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Republic of the Philippines  
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City  
NINETEENTH (19th) CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No.  _____ 
Introduced by: Hon. Ma. Victoria Co – Pilar 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The lives of our ancestors and the passage of time taught us how to strive. 
They recognized that disasters are a fact of life, and that it is upon them to adapt 
if they want to survive. They prevented, prepared for and avoided disasters, 
despite the absence of today's technology. Like them, we established the National 
Disaster Resiliency and Reduction Management Council. Yet, in the years of 
implementing the law disasters still ravaged our countrymen, lives and 
opportunities are forever lost. Our disaster interventions have been under 
scrutiny for its inefficiency. Hence, let us be swift to review and learn from our 
shortcomings. Today, let’s expediently craft and pass a new policy that will save 
and secure lives. 
The bill aims to establish a Department, that will mobilize and intervene in 
times of disaster. A Department that will use technology to foresee and prepare 
the country for different kinds of disaster. Further, this bill aims to provide a 
holistic and comprehensive framework for disaster management for all the 
stakeholders. A framework, anchored on time efficient and holistic intervention, 
from the National Government, Local Government Units, the private sector and 
the local communities. 
In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is urgently and earnestly sought. 
August 1, 2022
10:55 am
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Republic of the Philippines  
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City  
NINETEENTH (19th) CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No.  _____ 
Introduced by: Hon. Ma. Victoria Co - Pilar 
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AN ACT 
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CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER RESILIENCE, DEFINING 
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ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS 
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THEREFOR 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
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Philippines in Congress assembled: 
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CHAPTER 1 
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GENERAL PROVISIONS 
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SECTION 1 . Short Title – This Act shall be known as the “Department of 
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Disaster Resilience Act”. 
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SECTION 2. Declaration of Policies and Principles. (a) Duties of the State. 
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The State shall carry out and harmonize the policies on disaster risk and 
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vulnerability reduction and management, environmental management, and 
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climate change adaptation, and sustainable development to uphold the welfare of 
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the people particularly the vulnerable sectors of society. 
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The sate shall uphold its commitment to the achievement of the 
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sustainable development goals specifically, integrating and implementing 
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policies and plans towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and 
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adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters, and develop and implement 
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a holistic disaster risk management at all levels. 
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The State shall uphold its commitment to the United Nations, Framework 
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Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in the stabilization of greenhouse gas 
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concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that prevents dangerous 
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anthropogenic interference with the climate system, achievable within a time 
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frame sufficient to allow the natural adaptation of the ecosystem to climate 
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change, to ensure food production and food security, and to ensure sustainable 
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economic development. 
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The State shall integrate and accelerate the implementation of the 
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principles and concepts of climate change, disaster risk and vulnerability 
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reduction contained in the Paris Agreement of the United Nations Framework 
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Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Sendai Framework for Disaster 
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Risk Reduction 2015 – 2030, the 2015 Asia – Pacific Economic Cooperation 
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(APEC) Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Framework, the 2030 Agenda for 
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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the Philippine Development Plan 
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(PDP) 2017-2022 in various phases of policy formulation, development plans and 
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investments, poverty reduction strategies and other development tools and 
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techniques by all national and local agencies, institutions and instrumentalities of 
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the government to enhance the country’s climate change adaptive capacity. 
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It shall be the duty of the State to: 
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1. Uphold the people’s constitutional right to life and property by
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minimizing, if not eradicating, the root causes of vulnerabilities to
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disasters, strengthening the country’s institutional capacity for disaster
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risk and vulnerability reduction and management, and building the
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resilience of local communities to disasters including climate change
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impacts, and human induced disasters;
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2. Incorporate internationally accepted principles of disaster risk and
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vulnerability reduction and management, and climate change
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adaptation, including the universal principles and standards for
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humanitarian assistance, developing and implementing national,
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regional and local sustainable development and poverty reduction
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strategies, policies, plans and budgets, as part of the country’s
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commitment to overcome human suffering due to disasters;
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3. Ensure a science – based in a whole of society approach and bottom -
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up participation, representation, and decision – making in climate –
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disaster risk governance, risk assessment, risk reduction and risk
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management, and adopt a comprehensive, integrated, and proactive
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approach to lessening the socio – economic and environmental impacts
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of disasters and climate change;
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4. Promote and advance the implementation of a comprehensive Disaster 
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Risk and Vulnerability Reduction Plan (DRVRP) that aims to 
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strengthen the capacity of the national government and local 
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government units (LGUs), together with development partners, 
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stakeholders in building disaster resilience of communities, and 
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institutionalize arrangements and measures for reducing disaster risks, 
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including projected climate risks, and enhance disaster preparedness 
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and response capabilities at all levels; 
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5. Recognize the rile of, and work with international humanitarian and 
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development partners especially those with established presence in the 
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country; 
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6. Develop, maintain and ensure the accessibility of climate and 
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geospatial information and services to the public through OPEN 
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DATA, which means data that can be freely used, reused and 
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redistributed by anyone, subject to limitations on account of national 
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security. This may include the use of impact  based forecast models, 
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and probabilistic hazard maps; 
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Ensure transparency and accountability in climate disaster risk 
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governance by facilitating access to financial records of public and 
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disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and management data, and 
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ensure the transparency of humanitarian assistance from all sources; 
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7. Ensure that disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and climate 
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change adaptation measures are gender, disability and vulnerability 
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sensitive and culturally sensitive, recognizing indigenous knowledge 
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systems and practices, and respecting human rights; 
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8. Recognize and strengthen the capacities of LGUs, communities and 
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multiple stakeholders in mitigating and preparing for, responding to 
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and recovering from the impact of disasters through identification of 
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local risk patterns, and decentralized powers, responsibilities, and 
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resources at the regional and local levels; 
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9. Adopt and implement a comprehensive, integrated, efficient and 
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responsive disaster risk and vulnerability reduction program that is 
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incorporated in the development plan at various levels of government 
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adhering to transparency accountability and other principles of good 
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governance 
within 
the 
context 
of 
poverty 
alleviation 
and 
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environmental protection; 
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10. Mainstream disaster risk and vulnerability reduction in government by 
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ensuring risk – informed planning, programming, implementation, 
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monitoring, and evaluation, and the use of quality management, 
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accountability, and performance systems in measuring and improving 
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the effectiveness and efficiency of disaster risk and vulnerability 
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reduction management processes across all government levels, 
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including those offices which manage peace processes and conflict – 
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resolution approaches, so as to minimize loss of lives and damage to 
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properties and ensure that communities in conflict zones can 
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immediately resume their normal lives at the conclusion of episodes of 
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intermittent conflicts; 
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11. Adopt a disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and management
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approach that is holistic, comprehensive, integrated, and proactive in
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lessening the socio – economic and environmental impacts of disaster
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including climate change, and promote the involvement and
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participation of all sectors and stakeholders concerned, at all levels,
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especially the local communities;
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12. Prioritize the development of disaster prevention and mitigation
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measures involving all levels of society and government;
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13. Adopt risk sharing and risk transfer mechanisms to ensure the
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appropriate efficient and timely recovery of disaster – stricken
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communities, especially for the poorest and the most vulnerable;
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14. Adhere to the principle of “Build Forward Better” in recovery and
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rehabilitation efforts by applying sustainable standards, programs,
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technologies and techniques which enhance resilience against future
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hazards;
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15. Recognize and respond to the differentiated concerns and needs of
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vulnerable groups such as women and girls, children and youth, older
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persons, persons with disabilities, urban poor, and indigenous peoples
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with respect to disaster risk reduction and management, at the same
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time, recognizing their inherent capacities to contribute to resilience;
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16. Create an enabling environment for substantial and sustainable
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participation of civil society organizations (CSOs), private groups,
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volunteers and communities, and recognize their contributions to the
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disaster risk reduction and management efforts of the government
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17. Ensure the use of advanced science and the most up to date
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technologies in climate adaptation, disaster risk and vulnerability
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reduction and management through engagement, consultation, and
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employment with a regular department funding of academe or higher
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education institutions, such as the University of the Philippines
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Resilience Institute,  University of the Philippines Nationwide
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Operational Assessment of Hazards Center and other scientific
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research and academic institutions that have a track record and
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expertise recognized both locally and internationally as well as the
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capacity to implement science and engineering requirements necessary
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for effective climate change adaptation, and disaster risk and
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vulnerability reduction;
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SECTION 3.  Definition of Terms. – As used in this Act: 
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a. Adaptation – refers to the adjustment in natural or human systems in 
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response to actual or expected climactic stimuli or their effects, which 
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moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities. 
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b. Assisting Actor – refers to any Assisting International Actor and any 
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Assisting Domestic Actor responding to a disaster in the country. 
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c. Assisting Domestic Actor – refers to any not – for – profit entity 
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established under domestic laws, which is responding to a disaster in 
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the country. 
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d. Assisting International Actor – refers to any foreign state, organization, 
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entity or individual responding to a disaster within or transiting 
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through the country to respond to a disaster in another country. 
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e. Build Forward Better – refers to an approach to building and/or 
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reconstructing an area or community, which entails a shift from simple 
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recovery and restoration to a safer, more adaptive, resilient, and 
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inclusive communities. 
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f.  Capacity – refers to the combination of all strengths, attributes and 
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resources available within a community, society or organization that 
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can reduce the level of risk, or impacts of a disaster. Capacity may 
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include infrastructure and physical means, institutions, societal coping 
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abilities, as well as human knowledge, skills and collective attribute 
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such as social relationships, leadership and management. Capacity 
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may also be described as capability. 
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g. Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) - refer to non – state actors whose 
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aims are neither to generate profits nor seek governing power, but to 
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unite people to advance shared goals and interests. They have a 
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presence in public life, expressing the interests and values of their 
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members or others, based on ethical, cultural, scientific, religious or 
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philanthropic 
considerations. 
CSOs 
include 
non-government 
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organizations 
(NGOs), 
professional 
associations, 
foundations, 
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independent research institutes, community based organizations 
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(CBOs), faith – based organizations, people’s organizations, social 
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movements, and labor unions.  
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h. Climate Change – refers to a change in the state of the climate that can be 
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identified by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its 
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properties, and that persists in an extended period, typically decades 
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or longer, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human 
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activity as defined under RA 9729, otherwise known as the “Climate 
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Change Act of 2009”. These include internal processes or external 
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forces such modulation of the solar cycles, volcanic eruptions and 
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persistent anthropogenic changes in the composition of the atmosphere 
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on in land use. 
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i. Climate Change Adaptation – refers to the adjustment in natural or 
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human systems in response to actual or expected climactic stimuli or 
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their 
effects, 
which 
moderates 
harm 
or 
exploits 
beneficial 
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opportunities. 
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j. Climate Finance – refers to finance that aims at reducing emissions, and 
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enhancing sinks of greenhouse gasses and aims at reducing 
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vulnerability of, and maintaining, and increasing the resilience of, 
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human and ecological systems to negative climate change impacts.  
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k. Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (CBDRRM) – 
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refers to a process of disaster risk reduction and management I which 
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at risk communities are actively engaged in the identification, analysis, 
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treatment, monitoring and evaluation of disaster risks in order to 
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reduce their vulnerabilities and enhance their capabilities, and where 
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the people are at the heart of decision – making and implementation of 
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disaster risk reduction and management activities.   
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l. Complex Emergency – refers to a form of human – induced emergency in 
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which the cause of the emergency as well as assistance to the afflicted 
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is complicated by intense level of political considerations. 
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m. Contingency Planning - refers to a management process that analyzes 
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specific potential events or emerging situations that might threaten 
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society or the environment and established arrangements in advance to 
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enable timely, effective and appropriate responses to such events and 
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situations. 
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n. Dangerous Anthropogenic Interference – refers to the effect in the climate 
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system as a result of the increase of greenhouse gas concentration in 
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the atmosphere that leads to widespread climate change impacts such 
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as wide spread demise of coral reefs. 
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o. Disability – refers to an evolving concept that results from the 
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interaction between persons with impairments , societal barriers, as 
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defined under RA 7277, and attitudinal environmental barrier that 
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hinder their fill and effective participation in society on an equal basis 
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with others.  
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p. Disaster – refers to a serious disruption of the functioning of a 
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community or a society involving widespread human, material, 
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economic or environmental losses and impacts, which exceeds the 
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ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own 
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resources. 
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q. Disaster Mitigation – refers to the lessening or limitation of the adverse 
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impacts of hazards and related disasters. Mitigation measures 
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encompass engineering techniques and hazard – resistant construction 
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as well as improved environmental policies and public awareness, land 
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use planning, and climate change.  
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r. Disaster Preparedness – refers to knowledge an capacities developed by 
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governments, professional response and recovery organizations, 
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communities and individuals to effectively anticipate, respond to, 
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recover from, the impacts of likely, imminent or current hazard events 
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or conditions. It includes preparedness for response such as 
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contingency planning, stockpiling of equipment and supplies, the 
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development of arrangements for coordination, evacuation, and public 
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information, and preparedness for recovery such as procurement of 
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land for resettlement sites.  
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s. Disaster Prevention - refers to the outright avoidance of adverse impacts 
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of hazards. It expresses the concept and intention to completely avoid 
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potential adverse impacts through action taken in advance such as 
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construction of dams or embankments that eliminate flood risks, land-
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use regulations that do not permit any settlement in high-risk zones, 
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and seismic engineering designs that ensure the survival and function 
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of a critical building in any likely earthquake. 
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t. Disaster Response - refers to the provision of emergency services and 
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public assistance during or immediately after a disaster in order to 
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secure and save lives, reduce health impacts, ensure public safety and 
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meet the basic subsistence needs of the people affected. Disaster 
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response includes disaster relief focused on immediate and short-term 
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needs of the victims and the vulnerable. 
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u. Disaster Risk - refers to the potential disaster losses in lives, health 
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status, livelihoods, assets and services that could occur to a particular 
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community or society in the future, and is determined by a 
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combination of the vulnerability, capacity, exposure of persons and 
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assets, hazard characteristics and the environment. 
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v. Disaster Risk Governance - refers to the way in which the public 
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authorities, civil servants, media, private sector, and civil society 
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coordinate at community, national and regional levels in order to 
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manage disaster and climate related risks. This means ensuring that 
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sufficient levels of capacity and resources are made available to 
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prevent, prepare for, manage, and recover from disasters. It also entails 
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mechanisms, institutions, and processes for citizens to articulate their 
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interests, exercise their legal rights and obligations, and mediate their 
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differences. 
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w. Disaster Risk Management - refers to the systematic process of using 
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administrative directives, organizations, and operational skills and 
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capacities to implement strategies, policies and improved coping 
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capacities in order to lessen the adverse impacts of hazards and the 
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possibility of disaster. 
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x. Disaster Risk Reduction - refers to the concept and practice of reducing 
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disaster risks through systematic efforts to analyze and manage the 
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causal factors of disasters, including through reduced exposure to 
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hazards, lessened vulnerability of people and property, wise 
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management 
of 
land 
and 
the 
environment, 
and 
improved 
5 
preparedness for adverse events. 
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y. Disaster Risk and Vulnerability Reduction - refers to the concept and 
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practice of reducing potential loss of life, injury, or destroyed or 
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damaged assets or disrupted which could occur to a system, society or 
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a community in a specific period of time, determined probabilistically 
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and conditions determined by physical, social, economic and 
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environmental factors or processes which increase the susceptibility of 
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an individual, a community, assets or system to the impacts of hazards 
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through systematic efforts to analyze and reduce the causal factors of 
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disasters all of which contribute to strengthening resilience and 
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therefore to the achievement of sustainable development. 
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z. Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Information System - refers to a 
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specialized database which contains, among others, information on 
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disasters and their human, material, economic, and environmental 
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impact, 
risk 
assessment 
and 
mapping, 
and 
vulnerable 
and 
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marginalized groups. 
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aa. Early Warning System - refers to the set of capacities needed to generate 
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and disseminate timely and meaningful warning information to enable 
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individuals, communities and organizations threatened by a hazard to 
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prepare and to act appropriately and in sufficient time to reduce the 
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possibility of harm or loss. A people-centered early warning system 
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necessarily comprises four (4) key elements: knowledge of the risks; 
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monitoring, analysis and forecasting of the hazards; communication or 
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dissemination of alerts and warnings; and local capabilities to respond 
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to the warnings received. The concept of "end-to-end warning system" 
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emphasizes that warning systems need to span all steps from hazard 
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detection to community response. Early warning systems include 
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systems developed at the level of communities or based on indigenous 
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knowledge. 
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bb. Ecosystem Management and Restoration - refers to an integrated process 
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to conserve, improve and restore the health of the ecosystem that 
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sustains ecosystem services for human well-being. 
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cc. Eligible Assisting Actor - refers to any assisting actor that has been 
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determined to be eligible to receive legal facilities as provided in this 
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Act and its implementing rules and regulations. 
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dd. Emergency - unforeseen or sudden occurrence, especially danger, 
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demanding immediate action. 
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ee. Emergency Management - the organization and management of 
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resources 
and 
responsibilities 
for 
addressing 
all 
aspects 
of 
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emergencies, in particular preparedness, response and initial recovery 
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ff. Exposure - The situation of people, infrastructure, housing, production 
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capacities and other tangible human assets located in hazard-prone 
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areas. 
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gg. Forced Evacuation - An order of last resort from competent authority to 
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forcibly evacuate residents to an appropriate evacuation area to 
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forestall their exposure to an imminent disaster or to prevent further 
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exposure to residual risks after the onslaught of a disaster or 
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hh. Gender-based Violence - the violence that is directed against a woman 
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because of her gender, or that affects women disproportionately. It 
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includes acts that inflict physical, mental or sexual harm or suffering, 
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threats of such acts, coercion and other deprivations of liberty. 
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ii. Geographic Information System (GIS) - refers to a system used to capture, 
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store, manipulate, manage and display all types of spatial or 
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geographical data. 
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jj. Geographically  Isolated  and Disadvantaged  Area  (GIDA) - the areas  with  
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a marginalized population which is physically and socio-economically 
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separated from the mainstream society and characterized by physical 
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factors – isolated due to distance, weather conditions and 
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transportation difficulties (island, upland lowland, landlocked, hard to 
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reach and underserved communities); and/or socio-economic factors – 
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(high poverty incidence, presence of vulnerable sector, communities in 
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or recovering from situation of crisis or armed conflict). 
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kk. Hazard - refers to a dangerous phenomenon, either natural or human-
26 
induced, that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, 
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property damage, loss of livelihood and services, social and economic 
28 
disruption, or environmental damage. 
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ll. Home-based evacuees - refer to displaced affected population staying 
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with relatives, friends, other host families, community facilities aside 
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from the official evacuation center 
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mm. Human-Induced Hazard - refers to an event caused by humans and 
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occurs in or close to human settlements or a particular environmental 
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area. This can include environmental degradation, technological or 
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industrial conditions, pollution, accidents such as high density events, 
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industrial and transport accidents, complex emergencies, armed 
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conflict, situations of generalized or organized violence, and violation 
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of human rights. 
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nn. International Disaster Response and Early Recovery Period - the period 
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which commences upon the issuance of a request for international 
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disaster assistance or upon acceptance of an offer, and shall continue 
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until terminated pursuant to guidelines set in the implementing rules 
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and regulations 
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oo. Humanitarian Assistance - Covers disaster response and recovery 
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assistance designed to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain and 
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protect human dignity during and in the aftermath of disasters, in line 
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with the principles of humanity, impartiality, and neutrality 
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pp. Imminent Disaster - Refers to a situation where on the basis of official 
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forecasts it could reasonably be expected that a disaster will occur in a 
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particular geographical area and within an estimated period of time, 
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and where necessary preparedness actions or financing are required. 
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qq. International Disaster Relief and Initial Recovery Period - refers to the 
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period which commences upon the issuance of a request for 
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international disaster assistance or upon acceptance of an offer, and 
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shall continue until terminated pursuant to guidelines set in the 
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implementing rules and regulations. 
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rr. Internally Displaced Persons - persons or groups of persons who have 
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been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of 
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habitual residence within national borders, in particular as a result of 
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or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of 
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generalized and/or organized violence, violations of human rights, 
20 
implementation of development projects, or natural or human-induced 
21 
disasters. 
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ss. International Humanitarian Assistance - Any aid and action taken by any 
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duly coordinated foreign government or organization in the form of 
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financial donations, international relief workers and in-kind donations, 
25 
for the benefit of disaster affected areas, aimed at providing emergency 
26 
response, rehabilitation, and recovery operations to mitigate and 
27 
address the effects of disasters or major emergencies. 
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tt. International Relief Workers - the staff and volunteers of any assisting 
29 
actor providing disaster relief or initial recovery assistance being 
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persons who are neither citizens of nor domiciled in the Philippines 
31 
prior to their recruitment by the international assisting actor. 
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uu. Land-Use Planning - the process undertaken by public authorities to 
33 
identify, evaluate and decide on different options for the use of land, 
34 
including 
consideration 
of 
long-term 
economic, 
social 
and 
35 
environmental 
objectives 
and 
the 
implications 
for 
different 
36 
communities and interest groups, and the subsequent formulation and 
37 
promulgation of plans that describe the permitted or acceptable uses. 
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vv. Legal Facilities - the special entitlements and exemptions that are made 
39 
available to eligible assisting actors under this Act. 
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ww. 
Mitigation - refers to effort to reduce or limit greenhouse gas 
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emissions or enhance greenhouse gas sequestration. 
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xx. National Continuity Policy - refers to a policy aimed at the development 
1 
of an organizational culture that has the ability to provide a minimum 
2 
level of service during interruptions, emergencies, and disasters, and 
3 
return to full operations quickly. 
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yy. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Framework - the 
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comprehensive, 
all 
hazards, 
multi-sectoral, 
inter-agency 
and 
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community-based 
approach 
to 
disaster 
risk 
reduction 
and 
7 
management. 
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zz. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan (NDRRMP) - the 
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document to be formulated by the NDRRMC and implemented by the 
10 
Department that sets out goals and specific objectives for reducing 
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disaster risks together with related actions to accomplish these 
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objectives. The NDRRMP shall provide for the identification of 
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hazards, vulnerabilities and risks to 'be managed at the national level; 
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disaster risk reduction and management approaches and strategies to 
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be applied managing said hazards and risks; agency roles, 
16 
responsibilities and lines of authority at all government levels; and 
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vertical and horizontal coordination of disaster risk reduction and 
18 
management in the pre-disaster and post-disaster phases. It shall be in 
19 
conformity with the national disaster risk reduction and management 
20 
framework. 
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aaa. 
National Service Reserve Corps - refers to the entity composed of all 
22 
graduates of non-ROTC components of National Service Training 
23 
Program in accordance with Republic Act 9163, the National Service 
24 
Training Program (NSTP) Act of 2001. 
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bbb. 
Natural Hazards - naturally occurring physical phenomena caused 
26 
either by rapid or slow onset events which can be geological 
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(earthquakes ground rupture, liquefaction, landslides, tsunamis, 
28 
sinkholes, and volcanic activity), hydrological and meteorological 
29 
(floods, severe winds, typhoons, storm surges), climatological 
30 
variability (extreme temperatures, El Niño, La Niña, forest fires), or 
31 
biological (disease, epidemics and insect/animal plagues and 
32 
pandemics). 
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ccc. 
Older persons/senior citizen/elderly - refers to any resident citizen of 
34 
the Philippines at least sixty (60) years old. 
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ddd. Open Data - data that can be freely used, shared and built-on by 
36 
anyone, anywhere, for any purpose. It must be available in bulk, it 
37 
should be available free of charge, or at least at no more than a 
38 
reasonable reproduction cost. The information should be digital, 
39 
preferably available by downloading through the internet, and easily 
40 
processed by a computer too. It also must permit people to use it, re-
41 
use it, and redistribute it, including intermixing with other datasets 
42 
and distributing the results. Lastly, it does not allow conditions to be 
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placed on how people can use Open Data, but it does permit a data 
1 
provider to require that data users credit them in some appropriate 
2 
way, make it clear if the data has been changed, or that any new 
3 
datasets created using their data are also shared as open data. 
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eee. 
Persons with Disabilities - those who have long-term physical, 
5 
mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with 
6 
various barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in 
7 
society on an equal basis with others. 
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fff. Pre-Disaster Risk Assessment - a process to evaluate a hazard’s level of 
9 
risk given the degree of exposure and vulnerability in a specific area 
10 
likely to be affected by an imminent hazard. It presents the possible 
11 
impacts on the population and forms a basis to determine the 
12 
appropriate level of response actions from 
 
