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

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

__ 3104

House Bill No.

Introduced by Representative Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr. and
Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Mindanao was greeted by heavy monsoon rains and floods as 2011 began.
This meant huge damages caused to infrastructure and agriculture and numerous
families displaced, particularly in the CARAGA region and region 10

According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
(NDRRMC), the heavy rains and floods in 21 provinces in Mindanao displaced more
than one million people and damaged P898 million worth of property and agricultural
assets as of the second week of January, with reports of heavy rains still to continue
which entails even more damage. This figure includes infrastructure damage
reaching P573.59 million and agricultural damage reaching P173.78 million. Also,
the floods and landslides caused by the heavy rains affected a total of 1,120,685
persons in 1,073 barangays with thirty-three people dead and nine missing.

The CARAGA region was the most badly hit, having the most number of
affected persons (601,804) and highest amount of infrastructure damage at P383.33
million. CARAGA also suffered the highest cost of crop damage totaling P104. 52
million. As a result, a state of calamity was declared in Surigao del Sur, parts of
Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Norte. Reports also show that
damage to roads, bridges and schools amounted to the following:
© Surigao del Sur: P69.4 million
« Agusan del Sur: P69 million:

+ Surigao del Norte: P346,006.23
Agusan del Norte: P2 million


In region 10, three towns in Lanao del Norte suffered damages worth P10.3
million of agricultural assets and properties. Among the damages suffered by Lanao
del Norte include some 1,329 families being evacuated; 42 houses being damaged,
1 totally, and, 27. partially; damage to plantations of rice, corn, high value
commercial crops and vegetables worth P2.31M; loss of four (4) heads of cattle, two
(2) heads of carabao, 44 heads of swine, 21 heads of goat and 692 heads of chicken
and ducks worth Php0.34M in livestock; damage to fisheries involving 43.05
hectares of seaweeds and 23.05 hectares of fishponds amounting to P0.83M; and
damage to infrastructure amounting to P0.16M, including the washing away of a
0.30m-0.40m of gravel base road measuring 20 linear meters (Im), scouring of a
2x3m gravel base and aggregates of a 3Im seawall dike, and the cracking and
deforming of another seawall dike measuring 20-Im. Other parts of Region 10,
particularly Misamis Occidental were also hit hard by the rains causing flooding and
landslides all over the province.

Asa result of the continuous rains, flooding and landslides, the entire island of
Mindanao needs to oe rehabilitated in order for our brothers in sisters in Mindanao to
be able to recover from this tragedy and start their lives anew.

In view of the foregoing, immediate approval of this bill is earnestly requested.

A.
MAXIMO B. RODRIGUEZ, JR.
Lllteyd
RUFYS B. RODRIGUEZ



SIXTEENTH CONGRESS

)
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES —_)
First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

House Bill No.

Introduced by Representative Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr. and
Representative Rufus B, Rodriguez

House Bill No. 3 104

AN ACT

APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF ONE BILLION PESOS (P1,000,000,000.00) AS
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE REHABILITATION AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF RELIEF OPERATIONS, RECONSTRUCTION AND
DEVELOPMENT OF THE CARAGA REGION (SURIGAO DEL NORTE, SURIGAO.
DEL SUR, AGUSAN DEL NORTE AND AGUSAN DEL SUR) AND REGION 10
(LANAO DEL NORTE AND MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL) WHICH SUFFERED
DEVASTATION BROUGHT ABOUT BY HEAVY RAINS, FLASHFLOODS AND
LANDSLIDES DURING THE FIRST WEEKS OF JANUARY, 2011

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

Section 1. Appropriations — The sum of One Billion Pesos (P1,000,000,000.00) is
hereby appropriate? for the rehabilitation and implementation of relief operations,
reconstruction and development of the CARAGA region (Surigao de! Norte, Surigao
del Sur, Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur) and Region 10 (Lanao del Norte and
Misamis Occidental).

Section 2. Guidelines ‘in the Allocation of the Rehabilitation and Development
Fund — The Rehabilitation and Development Fund herein appropriated shall be spent
judiciously in consonance with the principle of providing the greatest good for the
greatest number. :

Section 3. Use of the Rehabilitation and Development Fund — The Rehabilitation
and Development Fund shall be used to cover the repair, rehabilitation and
construction of roads, bridges, irrigation systems, school buildings, government
buildings, sea ports and airports, hospitals and other public infrastructures;
purchases of hospital equipment, supplies and medicines; purchases of relocation
sites; construction of housing units; and funding for the Comprehensive Integrated
Delivery of Socials Services (CIDSS) under the Department of Social Welfare and
Development, live.nood programs, agricultural assistance and other support
programs for farmers and fisher folks

The Rehabilitation and Development Fund shall be used for the purposes
indicated and shall be released to the relevant departments, bureaus, offices in
accordance with budgeting and related relevant laws, rules and regulations



Section 4. Separability Clause — Should any pravision of this Act or any part thereof
be declared invali¢. the other provisions, so far as they are separable from the
invalid ones. shall remain in full force and effect.

Section 5. Repealing Clause — All laws, presidential decrees and issuances,
executive orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with the
provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly

Section 6. Effectivity — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
Publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,