vulnerabilities applicable to an LGL, and specific programs and


activities to ensure responsive, effective, and appropriate disaster
preparedness and managements at the local level;
zz, National Continuity Pofivy shall teter to a comprehensive national policy
consisting of a set of programs and projects aimed at capacitating the
government to ensure the continuity of governance and the delivery of
public services during and after any disaster:
aaa. National Disnster Resilience Frencioork (NDRF} shall refer to a
framework that provides for a comprehensive, multi-sectoral, whole-
of-government, and whole-of-society approach to attaining safe,
adaptive, and resilient communities that can resist, prevent, mitigate
against, absorb, accommodate, adapt to, recover, or build back better
form the effects of a natural hazard in a timely and efficient manner
through, among others, disester risk reduction and management, and
climate change adaptation and mitigation. The NDRE shall be
composed of a National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
Framework (NDRRMF), and National Framework Strategy on Climate
Change (NFSCC);
bbb. National Disester Resilience Plan and Investment Program (NDRPIP) shall
refer toa plan formulated and implemented by the national and local
governments, in collaboration with NGOs, the private sector, academe,
international development partners, and others, in accordance with the
NDRF that sets out the outcomes, goals and objectives, priorities,
programs and corresponding action plans for disaster risk reduction,
preparedness, and management, and climate change mitigation. The
NDRPIP shail also include, among others, goals, objectives and action
plans for a national continuity poliey,—It shall be in conformity with
the national disaster risk reduction and management framework.
cee. Natural Hezord shall reter to naturally occurring physical phenomena
caused either by rapid or slow: onset events, which can be geological
(earthquakes, ground rupture, liquefaction, landslides, tsunamis,
sinkholes, and volcanic activity), hydrological and meteorological

(floods, sever winds, typhoons, storm surges), climatological


variability (extreme temperatures, EI Nifo, La Nina, forest fires), or
biological (disease, epidemics and insect/ animal plagues);

ddd. Open Dato shall reter to a set of data that can be freely used,
shared and built-on by anyone, anywhere, for any purpose, it must be
available in bulk, and 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 the end-user’s computer, The data must permit
people to use, re-use, and redistribute it, including intermining it with
other dala sets and distributing the results. Lastly, it does not allow
conditions to be places on how people can use such data but permit a
data provider to require that data has been changed, or that any now
datasets created using their data are also shared as open data;

eee. Pre-Disuster Revowry Phos (PDRP) shall refer to a plan intended to help
government officials working in small communities or across an entire
nation, to define and follow’ a process to pre plan for disaster recovery,
and thereby strengthen their own future recovery efforts and
oulcomes;

fff, Pre-Disa

hazard’s level of risk given the degree of exposure and vulnerability in

Risk Assessment (PDRA) shall refer to a process to evaluate a

a specific area likely to be affected by an imminent hazard. It presents
the possible impacts on the population and forms a basis to determine
the appropriate level of response actions from the national level
government agencies down to the local government units. It is hazard-
specific, area focused, and time-bound;
ggg. Recowrry shall refer to rehabilitation measures that ensure the ability of
affected communities or areas to return their normal level of
functioning by restoring livelihoods and services, reconstruction of
damaged — infrastructures and increasing the — communities’
organizational capacity;
hhh. Relubilitetion shall refer to restoration of basic services and facilities for

the functioning of a community or a society affected by a disaster;


ssistance or intervention

Response shall refer to any effort to provide

jon and

during or immediately after a disaster to moet the life proserva
basic subsistence needs of affected people and communities; and in the

restoration of essential public activities and facilities;

jij. Rebufitting shall refer to the reinforcoment of upgrading of existing
structures to make them more resistant and resilient to the damaging,
effects of hazards;

KKK. Risk as

and extent of risk by analyzing potential hazards and ev

to determine the nature

essnicn! shall reler to a methodolog

Juating

ether could potentially

existing conditions of vulnerability thal to;
harm exposed people, property, services, livelihood and the
environment on which they depend;

HL Risk Trausfor shall refer to the process of formally or informally shitting
the financial consequences of particular risks [rom one party to another
whereby a household, community, enterprise or state authority will
obtain resources trom the other party aftera disaster occurs, in exchange
tor ongoing or compensatory social or financial benefits provided to that
other party:

mim. Safty stock shall refer to items, such as raw materials, component

parts, or finished goods, maintained in inventory to reduce the risk
that such item will be out of stock, in anticipation of unforeseen
shortages or unusual demand for such items:

nsereie Continuity shall refer to the capacity of a government

instrumentality to continue delivering, its mandated outputs and/or
services to the public during and after a disaster;
000. Stal’ of Calamity shall refer to a condition involving endangered to

and/or loss of lives, damages to properly, economic and/or social

disruption, interruption and/or loss of livelihood and/or servives, and
destruction and/or damages to infrastructure as a resull of natural
disaster(s) or related hazarel(s);

\eranged Contract shall refer to a written

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ppp. Siimplitied or Pr

agreement in the nature of an option contract between the procur


entity on one hand, and the most responsive and lowest calculated
bidder on the other, granting the procuring entity the option to either

place an order for any ol the goods identified therein or net buy at all,

within a given period of time:
qq. Sustainable Developnient shall refer to. development that meets the needs

of the present without comprom

ny, the ability of tuture generations
to meet their own needs;

tre, Volintieers shall Ys that offer and/or

poler to individuals, groups orenti

provide services or assistance, withoul compensation, to help people
and/ or areas atfected by disasters;
sss. Vatuerabilily shall refer to the conditions determined by physical,
social, economic, organizational, and environmental factors or
processes, which increase the susceptibility of an individual, a
community, assets or systems to the impacts af hazards;

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meaningful the active participation and synergy of the different

LSocivty Appronch shall refer to an approach that encourages the

stakeholders of society toward climate change adaptation and

mitigation, and disaster risk reduction and management at the national

and local levels:

wun, hee Gocernment Approach shall refer to an approach that
instills and fosters collaboration among all government
instrumontatitios both at the national and oval levels toward shared
sustainable development goals and outcomes; and

vast Mae

Nulion Approach shall refer to an approach that seeks to bring

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about 4 concerted effort towards sustainab

olopment, national
peace and security by creating consensus and understanding of
development and security that is shared not just among core security
forves and oversiyht government institutions, bul also by the nation’s
stakeholders, v.g.. government, civil society. private sector, and the

communities.

ARTICLE I


THE DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER RESILIENCE:
MANDATE, POWERS, AND FUNCTIONS

1c. 4. Creation of the Departinent of Disast Resilicnce. - There is hereby

fer referred to as the

created the Department of Disaster Resilience, her
Department,

‘The Department shall be the principal government institution
responsible for ensuring safe, adaptive, and disaster-resilient communities. It
shall lead, spearhead, initiate, and integrate the crafting and implementation
of comprehensive, continuous, and strategic plans, programs, projects and
activities to reduce the risk of all types of natural hazards and effects of
climate change, and manage the impact of disasters with the primordial goal
of saving lives and minimizing damage to properly, in close collaboration
with all relevant stakeholders at the national and local levels.

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 systematic approaches to disaster prevention,
mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery and rehabilitation and
anticipatory adaptation strategies, measures, techniques, and options. It shell
also manage and direct the implementation of national, local, and

vommunity-based disaster resilience programs in collaboration with relevant

national government agencies, LOUS, CSOs, and other stakeholders, as

applicable.

Soc. 5. Pours und Functions of He Departwut, - The Department shall
exercise and perform the following powers and functions:
Overall functions:

1. Craft the poticies and lead the implementation of the programs, projects

and activities necessary to reduce the country’s vulnerabilities to natural
hazards and climate change. using the PDRP and the relevant climate

change and DRR frameworks as anchors;


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. Review’ and build upon, to the extent necessary, the existing disaster
resilience framework, plans and strategies in the crafting of an NDRF
and the corresponding NDRPIP;

3. Oversee, review, and approve the translation, integration, and

implementation of the NDRPIP into LDRPs;

4, Communicate and disseminate critical information to help the public

prepare for, respand to, and recover from a disaster;

5. Receive, manage, and administer the Disaster Resilience Fund, the

Disaster Contingency Fund, donations and other funds, assets and/or

properties received by the Department to accomplish the purposes of

this Act;

6, Recommend to the President of the Philippines the declaration of a state

of calamity due to a natural disaster, and the lifting thereof when
conditions stabilize;
7. Directany government entity to help ensure the attainment af the goals
and objectives of this Act;
8 Advance the country's interests relating to disaster resilience and
climate change in the regional and global arena;
9, Advise the Presidenton matters concerning disaster resilience and make
recommendations, as appropriates and
10. Perform such other functions, as provided by law or assignment of the
President, and undertake all other necessary actions to ensure the
attainment of the overall goals and objectives of this Act.
Disaster Risk Reduction;
1. Develop coordinated national, regional, and tocal strategies for the
effective prevention and mitigation of disaster risk resulting, from

natural hazards, including the effects of climate change;

Monitor and ensure the integration of disaster risk reduction and
management, and climate change adaptation policies into national
development plans;

3. Establish a disaster resitience information system to facilitate the
creation of an integrated risk assessment platform built from the inputs


‘of government and private scientific and academic institutions, national

government

gencies and local government units, local communities,
and other stakcholders and that is able to provide readily accesstble and
actionable information for purposes of risk governance and
humanitarian action;

Formulate plans and programs to establish and implement government
redundaney, service and business continuity, and a National Continuity
Pol

Ensure the use of advanced science and technology in anti

yy asa his

sh priority and urgent undertaking:

patory

planning of communities against the impact of natural hazards and
climate change through consultation, and employment with a regular

institutions;

departineat funding the acaderne or higher education
Develop and implement policies and programs related to the
construction of new settlements or relocation of settlements in sate areas

that shall. to the extent such policies and programs relate to disaster risk

reduction, mitigation, prevention or building forward better, prevail

over policies or decisions of other government departments,
government agencies, government owned or controlled corporations,
1.GUs, and other government instrumentalities:

Design and implement an incentive system for greater private and
public invesiment, both at the local and national levels, on disaster risk
reduction;

Oversee and ensure the mainstreaming of climate change adaptation

and disaster risk reduc

11 in development and land use planning, and
the preparation of contingency plans:

Create an enabling environment that shall promote broader multi-

stakeholder participation for disaster risk reduction and climate change
adaptation and mitigation;
Communicate and disseminate critival information to help the public

prepare for, respond lo, and recover from a disaster;

Establish and monitor local and national capacity for disaster risk

financing and insurance and other risk transter strategies in


coordination with the Department of Finance (DOF), the Government
Service Insurance System (GSIS}, and the Land Bank of the Philippines

(LBP), and the Insurance Commission;

12. 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
al the meta-scale;

13. Review and evaluate local disaster resilience plans and other local plans
to ensure their consistency with the National Disaster Resilience
Framework; and

14. Undertake all other programs, projects, and actions necessary to attain

the overall goals and intended outcome of this key result area.