the 
 
national 
level  
13 
government  agencies  down  to the  local government units. It is 
14 
hazard-specific, area focused and time-bound. 
15 
ggg. 
Preemptive Evacuation - An order from competent authority to 
16 
voluntarily evacuate residents to an appropriate evacuation area to 
17 
forestall their exposure to an imminent disaster 
18 
hhh. Post-Disaster Recovery - the restoration and improvement where 
19 
appropriate, of facilities, livelihood and living conditions of disaster- 
20 
affected communities, including efforts to reduce disaster risk factors, 
21 
in accordance with the principles of “build back better”. 
22 
iii. Private Sector - private corporations, households, non-profit institutions 
23 
serving households, and other economic enterprises outside of 
24 
government. 
25 
jjj. Public Sector Employees - all persons in the civil service. 
26 
kkk. 
Recovery - the restoring or improving of livelihoods and health, as 
27 
well as economic, physical, social, cultural, and environmental assets, 
28 
systems, and activities, of a disaster-affected community or society, 
29 
aligning with the principles of sustainable development and “build 
30 
back better”, to avoid or reduce future disaster risk. 
31 
lll. Reconstruction - The medium-and long-term rebuilding and sustainable 
32 
restoration of resilient critical infrastructures, services, housing, 
33 
facilities, and livelihoods required for the full functioning of a 
34 
community or a society affected by a disaster, aligning with the 
35 
principles of sustainable development and “build back better”, to 
36 
avoid or reduce future disaster risk. 
37 
mmm. Rehabilitation - The restoration of basic services and facilities for the 
38 
functioning of a community or a society affected by a disaster. 
39 
nnn. Relief Goods - Refer to food packs and non-food items to be given 
40 
directly to the victims of a disaster or other emergency in order to meet 
41 
their immediate humanitarian needs. 
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ooo. 
Resilience - The ability of a system, community or society exposed to 
1 
hazards to resist, absorb, accommodate, adapt to, transform, and 
2 
recover from the effects of a hazard in a timely and efficient manner, 
3 
including through the preservation and restoration of its essential basic 
4 
structures and functions through risk management. 
5 
ppp. Response - any effort to provide assistance  or intervention during or 
6 
immediately after a disaster to meet the life preservation and basic 
7 
subsistence needs of affected people and in the restoration of essential 
8 
public activities and facilities. 
9 
qqq. Risk Assessment - a methodology to determine the nature and extent 
10 
of risk by analyzing potential hazards and evaluating existing 
11 
conditions of vulnerability that together could potentially harm 
12 
exposed people, property, services, livelihood and the environment on 
13 
which they depend. 
14 
rrr. Probabilistic Risk Assessment - simulates those future disasters which, 
15 
based on scientific evidence, are likely to occur (UNISDR, 2015). As a 
16 
result, these risk assessments resolve the problem posed by the limits 
17 
of historical data (UNISDR 2015). Probabilistic models "complete" 
18 
historical records by reproducing the physics of the phenomena and 
19 
recreating the intensity of a large number of synthetic events (UNISDR, 
20 
2015). Probabilistic Risk Assessment considers all possible scenarios, 
21 
their likelihood, and associated impacts. It is characterized by inherent 
22 
uncertainties partly related to the natural randomness of hazards, and 
23 
partly because of our incomplete understanding and measurement of 
24 
the hazards, exposure, and vulnerability. 
25 
sss. 
Deterministic Risk Assessment - refers to an assessment that considers 
26 
the possible disaster impacts of a single scenario. This is in contrast to 
27 
probabilistic risk assessment which considers all possible scenarios, 
28 
their likelihood, and associated impacts. 
29 
ttt. Risk Transfer - refers to the process of formally or informally shifting 
30 
the financial consequences of particular risks from one party to another 
31 
whereby a household, community, enterprise, or state authority will 
32 
obtain resources from the other party after a disaster occurs, in 
33 
exchange for ongoing or compensatory social or financial benefits 
34 
provided to that other party. 
35 
uuu. State of Calamity - a condition involving mass casualty and/or major 
36 
damages to property, disruption of means of livelihoods, roads and 
37 
normal way of life of people in the affected areas as a result of the 
38 
occurrence of natural or human- induced hazard. 
39 
vvv. Sustainable Development - the development that meets the needs of 
40 
the present without compromising the ability of future generations to 
41 
meet their own needs. 
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www. Underlying Disaster Risk Drivers/ Underlying Risk Factors - Processes 
1 
or conditions, often development-related, that influence the level of 
2 
disaster risk by increasing levels of exposure and vulnerability or 
3 
reducing capacity. 
4 
xxx. 
Vital Facility Items - refers to government risk reduction and 
5 
preparedness equipment, accessories and other items such as radars, 
6 
weather forecasting equipment, flood monitoring instruments, 
7 
seismographs, tsunami warning systems, and automated weather 
8 
systems. 
9 
yyy. 
Vulnerability - refers to the characteristics and circumstances of a 
10 
community, system or asset that make it susceptible to the damaging 
11 
effects of a hazard. Vulnerability may arise from various physical, 
12 
social, economic, and environmental factors. 
13 
zzz. 
Vulnerable and Marginalized Groups - those who are at risk due to 
14 
poverty and other underlying risk factors including, but not limited to, 
15 
women, children, elderly, differently-abled people, and ethnic 
16 
minorities. 
17 
aaaa. Whole-of-society Approach - the meaningful participation of and 
18 
synergy of stakeholders that represent different interests in all aspects 
19 
of climate change adaptation, disaster risk and vulnerability reduction 
20 
and management across all levels. “Acknowledge the contribution of 
21 
and important role played by all relevant stakeholders, including 
22 
individuals, 
families 
and 
communities, 
intergovernmental 
23 
organizations and religious institutions, civil society, academia, the 
24 
media, voluntary associations and, where and as appropriate, the 
25 
private sector and industry.” 
26 
bbbb. Whole of Government Approach - an approach that integrates the 
27 
collaborative efforts of the departments and agencies to achieve unity 
28 
of effort toward a shared goal to broadens the government’s options, 
29 
increases efficiency to maximize all available resources in a 
30 
collaborative effort.” 
31 
cccc. Whole of Nation Approach - refers to an approach that seeks to bring 
32 
about a concerted effort towards national peace and security by 
33 
creating consensus and understanding of security that is shared not 
34 
just among core security forces and oversight government institutions, 
35 
but also by civil society and all the nation’s communities. 
36 
dddd. Youth - refers to those persons aged fifteen (15) to thirty (30) years 
37 
old, as provided for under Republic Act No. 8044, otherwise known as 
38 
“Youth in Nation-Building Act”. 
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CHAPTER II 
1 
DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER RESILIENCE 
2 
 
