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First Regular Session
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INTRODUCED BY: SENATOR EMMANUEL D. PACQUIAO
AN ACT
ESTABLISHING THE DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND 
MANAGEMENT, AMENDING THEREBY R. A. NO. 10121, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Philippine law has declared it a policy of the State to “uphold the people's 
constitutional rights to life and property by addressing the root causes of vulnerabilities to 
disasters, strengthening the country's institutional capacity for disaster risk reduction and 
management and building the resilience of local communities to disasters including climate 
change impacts.”
As a response, it is likewise declared as the policy of the State to adopt a holistic, 
comprehensive, and integrated disaster risk reduction and management approach to lessen the 
socioeconomic and environmental impacts of disasters including climate change alongside 
with strengthening the involvement and participation of all sectors and stakeholders 
concerned, especially the local community.
President Rodrigo Duterte has emphasized in his 3rd State of the Nation Address 
(SONA) that in order to further strengthen our country’s efforts to reduce our vulnerabilities 
to natural hazards and bolster our resilience to the impact of natural disasters and climate 
change, we need a truly empowered department characterized by a unity of command, 
science-based approach and full-time focus on natural hazards and disasters, and the 
wherewithal to take charge of the disaster risk reduction, preparedness and response, with 
better recovery and faster rehabilitation.
For this purpose, this bill seeks to create a Department of Risk Reduction and Disaster 
Management to absorb and assume the functions of and replace the erstwhile National 
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council in order to further strengthen with focused 
continuity the efforts to reduce our vulnerabilities to natural hazards, and establish for our


country and its localities a sustained resilience to the impact of natural disaste^ and climate 
change.
In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly sought.
EMMANUEL D. PACQUIAO


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE
S.B.No. 1S8
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INTRODUCED BY: SENATOR EMMANUEL D.
AN ACT
ESTABLISHING THE DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND 
MANAGEMENT, AMENDING THEIHlBY R. A. NO. 10121, AND FOR OTFIER
PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:
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SECTION 1. TITLE OF THE ACT. —This Act shall be known as "The Strengthened Disaster 
Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2019."
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF TERMS. -  For the purpose of this Act, the definitions of the terms 
defined in Republic ACT No. 10121 shall be adopted, as follows:
(a) "Adaptation" - the adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or 
expected climatic stimuli or their effects, which moderates harm or exploits beneficial 
opportunities.
(b) "Capacity"- a combination of all strengths and resources available within a 
community, society or organization that can reduce the level of risk, or effects of a disaster. 
Capacity may include infrastructure and physical means, institutions, societal coping abilities, 
as well as human knowledge, skills and collective attributes such as social relationships, 
leadership and management. Capacity may also be described as capability.
(c) "Civil Society Organizations" Or "CSOs" - non-state actors whose aims are neither 
to generate profits nor to seek governing power. CSOs unite people to advance shared goals 
and interests. They have a presence in public life, expressing the interests and values of their 
members or others, and are based on ethical, cultural, scientific, religious or philanthropic 
considerations. 
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associations, foundations, independent research institutes, community-based organizations 
(CBOs), faith-based organizations, people's organizations, social movements, and labor unions.
(d) "Climate Change" - a change in climate that can be identified by changes in the 
mean and/or variability of its properties and that persists for an extended period typically 
decades or longer, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity.


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(e) "Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Management” or "CBDRRM" - a 
process of disaster risk reduction and management in which at risk communities are actively 
engaged in the identification, analysis, treatment, monitoring and evaluation of disaster risks 
in order to reduce their vulnerabilities and enhance their capacities, and where the people are 
at the heart of decision-making and implementation of disaster risk reduction and management 
activities.
(f) "Complex Emergency" - a form of human-induced emergency in which the cause of 
the emergency as well as the assistance to the afflicted IS complicated by intense level of 
political considerations.
(g) "Contingency Planning" - a management process that analyzes specific potential 
events or emerging situations that might threaten society or the environment and establishes 
arrangements in advance to enable timely, effective and appropriate responses to such events 
and situations.