Disaster Preparedness and Response
1, Lead, manage, and collaborate with the relevant government
instrumentalities, non-government stakeholders, and international
partners in providing the minimum basic needs of people in affected

areas before, during and/or immediately after 4 disaster to save lives

and minimize casualties;

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Ensure the efficient prepositioning of goods, maintenance, and disposal

of safety stocks;

3, Prepare pre-disaster recovery plans in anticipation of future disasters by
engaging the community and planning for recovery activities that are
comprehensive and long-term;

4. Establish a corps of first responders in partnership with national and

focal stakeholders, both public and private;

5, Formulate standards for contingency planning for adoption by both

national government agencies and local government uni

6, Recommend to the President of the Philippines the declaration of a state
of calamity due to a natural disaster, and the lifting thereof when
conditions stabilize;

Oversee and maintain 2 national early-warning and emergency alert

system that must provide a specific, areas-focused and time-bound


warning that are accurate, timely, understandable and readily accessible
lo national and local emergency response organizations and the general
public;

8. 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;

9. Coordinate information-sharing and other disaster risk reduction
protocols following the principle of inter-operability among national
government agencies and local government units;

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

11, Call upon the relevant government instrumentialities, non-government
stakeholders, CSOs, and international partners for assistance in
ensuring the protection and preservation of life and property such as
through the use of their resources and facilities, among others. This
function includes the power to call on the reserve force as defined in
Republic Act no. 7077 to assist in search and rescue, and the relief and
disaster preparedness and response operations;

12, Organize, train, equip, and maintain 4 system of response capacity’ for
search, rescue and retrieval and the delivery and distribution of relief
goods;

13. Monitor and support LGUs in the management of evacuation centers
and ensure the welfare and dignity of internally-dlisplaced persons:

14. Procure goods and services prior to, during, and after emergencies for
preparedness, response, and recovery activities, including those
prompted by a declaration of a state of calamity or of an imminent
disaster;

15, Issue special procurement rules and regulations, in close coordination

with the Government Procurement Policy Board, for preparedness,
response, and recovery activities, including those prompted by a

declaration of a state of calamity or of an imminent disaster;


16, Assist in mobilizing necessary resources to increase the overall capacity
of local government units, specifically those with low income and
situated in high-risk areas;

17. By the authority of the President, secure the assistance of the Armed
Forces of the Philippines (APP), the Philippine National Pofice (PNP),
DILG-Bureau of Fire Protection (BEP), DOTr-Philippine Coast Guard
(PCG), and other uniformed services in undertaking disaster
preparedness and response operations in atrisk and/or disaster
affected areas; and

18. Undertake all other programs, projects, and actions necessary to attain

the overall goals and intended outcomes of this key result area.

Recovery and Building Forward Better;

1. Prepare, organize, lead, implement, and manage  post-disaster
assessment and recovery and rehabilitation programs and plans, in
coordination with the affected local governments units, national

government agencies, and other stakeholders;

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. Establish a system that utilizes templates, exposure database, and other

tools; and develop the Department's in-house capacity for the prompt

and expedient preparation of rehabilitation plans, when needed, for
disaster affected areas;

3. Prepare and implement the recovery and rehabilitation plan(s) for
disaster affected areas:

4. Implement the cluster approach to expedite reconstruction efforts, e.

post-lisaster shelter recovery, and orchestrate and serve as the
clearinghouse for the participation of assisting, actors in such efforts;

. Collaborate with relevant government agencies and non-government

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stakeholders in undertaking programs and projects to restore and/or
generate livelihood and entrepreneurial activities and opportunities in
disaster-affected areas;

6. Ensure that the principle of Building Forward Better, not mere

restoration, is applied to all recovery, reconstruction, and rehabilitation

efforts; and


7. Undertake all other programs, projects, and actions necessary to attain
the overall goals and intended outcomes of this key result area.
Other Powers and Functions;
1. Constitute, call, convene and/or ceputize agencies of government, and
invite non- government and private organizations, to assist, advise,
and/or coordinate with the Department to achieve the goats and

purposes of this act;

Provide operating guidelines to the LDROs 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 livelihood,
and other assets;

3. Establish and monitor focal and national capacity for disaster risk
financing and insurance and other risk transfer strategies in
coordination with the DOE, GSIS, LBP, and the Insurance Commission:

4, Coordinate information-sharing and other disaster risk reduction

protocols following the principle of inte

yperability_ among National

Government Agencies and Local Government Units, before, during, and
after a disaster;

Administer, mobilize, monitor, and oversee the utilization of disaster

resilience-related funds, including, bat not limited to, the National
Disaster Resilience Fund and the Supplemental Disaster Resilience
Support Fund for low income provinces, cities, and municipalities, and
multichazard local government units:

6. Inspect and examine the status oF projects, programs, and activities

undertaken by national government agencies and local government

units in furtherance of disaster resilience efforts;
7. Whenever it becomes necessary, to save lives and/or minimize damages

to livelihood and property, assume supervision over the

nplementation of any government program. project, or activity: in

pation of, during, and in the aftermath af a disaster;


8. Negotiate, eater into, institutionalize, and coordinate arrangements
with any private person or entity for the purpose of ensuring, the
adequate and prompt availability of goods and services necessary in
anticipation of, during, and in the aftermath of disasters;

9, Manage all funds appropriated to it by law and from ather sources,
including all donations and grants received by it;

10, Promulyate rules and regulations Jor the receipt, management, and
accounting of donations that are consistent with the rules of the
Commission on Audit (COA) on the use of foreign and local aid during,
calamities and disasters;

HL Receive humanilarian assistance from local and foreign sources,

recommend the acquisition of developmental assistance for the purpose

of disaster resilionce, acknowledge and certify the receipt of ail
humanitarian assistance, and ensure their judicious use and
management;

12. Estab

h and operate a platform, including an anline platform, to
monitor and provide public access to infon-nation on humanitarian
assistance received by the Department:

13. Secure the assistance of the AFP. PNP, DILG- BFP, DOTr-PCG, and
other uniformed services and government instrumentalities to ensure
the attainment of the three key result areas, and the overall goals and
objectives of this ct:

14, In consultation with the COA, promulgate rufes and regulations for the
retention, re exportation, donation, and disposition of unused goods
and equipment after the termination of disaster relief and initial
recovers operations;

13. Assist. appropriate national government agencies and offices and
concerned local government units in protecting national cultural
heritage including national treasures and national historical landmarks,

sites or monuments from hazards and disasters; and


16, Perform such other functions, as provided by law or assignment of the
President, and undertake the necessary actions to ensure the attainment

of the overall goals and objectives of this Act,

ARTICLE HL
EMERGENCY MEASURES

Sec. 6, Emergency Measures. -

a, The Dopartment shall undertake and implement such immediate
measures as may be necessary to ensure the protection and
preservation of life or property in anticipation of, during, and in the
aftermath of emergencies, hazards and disasters, inclading
preemptive and forced evacuations.
Local government units shall enact an ordinance on and implement
necessary and appropriate emergency measures, including
preemptive and forced evacuations, to ensure the protection and
preservation of life or property in anticipation of, during, and in the
aftermath of disasters,
It shall be mandatory for Local Government Units to provide
evacuation centers, with due consideration to the capacity of local
facil

» When requested by the Department, in anticipation of,
during, and in the aftermath of emergencies, hazards and disasters.
In providing such evacuation centers, due regard shalt be given to
the most vulnerable and marginalized groups, respecting the dignity
and culture of persons, observing equality, and using proportionate
force in implementing such emergency measures.

Preemptive evacuation shail be the preferred as the primary mode of

moving people that will be affected by disasters,

Forced evacuation shall be considered as an emergency measure of
last resort, and shall be carried out by the affected local government

unit, pursuant to a duly issued order by the local chief executive:


b,

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Provided, Vhat in case of the failure of the local chiet executive to issue

such an order, the forced evacuation shall be implemented by the

Department, which may direct and compel the assistance of law
caforcement and other relevant government agencies to implement

such

easun’.
Any person who willfully and deliberately disregards or disobey a
preemptive or forced evacuation impkmented by the local
government unil or the Department, as the case may be, releases
such local government unit or the Department from any liability tor
injury, death, damage to, or loss of property due to such
disobedience.

M may recommend to the

Whenever necessary, the Deparim

President the calling aut of the Armed Forves of the Philippines to

prevent or suppress law less violence necurring before, during, and

in the attermath of disasters.

‘The Department may ration the distribution of basic goods in critical
shortage, and/or restrict or ban the transter of such goods outside
the arca covered by the emergency measure,

The Department may temporarily take over or direct the operation
of any private utility or business for urgent public purpose in
anticipation of, during, and in the aflermatholemergencies, hazards,
and disasters and only when there is imminent danger of oss of lives
and/or damage to property, subject to the payment ot just
compensation.

Local government units shall likewise enact the abovementioned
emergency measures including preemptive and forced evacuations,
to ensure the protection and preservation of fife or properte in
anticipation of, during, and in the aflermath of disaster.

With the concurrence of the DOF, the Department shall recommend
to the Monetary Board the deferment of payment for monetary debts

ot LGUs and/or private entities that have been affected by disasters,


ARTICLE IV
ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMEN

Sec. 7. Te Secretary. ~The Department shall be headed by the Secretary

of Disaster Resilience, hereinafter referred to as the Secretary, who shall be

appointed by the President, subject to confirmation by the Commission on

Appointments.

The Secretary shall preferably have a solid background in any of the

scientific, engineering, and public management fields relevant to resilience to

natural hazards and climate change: and demonstrated managerial acumen.

See. 8. Powers anid Functions of the Secretary. - The Secretary shall exercise

the following powers and functions:

a.

Establish and promulgate policies, rules, and regulations tor the
effective and efficient operation of the Department and implement these

to carry out its mandate, functions, programs, and activities:

. Exercise executive direction over the operations of the Department and

administrative supervisions over its attached agencies;
Exercise control and supervision over all functions and activities of the

Department and its officers and personnel;

. Appoint officers and emplovees of the Department, except these whose

appointments are vested in the President, in accordance with civil

service law, rules, and regulations;

. Exercise disciplinary authority over officers and employees of the

Department in accordance with law, and investigate such officers and
employees, or designate a conmmittee or officer to conduct an
investigation;

Manage the financial, human, and other resources of the Department;

. Collaborate with other government agencies, the private sector, and civil

society organizations on the policies, programs, projects, and activities

of the Department, as may be necessa



h. Advise the President on the promulgation of executive and
administrative issuances and the formulation of regulatory and
legislative proposals on matters pertaining to disaster resilience;

i. Represent the Philippines and articulate the national contribution to
global, regional, and other inter-governmental disaster risk reduction
and humanitarian platforms, in coordination with the Department of
Foreign Affairs; and

j. Perform such other functions as may be provided by law or assigned by

the President.