SECTION 4. Creation of the Department of Disaster Resilience. – There is 
3 
hereby created a Department of Disaster Resilience, herein after referred to as the 
4 
Department. The Department shall be the primary government agency 
5 
responsible for leading, organizing, and managing the national effort to reduce 
6 
disaster risk, prepare for and respond to disasters, recover and rehabilitate, and 
7 
build forward better after the occurrence of disasters. The Department shall 
8 
oversee and coordinate the preparation, implementation, monitoring, and 
9 
evaluation of disaster and climate resilience plans, programs, projects, and 
10 
activities, provide leadership in the continuous development of strategic and 
11 
systematic approaches to disaster prevention, mitigation, preparedness, 
12 
response, recovery and rehabilitation, to anticipatory adaptation strategies, 
13 
measures, techniques and options. The Department shall augment the capacity of 
14 
local governments units in collaboration with relevant national government 
15 
agencies and other stakeholders to implement disaster risk reduction and 
16 
management and climate change action plans, programs, projects, and activities. 
17 
 
18 
 
SECTION 5. Powers and Functions of the Department. – The Department 
19 
shall exercise and perform the following functions: 
20 
 
21 
 
22 
Risk Reduction 
23 
 
24 
 
25 
a. Oversee, direct, and undertake programs and projects to identify, assess, 
26 
prioritize and localize hazards and risks in the country, in consultation 
27 
with 
national 
government 
agencies, 
local 
governments 
units, 
28 
communities, and stakeholders that shall be involved in disaster risk 
29 
reduction efforts. 
30 
b. Monitor and ensure the integration of disaster risk and vulnerability 
31 
reduction and management and climate change adaptation policies into 
32 
national development plans. 
33 
c. Design and implement an incentive system for greater private and public 
34 
investment, both local and national, in disaster risk reduction. 
35 
d. Oversee and ensure the mainstreaming of climate change adaptation and 
36 
disaster risk reduction in development planning, including disaster-
37 
proofing and climate-proofing of land use plans and the preparation of 
38 
contingency plans. 
39 
e. Create an enabling environment for the design of relevant and appropriate 
40 
risk-sharing and risk-transfer instruments. 
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f. Create an enabling environment that shall promote broader multi-
1 
stakeholder participation and integrate climate change mitigation, 
2 
adaptation, and disaster risk and vulnerability reduction. 
3 
g. Coordinate directly with local government units and private entities to 
4 
address climate vulnerabilities and disaster risk assessment (CVDRA) of 
5 
regions and provinces at the meso-scale, cities and municipalities at the 
6 
micro-scale, and barangays at the meta-scale. 
7 
h. Establish and monitor local and national capacity for disaster risk 
8 
financing and insurance and other risk transfer strategies in coordination 
9 
with the Department of Finance (DOF), the Government Service Insurance 
10 
System (GSIS), and the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP). 
11 
i. Formulate the National Disaster Resilience Framework, National Disaster 
12 
Resilience Plan, and the National Continuity Policy. 
13 
j. Oversee and direct the comprehensive implementation of disaster risk 
14 
reduction and climate change adaptation and mitigation policies, plans, 
15 
and programs, as embodied in the Disaster Resilience Framework and 
16 
Disaster Resilience Plan; 
17 
k. Coordinate directly with local government units and private entities to 
18 
address Disaster Risk Assessment (DRA) of regions and provinces at the 
19 
meso-scale, cities and municipalities at the micro-scale, and barangays at 
20 
the meta-scale. 
21 
l. Review and evaluate local disaster resilience plans and other local plans to 
22 
ensure their consistency with the Climate-Disaster Resilience Framework 
23 
and Plan; 
24 
m. Ensure that all disaster risk reduction programs, projects, and activities 
25 
requiring regional and international support shall be in accordance with 
26 
duly established national policies and aligned with international 
27 
agreements that the State is a party to; 
28 
 
29 
 
30 
Resilience, Framework and Plan; 
31 
 
32 
1. Ensure that all disaster risk reduction programs, projects, and activities 
33 
requiring regional and international support shall be in accordance with 
34 
duly established national policies and aligned with international 
35 
agreements that the State is a party to; 
36 
 
37 
Disaster Preparedness and Response 
38 
 
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a. Oversee and maintain a national early-warning and emergency alert 
1 
system that shall provide accurate, timely, and accessible information to 
2 
national and local emergency response organizations and the general 
3 
public. 
4 
b. Coordinate information-sharing and other risk reduction protocols 
5 
following the principle of interoperability among national government 
6 
agencies and local government units. 
7 
c. Establish and maintain a national humanitarian logistics system with a 
8 
network of warehouses, transport, and resources, including response 
9 
assets and disaster relief items, such as food and non-food items. 
10 
d. Exercise command and control over relevant government agencies, 
11 
including government-owned and controlled corporations, the Philippine 
12 
National Police and other law enforcement agencies, during an imminent 
13 
or actual disaster. Such command and control shall include the authority 
14 
to utilize available services, assets, equipment, personnel, facilities, and 
15 
other resources. 
16 
e. Call on the reserve force, as defined in Republic Act No. 7077, otherwise 
17 
known as the ”Citizen Armed Forces of the Philippines Reservist Act”,  to 
18 
assist in relief and rescue operations during disasters. 
19 
f. Work with the private sector and civil society organizations for assistance 
20 
with regard to the use of facilities and resources for the protection and 
21 
preservation of life and property. 
22 
g. Deploy rapid assessment teams composed of government personnel and 
23 
non-government stakeholders, gather information, and, guided by the 
24 
principle of inter-operability, coordinate information-sharing and other 
25 
disaster risk reduction and management protocols among national and 
26 
local government agencies before, during and after a disaster. 
27 
h. Establish a National Disaster Resilience Research and Training Center that 
28 
shall provide a ladderized training program on disaster risk and 
29 
vulnerability reduction and management for 
 DRRM 
and 
CCAM 
30 
professionals and other stakeholders in the public and private sector. It 
31 
shall assist local government units in cascading national and regional 
32 
training programs locally and conduct research programs to upgrade 
33 
knowledge and skills and document best practices thereon. It shall 
34 
ensure/oversee the mainstreaming of DRR trainings in academic 
35 
institutions in coordination with DepEd/CHED. The Research and 
36 
Training Center shall accredit disaster resilience trainers or instructors, 
37 
practitioners and institutions. 
38 
i. Monitor and support local government units in the management of 
39 
evacuation centers and ensure the welfare and dignity of internally-
40 
displaced persons. 
41 
j. Procure goods and services during emergencies, in accordance with 
42 
existing emergency procurement rules and regulations. 
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k. Issue special procurement and auditing rules for preparedness, response 
1 
and recovery activities including those prompted by a declaration of state 
2 
of calamity and a state of imminent disaster; 
3 
l. Assist in mobilizing the necessary resources to increase the overall 
4 
capacity of local government units, specifically those with low income and 
5 
situated in high-risk areas. 
6 
 
7 
Rehabilitation and Recovery 
8 
1. Prepare, organize, lead, implement, and manage post-disaster assessment 
9 
and recovery and rehabilitation programs, in coordination with the 
10 
affected local government units, national government agencies, and other 
11 
stakeholders. 
12 
2. Implement the cluster approach to expedite reconstruction efforts and 
13 
orchestrate and serve as the clearinghouse for the participation of assisting 
14 
actors in such efforts. 
15 
3. Ensure that the principle of Building Forward Better is applied to 
16 
rehabilitation and recovery efforts. 
17 
 
18 
Other Powers and Functions 
19 
 
20 
a. Establish the DDR Council Secretariat and an operating facility to be 
21 
known as the National Disaster Resilience Council Secretariat and 
22 
Operations Center (NDRCSOC) under the operational control of the 
23 
Secretary and functional supervision of the Operations Service that shall 
24 
be operated and staffed on a twenty-four (24) hour basis; 
25 
b. Establish and monitor local and national capacity for climate-disaster risk 
26 
financing and insurance and other risk transfer strategies in coordination 
27 
with the Department of Finance (DOF), the Government Service Insurance 
28 
System (GSIS), and the Land Bank of The Philippines (LBP). 
29 
c. Coordinate information-sharing and other disaster risk and vulnerability 
30 
reduction and climate change adaptation protocols following the principle 
31 
of interoperability among national government agencies and local 
32 
government units before, during, and after a disaster. Administer, oversee, 
33 
and monitor the utilization of National Disaster Resilience Fund (NDRF), 
34 
the Disaster Resilience Support Fund (DRSF) for third (3rd) to sixth (6th) 
35 
class provinces and municipalities, and other grants and donations for 
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20 
 
disaster risk reduction and management and climate change adaptation, 
1 
unless otherwise specified. 
2 
d. Receive, administer, mobilize, report and monitor and oversee the 
3 
utilization of the National Disaster Resilience Fund, recovery and 
4 
rehabilitation funds, and donations for disaster risk and reduction and 
5 
management, unless otherwise specified and subsequently subject to the 
6 
regular accounting and auditing procedures or COA rules and regulations; 
7 
e. Formulate and recommend the necessary guidelines and procedures on 
8 
NDRRM Fund and the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management 
9 
Fund (LDRRM Fund) releases, as well as utilization, accounting and 
10 
auditing thereof in consultation with DOF, DBM, and COA. 
11 
f. Use of advanced science and technologies in disaster risk reduction and 
12 
management by engaging, consulting with, employing and regularly 
13 
funding the academe or higher education and research institutions such as 
14 
the University of the Philippines Resilience Institute and the University of 
15 
the Philippines Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards Center or 
16 
other institutions that have a recognized and credible track record, as well 
17 
as the capacity to conceptualize and implement the science and 
18 
engineering 
requirements 
necessary 
for 
effective 
climate 
change 
19 
adaptation and disaster risk reduction. 
20 
g. Establish a Disaster resilience information system to facilitate the creation 
21 
of an integrated risk assessment platform that is built from the inputs of 
22 
government and private scientific and academic institutions, national 
23 
government agencies and local government units, local communities and 
24 
other stakeholders, and is able to provide readily accessible and actionable 
25 
information for purposes of risk governance and humanitarian action; 
26 
h. Develop the criteria and procedure for the enlistment of accredited 
27 
community disaster resilience volunteers (ACDRVs), and organize, train, 
28 
equip and supervise emergency response teams and ACVs, ensuring that 
29 
humanitarian workers have been given proper training and are equipped 
30 
with basic skills, including the management of the differentiated needs of 
31 
vulnerable and  marginalized groups child protection, gender-sensitive 
32 
case management and handling cases of gender-based violence in times of 
33 
disasters. It shall include a manual of operations for the volunteers which 
34 
shall be developed by the Department in consultation with various 
35 
stakeholders; 
36 
i. Create and continuously update, in consultation with stakeholders, a 
37 
manual of operations for accredited community disaster resilience 
38 
volunteers and institutions. 
39 
j. Perform  such  other  functions  as  may  be  necessary  for effective 
40 
operations and implementation of this Act. 
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CHAPTER III 
1 
GENERAL WELFARE AND EMERGENCY MEASURES 
2 
 
3 
 
SECTION 6. General Welfare. — The Department shall exercise the 
4 
powers expressly granted, those necessarily implied therefrom, as well as powers 
5 
necessary, appropriate or incidental for its efficient and effective governance, and 
6 
those which are essential to the promotion of the general welfare, such as the 
7 
implementation of emergency measures including preemptive and forced 
8 
evacuation, in anticipation of, during, and in the aftermath of emergencies, 
9 
hazards and disasters and only when there is imminent danger of loss of lives 
10 
and/or damage to property. 
11 
SECTION 7. Emergency Measures at the National Level. —The 
12 
Department may require the assistance of law enforcement agencies and the 
13 
uniformed services, such as the PNP and the AFP, as well as emergency 
14 
responders, to assist in the implementation of emergency measures. 
15 
SECTION 8. Emergency Measures at the Local Level.  
16 
1. Local government units shall enact an ordinance on and implement 
17 
through the LDRO the necessary and appropriate emergency measures, 
18 
including preemptive and forced evacuation, in anticipation of, during, 
19 
and in the aftermath of emergencies, hazards and disasters, and only when 
20 
there is imminent danger of loss of lives and/or damage to property. 
21 
2. Emergency measures, including preemptive and forced evacuation, shall 
22 
be carried out in a manner that is humane, respectful of the dignity and 
23 
culture of persons, without using disproportionate force, without 
24 
discrimination, and with conscious attention to the needs of vulnerable 
25 
and marginalized groups. 
26 
3. All measures shall be taken to inform the population, in a manner and 
27 
language that they can understand, of the need for emergency measures 
28 
and evacuation for their safety, as well as the location where they will be 
29 
taken and for how long they are going to stay there. Adequate evacuation 
30 
centers and transportation to and from the affected area shall be provided 
31 
by the local government. 
32 
SECTION 9. Hierarchy of Evacuation Measures. 
33 
a. Preemptive evacuation shall be the preferred and primary mode of 
34 
evacuation of people that will be affected by emergencies, hazards and 
35 
disasters. 
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b. Forced evacuation shall be considered as an emergency measure of last 
1 
resort that may be undertaken in anticipation of, during or after an 
2 
emergency, hazard or disaster and be carried out by the affected local 
3 
government in accordance with a duly issued order by the local chief 
4 
executive: Provided, That in case of the failure of the local government to 
5 
appropriately issue such order, the forced evacuation shall be 
6 
implemented by the Department, which may direct and compel the 
7 
assistance of law enforcement and other relevant national agencies to 
8 
implement said emergency measure. 
9 
 