(h) "Disaster" - a serious disruption of the ftmctioning 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. 
Disasters are often described as a result of the combination of: the exposure to a hazard; the 
conditions of vulnerability that are present; and insufficient capacity or measures to reduce or 
cope with the potential negative consequences. Disaster impacts may include loss of life, 
injury, disease and other negative effects on human, physical, mental and social well-being, 
together with damage to property, destruction of assets, loss of services. Social and economic 
disruption and environmental degradation.
(i) "Disaster Mitigation" - the lessening or limitation of the adverse impacts of hazards 
and related disasters. Mitigation measures encompass engineering techniques and hazard- 
resistant construction as well as improved environmental policies and public awareness.
(j) "Disaster Preparedness" - the knowledge and capacities developed by governments, 
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. Preparedness action is carried out within the context of disaster risk 
reduction and management and aims to build the capacities needed to efficiently manage all 
types of emergencies and achieve orderly transitions from response to sustained recovery. 
Preparedness is based on a sound analysis of disaster risk and good linkages with early warning 
systems, and includes such activities as contingency planning, stockpiling of equipment and 
supplies, the development of arrangements for coordination, evacuation and public 
information, and associated training and field exercises. These must be supported by formal 
institutional, legal and budgetary capacities.
(k) "Disaster Prevention" - the outright avoidance of adverse impacts of hazards and 
related disasters. It expresses the concept and intention to completely avoid potential adverse 
impacts through action taken in advance such as construction of dams or embankments that 
eliminate flood risks, land-use regulations that do not 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.


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(l) "Disaster Response" - the provision of emergency services and public assistance 
during or immediately after a disaster in order to save lives, reduce health impacts, ensure 
public safety and meet the basic subsistence needs of the people affected. Disaster response is 
predominantly focused on immediate and short-term needs and is sometimes called "disaster 
relief.
(m) "Disaster Risk" - the potential disaster losses in lives, health status, livelihood, 
assets and services, which could occur to a particular community or a Society over some 
specified future time period.
(n) "Disaster Risk Reduction" - the concept and practice of reducing disaster risks 
through systematic efforts to analyze and manage the causal factors of disasters, including 
through reduced exposures to hazards, lessened vulnerability of people and property, wise 
management of land and the environment, and improved preparedness for adverse events.
(o) "Disaster Risk Reduction and Management" - 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. Prospective disaster risk reduction and management 
refers to risk reduction and management activities that address and seek to avoid the 
development of new or increased disaster risks, especially if risk reduction policies are not put 
m place.
(p) "Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Information System" - a specialized 
database which contains, among others, information on disasters and their human material, 
economic and environmental impact, risk assessment and mapping and vulnerable groups.
(q) "Early Warning System" - the set of capacities needed to generate and disseminate 
timely and meaningful warning infonnation to enable individuals, communities and 
organizations threatened by a hazard to prepare and to act appropriately and in sufficient time 
to reduce the possibility of harm or loss. A people-centered early warning system necessarily 
comprises four (4) key elements: knowledge of the risks; monitoring, analysis and forecasting 
of the hazards; communication or dissemination of alerts and warnings; and local capabilities 
to respond to the warnings received. The expression "end-to-end warning system" is also used 
to emphasize that warning systems need to span all steps from hazard detection to community 
response.
(r) "Emergency" - unforeseen or sudden occurrence, especially danger, demanding 
immediate action.
(s) "Emergency Management" - the organization and management of resources and 
responsibilities for addressing all aspects of emergencies, in particular preparedness, response 
and initial recovery steps.
(t) "Exposure" - the degree to which the elements at risk are likely to experience hazard 
events of different magnitudes.
(u) "Geographic Information System" - a database which contains, among others, geo­
hazard assessments, infonnation on climate change, and climate risk reduction and 
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(v) "Hazard" - a dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition that 
may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihood and 
services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage.
(w) "Land-Use Planning" - 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 for different 
communities and interest groups, and the subsequent formulation and promulgation of plans 
that describe the permitted or acceptable uses.