Sec. 9. The Uinderseeretaries, ~ The Secretary shall be assisted by at least
four (4) Undersecretaries, who shall be responsible for the following functional
areas, including the establishment of a robust and responsive ICT system to
effectively support the mandate and operations of the Department:

a. Disaster Risk Reduction - the formulation, adoption, and
implementation of policies and programs to reduce existing and future
disaster risks to minimize loss and damage to lives and properties.
including the formulation of the required policies and programs in the

NDRF and relevant national investment plans:

b, Disaster Preparedness and Response - the implementation of projects
and programs to prepare and respond to disasters, including the
enhancement of capabilities of focal government unis, the development
of a database of exposure or elements al risk per area and database of
volunteers, the establishment of safe and strategic evacuation centers,
and the implementation of responsive and efficient prepositioning and
distribution of goods;

c. Recovery and Building Forward Better - the formulation and
implementation of rehabilitation plans for disaster-affected areas and
ensuring the implementation of disaster recovery and rehabilitation
measures, such as post-disaster shelters and livelihood projects, in
collaboration with relevant government agencies, local government
units, and other stakeholders; and


d. Support te Operations - the formulation and implementation of policies,
L, effective, and

programs, projects, and activities to ensure the eff
responsive performance of the Department's mandate, powers, and
functions. Support to operations includes knowledge management,
institutional development and planning, finance, administration, and

human resources management.

The Underseeretaries shall have operational control and supervision
over the bureaus, divisions, offices, and units assigned to their respective

functional areas.

Sec. 10, The Assistaut Secreturies ani Directors, ~ 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,

Sec. 11. Qualifications. ~ All the Undersecretaries, Assistant Secretaries,
and other officials of the Department shall preferably be specialists and have
a good track record in any of the following fields, as applicable to their
mandated key result areas and functions: disaster risk reduction and
management, science and technology, environmental science or management,
urban planning, civil engineering, public finance, information and
communications technology, logistics management, mass communication,
among other fields directly relovant to ensuring the country's disaster

resilience. The appointing authority and other responsible officials shall
ensure that the Department's human resources possess the competencies,
skills, behavioral attributes, training and experience necessary for them to
become efficient, effective, and responsive in performing their functions and
contribute to the attainment of the overall goals and delivery of the intended

outcomes of this Act,

See. 12:

its organizational stracture and staffing pattern and create such services,

tractive and Sfofing Pattern, ~The Department shall determine


divisions, and units, as it may sequire or deem necessary, subject to the
approval of the Department of Budget and Management.

Sec, 13, Regional Disaster Resilience Offices.
establish and maintain Regional Disaster Resilience Offices (RDROs) in each

~ The Department shall

administrative region, to be headed by a Regional Director. The Department
shall create policies and programs to establish collaboration and coordination
among the different RDROs.

Sec, 14, Powers aud Fuuctions of ROROS, - The RDROs shall have the
following powers and functions:

a. Review the LDRPs and Provincial DRPs of LGUs within its jurisdiction,
and require the amendment of such LDRPs and/or Provincial DRPs if
necessary, fo ensure compliance with the NDRF and retevant national
investment plans;

b. Monitor and direct LDROs and PDROs to implement their respective
LDRPs and PDRPs;

c. Recommend to the appropriate local legislative body the enactment of
ordinances to implement the LDRP, NDRF and relevant national
investment plans at the city, municipal or provincial level, and to
comply with ather requirements of this Act;

d. Review reports on the utilization of the LDRF and other disaster risk and
management resources of LGUs within its jurisdiction, and give
recommendations, as necessary;

e. Disburse to, and monitor the use by, LGUs of funds granted by the
Department pursuant to this Act and its IRR;

f. Provide, upon the request of LGUs or unilaterally at its own discretion,
assistance to LGU(s) within its jurisdiction as necessary to ensure the
implementation of LDRPs/Provincial LDRPs, NDRF and relevant
national investment plans, and to render efficient and timely disaster
preparedness, response and recovery measures;

g. Identify and report to the Department issues and problems relating to,

or affecting, the disaster resilience of LGUs within its jurisdiction, and


make recommendations to the Department and/or to the LGUs to
address such issues or problems:

h. Formulate and establish mechanisms to mobilize and direct LDROs and
PDROs within its jurisdiction as necessary for disaster preparedness and
response at the regional level;

i. Fstablish and maintain, in coordination with the Department, a Regional
Command and Control Center (RCCC), which includes, among others,
an information management system at the regional level, which
consolidates and integrates information from the provinces, cities and
municipalities within ils jurisdiction, a multi-hazard early warning and
communications system, and a monitoring system that enables the
RDRO to oversee, supervise, monitor and respond to the needs of LGUs
Within its jurisdiction in relation to disaster resilience activities;

j. Assist in the implementation, of rehabilitation plan(s) for LGUs within
its coverage: and

k. Conduct other activities and act on other matters, in accordance with
policies and procedures of the Department and applicable laws, to

achieve the purposes of this Act.

See 15. Special Disaster Respouse Teams. - The RDROs may organize
and/or activate Special Disaster Response Teams (SDRTs) to assist LGUs in
responding to hazards and disasters that are beyond their capacities, as

deemed necessary,

Sec. 16. Locat Disaster Resitieawe Offiwes. ~ The Local Disaster Risk
Reduction Management Offices in provinces, cities, and municipalities are

hereby renamed as the Provincial, City, and Municipal Disaster Resilience:

Offices, respectively, and shall collectively be called the Local Disaster
Resilience Offices (LDROs). Provincial, city, and municipal governments shall
establish their respective LDROs,

The Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committees

are hereby renamed as the Barangay Disaster Resilience Committees (BDRC).


All Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Councils are hereby
abolished,

‘The LDROs shall be under the controf and supervision of the provincial
governor or the city or municipal mayor, as the case may be, The budgetary
requirements for personal services, maintenance and other operating
expenditures, and capital outlay of the LDROs shall be sourced from the
That, the

General Fund of the local government units concerned: Provid
personal services limitations under Section 325(a) of Republic Act No. 7100,
otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, shall not apply in
relation to the creation and appointment of at least tive (3) positions in the
LDROs. Other mainten

requirements of LDROs in the implementation of disaster risk reduction

‘and operating expenditures and the capital outlay

management and climate change adaptation programs shall be charged to the

Local Disaster Resilience Fund of local goverment units,

See. 17. Loval Diswster Kesifieme Officer, - "The 1.DRO shall be headed by a

full- time Local Disaster Resilience Officer, who shall have a regular plantilla
Position and shall be appointed by the local chief executive: Provided, That the
qualifications standards pertaining to experience and training set by the Civil
Service Commission for the position may be waived by the Department in

exceptional cases upon the request of the local chief executive.

See. 18. Powers aml Pnwctions of City and Manwaal Disaster Restlence
Offices. - The City and Municipal Disaster Resilience Offices shall have the
following powers and functions:

a. Formulate and implement, in coordination with the Department, a
comprehensive and integrated Local Disaster Resilience Plan in
accordance with the NDRE and the rekv ant national investment plans;

b. Design, program, coordinate, and implement disaster resilience

activities consistent with the standards and guidolines provided bv the
Department, and implement the NDRF and the relevant national

investment plans at the city or municipal level;


Prepare and submit to the Sangguniang Panglungsod or Bavan, as the
case may be, the LDRP, the proposed programming of the LDR Fund,
other dedicated disaster resilience resources, and other funds of the
LDRO;

. Recommend to the Sangguniang Panglungsod or Bavan, as the case may

be, the enactment of ordinances to implement the LDRP, NDRE, relevant
national investment plans, and the provisions of this Act

Prepare and submit to the Department a report on the utilization of its
Local Disaster Resilience Fund and other disaster risk reduction and
management resources;

Establish and maintain, in coordination with the Department, an
information management system within the LGU, which, among others,
consolidates and includes focal risk information {such as natural
hazards, profile of the LOU's vulnerable or marginalized groups), local
risk maps, and a disaggregated database of human resource, equipment,
services, resources, directories and location of critical infrastructures

with their capacities (such as hospitals and evacuation centers);

. Operate and maintain, in coordination with the Department, a multi-

hazard early warning and communications system to provide accurate

and timely information to the public;

. Organize and conduct training and knowledge management activities

on disaster resilience at the local level, in coordination with the Disaster
Researeh, Education, and Training Institute:

Recommend to the local chief executive the procurement of emergency
works, goods, and services in compliance with the regulations, orders,
and policies of DBM and Government Procurement Policy Board
(GPPB), to implement the LDRP or support early recovery and post-
disaster activities;

Recommend, in coordination with the DOF and other relevant agencies,
to the local chief executive, access to foreign loans to finance projects,

programs, and policies for disaster preparedness, response, recovery,


and rehabilitation, subject to terms and conditions agreed upon by the
local government unit and the fender;

k, Monitor and mobilize instrumentalities and entities of the LGU and its
partner LGUs, CSOs, private sector, organized volunteers, and sectoral
organizations for disaster resilience activities, in accordance with
policies and procedures of the Department and applicable laws:

1, Coordinate and provide the necessary support or assistance to the
Department in the implementation of rehabilitation plan(s) within the
city or municipality covered by the LDRO;

m. Coordinate with the Department, other government agencies, members
of the private sector and other stakeholders in the LGU to establish a
Business Continutty Plan as part of their LORP’s disaster preparedness
measures;

n, Establish linkage/ network and coordination mechanisms with other
LGUs and the Department for disaster resilience activities and to
achieve the purposes of this Act: and

6, Conduct ather activities and act on other matters, in accordance with
polivies and procedures of the Department and applicable laws, lo

achieve the purposes of this Act

Sec. 19, Paaers and Functions of Hie Provincial Disaster Resilience Offi
The Provincial Disaster Resilicney Offices shall have the following powers and
functions:

a. Formulate and imph

ent, in close coordination with the Department
and the local government units under the jurisdiction of the provincial
government, a comprehensive and integrated Provincial Disaster

Resilience Plan in accordance with the NDRF:

in its jurisdiction,

b. Review the LDRPs of cities and /or municipalities wit!
and require the amendment of such LDRPs if necessary, to ensure

compliance with the Provincial DRP and the NDRF;

c. Desig mice activ ities

program, coordinate, or implement disaster resil

consistent with the standards and yuidelines provided by the


Department, and implement the NDRF and the relevant national
investment plans at the provincial level;

Prepare and submit to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the Provincial
DRP, the proposed programming, of the province's Local Disaster
Resilience Fund, other dedicated disaster resilience resources, and other
funding sources of the PDRO;

Recommend to the Sangguniang, Panlalawigan the enactment of local
ordinances to implement the Provincial LDRP, NDRF and relevant
national investment plans at the provincial level, and to comply with
other requirements of this Act:

Prepare and submit to the Department, a report on the utilization of the
province’s Local Disaster Resilience Fund and other disaster risk

reduction and management resources;

. Establish and maintain, in coordination with the Department, a

Provincial Command and Control Center (PCCC), which includes,
among others, an information management system’ at the provincial
level, which consolidates and integrates information from the cities
and/or municipalities within its jurisdiction, a multi-hazard early
warning and communications system that is connected with the cities
and/or municipalities within its jurisdiction, and a monitoring system
that enables the PDRO to oversee, supervise, monitor and respond to
the needs of cities and/or municipalities within its jurisdiction in

relation to disaster resilience activities;

. Recommend to the Provincial Governor the procurement of emergency

works, goods, and services in compliance with the regulations, orders,
and policies of DBM and GPPB, to implement the provincial LDRP or
support early recovery and post-disaster activities of the PDRO:
Recommend, in coordination with the DOF, to the Provincial Governor
to access foreign loans to finance its policies, programs, projects, and
activities for disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and
rehabilitation, subject to terms and conditions agreed upon by the
Provincial Government and the lender;


i. Formulate and establish mechanisms to mobilize and direct LDROs
within its jurisdiction as necessary for disaster preparedness and
response af the provincial level:

Kk Coontinate and provide the necessary support or assistance to the
Department in the implementation of rehabililation plangs) within the
cities and/or municipalities covered by the PORO; and

L Conduct other activities and /or act on other matters, in accordance with
policies and procedures of the Department and applicable laws, to

achieve the purposes of this Act

Sec. 20. Servive continuity ef the Depurtment, ~ To ensure service
continuity, the Department and ils regional and attached offices shall be
established in a reasonably resilient location; and/or undertake the necessary

interventions to make its offices and systems disaster- resilient,

\RTICLE VV
WHOLE OF GOVERNMENT AND WHOLE OF NATION APPROACH

Sec, 24, Synergy teitlt Stakeholders. ~ The Department shall ensure
seamless synergy and coordination with stakeholders, including national
government agencies, jocal government units, government-owned or -
controlled corporations (GOCCs), CSOs, the academe, and the private sector,
in relation to disaster resilience programs and projects and the development
and promotion of research, education, and training mechanisms. The
Department shall establish a platform, paradigm, and mechanssms for
convergence and coordination with stakeholders, including the development
of standards, protocols, and procedures for seamless collaboration for disaster

rwsilience.

Sec, 22. Cstublistonent of Mldti-Stakeholders comovegence Unit. — The
Department, with the assistance of other relevant government agencies and

Stakeholders Convergence Unit (MSCU),

stakeholders, shall establish a Mut


which shall closely engage the private sector, CSOs, avademe, and other non-
government stakeholders and strengthen public-private collaboration towards
disaster resilience by way of the following interventions, among others:

a. Implementation of business continuity practices to ensure the continued
delivery of products and services, in the event of disasters;

. Crafting and implementation of a National Continuity Policy to ensure
government service continuity during and after emergencies and
disasters, and ensure the quick return of government to full operations:

© Fstablishment, incorporation, and application of business continuity
plans as part of the LDRPs of LGUs:

«Facilitation or assistance in obtaining and/or processing incentives for
the private sector and other non-government stakeholders, such as but
nol limited to tay credits:

©. Preparation and facilitation of the issuance of special rules for Micro,
Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMES) such as, but not limited to,
mechanisms involving procurement and liquidity to create enabling
vnyironments for disaster preparedness, recovery and building forward
better: and

{. Formulation of investment programs for disaster affected areas in
partnership with the private business sector and civil socivty
organizations.

The MSCU shall establish a platform that includes, among, others, a
database for monitoring and coordinating efforts and resources of

stakeholders.

Soc. 23. Robes aud Responsibilities of Stukeltokders, - The commitment,
goodwill, knowledge, experience and resources of relevant stakeholders are
crilical to realize a safer, adaptive, resilient and inclusive Filipino community.
Citizens have the shared vision and duty to provide support to the State in the

implementation of policies and programs, particularly’ the Disaster Resilionve

Framework and Disaster Resilience Plan at the national, regional and local

levels.


b

Civil society, non-governmental organizations, international non-
governmental organizations, private sector, practitioners, and
volunteers shall participate, in collaboration with public institutions, in

the exchange of information, learnings, and guidance on disaster

resilienve, The Department shall encourage and institutionalize their

engagement in the implementation of focal, regional. national, and

global plans and strategies; enhance public awareness and promote a
culture of disaster resilionve;

The wonten, children, and youth, as agents of change, shall endeavor to
contribute actively and participate in disaster resilience Wainings and
information dissemination;

Senior cilizens, and persons with disabilities shall contribute their
knowledge and expericnce on disaster preparedness and resitioney;

Indigy

nous peoples and Muslim Filipinos shall share their traditional
Anowledge and practical experience on disaster resiliency
Urban and rural poor, and migrants shall participate in building

resiliont resettlement coman

es:
Emergency responders and volunteer organizations shall contribute to

ntly responding Ww disasters and

resilience by prompt) and effi

emergencies consistent with the policies of the Research, Education and
Training, Institute of the Department;

Academia, scientific and research entities, and netw orks are encouraged
to undertake relevant sesearch on disaster resiliency in partnership with
the Department and other siakeholders for better decision-making;
The private sector is encouraged to inleprate disaster resiliency projects
and programs in their corporate social responsibility initiatives; and
The media shall provide prompt and accurate information to the public

fon carly warning, systems, natural hazards, and disaster resilience

activities of the Department.

See. 24. Disaster Resitience Assembly. — The Department, with the

assistance of RDROs, shall establish and convene a Disaster Resilience

Assembly (DRA), at the regional and national level, which will be held on a


semesiral basis, or as frequently as necessary to ensure the proactive
engagement of the relevant government and non-government stakeholders,
such as the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (LIAP), League of
Municipalities of the Philippines (LAIP), CSOs, academe, DRRAI practitioners,
the private sector, and the national government agencies, among, athers, to

ensure effective collaboration towards achieving the goals of this Act,

The LGUs may convene focal DR.As within their jurisdictions, as

necessary for the attainment of disaster resilience at the local level.

Sov. 25. Interoperability of Systents. - The Department shall establish
mechanisms to ensure the inter-operabilily of systems among government
agencies, and lo allow access of agencies to the IDRIS (Integrated Disaster
Resilince Information Svstem). It shall develop protocols to atlow real-time
access to information by government agencies in relation to natural disasters
and the implementation of disaster resilience measures.

See, 20, National organization of all Local Disaster Resilience Officers. -
There shall be a national organization of all local disaster resilience officers for
the primary purpose of:

a, Developing capacity, and exchanging knowledge, experiences, and best
practices concerning local government disaster restitence;

b. Fostering inter-operability of the local disaster resilience offices’
systems; Facilitating inter-lGU cooperation and collaboration;

v. Providing inputs and feedback to the Department on resilience concuras
at the loval level; and

dd. Enhancing synergy in other areas of common concern.

ARTICLE VE
MAINSTREAMING, INTEGRATION AND CONVERGENCE
OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION

See. 27. bitegration of DRR and Climate Change Adaptation as the Nafionat

Disaster Resilience Framework and Disaster Resilieney Phat. - The existing NDRRM


Framework and Plan, and the National Climate Change Strategic Framework
and Plan shall be integrated and harmonized into the NDRF and the NDRPLP.
‘The NDRE and NDRDIP shall be reviewed and updated every three (3) years.

Soe, 28. Evosystem-Basid Appromh to Preewntion aml Mitigation,
Rehatititvlion mid Recoovry tiem Disusters. - The Department shall ensure the
application of ecosystems-based approaches in disaster risk reduction,
particularly through evosystem management and restoration as defined in this
Act, and ensuring that environmental and natural resource poticies are rish~

informed,

ARTICLE VIE
STER OPERATIONS CENTER, ALTERNATIVE
ER, AND RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE

NATIONAL DE
COMMAND CE

See. 29. Nutional Disester Operations center. - The Department shall
establish, within one (1) vear from the approval of this Act, and act as the
primary operator of, the National Disaster Operations Center (NDOC).
Alternative Command and Contral Centers (\CCCs), and a Disaster Resilience
Research and Training Institute (DRRT).

Fhe NDOC is a phy

systoms fo monitor, manage, and respond to disasters in all arvas of the

| center equipped with the nevessary tools and

country. ‘The NDOC shall also provide the necessary support for the overall
coordination and implementation of emergency and disaster response
measures throughout the country,

The ACCCs are command centers established in other fovations as
alternative or to provide supplemental support to the NDOC. The number and
location of ACCCs shall be determined by the Department as may be necessary
in each of the countey’s major island groups, Temporary ACCC may likewise
be established by the Department, if necessary

Sec. 30. DRRT1 functions and inter-ugency hnoiwtedge staring. = The DRRTE



shall be a platform for providing training, and for vollecting, consolidating,

managing, analyzing, and/or sharing knowledge and information to improve

and/or enhance disaster resilience, The DRR IT shail:

a

b

d

Establish reliable and up-to-date IDRIS through close and seaniless

collaboration with the Department af Science and Technology (DOST),

Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).

and other appropriate agencies;
Conduvt disaster-related research programs, seminars, and trainings for
all types of stakeholders:

Consolidate, organize and/or prepare training materials and
publications;

Conduct other activities consistent with promoting the formation and
dissemination of Knowledge and information relating to. disaster
resilience and disaster management:

ion from other

Establish a database that includes relevant intorma

government agencies and third parties for the department to better
prepare and respond to natural hazards including, but not limited to, an
inventory of hazardous materials per area; and

Consult and coordinate with, and consolidate information/data trom,
but not limited to, DOST, Li

relevant government agencies, such &
and relevant CSOs to enhance the IDRIS and to promote knowledge

sharing, among, all stakehokders.

Sec UL Compliener and Accreditation of DRRTW iwith Sitteenational

Stundards. - The Department shall strive to obtam certification from, and

accreditation by, international accreditation bodies of the DRRTI to ensure

DRRITs compliance with international standards. ‘The Department. shall

likewise ensure collaboration with key countries and international

organizations to incorporate best practices an disaster resilience in the

Department's policies and programs,

ARTICLE VIL


INTEGRATION, MAINSTREAMING
DISASTER RESILIENCE INFORMATION,
EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION CONVERGENCE

Soc, 32 Juhignnteal Disnster Resilience tiformation Sistem. — The
Departmont shall establish a National and Regional Information Management
System for Disaster Resilience, which shall be a database of all relevant disaster
risk reduction and climate change data, including « geographic information
system on geo-hazard assessments and climate risk. [t shall be the repository
of current and imulti= temporal information for wide-scale disaster risk
analysis. The IDRIS shall be accessible at all times to the responsible officials

and entities to enable the timely. reliable, and accurate collection, processing,

analysis, and dissemination of information to support overall decision-making,
and effective coordination at both the national and sub-national level. the

protocols and procedures for this shall be defined in the IRR of this Act.