10 
During such forced evacuation, government officials may direct and 
11 
compel the population to be affected or is currently affected by an 
12 
emergency, hazard or disaster to relocate to safer locations for their own 
13 
safety. 
14 
SECTION 10. Release from Liability in Case of Refusal to Evacuate 
15 
1. Any person who willfully and deliberately disregards or opposes the 
16 
order of forced evacuation issued by the local chief executive or the 
17 
Department, releases the local government or the Department from any 
18 
liability for injury, death, damage to or loss of property attributed to said 
19 
disobedience. 
20 
2. During evacuation, priority assistance shall be given to the vulnerable 
21 
groups and persons who willfully comply with the order of forced 
22 
evacuation. 
23 
SECTION 11. Inspection and Implementation Powers. - The Department 
24 
shall have inspection, visitorial and examining authority over government and 
25 
non-governmental entities to ensure that all funds and assets allocated for 
26 
disaster resilience are actually used for said purposes. The Department shall 
27 
likewise have the power to inspect and examine the status of projects and 
28 
programs being undertaken in furtherance of disaster resilience efforts. 
29 
Whenever it becomes necessary, the Department may assume responsibility over 
30 
the implementation of and directly implement any program or project in 
31 
anticipation of, during, and in the aftermath of emergencies, hazards and 
32 
disasters. 
33 
 
34 
SECTION 12. Utilization of Private Property for Public Purpose. — The 
35 
Department shall have the power to utilize any private property for urgent 
36 
public purpose in anticipation of, during, and in the aftermath of emergencies, 
37 
hazards and disasters and only when there is imminent danger of loss of lives 
38 
and/or damage to property, subject to payment of just compensation in 
39 
appropriate cases. 
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1 
SECTION 13. Emergency Powers. — Whenever it becomes necessary, the 
2 
Department, subject to the approval of the President, may call on the AFP or the 
3 
PNP, in coordination with the Secretary of National Defense and the Secretary of 
4 
the Interior and Local Government, to prevent or suppress lawless violence and 
5 
ensure the protection and preservation of life or property in anticipation of, 
6 
during, and in the aftermath of emergencies, hazards and disasters.  
7 
 
8 
Whenever warranted by circumstances, the department may call upon 
9 
other agencies and instrumentalities of the government, as well as non-
10 
government and for the protection and preservation of life and/or property in 
11 
anticipation of, during, and in the aftermath of emergencies, hazards and 
12 
disasters. Private organizations, for assistance in the use of their facilities and 
13 
resources. 
14 
 
15 
 
16 
SECTION 14. Emergency Arrangements. — The Department shall have 
17 
the power to negotiate, enter into, institutionalize and coordinate arrangements 
18 
with any private person or juridical entity for the purpose of ensuring the 
19 
adequate and prompt availability of all goods and services necessary in 
20 
anticipation of, during, and in the aftermath of emergencies, hazards and 
21 
disasters and only when there is imminent danger of loss of lives and/or damage 
22 
to property. 
23 
 
24 
 
25 
CHAPTER IV 
26 
 
27 
ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT 
28 
 
29 
SECTION 15. Office of the Department Secretary. – (a) The Department 
30 
shall be headed by a Secretary with the rank and emoluments of a Cabinet 
31 
Secretary. The Secretary shall be appointed by the President, subject to 
32 
confirmation by the Commission on Appointments. 
33 
 
34 
All appointees shall be universally acknowledged and recognized experts 
35 
in the field of disaster risk reduction and management and climate change and of 
36 
proven honesty and integrity. 
37 
 
38 
SECTION 16. Powers and Functions of the Secretary. – The Secretary of 
39 
the Department shall exercise the following powers and functions: 
40 
 
41 
a. Establish policies and standards for the effective, efficient, and 
42 
economical operation of the Department in accordance with the 
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24 
 
programs of the Government; 
1 
b. Exercise executive direction over the operations of the Department and 
2 
administrative supervision over its attached agencies. 
3 
c. Manage the financial and human resources of the Department. 
4 
d. Appoint officers and employees of the Department, except presidential 
5 
appointees, in accordance with civil service law, rules, and regulations. 
6 
e. Exercise disciplinary authority over officers and employees of the 
7 
Department in accordance with law. 
8 
f. Call upon any and all agencies and instrumentalities of the State as 
9 
well as nongovernment and civic organizations for assistance in terms 
10 
of the use of their facilities and resources for the protection and 
11 
preservation of life and properties in the whole range of disaster risk 
12 
reduction and management and climate change adaptation. This 
13 
Department includes the power to call on the reserve force as defined 
14 
in Republic Act No. 7077 to assist in relief and rescue during disasters 
15 
or calamities; 
16 
g. Create regional and field offices and such other service units and 
17 
divisions as may be necessary; and 
18 
h. Advise the President on the promulgation of executive and 
19 
administrative issuances and the formulation of regulatory and 
20 
legislative proposals on matters pertaining to disaster resilience. 
21 
i. Serve as the Vice-Chairperson of the Climate Change Commission. 
22 
j. In coordination with the Department of Foreign Affairs, represent the 
23 
Philippines in the climate change negotiations and articulate the 
24 
national contribution to global, regional, and other inter-governmental 
25 
disaster risk reduction and humanitarian platforms. 
26 
k. Call upon the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine 
27 
National Police to render assistance in disaster-affected areas. 
28 
l. Perform such other functions as may be necessary or proper to attain 
29 
the objectives of this Act. 
30 
 
31 
SECTION 17. Organizational Structure, Functions and Management. – 
32 
The Department shall be composed of the following officials and offices: 
33 
 
34 
1. The Secretary, as provided for under this Act; 
35 
2. Five (5) Undersecretaries, to be appointed by the President, who shall 
36 
assist the Secretary in administering the affairs of the Department, one 
37 
to be responsible for Resilience, one to be responsible for Policy and 
38 
Governance, one to be responsible for Operations, one to be 
39 
responsible for Administration and Finance, and the Senior 
40 
Undersecretary. The Undersecretaries shall have functional and 
41 
operational supervision over the bureaus, divisions, offices and units 
42 
assigned to their respective functional areas; 
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3. Ten (10) Assistant Secretaries, to be appointed by the President, who 
1 
shall assist the Secretary in administering the affairs of the Department 
2 
to be responsible for overall staff supervision, Internal Audit, 
3 
Administration, 
Disaster 
Resilience 
Fund 
Management, 
Fiscal 
4 
Management, Operations, Mobilization, Plans and Programs, Legal, 
5 
Project Management and Sustainable Development; 
6 
4. Eleven (11) Service Directors  who shall head the following Services: 
7 
the Administrative and Financial Management Service, the Logistics 
8 
and Resource Management Service, the Operations Service, the 
9 
Responders Management Service, the Policy Development and 
10 
Development Service, the Capacity Building and Training Service, the 
11 
Legal Affairs and Compliance Service, the Disaster Risk Reduction 
12 
Service, the Climate Change Service, the Recovery and Reconstruction 
13 
Service, and the Strategic Communications Service; 
14 
5. The Administrative and Financial Management Service shall provide 
15 
the Department with economical, efficient and effective services 
16 
relating to human resource management and development, financial 
17 
management and general administration services to support civil 
18 
defense and disaster risk reduction and management operations and 
19 
functions. 
20 
6. The Logistics and Resource Management Service shall be responsible 
21 
for the efficient and effective management of all the assets and 
22 
resources of the Department; the efficient and effective gathering, 
23 
maintenance and updating of a database of pertinent assets and 
24 
resources belonging to any and all agencies and instrumentalities of 
25 
the Government, as well as non-government and civic organizations in 
26 
support of operational readiness for utilization by the Department; and 
27 
the procurement of necessary assets and resources to be maintained 
28 
and utilized by the Department. 
29 
7. The Operations Service shall be responsible for formulating, 
30 
implementing and monitoring the operational plans of the Department 
31 
and ensuring its operational readiness, as well as the effective 
32 
functional management of the Emergency Management Operations 
33 
Center. 
34 
8. The Responders Management Service shall be responsible for the 
35 
efficient and effective gathering, management, and updating of a 
36 
national roster of individuals and groups from the civilian sector, 
37 
volunteer organizations, uniformed services and the reserve force in 
38 
support of operational readiness for utilization by the Department. 
39 
9. The Policy Development and Planning Service shall be responsible for 
40 
providing responsive, efficient and effective services relating to 
41 
research, planning, programming, budgeting, project development, 
42 
and policy formulation of civil defense and disaster risk reduction and 
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management projects and activities. 
1 
10. The Capacity-Building and Training Service shall be responsible for 
2 
building and developing the capacity of the Department’s personnel, 
3 
civil defense practitioners, communities and other stakeholders.   
4 
11. The Legal Affairs and Compliance Service shall provide legal advice to 
5 
the Department; interpret laws and rules affecting the administration 
6 
and operations of the Department; prepare and review contracts and 
7 
instruments to which the Department is a party; interpret provisions of 
8 
contracts covering work involving the Department; and monitor the 
9 
compliance with regulatory and reportorial matters involving the 
10 
Department. 
11 
12. The Disaster Risk Reduction Service shall be responsible for reducing 
12 
disaster risks through systematic efforts and programs of the 
13 
Department to analyze and reduce the causal factors of disasters such 
14 
as exposure to hazards, lessening vulnerability of people and property, 
15 
wise management of land and the environment, and improving 
16 
preparedness and early warning for adverse events are all examples of 
17 
disaster risk reduction. 
18 
13. The Climate Change Service shall lead in the development and 
19 
mainstreaming of evidence-based climate adaptation and mitigation 
20 
policies of the Department through optimum coordination among key 
21 
stakeholders towards achieving a climate-resilient and climate-smart 
22 
Philippines 
with 
healthy, 
safe, 
prosperous, 
and 
self-reliant 
23 
communities. 
24 
14. The Rehabilitation and Recovery Management Service shall provide 
25 
responsive, efficient and effective services relating to the formulation 
26 
of standards for rehabilitation and recovery programs, projects, 
27 
activities, and their subsequent implementation. 
28 
15. The Strategic Communications Service shall be responsible for the 
29 
formulation and implementation of the strategic communications plans 
30 
and programs of the Department; serve as the public affairs arm of the 
31 
Department tasked with directing, supervising and controlling the 
32 
Department’s public information programs and activities as well as 
33 
establishing and maintaining rapport with the media and the general 
34 
public. 
35 
16. Divisions, units and offices as may be created by the Department and 
36 
whose officers and employees shall be appointed in accordance with 
37 
civil service law, rules, and regulations; 
38 
17. The National Climate and Disaster Resilience Research, Education, and 
39 
Training Institute under the Capacity Building and Training Service, to 
40 
be headed by a Director with the rank of Director IV; 
41 
18. Regional and other field Offices of the Department that shall be 
42 
established in each administrative region, each to be headed by a 
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Regional Director with the rank of Director IV; 
1 
19. Bureaus that are under the supervision and control of the Department; 
2 
20. Seconded personnel from relevant agencies and detailed service from 
3 
the uniformed services, as appropriate; and 
4 
21. Grievance desks in every region, which shall serve as a referral 
5 
mechanism and shall work jointly with relevant agencies, to receive 
6 
complaints from the public regarding violations of this Act. It shall 
7 
assist the complainant in the gathering of relevant documentation and 
8 
other evidence to support said complaint. The grievance desk shall 
9 
facilitate the forwarding of the complaint to the appropriate office 
10 
within fifteen (15) days from receipt thereof, and shall provide timely 
11 
feedback and updates regarding the status of the complaint. The 
12 
grievance desk shall use the best available technology to ensure that 
13 
complaints are endorsed to the proper office and are addressed in a 
14 
timely manner. 
15 
22. Seconded personnel from relevant agencies and detailed service from 
16 
the AFP, as appropriate. 
17 
 
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19 
CHAPTER V 
20 
 
21 
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION 
22 
 
23 
 
SECTION 18. Fiscal Management. – The Department shall manage all 
24 
funds appropriated to it by Congress and from other sources. This shall include 
25 
all donations, as contemplated under the succeeding paragraph, subject to 
26 
provisions of Section 3, paragraph (D) of Article 9, of the 1987 Constitution on the 
27 
auditing powers of the Commission on Audit. 
28 
 
29 
 
SECTION 19. Donation. –  
30 
 
31 
a.  The Department shall have the power to receive donations and grants 
32 
from any person, government institution, corporation, international 
33 
organization and other similar entities, and the power to recommend the 
34 
procurement of developmental assistance for the purpose of disaster risk 
35 
and vulnerability reduction and management and climate change 
36 
adaptation. 
37 
 
38 
b.  It shall be mandatory for the Department to acknowledge and certify the 
39 
receipt of all DDR grant and donated funds and ensure their judicious 
40 
management including their proper and accurate audit reporting to 
41 
constituents. 
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c.  The importation and donation of food, clothing, medicine and equipment 
1 
for relief and recovery and other disaster management and recovery-
2 
related supplies is hereby authorized in accordance with, Section 800, 
3 
Chapter 1, Title 8, of Republic Act No. 10863, otherwise known as the 
4 
“Customs and Tariff Modernization Act”, as amended, and the prevailing 
5 
provisions of the General Appropriations Act covering national internal 
6 
revenue taxes and import duties of national and local government 
7 
agencies; 
8 
 
9 
All importations and donations under Section 11 (c) of Republic Act No. 
10 
10863, otherwise known as the “Customs Modernization and Tariff Act 
11 
(CTMA)” shall be considered as importation or donation to the 
12 
Department, subject to the approval of the Office of the President. 
13 
 
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15 
CHAPTER VI 
16 
 
17 
WHOLE OF GOVERNMENT AND WHOLE OF NATION APPROACH 
18 
 
19 
 
20 
 
SECTION 20. National Disaster Resilience Council. – 
21 
 
22 
1. There is hereby created the National Disaster Resilience Council (NDRC), 
23 
which shall serve as the policy advisory body to the Department on 
24 
disaster risk reduction and management and climate change adaptation, 
25 
consistent with the policies and scope as defined in this Act. 
26 
2. The NDRC shall be chaired by the Secretary of Disaster Resilience and 
27 
shall be composed of the following: 
28 
a. Secretary of Science and Technology; 
29 
b. Secretary of the Interior and Local Government; 
30 
c. Secretary of Social Welfare and Development: 
31 
d. Secretary of National Defense; 
32 
e. Director-General of the National Economic and Development 
33 
Authority; 
34 
f. Secretary of Health; 
35 
g. Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources; 
36 
h. Secretary of Agriculture; 
37 
i. Secretary of Education; 
38 
j. Secretary of Energy; 
39 
k. Secretary of Finance; 
40 
l. Secretary of Trade and Industry; 
41 
m. Secretary of Transportation; 
42 
n. Secretary of Budget and Management; 
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o. Secretary of Public Works and Highways; 
1 
p. Secretary of Foreign Affairs; 
2 
q. Secretary of Justice 
3 
r. Secretary of Labor and Employment; 
4 
s. Secretary of Tourism; 
5 
t. Secretary of Human Settlements and Urban Development 
6 
u. Secretary of Information and Communications Technology; 
7 
v. Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process; 
8 
w. Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education; 
9 
x. Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines; 
10 
y. Chief of the Philippine National Police; 
11 
z. Head of the Presidential Communications Operations Office; 
12 
aa. Secretary-General of the Philippine National Red Cross; 
13 
bb. Chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights; 
14 
cc. Executive Director of the Council for Welfare of Children; 
15 
dd. Lead Convenor of the National Anti-Poverty Commission; 
16 
ee. Chairperson of the Philippine Commission on Women; 
17 
ff. Chairperson of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating 
18 
Council; 
19 
gg. Chairperson of the National Council for Disability Affairs; 
20 
hh. Chairperson of the National Commission on Indigenous Filipinos; 
21 
ii. Chairperson of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos; 
22 
jj. Chairperson of the National Youth Commission; 
23 
kk. President of the Government Service Insurance System; 
24 
ll. President of the Social Security System; 
25 
mm. President of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation; 
26 
nn. President of the Home Development Mutual Fund; 
27 
oo. President of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines; 
28 
pp. President of the League of Provinces of the Philippines; 
29 
qq. President of the League of Cities of the Philippines; 
30 
rr. President of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines; 
31 
ss. President of the Liga ng mga Barangays; 
32 
tt. Maximum of six (6) representatives from the academia and other 
33 
relevant research institutions; 
34 
uu. Maximum of six (6) representatives from the Civil Society 
35 
Organizations; and 
36 
vv. Maximum of six (6) representatives from the private sector. 
37 
 
