Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
nouseBniNo._ 4335.

Introduced by Howerable Jerry P. Trefias

EXPLANATORY NOTE

‘The Philippine Disaster Risk Redhiction and Management Act of 2010 aims to adopt a
disester risk reduction and management approach that is “holistic, comprehensive, integrated,
and proactive in lessening the socioeconomic and environmental impacts of disasters iactuding
climate change, and promote the involvement and participation of all sectors and all stakeholders
concerned, af all levels, especially the local community”*

Unfortunately, the law failed to include the head of the local Department of the Interior
and Local Government (DILG) office 2s one of the members of the Local Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Council (LDRRMC). It is quite peculiar that the DILG was omitted
while the other key government local representatives from social welfare and development,
health, and agriculture were included in LDRRMC. The DILG notes that its active presence and
participation in the LDRRMC shall allow the council to pursue better means to effectively

in times of disasters or crisis. In fact, the heads of the DILG local offices are at the
forefront of all local emergencies in the country. :

‘The DILG is the government arm mandated to ensure public safety and further strengthen
local government capability aimed towards the effective delivery of the basic services to the
citizenry? It is therefore necessary to include the heads of the DILG local offices in each
LDRRMC. ‘With the inclusion of a DILG representative, the LDRRMC shall be in a better
position to manage disaster and emergency situations.

In view of the foregoing, | strongly recommend the approval of ti

» section 2 {dl}, RA. No. 10121 (May 27, 2010)
? Section 2, RA. 6975 (December 13, 1990}


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
‘Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
nouse BNO. 4335

Introduced by Homorable Jerry P. Treiias

AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 11 (a) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10121, OTHERWISE.
KNOWN AS THE PHILIPPINE RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT ACT OF

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives duly assembled:
Section L. Paragraph (a), Section 11 of Republic Act No. 10121 is hereby amended as follows:
(a) Composition: The LDRRMC shall be composed cf, bot not limited to, the following:

(2) The Local Chief Executives, Chairperson,

(2) The Local Planning and Development Officer, meaiber;

(3) The Head of the LDRRMO, member,

(4) The Head of the Local Social Welfare and Development Office, member,

(5) The Head of the Local Health Office, member,

(©) The Head of the Local Agriculture Office, member,

(7) The Head of the Gender and Development Office, member,

(8) The Head of the Local Engineering Office, member,

(9) The Head of the Local Veterinary Office, member,

(10) The Head of the Local Budgct Office, member,

(1) THE HEAD OF THE LOCAL INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICE,
MEMBER;

(12) The Division Head/Superimendent of Schools of the Dep&D, member,



(13) The highest-ranking officer of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) assigned in the
‘area, rBemiber,

(14) The Provincial Director/City/Mumicipal Chief of the Philippine Nationa! Potice (PNP),
member,

(AS) The Provincial Director/City/ Moaicipal Fire Marshall of the Burean of Fire Protection
BFP), member,

(16) The President of the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC), member,
(17) The Philippine Nasional Red Crass (PNRC), member;

(18) Four (4) accredited CSOs, members, aud

(19) One (1) private sector representative, mensber,

Section 2. Repealing Clanse. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, proclamations, rules and
regulations, ar parts thereof inconsistent berewith are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

Section 3. Separabitity Clause. — If any provision of this Act is held invalid or unconstitutional,
the other provisions not affected hereby shall remain valid and subsisting.

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

Approved,