Soc. 33. Misuster Resitience Flucation aud Training. ~ To instill a culture of
safety and security including emergency preparedness and disaster resiliency,
the Department, in partnership with the public and private sectors shall
encourage the inclusion of appropriate information on disaster resilience in
their various training programs and immersion activities, ‘The Information
Tducation and Communication materials on disaster resilience shall be
informative and holistic, gender, culture and disability sensitive using various

available platforms,

ARTICIE IN
DISASTER RISK TRANSFER
INSURANCE AND INCENTIVES

See. 34, Disaster Rish Traushev Insuentiee aed Social Uvelfire, ~


a. The Department shall oversee all disaster risk-sharing and risk-

transfer instruments and other related mitiatives to ensure the

protection of property and livelihood, both public and private.
b. The Department, in collaboration with the DOK, BSP, LBP, GSIS, and
the Insurance Commission, shall create, establish, and implement,

among others, disaster insurance pools, revolving funds, insurance

es. and other financial

and risk-transfer schemes and/or fac
disaster rosilionve measures 10 ensure the protection of public
and/or private properties and livelihood against the adverse effects
of natural disasters. For thes purpose, the Department and/or DOL

may engage or require the participation of government banks,

insuirance agencies and financial institutions.

‘To attain disaster resilience and to achieve the purposes of this Act,
the Department shall have the discretion and authorily to require
government agencies and GOCCs to insure their assets and/or
properties such as, among others, vessels, vehicles, equipment,
machineries, permanent buildings, properties stored therein, oF
Ppropertios in transit, against insurable risks and pay the premiums.
thorefor, to compensate the Government and/or GOCC, as
applicable, for any damage to, ur loss of properties due to a natural
disaster,

‘The Department shall endeavor the local government units to insure
Ptimary assets for untorescen oF Contingent potvatial losses,
damages and disruption from natural hazards chargeable against
their respective Local Disaster Resilience Fund (LDR).

Soc. 35, Rewagition wnt tientives. —The Department, in partnershiyy
with the private sovtor, shall establish an incentives program that recognizes
outstanding performance of LDRO, NGOs, CSOs, schools, hospitals, and other
stakeholders in. promoting and implementing significant disaster risk
reduction management-climate change adaptation programs and innovations,

and meritorious acts of individuals, groups or institutions during natural.


ARTICLE X
PREPAREDNFSS AND INTEGRATED EARLY WARNING

Sov. 36. Slundirds for Disaster Preparedness Activities. ~
a. Tho Department shall establish standards and protocols for disaster

preparedness, contingency planning, localizing and operationalizin

disaster risk reduction and management, preparedness lor disaster

¥, continuity of essential

response, preparedness for early recow

services, and other relevant preparedness activities,
hb. The LGUs shall identity. safe and strategic sites, and establish
ties in

evacuation centers with appropriate and adequate fa
accordance swith government-approved: standards as provided
under Republic Act No. 10821, otherwise known as “the Children's
Emergency Relief Protection Act’, to avoid disruption of school
ties as

classes and [essen the use of school buildings and fac
evacuation centers,

‘The LGUs shall immediately compensate said schools used as

evacuation centers. The schools may seek compensation for renovation,

replacement, or repairs ot damaged facilities for such use.

a

See. 37, Mudsi-Hacard Early Warning aml Risk commenivation Santards, ~

There shall be a streamlined policy: governing early warning systems

and risk communication protocols to ensure effective and efficient
imeasures fo prepare for, respond to and recover from potential risks and
dhsasters.

The Department shall formulate and implement multi-hazard early
Warning, protocols integrating all disaster preparedness systems i
collaboration with local executives, community-based organizations,
il society organizations, and other non-governmental organizations

for proper use and application.

Sec. 38. Early !Narning Mountate. -


a. Che Department shall issue an integrated early warning alert for the
impending occurrence of hazards that will enable the public to propare
limely and act appropriately: to minimize potential harm or loss.

b, ‘The Department shall require mobile phone service providers to send
out alerts at regular intervals in the event of an impending natural
hazard, in accordance with Republic Act No.10639, otherwise known as
the “Free Mobile Disaster Alerts Act’,

fc. The Department shall recognize and proactively support local or
indigenous modes of early warning, systems and allow open access to
near real-time data from both focal and international sourves made
available through various platforms such as websites, mobile apps, and
social media to empower local communities and individuals.

d, Any person who transmits carly warning concerning the
abovementioned phenomena by means of signs in designs, colors, lights,
or sound shall do so in vampliancy with the methods recognized or
approved by the Department,

& The Department at the national and local fovel shall use an integrated
carly warning system fo ensure it is consistent and locally
contextualized with the communication protocol and safe evacuation
procedure of thy affected communities.

1. The Department shall work with other agencies oF organizations on pre-
crisis information mapping of the humanitarian needs of at-risk

Communities that will enhance the overall prepositionmg of resources

at the national and local lovel,

gy The Department shall recognize and proactively support local or
indigenous modes of carly warning systems and allow open access to
near rvaltime data from both focal and international sources made
available through various plattorms such as websites, mobile apps, and

sovial media Lo empower local communities and individuals.

ARTICLE XI


DISASTER RESPONSE AND EARLY RECOVERY

See. 29, Nechiration of State of Calautity, ~ The Department shall declare a
cluster of barangays, municipalities, vities, provinces, and regions under a state
of calamity, and the lifting thereot, based on the criteria set by the Department.

The declaration and lifting of the slate of calamity may also be issued by
the local Sanggunian, upon the recommendation of the LDKO, based en the
resulls of the damage assessment and needs analysis; Providal, That through
the Department, the LDRO may seek from the local legislative body or
Sanygunian, the dectaration of a state of imminent disaster to cnable the focal
executives to implemont pre-emptive evacuation and precautionary nwasures
in order to save tives and minimive damage to property, loss and disruption of

livelihood that require the use of funds and resources under the LORE.

Sec. 40. 1 eeels of Responsibitity for Disaster Prepranviduess and Respous’, ~ The
primary responsibility for disaster preparedness and response shall be
exercised at the local or national tevel, as applicable, in close and seamless

wernment instramentalities, non-

collaboration with the relevant national y,
government stakeholders, and international partners. The four levels of

responsibility: and the conditions that warrant each are as follows:

LEVELS OF RESPONSIBLE CONDITION:
RESPONSIBILITY OFFICIALS
Tevel 1: City or Load Official: If a disaster affects a
Municipality Mayor of the affected single city or
city or municipality municipality
pport:
Yor
Disaster
Officer
Lovel 2: Province Lead Official: I a disastor affects two

Provincial Governor of or more municipalities

the affucted province and/or cities within a
province

Support:

Provincial ‘Disaster

Resilience Oflicer


Municipal and/or City
Disaster Resilience
Officers concerned

Lovel 3: Region Lead Official:
Regional Director, DDR

Support:
Governors of affected
provinces

Concerned — Provincial

Disaster Resitience:
Officers
Lead Official: a It a disaster
Secretary of Disaster affects al least
Resilience (SDR) two (2) regions:
ty When the IGU is
Support: unable to
Governors concerned ellectively cope
with the — risk
Disaster Resifience and/or impact of
Olfivers concerned a hazard; or
« When the
President directs
a Level 4
response or

declares a state
of catamil

Sec. 41. Disaster Preparestness uind Response iit the NCR, ~ When at least two

cilies and/or municipality in the NUK are attec ted, the SDR shall be responsible

for leading the disaster preparedness and response efforts, in collaboration
with the affected 1GUs, the MMDA, and the concerned government

instrumentalilies and non-government stakoholders.

Sec. 42. inter-Loval Government Assishuee.~ LGUs are hereby authorized
to extend the necessary assistance to another LGU, whether through funding,
or donation of goods and/or services, and conducting disaster preparedness
and response operations, to help save lives and minimize damage to property.

These include the pre-posilioning and provision of basic goods, training of first


responders, among others, subject to the accounting and auditing rules to be
defined in the IRR of this Act

Soe. 43, Acereditution. Mobiltuution, and Protection of Disaster Valiateers ant
National Service Reseroy Corps, CSOs and thy Private Sector. - The government
agencies, CSOs, private sector and LGUs may mobilize individuals or
organized volunteers to augment their respective personnel complement and
\

ical requirements in the delivery of disaster risk reduction programs and

activities, The agencies, CSOs, private sector, and LGUs concemed shalt take
full responsibility for the enhancement, wellare and protection of voluntoers,
and shall submit the list of volunteers to the Department, through the LDROs,
for accreditation and inclusion in the database of community disaster
volunteers.

A national roster of Accredited Disaster Resilience Volunteers and
Institutions. National Service Reserve Corps, CSOs and the private sector shall
9 shall be

be maintained by the Department through the LDROs, Accredita

done at the municipal or city level.

‘The mobilization of v oluntvers shall be in accordance with this Act and
implementing guidelines to be formulated by the Department, Any volunteer
Who incurs death or injury whilv engaged in any of the activities delined under
this Act shall be entitled to compensatory benefits and individual personnel

accident insurance as may be defined in the IRR.

Sve 44. Reporting of Hemunitariae Assistame. — The converned lovat

government unit shall submit a report to the Department, taking, into account

all domesti¢ or international humanitarian assistance received and distributed

Within ils area of responsibility.

ARHICLE NIL
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

See. 45. Managenrertt of Humanitaenar Assistaner, ~


a. The Department shall have the power lo receive and manage
humanitarian assistance from any person or entity, whether from
local or international sources.

b. ‘The importation by, and humanitarian assistance to, the Departnent
of, among, others, food, (lothing, medical assistance. equipment, and
materials for relief, recovery and other disaster management
activities are hereby authorized in accordance with Section 105 of the
Ta

{and Customs Code of the Philippines, as amended, and the
prevailing provisions of the General Appropriations Act covering,
national internal revenue taxes and import dutes of national and

Jocal government agencies.

See. 46. international Hanunitarian 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 and personnel assisting
international actors, visa waiver, recognition of foreign professional
qualifications, entry of international disaster goods and equipment, and

exemption from port duties, tases, and restrictions,

See. 47, Assessment of the Need for International £ homaniiarian Assistance, ~
a. Immediately after the declaration of a state of calamity by the local
sanggunian of the relevant local government amt ar by the
Department, as the case may be, the Department shall determine

nit to attend to the

whether domestic capacities are likely to be sultic
needs of affected persons for international humanitarian assistance.
This determination may also be made, at the discretion of the
President, prior to the onset of an imminent disaster.
bh. In the event of a determination by the Depariment that domestic
response capacities arc not likely to be sufficient due to the impact of
that

the disaster, the Department shall recommend to tho Preside

a request be made for international humanitarian assistance.