38 
3. Composition – The Council is hereby organized into five (5) clusters, 
39 
namely, Disaster Prevention and Mitigation to be led by DOST, Disaster 
40 
Preparedness to be led by DILG, Disaster Response by DSWD, Logistics 
41 
led by DND,  and Recovery and Sustainable Development led by NEDA. 
42 
4. Technical Management Advisory Group – The Department may 
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constitute, as the need arises, a technical management advisory group 
1 
from the different stakeholders, that shall coordinate and meet with the 
2 
Department as often as necessary to effectively manage and sustain 
3 
national efforts on disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and 
4 
emergency management, and climate change adaptation and mitigation; 
5 
and 
6 
5. Guidelines for the Department of Disaster Resilience Fund (DDRF) and 
7 
Local Disaster Resilience Fund (LDRF) – The Department shall provide the 
8 
necessary guidelines and procedures on the DDRF and the LDRF releases 
9 
as well as utilization, accounting and auditing thereof. 
10 
 
11 
 
12 
 
13 
SECTION 21. Monitoring, Reporting and Validation 
14 
 
15 
a. Monitoring and Reporting. On or before the last quarter of the preceding 
16 
year, member-agencies of the National Disaster Resilience Council shall 
17 
submit to the Department through the Council Secretariat their respective 
18 
DDR annual work and financial plans (AWFPs) for the next year. The 
19 
AWFPS shall be based on the DDR Plan. 
20 
 
21 
The member-agencies shall submit to the Secretariat quarterly progress 
22 
reports of their implementation of the AWFPs within thirty (30) days from 
23 
the end of each quarter. 
24 
 
25 
The Department is likewise accountable, liable and responsible for 
26 
monitoring and requiring the appropriate implementation of remedial 
27 
measures by member-agencies of the Council during a state of calamity. It 
28 
shall have the authority and power to require reports from the appropriate 
29 
member-agencies regarding implementation of such measures. 
30 
 
31 
b. Validation. The Secretary shall require the submission of reports from 
32 
LGUs to validate the progress reports of the Council member-agencies. 
33 
Submission shall be through the local field offices of the DDR. 
34 
 
35 
Every two (2) years, the implementation of the Climate-Disaster Resilience 
36 
Plan (CDRP) and utilization of the Local Disaster Resilience Fund (LDRF) 
37 
of each province, LGUs, independent city shall be evaluated by the 
38 
Regional Disaster Resilience Council (RDRC) based on appropriate 
39 
criteria, such as the award, recognition, citation criteria for provinces, 
40 
cities and municipalities, barangay and stakeholders. 
41 
 
42 
1. The Regional Disaster Resilience Councils (RDRC) – 
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The Regional Disaster Resilience Councils (RDRCs) shall coordinate, 
1 
integrate, supervise, and evaluate the activities of the LDRCs. It shall be 
2 
accountable, responsible and liable for ensuring climate-disaster risk 
3 
sensitive and inclusive regional development plans, and in case of 
4 
emergencies shall convene the different regional line agencies and 
5 
authorities, concerned institutions, developmental partners and multiple 
6 
stakeholders. 
7 
 
8 
The Regional Directors of the Department shall serve as chairpersons   of 
9 
the RDRCs and the Regional Directors of the DSWD, the DILG, and the 
10 
NEDA shall serve as cluster heads. In the case of the Bangsamoro 
11 
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, the Chief Minister shall be the 
12 
RDRC Chairperson. In the case of Metro Manila, the MDRC shall be 
13 
headed by the Chairperson of the Metro Manila Development Authority 
14 
(MMDA). 
15 
 
16 
The RDRCs shall establish the RDRC Secretariat and operating facility to 
17 
be known as the Regional Disaster Resilience Council Secretariat and 
18 
Operations Center (RDRC). The RDRCs shall be composed of concerned 
19 
regional agencies, offices, LGUs and other multiple stakeholders. 
20 
 
21 
1. LDRC Budgetary Requirements of LDRO – The budgetary requirements 
22 
for personal services, maintenance and other operating expenditures, and 
23 
capital outlay of the LDRO shall be sourced from the General Fund of the 
24 
LGU, subject to Section 76 of Republic Act No. 7160, as amended, 
25 
otherwise known as the “Local Government Code of 1991, as amended. 
26 
The enforcement of Sections 325(a) and 331(b) of Republic Act No. 7160, as 
27 
amended shall be waived to enable the LGUs to fund the initial year 
28 
requirements for the creation of the minimum five (5) mandatory positions 
29 
of the LDRO. 
30 
 
31 
Other maintenance and operating expenditures, and other capital outlay 
32 
requirements of the LDRO in the implementation of disaster risk and 
33 
vulnerability reduction management and climate change adaptation 
34 
programs shall be charged to the Local Climate-Disaster Resilience Fund 
35 
of the LGUs. 
36 
 
37 
2. Establish linkage or network with other LGUs for disaster risk and 
38 
vulnerability reduction, climate change adaptation and emergency 
39 
response purposes; 
40 
 
41 
3. Recommend through the LDRC, the enactment of local ordinances 
42 
consistent with the requirements of this Act; 
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1 
4. Establish a Provincial City, Municipal, and Barangay Climate and Disaster 
2 
Resilience Operations Center; and 
3 
 
4 
5. Encourage Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations OCCs to 
5 
establish their own Climate and Disaster Resilience Operations Center 
6 
within their territories. 
7 
 
8 
SECTION 22. Synergy with Stakeholders. – The Department shall ensure 
9 
seamless synergy and coordination with stakeholders, including CSOs, the 
10 
academe, and the private sector, in relation to disaster resilience programs and 
11 
projects and the development and promotion of research, education, and training 
12 
mechanism with relevant stakeholders. The Department shall establish a 
13 
platform, paradigm, and mechanisms for convergence and coordination with 
14 
stakeholders, including the development of standards, protocols, and procedures 
15 
for collaboration for disaster resilience. 
16 
 
17 
SECTION 23. Establishment of Multi-Stakeholders Convergence Unit. – 
18 
The Department, with the assistance of other relevant government agencies and 
19 
stakeholders, shall establish a Multi-Stakeholders Convergence Unit (MSCU), 
20 
which shall align the disaster resilience efforts of the private sector, CSOs, 
21 
academe, and other stakeholders with the Department by assisting, coordinating, 
22 
or 
providing 
services 
that 
strengthen 
public-private 
cooperation 
and 
23 
coordination in disaster resilience, including the following: 
24 
 
25 
a. Establishment and implementation of business continuity practices to 
26 
ensure the continued delivery of products and services, in the event of 
27 
disasters. 
28 
b. Establishment and implementation of a National Continuity Policy to 
29 
ensure service continuity during power and utilities interruptions, 
30 
emergencies, and disasters and ensure the quick return to full operations. 
31 
c. Establishment, incorporation, and application of business continuity plans 
32 
as part of the disaster resilience plans of local government units. 
33 
d. Facilitation or assistance in obtaining or processing incentives for the 
34 
private sector or other non-government stakeholders. 
35 
e. Preparation and facilitating the issuance of micro, small, and medium 
36 
enterprises (MSMEs), such as mechanisms involving procurement and 
37 
liquidity to create enabling environments for disaster preparedness and 
38 
recovery. 
39 
 
40 
The MSCU shall establish a platform that includes, among others, a 
41 
database for monitoring and coordinating efforts and resources of 
42 
stakeholders. 
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1 
CHAPTER VII 
2 
 
3 
DISASTER RISK AND VULNERABILITY REDUCTION AND CLIMATE 
4 
CHANGE ADAPTATION MAINSTRWAMING, INTEGRATION AND 
5 
CONVERGENCE 
6 
 
7 
 
SECTION 24. Integration of DRR and Climate Change Adaptation in the 
8 
Climate and Disaster Resilience Framework and Plan. – The existing National 
9 
Disaster Resilience Framework and plan and the National Climate Change 
10 
Strategic Framework and Plan shall be enhanced by the Climate and Disaster 
11 
Resilience Framework and plan which  provides for the comprehensive 
12 
probabilistic multi-hazards, multi-scenario, multi-sectorial, resilience-building,  
13 
and  community risk-based   approach and management of disaster and climate  
14 
risk, and provide for the integration of disaster risk and vulnerability reduction 
15 
and climate change adaptation, as well as the mainstreaming in other sectoral 
16 
policies. It shall be reviewed every three (3) years. 
17 
 
18 
The Climate and Disaster Resilience Plan shall provide for the following:  
19 
1.  Identification of the underlying factors of risk, or the nature and degree of 
20 
hazards, vulnerabilities,  exposures and capacities, which need to be 
21 
managed at the national level;  
22 
2.  Disaster risk and vulnerabilities reduction and management approaches 
23 
and strategies to be applied in managing said hazards and risks;  
24 
3. Agency roles, responsibilities, and lines of authority at all government 
25 
levels; and  
26 
4. Vertical and horizontal coordination of climate change adaptation, disaster 
27 
risk and vulnerability reduction and management before, during, and 
28 
after a disaster. The Climate and disaster resilience plan shall be in 
29 
conformity with the framework. 
30 
 
31 
The climate and disaster resilience framework and plan for climate-
32 
disaster risk governance, climate vulnerability assessment, risk assessment 
33 
and risk management shall be formulated and jointly approved by the 
34 
NDRC and the CCC. 
35 
 
36 
SECTION 25. Ecosystem-Based Approach to Prevention and Mitigation, 
37 
Rehabilitation and Recovery from Disaster. – The Department shall ensure the 
38 
application of ecosystems-based approaches in disaster risk and vulnerability 
39 
reduction and  climate change adaptation, particularly through ecosystem 
40 
management and restoration as defined    in this Act, and ensuring that 
41 
environmental and natural resource policies are risk-informed. 
42 
 
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1 
CHAPTER VIII 
2 
 
3 
CLIMATE AND DISASTER RESEARCH EDUCATION, AND TRAINING 
4 
INSTITUTE 
5 
 
6 
 
SECTION 26. Creation of the Climate and Disaster Research, Education, 
7 
and Training Institute. –  
8 
 
9 
a. Within one (1) year from approval of this Act, the Department shall 
10 
establish the Climate and Disaster Research, Education, and Training 
11 
Institute in collaboration with higher education institutions and Private 
12 
and State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) which shall be a world-class 
13 
center of excellence for learning and research in the field of disaster risk 
14 
and vulnerability reduction and management and climate change 
15 
adaptation; 
16 
b. The Climate and Disaster Research, Education, and Training Institute shall 
17 
be headed by a Director. The organizational structure and staffing pattern 
18 
shall be determined by the Department in consultation with the DBM and 
19 
in accordance with civil service laws, rules and regulations. 
20 
c. The Climate and Disaster Research, Education, and Training Institute shall 
21 
have the following functions: 
22 
 
23 
1. Establish regional branches as well as provincial, city or municipal 
24 
branches if deemed necessary, to train individuals from the public and 
25 
private sectors in the fields of disaster risk and vulnerability reduction 
26 
and management, climate change adaptation, and ecosystem 
27 
management and restoration, among others; 
28 
2. Develop and implement an inclusive and ladderized curricula on 
29 
climate change adaptation, and disaster risk and vulnerability 
30 
reduction and management; 
31 
3. Develop research programs and a knowledge management system on 
32 
climate change adaptation and disaster risk and vulnerability 
33 
reduction management for the purpose of  innovation and capacity  
34 
building  and  development; 
35 
4. Partner with public and private academic and research institutions, the 
36 
private sector, civil society, community-based  disaster risk and 
37 
vulnerability reduction management and climate change adaptation  
38 
practitioners, and  other  relevant sectors in developing research 
39 
opportunities and programs on climate vulnerability and disaster risk 
40 
assessment; 
41 
5. Establish 
a 
resource 
center 
for 
information, 
education 
and 
42 
communication materials, research, publications, best work practices, 
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lessons identified and learned, and other knowledge products on 
1 
disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and management, and climate 
2 
change adaptation; 
3 
6. Consolidate and prepare information, education and communication 
4 
and training materials or publications to assist disaster risk and 
5 
vulnerability reduction and management, and climate change 
6 
adaptation practitioners in the planning and implementation of their 
7 
plans, programs, projects and activities; 
8 
7. Organize and recognize a community of climate change adaptation 
9 
and disaster risk reduction and management practitioners; and 
10 
8. Accredit, recognize, monitor and evaluate climate change adaptation, 
11 
disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and management training 
12 
institutions. 
13 
 
14 
d. Financial Support to the Center: 
15 
 
16 
1. The budget for the Climate and Disaster Resilience Research and Training 
17 
Center shall be sourced from the annual General Appropriations Act. 
18 
2. The Department shall assist in the establishment of Research and Training 
19 
Centers at the provincial, city, and municipal governments, as 
20 
appropriate. The funding for such local Climate and Disaster Research and 
21 
Training Centers may be sourced from the eighty (80%) percent portion of 
22 
the LDRF and other financial sources of the local government unit 
23 
concerned. 
24 
 
25 
 
26 
CHAPTER IX 
27 
 
28 
INTEGRATION MAINSTREAMING CLIMATE AND DISASTER 
29 
RESILIENCE INFORMATION, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNICATION 
30 
CONVERGENCE 
31 
 
32 
 
33 
 
SECTION 27. The Department shall establish a National and Regional 
34 
Information Management System for Climate and Disaster Resilience. It shall 
35 
constitute a physical central database of all disaster risk reduction and climate 
36 
change data, including a geographic information system on geo-hazard 
37 
assessments and climate risk. It shall be the repository of current and multi-
38 
temporal information for wide-scale disaster risk analysis and climate change 
39 
vulnerability assessment. The CDRIMS shall at all times be made available to the 
40 
Emergency Operations Center of the National and Regional Climate and Disaster 
41 
Resilience Council (NRCDRC) development partners and multi-stakeholders to 
42 
access critical information and ensure that the collection processing, analysis and 
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dissemination of information is timely, reliable and accurate to support overall 
1 
decision making and effective coordination both at the national and sub-national 
2 
level. 
3 
 