(x) "Mitigation" - structural and non-structural measures undertaken to limit the 
adverse impact of natural hazards, environmental degradation, and technological hazards and 
to ensure the ability of at-risk communities to address vulnerabilities aimed at minimizing the 
impact of disasters. Such measures include, but are not limited to, hazard-resistant construction 
and engineering works, the formulation and implementation of plans, programs, projects and 
activities, awareness raising, knowledge management, policies on land-use and resource 
management, as well as the enforcement of comprehensive land-use planning, building and 
safety standards, and legislation.
(y) "National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Framework" or "NDRRMF" - 
provides for comprehensive, all hazards, multi-sectoral, inter-agency and community-based 
approach to disaster risk reduction and management.
(z) "National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan" or "NDRRMP"- the 
document to be formulated and implemented by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) that sets 
out goals and specific objectives for reducing disaster risks together with related actions to 
accomplish these objectives.
The NDRRMP shall provide for the identification of hazards, vulnerabilities and risks 
to 'be managed at the national level; disaster risk reduction and management approaches and 
strategies to be applied m managing said hazards and risks; agency roles, responsibilities and 
lines of authority at all government levels; and vertical and horizontal coordination of disaster 
risk reduction and management in the pre-disaster and post-disaster phases. It shall be in 
conformity with the NDRRMF.
(aa) "Post-Disaster Recovery" - the restoration and improvement where appropriate, of 
facilities, livelihood and living conditions, of disaster-affected communities, including efforts 
to reduce disaster risk factors, in accordance with the principles of "build back better".
(bb) "Preparedness" - pre-disaster actions and measures being undertaken within the 
context of disaster risk reduction and management and are based on sound risk analysis as well 
as pre-disaster activities to avert or minimize loss of life and property such as, but not limited 
to, community organizing, training, planning, equipping, stockpiling, hazard mapping, insuring 
of assets, and public information and education initiatives. This also includes the 
development/enhancement of an overall preparedness strategy, policy, institutional structure, 
warning and forecasting capabilities, and plans that define measures geared to help at-risk 
communities safeguard their lives and assets by being alert to hazards and taking appropriate 
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(cc) "Private Sector" - the key actor in the realm of the economy where the central 
social concern and process are the mutually beneficial production and distribution of goods and 
services to meet the physical needs of human beings. The private sector comprises private 
corporations, households and nonprofit institutions serving households.
(dd) "Public Sector Employees" - all persons in the civil service.
(ee) "Rehabilitation" - measures that ensure the ability of affected communities/areas 
to restore their normal level of functioning by rebuilding livelihood and damaged 
infrastructures and increasing the communities' organizational capacity.
(ff) "Resilience" - the ability of a system, community or society exposed to hazards to 
resist, absorb, accommodate and recover from the effects of a hazard in a timely and efficient 
manner, including through the preservation and restoration of its essential basic structures and 
functions.
(gg) "Response " - any concerted effort by two (2) or more agencies, public or private, 
to provide assistance or intervention during or immediately after a disaster to meet the life 
preservation and basic subsistence needs of those people affected and in the restoration of 
essential public activities and facilities.
(hh) "Risk" - the combination of the probability of an event and its negative 
consequences.
(ii) "Risk Assessment" - a methodology to determine the nature and extent of risk by 
analyzing potential hazards and evaluating existing conditions of vulnerability that together 
could potentially harm exposed people, property, services, livelihood and the environment on 
which they depend. Risk assessments with associated risk mapping include; a review of the 
technical characteristics of hazards such as their location, intensity, frequency and probability; 
the analysis of exposure and vulnerability including the physical, social, health, economic and 
environmental dimensions; and the evaluation of the effectiveness of prevailing and alternative 
coping capacities in respect to likely risk scenarios.