4, A determination that domestic capacities are likely to be sufficient
and that international humamitarian assistance is therefore
unnecessary may be reviewed and rescinded by the Department,
with the approval of the President, at any time, m light of prevailing

circumstances and an ailable information,

See. 48. Htemmnitariin Assistance Action Center. = The Department shall
create an inter-agency one-stop shop mechanism called the Humanitarian
Assistance Action Center (HAAC) lor the processing and release of entry and
facilitation of goods, articles or equipment and services and international relief

workers for the provision of international humanitarian assistanve and the

processing of nevessary documents for assisting international actors.

the Department shall lead and manage the HAAC, which shall be
composed of the following:

4, Bureau of Customs;

b. Department af Foreign Mffairs;

Department of Social Welfare and Development;

d. Department of Health;

© Food and Drug Administration;
f, Department of Agriculture:

+ Department of Energy;

h. Department of National Defense:
i. Philippine National Police;

}. Philippine Coast Guard; and

Kk Bureau of Immigration.

See, 49, Reijuest for international Hreamanitarian Assistiny, =

a, Incognizance of the urgency, criticality and intensity of an imminent
risk. the Department 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,


b. The President may request international humanitarian assistance,
upon the advice of the Secretary. Such request may Ix specifically
directed to particular assisting international actors or may be ¢

general request directed to the international community ,

Sec, 50, Ri

a. The Department shall ensure the efficient and eflective monitoring,

gulation oof Heamauitarian Assistionce, ~

of humanitarian assistance from domestic of international donars,
establish and operate a platform, including an online platform, to

facilitate, and provide public access to information on donations.

b. The Department shall include in the IRR of this Act guidelines and
accountabilities on the receipt, management, distribution,
accounting, and reporting of all humanitarian assistance, whether in
cash or in kind, consistent with the rules on the use of foreign and

local aid during calamities and disasters issued by the COA and

other relevant government agencies,
ARTICI A MIL
OFVER AND FACILITATION OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

TO FOREIGN STATES

See.

» Offer aid Cnciiitation of international Hinasnitarkin Assistines to

Jn the event of a disaster occurri

Foreign Shi 3 ina foreign state lor which

international humanitarian assistance is required, the Department, in

tate. provide, and deploy

coordination with the DFA, may offer, fac

international humanitarian assistance lo said foreign state, which shall be

subject f0 guidetines to be promulgated by the Department lor the purpose.

See. 52. Accreditation. - The Department, in coordination with relevant

government agencies and organizations, shall provide and facilitate the

necessary training and accreditation fo the respexvtive government personnel to



be deployed for such offer, facilitation and provision of international

humanitarian assistance lo a foreign state.

ARTICLE XIV
RECOVERY

Sec. 33. Stambads for Recveery, - The Department shall observe

internationally accepted standards for recovery, planning, programming, and

implementation of the revovery process, Towards this end, the Department

shall:

a. Improve the community's physical, sovial and economic resilience,

consistent with the principle of “building lorward better";

bh. Use locally-uriven, centrally-supported processes based on legal
mandates with supplementary capacity support when requested;

c. Rediroct development outside danger zones to minimize loss of lives
and structures resulting from typhoons, flooding, landslides, and
other hazards

d. Employ outcame-triven planning and implementation;

©. Maximize use af Private-Public sector partnership where possible:

f. Consider local conditions such as culture, sevurity situation and

existing, capacities of Communities in identifying programs and
projects;

g Frsure access to public transporl, physical and mental health
services, markets, schools, sustainable livelihoods, and other public
services in planning lor settlement areas: and

h. Ensure restoration of peace and order and recovery of government

functions,

ARTICLE XV
REMEDIAL MEASURES UNDER STATE OF CALAMITY


Sec. 54. Declaration of State of Calamity. - A state of calamity may be
declared when any of the following requisites are present;
a. A natural hazard, including climate change, poses imminent threat

to human fife and/or danger to property; or

b. A significant impact is caused by a natural hazard or climate change,
which demands immediate action.
The following shall exercise this power, respectively:
a. ‘The President, upon recommendation of the SDR, whether in whole
or part of an area;
b. The SDR, upon recommendation of the RDRO, for disasters covering
two or more provinces of the same region: and
The local sanggunian, upon recommendation of the concerned local

disaster resilience office, within its jurisdiction,

Sec. 55. Remedial Measures ander State of Catemity. - Upon the declaration
of a state of calamity, the following remedial measures shail be immediately
undertaken by concerned government agencies at the national and local levels:

a. Imposition of price ceiling on basic necessities and prime
commodities by the Price Coordinating Council (PCC), 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 contral by the Local Price Coordination
Council of overpricing or profiteering and hoarding of prime
commodities, medicines and petroleum products;

Programming or 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 toss of livelihoods in
the affected communities, following the "build forward better"
principle:


d. Grant of no-interest loans by government financing or lending
institutions to the most vulnerable and marginalized groups or
indivictuals;

e. Local tax exemptions, incentives or reliefs under such terms and

conditions as may be deemed necessary by the affected local

government unit; and

f Use of alternative modes of procurement under Article XVI of this
Act. by the Department, LGUs or the relevant government
instrumentalities in relation to the urgent procurement of emergency
works, goods or services to effectively respond to, quickly recover

from disasters, and build forward better.

ARTICLE XVE
PROCUREMENT

See. 56. Procurement. - In gener
Republic 31 32. Act

|, the procurement rules provided under

9184, otherwise known as the "Government
Procurement Reform Act", shall apply. However, alternative modes of
procurement as provided in this Act may be resorted to by the Department,

RDROs, or LGUs in any of the following emergency silttations:
a. There is imminent danger to life or property during a state of
calamity, as provided under this Act, and the procurement is
necessary to avert or reduce such danger to life or property:

b. The procurement is necessary to restore vital public services,

infrastructure facilities and other public utilities; or

c. Time is of the essence in implementing a project, program or activity
to effectively respond to a disaster and save lives ot

d. There are other circumstances that require immediate procurement

necessary to prevent damage to or loss of life or property.


ec. 37, Afkernation Modes yf Procitement. - During emergency situations
as provided under this Act, the Department, ROROs or LGUs may resort to the:
follow ing, modes of procurement:

a. Direct negotiation under Republic Act No. 9184, otherwise known as
the "Government Procurement Reform Act’, and ils implementing
rules and regulations;

b, Simplitied or pre-arranged contracts such as, among, others, pre-
signed agreements, stand-by contracts, pre-arranged systems of
procurement w ith a pre-approved list of contractors for construction
projects, pre-negotiated contracts, advanced procurements contracts,
and framework contracts. The parameters. requirements and
conditions for these types of contracts shall be defined in this Aet’s
IRR.

Sec. 38. Spucial Rules on Procairement for Reconstruction aint Rehabilitation

of Affected Areas. -

a. ‘The Department, with the assistance of, or in collaboration with,
relevant government agencies, shall create special rules on
procurement for services, goods, and materials to be used for
reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts in case of a natural disaster,
including, but not limited to, the construction of post-disaster shelters
and provision of service contracts, to ensure the procurement of
qualily-oriented goods, materials, and equipment and to guarantee
effective, efficient, and speedy procurement to achieve the goals of
this act.

b. In case of procurement of servives, goods, or materials for
reconstruction and rehabilitation offorts, whether from focal or
international sources, the Department and the relevant government
agencies shall provide less bureaucratic restrictions, more flexible
procurement policies, or exemption from, or reduction of, customs

duties,


Sec. 59. Provivemieut from Qualified Suppliers or Contractors, - As an
exception to the provisions of Republic Act No. 9184, otherwise known as the
"Government Procurement Reform Act’, and its implementing rules and
regulations, the Department shall have the power to procure goods and
services from either local or foreign suppliers or contractors for purposes of
implementing programs, projects, and activities related to disaster resifience
and disaster management. The conditions, limitations, application processes,
eligibility requirements and assessment criteria for local and foreign suppliers
and contractors shall be provicied im this Act’s IRR.

Sev. 60. Pre-Arrauged Coutracts or Agreements witit Private Sector Entities.
~ Notwithstanding Republic Act No, 9184, otherwise known as the
“Government Procurement Reform Act", the Department shall have authority
to enter into pre-arranged or contingency contracts or agreements with private
sector entities for the purpose of, among others, establishing, a logistics system
for the efficient and prompt distribution of goods, equipment or other materials
required for disaster response and management; securing food, medicines,
fuel, or other supplies from groceries, pharmacies, gas stations or other sources
in the event of a disaster in a specific area; ensuring an alternative source of
power ot water from private utilities in the event of 4 disaster in a specific area;
or other arranging the immediate supply of other goods, services or equipment
necessary for disaster response and management. The conditions, limitations
and parameters of contracts or arrangements authorized under this Section
shall be provided in this Act's IRR.

Sec. 61, Otter Procurement Rules and Policies, ~ In view of the urgency and
foavoid unnecessary delays to procure goods, services, and implement projects
for the purpose of providing responsive, effective, and efficient rescue,
recovery, relief, and rehabilitation efforts for, and to continue the provision of
basic services to, disaster victims or disaster affected areas, the DBM and GPPB
shail issue appropriate resolutions, orders, and policies to effectively

implement the provisions of this Act


Sec. 62. Goverment Accounting and Auditing Policies. « The COA shali
review, align, and issue policies or rules to improve the efficiency and
expediency of procurement and audit processes for programs and projects

related to disaster resilience and management.

ARTICLE XVIE
SPECIAL RULES ON BORROWINGS AND TAXES

See. 63. Rules on Borrowing. ~ The LGUs shall access foreign financing,
through the DOE, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), and other relevant
agencies, as applicable, to implement disaster prevention, mitigation, early
recovery, and rehabilitation measures al the provincial, city, or municipal level.

Sec. 64. Special Rules on Tax ani Diities, ~ To facilitate prompt, efficient

and effective response to, recovery from disasters, and building forward better
in disaster-alfected areas, the following shall be granted special exemptions
from existing taxation laws, rules, and regulations:

a. Exemption from taxes and import duties for foreign disaster

assistance or international donations coursed through the
Department;

b. Exemption from donor's tax and allowing the treatment of donations
as a deductible expense for locat disaster assistance coursed through
the Department;

¢, Exemption from the Value Added ‘Tax (VAT) for goods oF services
donated from abroad as coursed through the Department;

. Tax incentives to encourage members of the private sector to render
aid or provide disaster assistance, and/or to invest in disaster
resilience and climate change adaptation and mitigation measures
for their residences, communities and/or businesses.

LGUs may also implement local tax rules that would grant disaster

victims reasonable reduction, exemption, or deferment of local taxes or other


types of tay assessments; or take other necessary action at the local fevel to

provide tax relie! to disaster

Sev. 63, Customs Duties wml Vurifis ow Donations. ~ The BOC shail create
rules that would, among, others, hasten the processing, and release of donated

goods and equipment to disaster victims and /orattected areas,

Sec. 66, Eeouomic Recowwry ant Development of Disaster-Prowe Artis. — The

Department, in coordination with the Department of Trade and Industry (DT)

and other relevant agencies, shall craft policies, and implement the necessary
programs and projects to stimulate economic activities and encourage
investments to assist disastor-affected areas develop or recover faster, as
applicable.