4 
 
SECTION 28. Disaster Resilience and Climate Change Education and 
5 
Training. –  
6 
 
7 
a. The Department of Education, CHED, and Technical Education and Skills 
8 
Development Authority (TESDA), in coordination with the National  
9 
Youth Commission (NYC), the Department of Science  and Technology 
10 
(DOST), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), 
11 
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of 
12 
Health (DOH), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), 
13 
and other relevant agencies, developmental institutions, and non-
14 
government organizations shall integrate disaster risk and vulnerability 
15 
reduction and climate change adaptation education in the school curricula 
16 
at all levels of education, from K to12 to tertiary levels, including the early 
17 
and adult learning programs, National Service Training Program (NSTP), 
18 
and education for children and persons with special needs, whether 
19 
private or public, including formal and non-formal, technical-vocational, 
20 
indigenous learning, out-of-school youth courses and programs, and other 
21 
channels 
of 
educational 
integration, 
including 
media, 
church, 
22 
entertainment centers (malls), international and domestic airports and 
23 
transport terminals. 
24 
b. The Civil Service Commission (CSC), Professional Regulatory Commission 
25 
(PRC), and other licensure bodies shall integrate disaster risk and 
26 
vulnerability reduction management and climate change adaptation 
27 
questions in all professional and licensure examinations. 
28 
c. In coordination with the Department and the Disaster Resilience Research 
29 
and Training Institute shall develop a curriculum for courses or subjects 
30 
specific to disaster risk and vulnerability reduction management and 
31 
climate change adaptation, and shall mandate all tertiary learning 
32 
institutions to offer these subjects. 
33 
d. The Parents and Teachers Community Associations shall initiate, support, 
34 
and participate in disaster risk and vulnerability reduction management 
35 
and climate change adaptation related activities in schools and host 
36 
communities. 
37 
e. The DepEd, the CHED, and the Technical Education and Skills 
38 
Development Authority (TESDA) and other developmental institutions, 
39 
community-based 
practitioners 
and 
organized 
non-governmental 
40 
organizations shall formulate and institutionalize flexible learning options 
41 
such as online modules, supplemental learning materials, resources and 
42 
platforms, as part of its climate change adaptation, disaster risk and 
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vulnerability reduction and governance, analysis, and management 
1 
strategy. 
2 
f. The DepEd, CHED, TESDA, developmental institutions and community-
3 
based organizations shall regularly review, monitor, evaluate and report 
4 
to 
the 
Council 
the 
status 
of 
integration, 
mainstreaming 
and 
5 
implementation of climate change adaptation, disaster risk and 
6 
vulnerability reduction and management in public-private schools and 
7 
other learning institutions. 
8 
g. The LDROs shall form formal partnerships with tertiary learning 
9 
institutions within their respective jurisdictions to provide standard and 
10 
ladderized training programs for LGU officials and other disaster risk and 
11 
vulnerability reduction management and climate change adaptation. 
12 
h. The DRC, the RDRCs, the LDRCs, the LDROs, the BDRCs, and the  
13 
Sangguniang Kabataan shall encourage the community, specifically the 
14 
youth, participation in disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and 
15 
climate change adaptation activities, such as Information, Education and 
16 
Communication (IEC) Campaigns organizing quick response groups, 
17 
particularly in identified disaster-prone areas, as well as the inclusion of 
18 
DRVR-climate change adaptation programs as part of programs and 
19 
projects of the Sangguniang  Kabataan,  youth organizations and 
20 
community-based disaster risk and vulnerability reduction management 
21 
and anticipatory adaptation initiatives. 
22 
i. There shall be a mandatory training climate change adaptation-DRVR for 
23 
public and private sector employees, including teachers and Climate-
24 
Disaster Resilience Coordinators from both the public and private learning 
25 
institutions, shall be trained in emergency preparedness and response in 
26 
compliance with the provisions of this Act. 
27 
 
28 
SECTION 29. Standard Mechanism for Cascading Information, Education 
29 
and Communication on Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk and 
30 
Vulnerability Reduction Management. –  
31 
 
32 
1. The DRC shall promote and advocate a culture of resilience and 
33 
responsible-accountable, liable and responsible citizenship through 
34 
information, education and communication that is appropriate, integrated, 
35 
calibrated, inclusive, localized, science- and risk-based, gender, culture 
36 
and disability sensitive and accessible using multimedia. Information, 
37 
education, and communication on climate change adaptation and disaster 
38 
risk and vulnerability reduction management should be compelling but 
39 
not alarming. 
40 
2. The NDRC shall formulate a Strategic Risk Communications Plan to 
41 
encompass the entirety of disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and 
42 
climate change adaptation to achieve the desired behavioral and 
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attitudinal change towards responsible citizenship and culture of 
1 
resilience. It shall serve as a reference on continuous awareness raising 
2 
and education at all levels of the government and multiple stakeholders. 
3 
3. A Climate and Disaster Resilience Information Officer shall be designated 
4 
at all levels of the Department to ensure implementation of the disaster 
5 
risk and vulnerability reduction and management and climate change 
6 
adaptation information, education, and communication campaign and 
7 
shall serve as the primary coordinator for the dissemination of 
8 
information, education, and communication on climate change adaptation 
9 
and disaster risk and vulnerability reduction management. 
10 
 
11 
SECTION 30. Declaration of Imminent Disaster. – The DDR shall provide 
12 
guidance and operating guidelines to LDRCs for the declaration of imminent 
13 
disaster in their respective areas which shall allow them to implement 
14 
preemptive measures and use their quick response funds in order to save lives 
15 
and minimize damage to property, loss of livelihood and other assets; 
16 
 
17 
SECTION 31. Flash Appeal or Appeal for International Assistance. – 
18 
Upon consultation with the NDRC and in cognizance of the urgency, criticality 
19 
and intensity of an imminent risk, the DDR shall issue a flash appeal to the 
20 
family of nations, under regional and multilateral conventions, for assistance in 
21 
preparedness including preemptive measures, search, rescue and retrieval, relief, 
22 
recovery, and reconstruction. 
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24 
 
25 
CHAPTER X 
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27 
CLIMATE AND DISASTER RISK INSURANCE AND INCENTIVES 
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29 
 
30 
SECTION 32. Climate and Disaster Risk Transfer, Insurance and Social 
31 
Welfare – 
32 
 
33 
a. The Department shall oversee all climate and disaster risk-sharing and 
34 
risk-transfer instruments and other related initiatives to ensure the 
35 
protection of property and livelihood, both public and private. 
36 
b. The Department shall ensure the mandatory insurance of all assets and 
37 
properties of national government agencies including government-owned 
38 
or controlled corporations, and those over which the government has 
39 
insurable interest, as prescribed under Republic Act No. 656, otherwise 
40 
known as the “Property Insurance Law”. The insurance shall be provided 
41 
by any government insurance agency. 
42 
c. The Department shall oblige the local government units the mandatory 
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insurance coverage of assets, properties and livelihood of vulnerable and 
1 
marginalized groups for unforeseen or contingent potential losses, 
2 
damages and disruption from natural hazards and human-induced 
3 
disasters chargeable against the LDRF. 
4 
d. Recognition and Incentives. – Unless otherwise provided, the Department 
5 
shall establish an incentives program that recognizes outstanding 
6 
performance of LDRC, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil 
7 
society organizations (CSOs), private sectors, schools, hospitals, and other 
8 
stakeholders in promoting and implementing significant disaster risk and 
9 
vulnerability reduction management- climate change adaptation programs 
10 
and innovations, and meritorious acts of individuals, groups or 
11 
institutions during natural or human-induced disasters. 
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CHAPTER XI 
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18 
PREPAREDNESS AND INTEGRATED EARLY WARNING 
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20 
 
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SECTION 34. Standards for Disaster Preparedness Activities. –  
22 
 
23 
1. The NDRC shall establish standards for disaster preparedness, 
24 
contingency planning, localizing and operationalizing disaster risk and 
25 
vulnerability reduction and management, preparedness for disaster 
26 
response, preparedness for early recovery, continuity of essential services, 
27 
and other relevant preparedness activities. 
28 
2. LGUs shall identify safe or strategic sites, and establish evacuation centers 
29 
with appropriate and adequate facilities in accordance with government-
30 
approved standards as provided under Republic Act No. 10821, otherwise 
31 
known as “The Children’s Emergency Relief Protection Act”, in order to 
32 
avoid disruption of school classes and lessen the use of school buildings 
33 
and facilities as evacuation centers. 
34 
 
35 
The LGUs shall immediately compensate schools used as evacuation 
36 
centers. The schools may seek compensation renovation or repairs of 
37 
damaged facilities for such use. 
38 
 
39 
SECTION 35. Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Risk Communication 
40 
Standards. –  
41 
 
42 
a. There shall be a streamlined policy governing early warning systems 
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and risk communication protocols to ensure effective and efficient 
1 
measures to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from 
2 
possible risk caused by natural and human-induced hazards and 
3 
climate risk. The NDRC shall issue and the Department shall oversee 
4 
and monitor the implementation of this policy. 
5 
b. The Department and all other concerned agencies with an integrated 
6 
early warning and information mandate shall collaborate with the local 
7 
executives and officers to disseminate climate-disaster risk information 
8 
through the involvement of local government units, community-based 
9 
organizations, civil society organizations, and other non- governmental 
10 
organizations. 
11 
 
12 
SECTION 36. Early Warning Mandate. –  
13 
 
14 
1. Department shall issue an integrated early warning for hydro-
15 
meteorological, geologic, or terrestrial phenomena to the appropriate 
16 
government 
agencies 
or 
government-accredited 
organizations 
for 
17 
forecasting and early warning purposes. The Department shall recognize 
18 
and proactively support local or indigenous modes of early warning 
19 
systems and allow open access to real-time data from both local and 
20 
international sources made available through various platforms such as 
21 
websites, mobile apps, and social media to empower local communities 
22 
and individuals. 
23 
2. The Department shall enhance and strengthen Philippine Atmospheric, 
24 
Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) and 
25 
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) 
26 
mandates under the Republic Act No. 10692 and Executive Order No. 128 
27 
s. 1987, respectively. 
28 
3. The Department shall recognize and proactively support local or 
29 
indigenous modes of early warning systems and allow open access to real-
30 
time data from both local and international sources made available 
31 
through various platforms such as websites, mobile apps, and social 
32 
media to empower local communities and individuals. 
33 
4. Transmission of Early Warning. A person who transmits early warning 
34 
concerning the abovementioned phenomena by means of signs in designs, 
35 
colors, lights, or sound shall do so in compliance with the methods 
36 
recognized or approved by the NDRC. 
37 
5. The NDRC at the national and subnational level shall consider the use of 
38 
integrated early warning system to ensure it is consistent and locally 
39 
contextualized with the communication protocol and safe evacuation 
40 
procedure of the affected communities to achieve zero casualty, to zero 
41 
death. 
42 
6. The Department shall consider working with other agencies or 
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organizations on pre-crisis information mapping of the humanitarian 
1 
needs of the at-risk community that will enhance the overall 
2 
prepositioning of resources at the national and local level. 
3 
 
4 
 
5 
CHAPTER XII 
6 
 
7 
DISASTER RESPONSE AND EARLY RECOVERY 
8 
 
9 
 
SECTION 37. Declaration of State of Calamity. – The Department shall 
10 
declare a cluster of barangays, municipalities, cities, provinces, and regions 
11 
under a state of calamity, and the lifting thereof, based on the criteria set by the 
12 
NDRC. 
13 
 
14 
The declaration and lifting of the state of calamity may also be issued by 
15 
the local Sanggunian, upon the recommendation of the LDRO, based on the 
16 
results of the damage assessment and needs analysis. Provided: That the 
17 
Department, through the LDRC, may seek from the local legislative body or 
18 
Sanggunian, the declaration of a state of imminent disaster to enable the local 
19 
executives to implement pre-emptive evacuation and precautionary measures in 
20 
order to save lives and minimize damage to property, loss of livelihoods, and 
21 
disruption of livelihood that require the use of funds and resources under the 
22 
LDRF. 
23 
 
24 
 
SECTION 38. Emergency Management. – The respective Climate and 
25 
Disaster Resilience Councils shall lead in preparing for, responding to, and 
26 
recovering from the effects of any disaster, upon due consideration to the 
27 
economics of classification, capacity and vulnerability of the local governments 
28 
concerned: 
29 
 
30 
a. The BDRC, if one barangay is affected; 
31 
b. The city/municipal DRCs, if two (2) or more barangays are affected; 
32 
c. The provincial DRC, if two (2) or more cities/municipalities are affected; 
33 
d. The regional DRC, if two (2) or more provinces are affected; and 
34 
e. The NDRC, if two (2) or more regions are affected 
35 
 
36 
SECTION 39. Humanitarian Assistance Action Center. – The DRC shall 
37 
institutionalize a one-stop shop mechanism through the Humanitarian 
38 
Assistance Action Center for the processing and release of goods, articles or 
39 
equipment intended for humanitarian assistance and the processing of necessary 
40 
documents for international assisting actors. The Humanitarian Assistance 
41 
Action Center shall be managed by the Department and shall be composed of the 
42 
following NDRC agencies: 
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1. Department of Finance-Bureau of Customs; 
2 
2. Department of Foreign Affairs; 
3 
3. Department of Social Welfare and Development; 
4 
4. Department of Health; 
5 
5. Food and Drug Administration; 
6 
6. Department of Agriculture; 
7 
7. Department of Energy; 
8 
8. Philippine National Police; 
9 
9. Philippine Coast Guard; and 
10 
10. Department of Justice - Bureau of Immigration 
11 
 
12 
SECTION 40. Accreditation, Mobilization, and Protection of Disaster 
13 
Volunteers and National Service Reserve Corps, CSOs and the Private Sector. – 
14 
The government agencies, CSOs, private sector and LGUs may mobilize 
15 
individuals or organized volunteers to augment their respective personnel 
16 
complement and logistical requirements in the delivery of disaster risk reduction 
17 
programs and activities. The agencies, CSOs, private sector, and LGUs concerned 
18 
shall take full responsibility for the enhancement, welfare and protection of 
19 
volunteers, and shall submit the list of volunteers to the Department, through the 
20 
LDROs, for accreditation and inclusion in the database of community disaster 
21 
volunteers. 
22 
 
23 
A national roster of Accredited Community Disaster Resilience Volunteers 
24 
(ACDRVs) and institutions, National Service Reserve Corps, CSOs and the 
25 
private sector shall be maintained by the Department through the LDROs. 
26 
Accreditation shall be done at the municipal or city level. 
27 
 
28 
The mobilization of volunteers shall be in accordance with this Act and 
29 
implementing guidelines to be formulated by the NDRC. Any volunteer who 
30 
died or was injured while engaging in any of the activities defined under this Act 
31 
shall be entitled to compensatory benefits and individual personal accident 
32 
insurance as may be defined under the guidelines. 
33 
 