(jj) "Risk Management" - the systematic approach and practice of managing uncertainty 
to minimize potential harm and loss. It comprises risk assessment and analysis, and the 
implementation of strategies and specific actions to control, reduce and transfer risks. It is 
widely practiced by organizations to minimize risk in investment decisions and to address 
operational risks such as those of business disruption, production failure, environmental 
damage, social impacts and damage from fire and natural hazards.
(kk) "Risk Transfer"- the process of formally or informally shifting the financial 
consequences of particular risks from one party to another whereby a household, community, 
enterprise or state authority will obtain resources from the other party after a disaster occurs, 
in exchange for ongoing or compensatory social or financial benefits provided to that other 
party.
(11) "State of Calamity" - a condition involving mass casualty and/or major damages to 
property, disruption of means of livelihoods, roads and normal way of life of people in the 
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(mm) "Sustainable Development" - development that meets the needs of the present 
without eompromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It contains 
within it two (2) key concepts: (1) the concept of "needs", in particular, the essential needs of 
the world's poor, to which overriding priority should be given; and (2) the idea of limitations 
imposed by the state of technology and social organizations on the environment's ability to 
meet present and future needs. It is the harmonious integration of a sound and viable economy, 
responsible govemanee, social cohesion and harmony, and ecological integrity to ensure that 
human development now and through future generations is a life-enhancing process.
(nn) "Vulnerability" - the characteristics and circumstances of a community, system or 
asset that make it susceptible to the damaging effects of a hazard. Vulnerability may arise from 
various physieal, social, economic, and environmental factors such as poor design and 
construetion of buildings, inadequate protection of assets, lack of public information and 
awareness, limited official recognition of risks and preparedness measures, and disregard for 
wise environmental management.
(oo) "Vulnerable and Marginalized Groups"- those that faee higher exposure to 
disaster risk and poverty including, but not limited to, women, children, elderly, differently- 
abled people, and ethnic minorities.
In addition to the foregoing, the following terms shall be defined as follows:
(pp) "Department" -  the Department of Disaster Management.
(qq) “Secretary ” -  the Secretary of the Disaster Management Department.
TITLE 1 - DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT
SEC. 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT; MISSION, — There is established a Department of 
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management that shall absorb and assume the powers and 
functions of and shall replace the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council 
as established under Republic Act No. 10121.
SEC. 4. SECRETARY; FUNCTIONS. — (a) There shall be a Secretary of Disaster 
Management, of eabinet rank, to be appointed by the President. The Secretary shall be the head 
of the Department and shall have direction, authority, and control over it. All functions of all 
officers, employees, and organizational units of the Department are vested in the Secretary. 
The Secretary shall absorb the specific powers, functions, duties and responsibilities of and 
shall replace the Chairman of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council 
as established under Republic Act No. 10121.
(b) 
Functions. -  The Secretary: (1) except as otherwise provided by this Act, may 
delegate any of the Secretary's functions to any officer, employee, or organizational unit of the 
Department; and (2) shall have the authority to make contracts, grants, and cooperative 
agreements, and to enter into agreements with other executive departments, agencies and 
offices, as may be necessary and proper to carry out the Secretary's responsibilities under this 
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(c) Coordination With Local Government Units. -  With respect to disaster risk 
reduction and management, the Secretary shall likewise coordinate through the Department of 
Interior and Local Government with local governments and local authorities, with the private 
sector, and with other entities, including by: (1) coordinating with local governments and local 
authorities, and with the private sector, to ensure adequate planning, equipment, training, and 
exercise activities; (2) coordinating and, as appropriate, consolidating, the National 
Government's communications and systems of communications relating to homeland security 
with local governments and local authorities, the private sector, other entities, and the public; 
and (3) distributing or, as appropriate, coordinating the distribution of, warnings and 
information to local governments and local authorities and to the public.
(d) Issuance of Regulations. -  The Secretary shall issue the regulations to implement 
this Act within sixty (60) days from the start of implementation of the reorganization plan 
provided in this Act.