The Department, in collaboration with the relevant LGUs and other

stakeholders, shall likewise establish dual purpose structures in disaster:

affected areas, such as, among, others. communily agricultural centers,
classrooms, and water harvesting tanks to develop and promote investments

in disaster-prane or affected areas,

ARTICLE WAI
PROLABITED ACTS AND PENALTIES

Soc. 67. Protibited Acts. ~ Any public oflicial, private person, group or

corporation who commils any of the following, prohibited acts shall be held
liable and be subjected to the criminal and admninistrative penalties as provided
for in Section 71 of this Act, without prejudice to the imposition of other
criminal, civil and adminisirative liabilities under evisting laws.

a. Prohibited \cts of Public Officials. - The following, acts, ifeommitted
by public officials without justifiable Cause, shall be considered as
gross neglect of duty:

1. Dereliction of duties that Jeads to destruction, loss of fives,

critical damage of facilities and misuse of funds;


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6.

Failure to enforce laws, standards, or regulations such as the
National Building Code, Solid Waste Management Act, Water
Code, and other relevant laws, leading to destruction, loss of

lives, and /or critical damage of facilities:

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

Failure to appoint a permanent local disaster resilience officer
within six (4) months from approval of this Act

Failure to prepare and i

plement a Contingency’ and
Adaptation Plan tor hazards frequently occurring within their
jurisdictions;

Tailure to formulate and imploment the LDRP with the

ns and

corresponding budget allocati

Sexual exploitation and abuse and other forms of sexual

misconduct on the affected population or at-risk

communities,

b. Prohibited Nets of Public Officiats and Private Persons or

Institutions. —

Delay, without justifiable cause in’ the delivery, proper

handling or storage of aid commoditins, resulting to dam.

or spoilage; (2)

Withholding the distribution of relief goods due to (@) political

OF partisan considerations; (ii) diserimination based on race,
ethnicity, religion, or gender; and. (iti) other similar
Circumstances;

Proventing the entry and distribution of retief goods in
disastor-stricken areas. including, appropriate technology,
tools, equipment, accessories, disaster teams or experts:
Buying, for consumption or resale, trom disaster relie!
agencies any relief goods, equipment or other and
commodities, which are intended for distribution to disaster-

affected communities;


Buying, for consumption or resale, from the recipient disaster

affected persons any relief goods, equipment or other aid

commodities received by theny;

6, Selling of relio! goods, equipment or other aid commodities,
which are intended for distribution to disaster vietims

7. Forvibly seizing relief goods, equipment or other aid
commodities intended for o consigned to a specific group of
victims or relief ageney;

8. Diverting or misdelivery of relief goods, equipment or other
aid commodities ta persons other than the rightful reeipient

OF CONsIAML;

9. Accepting, possessing, using or disposing relief goods,
equipment or other aid commodities not intended tor nor

consigned to him or her:

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 Repaching the goods, equipment or other aid
commodities into containers with different markings
to make iL appear that the goods came [rom another
agency or persons or was released upon the instance oF
a particular agency. person, or persons: and

iii, Making false vorbal claim that the goods, equipment or
other and commodity: in ils antampered original
containers actually came from another agency or

persons or was released upon the instance of a

particular agency, person, or persons;
11. Substituting or replacing reliel goods, equipment or other aid

Commodities with the same items ar inferior / cheaper quality;


12, Mega! solicitations by persons oF organizations representing
others as defined in the standards and guidelines set by the
Department;

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

14.Stealing, taking, or processing 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
vilal facility tems or any part thereof

16. Tampering with or steating hazard monitoring and disaster
preparedness equipment and paraphernal

17, Attempting to commit any of the abovementioned prohibited
acts: and

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 said prohibited

acts.

Sov. 68. Penalties. —. Any individual, corporation, partnership, association
orother juridical entity that commits any of the prohibited acts in the preceding.
section shall be made liable for the following:

The penalty of imprisonment of not less than twelve (12) years but
not more than fifteen (15) years or a fine of nol less than One Million
Pesos (Php 1,000,000.00) but not more than ‘Three Million Pesos
{Php3,000,000.00), or both imprisonment and fine at the diseretion oF
the court shall be imposed upon any person found guilty of violating,
subsections {a){1) to (b)(16) of the preceding section, a5 well as the
confiscation or forfeiture in favor of the government of the objects
and the insirumentalitics used in the commission of the prohibited

acts;


b

e.

the penalty of imprisonment of not less than six (6) vears but not
more than eight (8) years or a fine of not fess than Five Hundred
Thousand Pesos (Php 500,000.00) but not more than One Million
Pesos (Php 1,000,000.003, or both imprisonment and fine at the
diserotion of the court, shall be imposed upon any person who
attempts to commit any of the prohibited acts in the preceding,
Section, in violation of Subsection (b)(17) thereat;

The penalty of imprisonment of not less than hwo (2) years but not
more than six (6) years or a fine of not less than Two Hundred
Thousand Pesos (Php 200,000.00) but not more than Five [lundred
Thousand Pesos {Php 300,000.00), or both imprisonment and fine at
the discretion of the court, shall be imposed upon any person found
guilty of unlawfully benefiting from the proveeds or truits of any of
the prohibited in the preceding section, in violation of subsection
(b\(18) thereof;

Aside trom the penalty of fine or imprisonment or both, perpetual

disqualification trom public office shall be imposed if the offender is

jeiture in favor of

4 public offiver, afong with the confiscation or te
the government of the objects and the instrumentalities used in the
commission of any of the prohibited acts in the precoding section:

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 accrediation
issued to them by any ficensing or accredited body of the
government, If such offender is an alien, he or she shall, in addition
to the penalties prescribed in this act, be deported without further
provevdings afler service of sentence:

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 thereot; 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 wilhout prejudice to any criminal liability for violation of
Republic Act No. 3815, @s amended, otherwise known as the
“Revised Penal Code", and other existing laws, as well as the

imposition of applicable administrative or vivil liabilities,

Sec, 69, Linbitity for Unlawful Performance uf Dictics vid State Linbilitiy on
case of Defense Litigation, ~ In case a lawsuit is filed against any personnel of the
Department as a result of the performance of his or her duties, and such
performance was found to be lawful, or she shall be reimbursed by the
Department for reasonable costs of litigation. Por this purpose, the Department
is authorized to procure applicable liability insurance for its officers. and

employees.

Sev. 70. Disciplinary Powers of the Presider. ~ The President, subject to the
recommendation of the Department Secretary and the Department of the

Interior and Focal Government (DILG), stall have the power to impose

administrative sanctions against local chief executives and barangay officials

for willfal or negligent acts that relate to the implementation of, or compliance

with, this ¢

ctand its IRR or te

ling to their official functions, which adversely

affect disaster resilience projects such as, bul not limited to, delayed issuance

of permits or failure to implement local ordinances.

ARTICLE NIN
DISASTER RESILIENCE FUND.

Sec. 71, Approprintions wnt Management of Disaster Resitiener Fund, ~ Une
budget of the Department shall be composed ot the following, which shall be

collectively called the Disaster Resilience Fund:


a. Annual Genera Appropriations - shall provide the funding
requirements for, among, others, research, operations, maintenance,
plans, and programs of the Department of Disaster Resilience,
including, but not limited to, establishment of evacuation centers,
retrofitting of structures, establishment of emergency operating
centers, and implementation of other disaster risk reduction projects.

b. Disaster Contingency Fund « shall be ina Tump-sum form to provide
funds in case of imminent hazards or actual disasters for, among
others, immediate response, relief and quick recovery measures for
disaster allevted areas.

c. Rehabilitation and Recovery Fund - shall provide the funding
requirements for rehabilitation and/or reconstruction projects of

disaster affected areas such as public classrooms, government

s. public hospitals, permanent shelters and livelihood
programs.
The 1.

finance its operations, and disaster

ster Resilience Fund shall be managed by the Department to

K reduction, disaster preparedness,
fesponse, recovery, evhabililation and building forward better programs,

projects and activities formulated at the national level.

Sec. 72. Continuing Appropriations. ~ The unutilized balances fram: the
Disaster Contingency Fund, and Rehabilitation and Revoyery Fund shall be
treated as Continuing Appropriations, which may be used to Hinance the cost
of projects, programs, and/or activities even when such costs are incurred

bevond the fiscal year of the GAA from which such funds were appropriated.

Sec. 73, Hind Regutatious. ~The DBM and CO. shall establish rules and
regulations that apply spevilivally to the Disaster Resilience Fund to ensure that
funds required for disaster response, recovery, and rehabilitation are available
and/or released efficiontly and expeditiously: through innovative budgeting

and auditing mechanisms, which may include, among, others, providing for

longer validity periods for funds and/or exemption from cash-based



budgeting rules; imposing auditing or reporting requirements, which apply
specifically to the utilization of the Disaster Resilience Fund.

Sec. 74. Local Disaster Resilience Fund and Local Disaster Contingency
Fund. - LGUs shall annually set aside not tess than ten percent (10%) of their
local budget, to constitute a Focal Disaster Resilience Fund (LORE), The LGU
shall use its LDRE to maintain and operate its local disaster resilience office to
maintain its officers, employees and staff, and to implement plans, programs
and activities under its LDR? Thirty percent 30%) of the LDRF shall be set
aside as Local Disaster Contingency Fund (LCE), which shall be used for
disaster response and quick recovery measures. Nothing contained in this Act

shall prevent LGUs from providing additional fund

1, oF allocating additional
resources for disaster resilionce activities, plans and programs within their

jurisdiction.

Sec. 73. Supplemental | DRF.~ The Department may allocate and disburse
funds to supplement an [GU's LORF based on the parameters and

reqttirements indicated in the IRR. In determining such parameters and

requirements. the IRR shall aim to provide supplemental funds to LGUs with
low income and/or high exposure to natural hazards. Supplemental LDREs
shall, as mach as possible, fill gaps or shartages in LGU resources to ensure
that LGUs van implement disaster resilience measures such as, amang, others,
implementing, their LDRP/Provincial LDRP, establishing their local disaster
wwsilience offices, obtaining and/or maintaining the necessary cquipment and
staif in their local disaster resilionve offices, and implementing the NDRE and

al the focal tevets,

See. 76, People 's Suroiml Fund. - The Department shall manage and
administer the People’s Survival Fund, created under Republic Act no. 10174,

and facilitate its ulitization by LGUs, through RDROs, to implement climate

change adaptation and mitigation projects of LGUs and enhanee the clima

resilience of vulnerable communities.