34 
SECTION 41. Reporting of Humanitarian Assistance. – The concerned 
35 
local government unit shall submit a report to the Department, all domestic or 
36 
international humanitarian assistance received and distributed within its area of 
37 
responsibility. 
38 
 
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CHAPTER XIII 
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2 
INTERNATIONAL HUMANTARIAN ASSISTANCE 
3 
 
4 
 
5 
 
SECTION 42. International Humanitarian Assistance. — The Department 
6 
shall promulgate guidelines on international humanitarian assistance, including 
7 
the initiation, entry, facilitation, transit, regulation, and termination thereof, as 
8 
well as those involving international disaster relief and personnel assisting 
9 
international 
actors, 
visa 
waiver, 
recognition 
of 
foreign 
professional 
10 
qualifications, entry of international disaster goods and equipment, and 
11 
exemption from port duties, taxes and restrictions. 
12 
 
13 
 
SECTION 43. Assessment of the Need for International Humanitarian 
14 
Assistance. – 
15 
 
16 
a. Immediately after the declaration of a state of calamity by the sanggunian 
17 
of a local government unit or by the Department, as the case may be, the 
18 
Department shall determine as to whether domestic capacities are likely to 
19 
be sufficient to attend to the needs of affected persons for international 
20 
humanitarian assistance, this determination may also be made by the 
21 
President, prior to the onset of an imminent disaster. 
22 
b. In the event the Department determines that domestic response capacities 
23 
are not likely to be sufficient due to the impact of the disaster, the 
24 
Department shall recommend to the President that a request be made for 
25 
international humanitarian assistance.   
26 
c. A determination that domestic capacities are likely to be sufficient and 
27 
that international humanitarian assistance is therefore unnecessary may be 
28 
reviewed and rescinded by the Department, with the approval of the 
29 
President, at any time, in light of prevailing circumstances and available 
30 
information. 
31 
 
32 
SECTION 44. Request for International Humanitarian Assistance. — The 
33 
President may request for international humanitarian assistance upon the advice 
34 
of the Department. Such request may be specifically directed to particular 
35 
assisting international actors, or it may be a general request directed to the 
36 
international community.  
37 
 
38 
SECTION 45. Humanitarian Assistance Action Center. — The Department 
39 
shall institutionalize an inter-agency one-stop shop mechanism called through 
40 
the Philippine International Humanitarian Assistance Reception Action Center 
41 
(PIHARAC) for the processing and release of entry and facilitation of goods, 
42 
articles or equipment, and services of international relief workers for the 
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provision of international humanitarian assistance, and the processing of 
1 
necessary documents for assisting international actors. 
2 
 
3 
 
4 
CHAPTER XIV 
5 
 
6 
OFFER AND FACILITATION OD HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO 
7 
FOREIGN STATES 
8 
 
9 
 
10 
 
SECTION 46. Offer and Facilitation of International Humanitarian 
11 
Assistance to Foreign States. — In the event of a disaster occurring in a foreign 
12 
state for which international humanitarian assistance is required, the Department 
13 
may offer, facilitate and provide international humanitarian assistance to such 
14 
foreign state, which shall be subject to guidelines to be promulgated by the 
15 
Department for the purpose. 
16 
 
17 
 
SECTION 47. Accreditation. — The Department, in coordination with 
18 
relevant government agencies and organizations, shall provide and facilitate the 
19 
necessary training and accreditation to the respective government personnel to 
20 
be deployed for such offer, facilitation and provision of international 
21 
humanitarian assistance to a foreign state. 
22 
 
23 
 
24 
CHAPTER XV 
25 
 
26 
LEGAL FACILITIES FOR ELIGIBLE ASSISTING INTERNATIONAL 
27 
ACTORS 
28 
 
29 
 
SECTION 48. Guidelines for Coordination of International Humanitarian 
30 
Assistance. – The DRC shall issue comprehensive guidelines on the initiation, 
31 
entry, facilitation, transit and regulation of international relief goods and 
32 
personnel, as well as eligibility guidelines to utilize the legal facilities for 
33 
assisting international actors provided hereunder. 
34 
 
35 
 
SECTION 49. Visa Waiver. – Eligible assisting international actors shall be 
36 
entitled to waiver of entry visa requirements, including any associated fees or 
37 
charges, to perform Disaster Relief and Initial Recovery Assistance work for their 
38 
sponsoring entities without the requirement to seek a separate residence or work 
39 
permit. 
40 
 
41 
 
SECTION 50. Recognition of Foreign Professional Qualifications. –  
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1. Eligible assisting international actors wishing to deploy international 
1 
personnel for tasks requiring legal recognition of their foreign professional 
2 
qualifications shall certify the validity of those qualifications under the law 
3 
of the country where they were obtained and the competence of their 
4 
personnel for the tasks envisaged. 
5 
2. The Department shall establish the guidelines and scope for recognition of 
6 
foreign professional qualifications for disaster response and early 
7 
recovery. 
8 
3. Recognition of qualifications shall remain valid until the end of the 
9 
International Initial Recovery Period, absent individual criminal conduct 
10 
or other professional misconduct sufficient to bar the individual from 
11 
professional practice in the country. 
12 
 
13 
SECTION 51. Recognition of Foreign Driving Licenses. – Foreign driving 
14 
licenses of eligible assisting international actors shall be accorded temporary 
15 
recognition during the International Disaster Relief and Initial Recovery Periods. 
16 
 
17 
SECTION 52. Facilitation of Access. – The international personnel of 
18 
eligible assisting international actors shall be allowed access to disaster-affected 
19 
areas and persons requiring Disaster Relief or Initial   Recovery   Assistance, 
20 
subject   to   coordination requirements as mandated by the Authority and 
21 
limitations based on national security, public order or public health, weighed in 
22 
the context of the urgency of the disaster needs. They shall be permitted to 
23 
provide their goods and services directly to affected persons. 
24 
 
25 
A. ENTRY OF INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RELIEF GOODS AND 
26 
EQUIPMENT 
27 
 
28 
SECTION 53. Customs Facilitation and Priority Treatment. – The 
29 
Department shall facilitate the rapid importation of consignments of goods and 
30 
equipment by eligible assisting actors and shall accord them priority treatment in 
31 
handling. 
32 
 
33 
SECTION 54. Duty of Compliance by Eligible Assisting Actors. – In order 
34 
to benefit from the aforementioned legal facilities, eligible assisting international 
35 
actors shall: 
36 
 
37 
a. Declare that all the goods and equipment they seek to import under 
38 
this Part are exclusively for Disaster Relief or Initial Recovery 
39 
Assistance and that they comply with any relevant standards under 
40 
Philippine laws; and 
41 
b. Pack, classify and mark their consignments in accordance with the 
42 
requirements described in this Act and its implementing rules and 
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regulations. 
1 
 
2 
SECTION 55. Exemption from Import Duties, Taxes and Restrictions. – 
3 
Consignments of goods and equipment by or on behalf of eligible assisting 
4 
international actors shall benefit from: 
5 
 
6 
1. Exemption from all duties and taxes; 
7 
2. Waiver of economic prohibitions and restrictions except for categories 
8 
of special goods and equipment that may be indicated by the 
9 
Department; and 
10 
3. Clearance without regard to the country of origin or the country from 
11 
which the goods have arrived, subject to monitoring for reasons of 
12 
public health and security. 
13 
 
14 
B. EXPEDITED ENTRY AND USE RESTRICTION FOR SPECIFIC 
15 
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RELIEF GOODS AND EQUIPMENT 
16 
 
17 
SECTION 56. Simplification of Documentation Requirements. –  
18 
 
19 
a. Consignment of goods and equipment sent by or on behalf of eligible 
20 
assisting international actors shall be cleared or released on the basis of 
21 
a simplified goods declaration providing the minimum information 
22 
necessary for the Bureau of Customs to identify the goods and 
23 
equipment and subject, when deemed necessary, to completion of a 
24 
more complete declaration within a specified period. 
25 
b. The requirements for the declaration for all imports of goods or 
26 
equipment by or on behalf of eligible assisting international actors and 
27 
any supporting documents relating to said consignment, release and 
28 
clearance of goods or equipment shall be simplified and lodged 
29 
without fee. 
30 
 
31 
SECTION 58. Medications. – Eligible assisting international actors shall be 
32 
permitted to import and transport medications and medical equipment for the 
33 
purpose of Disaster Relief or Initial Recovery Assistance so long as they conform 
34 
to the implementing rules and regulations to be provided by the NDRC. 
35 
 
36 
SECTION 59. Food. – Food imported by eligible assisting international 
37 
actors for disaster relief and recovery shall be admitted pursuant to expedited 
38 
procedures set out by the DRC. 
39 
 
40 
SECTION 60. . Imported Vehicles. – The granting of local registration and 
41 
plates for vehicles imported by eligible assisting international actors shall be 
42 
expedited. 
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1 
C. PERMITTED DISPOSITION OF EQUIPMENT AND UNUSED 
2 
GOODS.  
3 
 
4 
SECTION 61. Disposition of Equipment and Unused Goods. – The DRC 
5 
shall provide for the guidelines for retention, re-exportation, donation and 
6 
disposal of unused goods and equipment after the termination of Disaster Relief 
7 
and Initial Recovery Assistance operations. 
8 
 
9 
 
10 
CHAPTER XVI 
11 
 
12 
RECOVERY 
13 
 
14 
 
SECTION 62. Standards for Recovery. – The Department shall observe 
15 
internationally accepted standards for recovery, planning, programming and 
16 
implementation of the recovery process shall: 
17 
1. Improve the community’s physical, social and economic resilience, 
18 
consistent with the principle of “build forward better”; 
19 
2. Use locally-driven and centrally-supported processes based on legal 
20 
mandates with supplementary capacity support when requested; 
21 
3. Redirect development outside danger zones to minimize loss of lives and 
22 
structures resulting from typhoons, flooding, landslides, and other 
23 
hazards 
24 
4. Employ outcome-driven planning and implementation; 
25 
5. Maximize use of private-public sector partnership where possible; 
26 
6. Consider local conditions such as culture, security situation, and existing 
27 
capacities of communities in identifying programs and projects; 
28 
7. Ensure access to public transport, physical and mental health services, 
29 
markets, schools, sustainable livelihoods, and other public services in 
30 
planning for settlement areas; and 
31 
8. Ensure restoration of peace and order and recovery of government 
32 
functions. 
33 
CHAPTER XVII 
34 
REMEDIAL MEASURES UNDER STATE OF CALAMITY 
35 
 
SECTION 63. Remedial Measures under State of Calamity. – Upon the 
36 
declaration of the state of calamity, the following remedial measures shall be 
37 
immediately undertaken by concerned government agencies both of national and 
38 
local levels: 
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a. Imposition of price ceiling on basic necessities and prime commodities by 
1 
the National Price Control Council, as provided for under Republic Act 
2 
No. 7581, otherwise known as the "Price Act”, as amended by Republic 
3 
Act. No.10623; 
4 
b. Monitoring, prevention and control by the Local Price Coordination 
5 
Council of overpricing/profiteering and hoarding of prime commodities, 
6 
medicines and petroleum products; 
7 
c. Programming/reprogramming of funds for the repair of critical facilities 
8 
or public infrastructures that are vital for the quick  delivery  of  
9 
humanitarian assistance, to reduce further threat to lives and arrest further 
10 
deterioration of properties and loss of livelihoods in  the  affected 
11 
communities, following the “build better forward” principle: 
12 
1. Grant of no-interest loans by government financing or lending 
13 
institutions to the most vulnerable and marginalized groups or 
14 
individuals; and 
15 
2. cal tax exemptions, incentives or reliefs under such terms and 
16 
conditions as may be deemed necessary by the affected local 
17 
government unit. 
18 
 
19 
CHAPTER XVIII 
20 
PROCUREMENT 
21 
 
SECTION 64. General Rule on Procurement. – Any procurement of goods, 
22 
services, consultancy or infrastructure for disaster risk and vulnerability 
23 
reduction and climate risk, whether at the national or local level shall conform to 
24 
the provisions and Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 
25 
9184 otherwise known as “Government Procurement Reform Act”, as amended. 
26 
 
SECTION 65. Emergency Procurement. – In order to expedite disaster 
27 
response and early recovery, the procurement or lease of equipment and delivery 
28 
of goods and services through emergency procurement or purchase at site shall 
29 
be allowed. Periods of action on procurement activities may also be waived for 
30 
the same purpose and conditions. 
31 
CHAPTER XIX 
32 
PROHIBITED ACTS AND BENALTIES 
33 
 