(e) Special Assistants to the Secretary. -  The Secretary shall appoint such number of 
Special Assistants to the Secretary who shall be responsible for, among others: (1) creating and 
fostering strategic communications with the private sector to enhance the mission of the 
Department; (2) advising the Secretary on the impact of the Department's policies, regulations, 
processes, and actions on the private sector; and (3) working with government laboratories, 
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organizations, academia, and the private sector to develop innovative approaches to address 
disaster risk reduction and management missions.
SEC. 5. OTHER OFFICERS.
(a) Undersecretaries.—There shall be the following officers, appointed by the President:
(1) An Undersecretary for Civil Defense, who shall absorb and assume the functions, duties 
and responsibilities of and replace the Administrator of the erstwhile Office of Civil Defense 
and of the Office of the Executive Secretary of the erstwhile National Disaster Risk Reduction 
and Management Council, (2) An Undersecretary for Policy and Planning, (3) An 
Undersecretary for Science and Technology, and (4) a General Counsel, who shall be the chief 
legal officer of the Department.
(b) Other Officers.—To assist the Secretary in the performance of the Secretary's 
functions, there shall be the following officers, appointed by the President: (1) An Assistant 
Secretary who shall be Chief Information Officer, (2) An Assistant Secretary who shall be 
Chief Human Resources Officer, and (3) An Assistant Secretary who shall be Chief Financial 
Officer.
(c) Performance of Specific Functions.—Subject to the provisions of this Act, every 
officer of the Department shall perform the functions specified by law for the official's office 
or prescribed by the Secretary.
SEC. 6. OFFICE OF CIVIL DEFENSE. -  The Office of Civil Defense established under 
Republic Act No. 10121 shall be laterally transferred and continue with its functions, duties 
and responsibilities as an office of the Department. It shall be headed by the Undersecretary of 
Civil Defense. The Secretary shall organize and provide the Office of Civil Defense with such 
staff as may be necessary to discharge the functions and responsibilities of said Office. 
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responsibilities, personnel of other departments, agencies and offices of the national 
government may be requested for detail to the Department and/or to the Office of Civil 
Defense.
SEC. 7. REGIONAL AND LOCAL OFFICES. -  (a) The Secretary shall organize and 
establish such number of regional and local offices of civil defense as he may deem appropriate 
for the full implementation of the Department’s missions at the regional and local levels. The 
regional offices shall each be headed by a director, and the local offices by respective heads of 
office. The Secretary shall organize and provide the said regional and local offices with such 
staff as may be necessary to discharge the functions and responsibilities of said offices. 
Additionally, and in order to assist the said offices in discharging their respective functions, 
duties and responsibilities, personnel of other departments, agencies and offices of the national 
government may be requested for detail to the Department and/or to the Office of Civil 
Defense.
(b) Within ninety (90) days from effectivity of this Act, the Secretary shall submit for 
the approval of the President, a plan for the reorganization, and the transfer to the Department 
of functions, duties and responsibilities, of any and all existing Regional and Local Disaster 
Risk Reduction and Management Offices and local offices of civil defense, together with their 
corresponding operations offices, and any and all existing Provincial, City, and/or Municipal 
Disaster Coordinating Councils. Said offices and instrumentalities of the government and their 
officers and staff shall continue in their functions until the plan provided for in this paragraph 
shall have been approved and implemented in accordance with the requirements of law by the 
Secretary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Barangay Development Councils (BDCs) shall 
continue to serve as the local disaster risk reduction and management unit in every barangay.
(c) Subsequently. And no later than thirty (30) days after the approval of the said plan 
of reorganization, the President shall transmit to Congress for any necessary further enactment 
the said approved reorganization plan, including: (a) the transfer of personnel, assets and 
obligations of other government departments, agencies and offices to the Department pursuant 
to this Act, and (b) any consolidation, reorganization, or streamlining of agencies and offices 
transferred to the Department pursuant to this Act. The plan transmitted under this paragraph 
shall contain such elements as the President deems appropriate, including specification of the 
steps to be taken by the Secretary to organize the Department, specification of the funds 
available that may have to be transferred to the Department as a result of transfers under the 
plan such as and including any existing calamity funds and other funds constituted and 
administered by the NDRRMC in accordance with Republic Act No. 10121, and the 
specification of any proposed disposition of property, facilities, contracts, records, and other 
assets and obligations of agencies and offices transferred under the plan, PROVIDED, That 
any existing local calamity funds constituted and administered by and together with local 
government units, and any existing properties, facilities, contracts, records, and other assets 
and obligations pertaining to local government units shall be returned and devolved to the 
corresponding local government units.