Sec. 77. Muaiti-Dewo Trast Hund. - The Department shall create and
manage, together with the Buread of Treasury, a Multi-Donor Trust Fund for
the processing, releasing and accounting of money and other similar resources
intended for disaster assistance. The Department shall establish a system to
ensure transparency in the management and use of the Multi-Donor Trust

Fund.

Sec. 78, Fina iul Administration. « The Department shall manage all finds
appropriated to it by Congress and received from other sources, The
Department shall also manage all donations recetved by it, subject to the
auditing powers of the COA. To fund its operations, the Department shall have

the power to collect fees derived from the DRRT| and other related activ ities,

ARTICLE XN
SPECIAL COURTS AND INJUNCTIONS

Sec, 79. Sjrctit Courts on Disaster Resilience laters, ~ To ensure the
prompt and expeditious resolution of disputes relating, to disaster response,
recovery or rehabilitation measures, the Supreme Court shall designate special
courts to hear, try, and decide cases arising from the following, among others:

a. Expropriation, eminent domain or right-of-way issues related to the
implementation of disaster resilience: projects;

b. Failure to comply with standards for disaster risk reduction and
continuily planning, including, but not limited to, infrastracture
standards and designs;

c. Commission of prohibited acts under Article NVI of this Act; and

d, Dispulus involving donations, relief goods, or contracts executed or

implemented pursuant to the provisions of this Act.

Sec. 80. Disjuite Resolution Mechanisnrs. ~ The Department shall establish
a Disaster Resolution Board, which shall resolve disputes involving

administrative matters related to:


a. Accreditation or denial of accreditation of disaster resilience training
institutions, trainers, instructors, donors, volunteers, and Assisting
Domestic or International Actors:

b. Decisions of the RDROs;

¢. Contracts entered into by the Department or any of its agents
pursuant to the provisions of this Act:and

d. Other administrative matters or issues as may be determined by the
Department.

The composition, structure, and other organizational matters related to

the DRB shall be defined and provided in this Act's IRR.

Soc. 81. Impesition of Teniporary Restraining Oriler, ~ No Court, except the
Supreme Court, shall have the power to issue an injunction or a temporary
restraining order against any action taken or projects implemented by the

Department or its agents pursuant to this Act.

ARTICLE XX
FINAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 82, Transfer of Functions. - The following are hereby transferred to
the Department:
4. All the functions of the Climate Change Commission (CCC);
b, Natural disaster-related functions of the National Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) and the Office of
Civil Defense (OCDY; and
©. Natural disaster-response functions of the Department of Social
Welfare and Development (DSWD).
Accordingly, the CCC and NDRRMC are hereby abolished. The DILG,
DND, DSWD, and other relevant government instrumentalities, including the
AEP, BFP, PNP, PCG, and OCD, shall continue to perform their functions

folated to the management of human-induced disasters, as provided by

existing laws.


See, $3, Urais

listed above shall include the corresponding funds and appropri

i of Resmeres. ~ The transfer of powers and functions

ions,
plantilla positions, data, records, equipment, facilities, properties and other
resources of the concerned government instrumentalilies, The Department

shall have the power to reorganize or reallocate these resources and postions,

as may be necessary to attain the goals and objectives of this Act

Sec. 84. Program Munugement Office for te Eacthqnaie Resiliency of the
Greater Metro Manila Area. - ‘The Program Management Office for the
Farthquake Resiliency of the Greater Metro Manila Arca (?MO-DRG), as
created pursuant to and mandated by Executive Order no, 52, 5, 2018, shall be
attached to the Department and be authorized to implement earthquake
rsiliency programs, projects. and activities, as it may deem necessary to carry

aut its mandate and attain its overall goals. The Head of the PMO-ERG shall

report directly to the SDR.

See. $5, Past-Disuster Sitter:

disaster shelter recovery policy framework for low-income /informal settler

~ The Department shatl establish a post-

families, with the assistance of the appropriate housing agencies and the

applicable LGUs, It shall determine, among, others, the appropriate shelter
moilalities depending on the following, phases: emergency, temporary or
transitional, and permanent, [he Department shall Likewise identity, assess,
and decide on safe zones for the implementation of recavery oF rehabilitation

propets.

See. 86. Cultural Heritige. - To protect, preserve, and promote the
nation’s historical and cultural heritage, the Department shall assist the
relevant cultural and heritage agencies and the appropriate LGUs to give
priority protection and restoration to all national cultural treasures or national
historical landmarks, sites, or monuments in post-disaster recovery oF

rehabilitation measures.


Sev. 87, lntigewons People. ~ The Department, with the assistance of the
National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) and the applicable |]GUs,
shall devise and implement mechanisms that foster social protection for
indigenous communities that arv vulnerable to the effects of natural disasters,

fhe Department shall ensure respect tor, and protection of, the
traditional resource right of the Indigenous Cullural Communities/ Indigenous
Peoples (ICCs/IPs} to thei ancestral domains, and recognize the customary
Jaws and traditional resource use and management, knowledge, and practices
in ancestral domains.

In ancestral domains that are disaster-prone, the Department, with the
assistance of the NCIP and applicable LGUs, shall create an Ancestral Domain
Disaster Management and Resiliency Plan. Tt shail likewise property

formation on disaster risks in ancestral domains

communicate and expla
with the concerned ICCs/1’s and, as much as possible, engage such ICCs/ IPs
in jointly formulating, a disaster resiliency plan for their ancestral domain.

See. 88. bivenlives Program. - The Department shall establish an

incentives program thal recognizes the outstanding promotion and
Implementation by local disaster resilience offices, CSOs, academe, and other
institutions of disaster resilience. programs and/or projects, and the

tural disasters.

meritorious acts of individuals or entities during,

See. 89, Structural Antit of Government Buildings sul Critical lapiaste me tare
~ The Department shall be assisted by the DPWIL DOr, Department of Energy
(DOE), DOH, Dept, DIC, DING, Jocal building officials, and other relevant
government instrumentalities and stakeholders. in ensuring the ettective and
expeditious conduct of structural audit, as often as necessary, on governmen
buildings, critical infrastructure, and private structures to attain the disaster

risk reduction goals of this Act.


See. 90, Trnusitery Provision. ~ The functions, assets, funds, equipment
properties, transactions, and personnel of the atfocted and transferred agencies,
and the formulation of the mternal organic structure, staffing pattern,
operating system, and revised budget of the Department, shall be completedt
withisy one (1) year from the effectivity of this Act, during which time the
existing, personnel shall continue to assume their posts on holdover capacity.
The Department. in collaboration with the DBM, shall come up with its
Organizational Structure and Staffing Pattern, both of which shall be approved
within thirty (30) days from the effectivity of this Act

The Secretary of National Defense shail serve as the interim SDR watil
stich time that the SDR has been appointed and taken his/her oath of office.
Upon assumption to duly, the SDR shall make use of the existing structure,
systems, and persannel in responding to natural hazards and disasters within
the transition period,

In accordance with Section 12 of this Act and the critical importance of
attracting the most competent and dedicated personnel to the Department,
nd qualified carver personnel from the NDRRMC-OCD, DSWD, and

the CCC, as detined by the CSC and other pertinent rules, may he absorbed by

suilable

the Department. The sestem and mechanics for this shall be defined in the IRR
cof this Act,

See. 91, Mlugnn surti: Benvfils, ~ Qualified employees of the Department.
including, those of its attached agencies, shall lke covered by and entitled te the
benofits under Republic Act No, 8139, otherwise known as the Magna Carta for
Scientists. Engineers, Researchers and other 3 & T Personnel in the
Government, and Republic Act No, 7305, otherwise known as the Magna Carta

of Public Health Workers.

Sev. 92. Hazanit Pay. — Ail personnel of the Department and the local
Uisaster resilience offices are entitled to receive hazard pay, subject to the
guidelines to be set forth in the IRR of this Ack


Sec. B. Srparution Brucfils of Officials aud Lanployves of Miected Ay

National governmentom ployces displaced or separated from service asa result
of this Act shall be entitled to either separation pay and other benefits in
accordance with existing laws, rules, or regulations. or be entitled to avail
Iheniselves of the privileges provided under a separation plan that shall be one
and one-half month salary tor every year of service in the government.

Inno case shall there be. any diminution of benefits under the separation
plan until the full implementation of this Act. With respect to emplovees whe
are nol retained by the Department, the government, through the Department
of Labor and Employment, shall endeavor to implement training, job
counseling, and job placement progeams.

Sec, 4. Apprapriatiows. — The amount necessary tor the initial
implementation of this Act shall be taken from the current fiseal year's
unexpended and unobligated appropriations of all agencies herein absorbed,
transferred, and allached to the Department. Thereafter, the amounts necessary
for the operation of the Department and the implementation of this Act shall

be included in the annual General Appropriations Act,

Sec. 95. lamplemeuting Rules and Regutations, - The Department, DBAL
DND, DOF, DILG, DOST,

within ninety (90) days from the effectiy il

EDA, and the PMISshall collectively craftand issue,

of this Act, the Implementing Rules

and Regulations (IRR) for the offevtive implementation of this Act, They may

call upon other relevant government instrumentalittes and stakeholders (0

assist in the crafting, of the IRR

Sec. 96. Joint Chagressimnal Oversight Comuritter on Disaster Resilience, —
There shall be created a Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on Disaster
‘The committee shall be

Resilience to monitor the implementation of this A
composed of six (6) Members of the House of Representatives and six (6)
Senators to be designated by the Speaker of the House of Representalives and
the President of the Senate, respectively; Provided. That; two (2) Members of

the House of Representatives and bye (2) Senators shall come from the


Minority of their respective houses of Congress, The committee shall be jointly
chaired by a Member of the [louse of Representatives and a Senator designated
by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate,

respectively.

See. 97, Momndutory Review. — Within five (5) years after the ollectivily of
this Act, or as the need arises, the Joint Congressional Oversight Commitice on
Disaster Resilience shall conduct systematiy ¢\ aluation of the accomplishinents

and impact of this Act, as well as the performance of the Department of its

mandate and functions, for purposes of determining remedial legistation.

See 98. Jivterpectation. — Any doubt in the interpretation of any provision
Of this Act shall be resolved in favor of a liberal interpretation that will fulfitl
the objectives of this Act, espevially: in relation to the provision of effective,

efficient and timely disaster response, rehabililation and recovery.

Sev. 99. Sepurability Claes’, ~ It any provision of this Act shall be declared
unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions or parts thereof not otherwise

affected shall remain in tull force and effect,

See. 100. Repealing Chinse. ~The provisions of Republic Act no, 10121,
Republic Act no. 7160, Republic Act no. 7916, Republic Act no, 9184, and all
other laws, decrees, executive orders, proclamations and other executive
issuances. which are nol consistent with or contrary lo the provisions of this

Act. are hereby repeated or amended.

Sec. 101, Efeetivity. ~ This Act shall tako effect filteen (15) days after its

publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation,

Apron.