SECTION 66. Prohibited Acts. – Any public official, private person, group 
34 
or corporation who commits any of the following prohibited acts shall be liable 
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and be subjected to the criminal and administrative penalties as provided for in 
1 
Section 67 of this Act, without prejudice to the imposition of other criminal, civil 
2 
and administrative liabilities under existing laws. 
3 
a. Prohibited Acts Of Public Officials – The following acts, if committed by 
4 
public officials without justifiable cause, shall be considered as gross 
5 
neglect of duty: 
6 
1. Dereliction of duties which leads to destruction, loss of lives, critical 
7 
damage of facilities and misuse of funds; 
8 
2. Failure to create a functional LDR Office within six (6) months from 
9 
approval of this Act; 
10 
3. Failure to appoint a permanent local disaster resilience officer within 
11 
six (6) months from approval of this Act; 
12 
4. Failure to prepare and implement a Contingency and Adaptation Plan 
13 
for hazards frequently occurring within their jurisdictions; 
14 
5. Failure to formulate and implement the LDRP with the corresponding 
15 
budget allocation; 
16 
6. Sexual exploitation and abuse, and other forms of sexual misconduct to 
17 
the affected population or at-risk communities shall be punishable 
18 
under existing criminal and administrative laws. 
19 
b. Prohibited Acts of Public Officials and Private Persons or Institutions – 
20 
1. Delaying, without justifiable cause in the delivery or improper 
21 
handling or storage of aid commodities, resulting to damage or 
22 
spoilage; 
23 
2. Withholding the distribution of relief goods due to (a) political or 
24 
partisan considerations; (b) discrimination based on race, ethnicity, 
25 
religion, or gender; and (c) other similar circumstances; 
26 
3. Preventing the entry and distribution of relief goods in disaster-
27 
stricken areas, including appropriate technology, tools, equipment, 
28 
accessories, disaster teams or experts; 
29 
4. Buying, for consumption or resale, from disaster relief agencies any 
30 
relief goods, equipment or other and commodities which are intended 
31 
for distribution to disaster affected communities; 
32 
5. Buying, for consumption or resale, from disaster affected persons, 
33 
relief goods, equipment or other aid commodities received by them; 
34 
6. Selling of relief goods, equipment, or other aid commodities which are 
35 
intended for distribution to disaster victims; 
36 
7. Forcibly seizing relief goods, equipment, or other aid commodities 
37 
intended for or consigned to a specific group of victims or relief 
38 
agency; 
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8. Diverting or misdelivery of relief goods, equipment, or other aid 
1 
commodities to persons other than the rightful recipient or consignee; 
2 
9. Accepting, possessing, using or disposing relief goods, equipment  or  
3 
other aid commodities not intended for nor consigned to them; 
4 
10. Misrepresenting the source of relief goods, equipment, or other aid 
5 
commodities by: 
6 
a. Repacking the goods, equipment, or other aid commodities into 
7 
containers with different markings to make it appear that the goods 
8 
came from another agency or persons or was released upon the 
9 
instance of a particular agency or persons; 
10 
b. Making a false verbal claim that the goods, equipment or other and 
11 
commodities in their untampered original containers actually came 
12 
from another agency or persons or was released upon the instance 
13 
of a particular agency or persons; 
14 
11. Substituting or replacing relief goods, equipment, or other aid 
15 
commodities with the same items or of inferior/cheaper quality; 
16 
12. Illegal solicitations by  persons  or  organizations  representing  others  
17 
as defined in the standards and guidelines set by the NDRC; 
18 
13. Deliberate use of false or inflated data in support of the request for 
19 
funding, relief goods, equipment, or other aid commodities for 
20 
emergency assistance or livelihood projects; 
21 
14. Stealing, taking, or possessing of any of the equipment, accessories and 
22 
other vital facility or items or any part thereof; 
23 
15. Selling or buying stolen equipment, accessories, and other vital facility 
24 
items or any part thereof; 
25 
16. Tampering with or stealing hazard monitoring and disaster 
26 
preparedness equipment and paraphernalia. 
27 
17. Attempting to commit any of the abovementioned prohibited acts; and 
28 
18. Benefitting from the proceeds or fruits of any of the abovementioned 
29 
prohibited acts knowing that the proceeds or fruits are derived from 
30 
the commission of the prohibited acts. 
31 
19. Over pricing, profiteering and hoarding of prime commodities, 
32 
medicines and petroleum products as defined in section 5 of RA 7581 
33 
20. Unnecessary increase of price on basic commodities during disaster 
34 
subject to rules and regulations of DTI, LPCC, and other related 
35 
agencies 
36 
21. Dissemination of false information that caused panic, injury, and death 
37 
SECTION 67. Penalties. — The following penalties shall be imposed on 
38 
any individual, corporation, partnership, association or other juridical entity that 
39 
commits any of the prohibited acts in the preceding section: 
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a. Imprisonment of not less than twelve (12) years but not more than 
1 
fifteen (15) years or a fine of not less than One million pesos 
2 
(Php1,000,000.00) 
but 
not 
more 
than 
Three 
million 
pesos 
3 
(Php3,000,000.00), or both imprisonment and fine at the discretion of 
4 
the court shall be imposed upon any person found guilty of violating 
5 
subsections (b)(1) to (b)(16), as well as the confiscation or forfeiture in 
6 
favor of the government of the objects and the instrumentalities used in 
7 
the commission of the prohibited acts; 
8 
b. Imprisonment of not less than six (6) years but not more than eight (8) 
9 
years or a fine of not less than Five hundred thousand pesos 
10 
(Php500,000.00) 
but 
not 
more 
than 
One 
million 
pesos 
11 
(Php1,000,000.00), or both imprisonment and fine at the discretion of 
12 
the court, shall be imposed upon any person who attempts to commit 
13 
any of the prohibited acts in the preceding section, in violation of 
14 
subsection (b)(17) thereof; 
15 
c. Imprisonment of not less than two (2) years but not more than six (6) 
16 
years or a fine of not less than Two hundred thousand pesos 
17 
(Php200,000.00) but not more than Five hundred thousand pesos 
18 
(Php500,000.00), or both imprisonment and fine at the discretion of the 
19 
court, shall be imposed upon any person found guilty of unlawfully 
20 
benefiting from the proceeds or fruits of any of the prohibited in the 
21 
preceding section, in violation of subsection (b)(18) thereof; 
22 
d. Perpetual disqualification from public office aside from the penalty of 
23 
fine or imprisonment or both, shall be imposed if the offender is a 
24 
public officer, and confiscation or forfeiture in favor of the government 
25 
of the objects and the instrumentalities used in the commission of any 
26 
of the prohibited in the preceding section; 
27 
e. If the offender is a corporation, partnership or association, or other 
28 
juridical entity, the penalty shall be imposed upon the officer or 
29 
officers of the corporation, partnership, association or entity 
30 
responsible for the violation without prejudice to the cancellation or 
31 
revocation of these entities’ registration, license or accreditation issued 
32 
to them by any licensing or accredited body of the government. If such 
33 
offender is an alien, the person shall, in addition to the penalties 
34 
prescribed in this Act, be deported without further proceedings after 
35 
service of the sentence; 
36 
f. Payment of the full cost of repair or replacement of the government 
37 
risk reduction and preparedness equipment, accessories and other vital 
38 
facility items, or any part thereof, which is the object of the crime shall 
39 
likewise be imposed upon any person who shall commit any of the 
40 
prohibited acts in the preceding section; and 
41 
g. The prosecution for offenses set forth under the preceding section shall 
42 
be without prejudice to any criminal liability for violation of Act No. 
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3815, as amended, otherwise known as the “Revised Penal Code”, and 
1 
other existing laws, as well as the imposition of applicable 
2 
administrative or civil liabilities. 
3 
CHAPTER XX 
4 
APPROPRIATIONS 
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SECTION 68. Appropriations. – 
7 
1. The amount needed for the initial implementation of this Act shall be 
8 
taken from the current fiscal year’s unexpended appropriation of all 
9 
agencies herein absorbed, transferred, and attached to the Department. 
10 
Thereafter, the amount needed for the operation and maintenance of the 
11 
Department shall be included in the General Appropriations Act. 
12 
2. National Disaster Resilience Fund (NDRF). The utilization and allocation 
13 
of the entire NDRF (Calamity Fund) and its quick response fund 
14 
component shall be managed by the Department except as provided for by 
15 
specific laws. 
16 
3. Local Disaster Resilience Fund (LDRF). Not less than seven percent (7%) of 
17 
the estimated revenue from regular sources shall be set aside as the LDRF 
18 
to support disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and climate change 
19 
adaptation and mitigation programs, projects and activities. The LDRC 
20 
shall monitor and evaluate the use and disbursement of the LDRF based 
21 
on the LDRP as incorporated in the local development plans and annual 
22 
work and financial plan. Upon the recommendation of the LDRO and 
23 
approval of the sanggunian concerned, the LDRC may transfer the said 
24 
fund to support the disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and climate 
25 
change adaptation work and initiatives of other LDRCs that are declared 
26 
under a state of calamity. 
27 
4. Of the amount appropriated for LDRF, twenty percent (20%) shall be 
28 
allocated as Quick Response Fund (QRF) or stand-by fund for 
29 
prepositioning of goods and relief and early recovery programs in order 
30 
that the situation and living conditions of people in communities or areas 
31 
stricken by disasters, epidemics, or complex emergencies, may be 
32 
normalized as quickly as possible. 
33 
5. Of the annual appropriation of LDRF, eighty percent (80%) shall be 
34 
appropriated for climate change adaptation, disaster risk and vulnerability 
35 
reduction, prevention, adaptation and mitigation programs, project ands, 
36 
activities focusing on both institutional capacity building of vulnerable 
37 
communities and risk-reducing infrastructure. The NDRC shall pass a 
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resolution to set the priority allocations and govern and trigger the 
1 
acceleration and implementation of this section. 
2 
6. Of the amount appropriated for the Disaster Resilience Fund, twenty 
3 
percent (20%) shall be allocated as Quick Response Fund (QRF) or stand-
4 
by fund for prepositioning of goods and equipment and relief and early 
5 
recovery programs in order that situation and living conditions of people 
6 
in communities or areas stricken by disasters, epidemics, or complex 
7 
emergencies, may be normalized as quickly as possible. 
8 
7. All departments/agencies and LGUs that are allocated with Local Disaster 
9 
Resilience Fund shall submit to the Department their monthly statements 
10 
on the utilization of Local Disaster Resilience Funds and make an 
11 
accounting thereof in accordance with existing accounting and auditing 
12 
rules. 
13 
8. All departments, bureaus, offices and agencies of the government are 
14 
hereby authorized to use a portion of their appropriations to implement 
15 
projects designed to address disaster risk and vulnerable reduction-
16 
climate change adaptation activities in accordance with the Disaster 
17 
Resilience Plan and the guidelines to be issued by the DRC in coordination 
18 
with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and Commission 
19 
on Audit (COA). Unexpended LDRF shall accrue to a trust fund solely for 
20 
the purpose of supporting disaster risk reduction and management and 
21 
climate change adaptation activities of the LDRCs within the next two (2) 
22 
years. Any such amount still not fully utilized after two (2) years shall 
23 
revert back to the general fund and will be available for other social 
24 
services to be identified by the local sanggunian. The NDRC shall issue 
25 
guidelines on the utilization and release of LDRF in coordination with 
26 
other concerned government agencies. 
27 
9. Prevention, Mitigation and Preparedness Fund for third (3rd) to sixth (6th) 
28 
class provinces and municipalities. There shall be in the annual General 
29 
Appropriations Act an amount allotted solely for the use of 3rd to 6th class 
30 
provinces and municipalities for the purpose of augmenting their LDRF 
31 
with respect to plans, programs, projects, and procurement for climate 
32 
change adaptation, disaster risk prevention, mitigation, and preparedness. 
33 
The requirements to avail of this fund shall be laid down in rules and 
34 
regulations to be promulgated by the Secretary. 
35 
10.  
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CHAPTER XXI 
37 
FINAL PROVISIONS 
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SECTION 69. Transfer and Attachment. — 
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a. The applicable powers, functions, funds, and appropriations of the Office 
1 
of Civil Defense (OCD) and the Climate Change Office (CCO), Geo-
2 
Hazard Assessment and Engineering Geology Section of Mines and 
3 
Geosciences Bureau (MGB), Health and Emergency Management Bureau 
4 
of the Department of Health (DOH), the Disaster Response Assistance and 
5 
Management Bureau (DREAMB) of the DSWD, and the Bureau of Fire 
6 
Protection are hereby transferred to the Department. 
7 
b. The disaster risk reduction and management functions, assets and 
8 
personnel of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) currently under the DND, 
9 
are hereby transferred to the Department, and  the civil defense functions 
10 
shall remain with the DND; 
11 
c. The existing organizational and administrative systems and processes of 
12 
the transferred OCD shall serve as the core organization of the 
13 
Department. 
14 
d. The Climate Change Office of the Climate Change Commission continue 
15 
its functions under Republic Act No. 10174 under the Department. 
16 
e. The following agencies are hereby attached to the Department: 
17 
1. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services 
18 
Administration (PAGASA); and 
19 
2. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). 
20 
The employees of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) shall remain as a 
21 
distinct entity within the Department including their uniformed 
22 
personnel status and benefits. 
23 
The Department shall, by virtue of this Act, be subrogated to all the 
24 
rights and assume all the liabilities of the agencies absorbed under this 
25 
Act, and all their funds, records, property, assets, equipment, and such 
26 
personnel as necessary, including unexpended appropriations or 
27 
allocations. All contracts and liabilities of the said agencies are hereby 
28 
transferred to and assumed by the Department and shall be acted upon 
29 
in accordance with the Auditing Code and other pertinent laws, rules, 
30 
and regulations. 
31 
SECTION 70. Separation Benefits of Officials and Employees of Affected 
32 
Agencies – National government employees displaced or separated from the 
33 
service as a result of this Act shall be entitled to separation pay and other benefits 
34 
in accordance with Republic Act No. 6656, otherwise known as “Government 
35 
Reorganization Law” and other existing laws, rules or regulations. Provided, 
36 
That those who are qualified to retire under existing retirement laws shall be 
37 
allowed to retire and receive retirement benefits to which they may be entitled 
38 
under applicable laws and issuances. 
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SECTION 71. Magna Carta for DDR Personnel. Qualified employees of 
1 
the DDR, Local Government Units and its attached units shall be covered by 
2 
Republic Act No. 8439, known as the Magna Carta for Scientists, Engineers, 
3 
Researchers and Other Science and Technology Personnel in the Government, 
4 
and Republic Act No. 7005, otherwise known as “Magna Carta for Public Health 
5 
Workers.” 
6 
 
7 
CHAPTER XXII 
8 
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
9 
 
10 
 
SECTION 72. Implementing Rules and Regulations. The Department, in 
11 
consultation with concerned stakeholders, shall issue the necessary rules and 
12 
regulations for the effective implementation of this Act within ninety (90) days 
13 
from the effectivity of this Act. 
14 
 
SECTION 73. Congressional Oversight Committee. There shall be created 
15 
a Congressional Oversight Committee on Climate Change and Disaster 
16 
Resilience to monitor and oversee the implementation of the provisions of this 
17 
Act. The Committee shall be composed of six (6) members from the Senate and 
18 
six (6) members from the House of Representatives with the Chairpersons of the 
19 
Committees on National Defense and Security of both the Senate and the House 
20 
of Representatives as joint Chairpersons of this Committee. The five (5) other 
21 
members from each Chamber are to be designated by the Senate President and 
22 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively. The minority shall be 
23 
entitled to pro rata representation but shall have at least two (2) representatives 
24 
from each Chamber. 
25 
 
SECTION 74. Review. Five (5) years after the effectivity of this Act, or as 
26 
the need arises, the Congressional Oversight Committee shall conduct a 
27 
systematic evaluation by the Congressional Oversight Committee of the 
28 
accomplishments and impact of this Act, as well as the performance and 
29 
organizational structure of its implementing agencies, for purposes of 
30 
determining remedial legislation. 
31 
 
SECTION 75. Separability Clause. If any provision of this Act shall be 
32 
declared unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions not otherwise affected 
33 
shall remain in full force and effect. 
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SECTION 76. . Repealing Clause. –   
1 
1.  Republic Act No. 10121, otherwise known as the Philippine Disaster Risk 
2 
Reduction and Management Act of 2010, is hereby repealed. 
3 
2. The following provisions are hereby amended or modified, accordingly: 
4 
a. Section 30 of Executive Order No. 128, Series of 1987, otherwise known 
5 
as the Reorganization Act of the National Science and Technology 
6 
Authority; 
7 
b. Section 6 of Republic Act 6975, otherwise known as the Department of 
8 
the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990; 
9 
c. Section 3(d) and 5 of Republic Act No. 9729, otherwise known as the 
10 
Climate Change Act of 2009, as amended by Republic Act No. 10174; 
11 
d. Section 4 of Republic Act No. 10639, otherwise known as the Free 
12 
Mobile Disaster Alerts Act; and 
13 
e. Section 5 of Republic Act No. 10692, otherwise known as the PAGASA 
14 
Modernization Act of 2016’ 
15 
3. All other laws, decrees, executive orders and issuances, proclamations, 
16 
rules and regulations, and other issuances or parts thereof that are 
17 
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or 
18 
amended, accordingly. 
19 
SECTION 77. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after 
20 
its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
21 
Approved 
22