TITLE II -  ACCESS TO INFOR.MATION 
SEC. 8. ACCESS TO INFORMATION.
(a) Except as otherwise directed by the President, the Secretary shall have such access 
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analyses, relating to natural disasters and climate change, threats thereof and vulnerabilities 
thereto, and to other information related to disaster risk reduction and management, whether or 
not such information has been analyzed, may be collected, possessed, or prepared by any other 
department, agency or office of the national government. The Secretary shall also have access 
to other information relating to matters under the responsibility of the Department that may be 
collected, possessed, or prepared by another department, agency or office of the National 
Government as the President may further provide.
(b) Except as otherwise directed by the President, with respect to information to which 
the Secretary has access pursuant to this section:
(1) the Secretary may obtain such information or material upon request, and 
may enter into cooperative arrangements with other executive departments, agencies or 
offices to provide such material or provide Department officials with access to it on a 
regular or routine basis, requests or arrangements involving broad categories of 
material, access to electronic databases, or both; and
(2) regardless of whether the Secretary has made any request or entered into any 
cooperative arrangement pursuant to paragraph (1) above, all departments, agencies and 
offices of the National Government and local government units shall promptly provide 
to the Secretary: (i) all reports, assessments, and analytical information relating to 
natural disasters and climate change, threats thereof and vulnerabilities thereto, and to 
other information related to disaster risk reduction and management and to other areas 
of responsibility assigned by the Secretary; and (ii) such other information or material 
as the President may direct. The foregoing shall be additionally made urgent, essential 
and imperative during the occurrence of natural disasters and recognized effects of 
climate change.
TITLE III -  OTHER PROVISIONS
SEC. 9. RE-ENACTMENT OF PROVISIONS OF R. A. NO. I0I2I. -  The provisions of 
Sections 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 of Republic Act No. 10121 shall be deemed re-enacted for 
purposes of and under this Act, PROVIDED, That all national and local government actions 
and functions provided therein shall henceforth be primarily coordinated with the Department. 
The provisions of Sections 19 and 20 Republic Act No. 10121 shall be deemed re-enacted as 
prohibited acts and penalties for purposes of and under this Act.
SEC. 10. EXPRESS REPEAL OF PROVISIONS OF R. A. NO. 10121. -  Sections 26 and 27 
of Republic Act No. 10121 are expressly repealed upon effectivity of this Act.
SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF INITIAL AND ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS. -  
The amount of Five Billion Pesos (P5,000,000,000.00) shall be appropriated for the initial 
implementation of this Act, which shall be taken from the unreleased appropriations for the 
NDRRMC in the current year, to be supplemented by any funds subsequently transferred from 
the NDRRMC in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Thereafter, such amount of at 
least Twenty Billion Pesos needed to implement this Act shall be included in the Annual 
Appropriations of the Department. The Department is hereby authorized to re-align its


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appropriations in the current year of the date of effectivity of this Act to conform with the 
requirements of this Act.
SEC. 12. NON-CONFORMING LAWS. -  The other provisions of Republic Act No. 10121 
not otherwise re-enacted or expressly repealed by this Act, and all other laws, decrees, 
executive orders, proclamations and other executive issuance's that are inconsistent with or 
contrary to the provisions of this Act are hereby amended or repealed accordingly.
SEC. 13. SEPARATION CLAUSE. -  If, for any reason or reasons, any provision or part of 
the provisions of this Act shall be held to be unconstitutional or invalid, other provisions or 
parts thereof which are not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.
SEC. 14. EFFECTIVITY. -  This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in 
the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,
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