FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Third Regular Session 
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SENATE 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
As a tropical country, the Philippines has always been subjected to dozens of typhoons 
per year. The strong winds and torrential rainfalls brought about by these typhoons have brought 
destruction to our countrymen who were unfortunate enough to be in their path. Countless lives 
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have been lost and damages to properties have accumulated to billions of pesos as a result of 
these catastrophes. 
However, as seen last 2012, even the monsoon rains can bring about massive destruction 
due to floods. The varying degrees of success in disaster response and destructive effect 
mitigation across the LGUs indicate that a disparity in terms of preparedness and knowhow. A 
major effort must be done to collate our flood related knowledge as a country and disseminate 
such information to all stakeholders to minimize the damage brought about by floods. 
This bill will allow us to establish a centralized effort to study the effect of nooding and 
how best to prepare and respond to each catastrophe. 


FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Third Regular Session 
SENATE 
S.No. 33Sa 
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
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AN ACT 
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TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL FLOOD RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CONSORTIUM 
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TO PLAN, COORDINATE, CONDUCT, AND SHARE RESEARCH ON FLOODING, 
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FLOOD PREVENTION, AND OTHER FLOOD-RELATED ISSUES, AND FOR OTHER 
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PURPOSES 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
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assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Short Title - This Act shall be known as National Flood Research and 
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Education Act. 
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SECTION 2. Establishment - There is hereby established within the National Disaster 
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Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) an Office of Flood Research and Policy 
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(OFRP) which shall be headed by a Director. 
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SECTION 3. Duties - The Director of the OFRP shall -
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(A) make recommendations and identify best practices for predicting, preventing, 
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and minimizing flooding and its effects in accordance with Section 4; 
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(B) submit to Congress an annual report in accordance with subsection (d); 
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(C) establish and maintain a page on the public NDRRMC web site in accordance 
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with subsection (e); and 
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SECTION 4, Best Practices - The Director, in consultation with the NDRRMC, taking 
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into consideration the regional differences in hydrology, weather, geography, economy, and 
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population density across the country, shall develop recommendations and identify best practices 
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for predicting, preventing, and minimizing flooding and its effects, including-
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CA) risk-assessment tools, methods, and models; 
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(B) strategies and techniques for monitoring and predicting Hooding; 
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(C) strategies and techniques for flood management and prevention; 
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(D) the adoption and use of relevant technologies; 
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(E) National, regional, and local Hood policies; and 
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(F) coordination and cooperation among local, national flood-related efforts. 
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SECTION 6. Report. - The Director shall submit to Congress an annual report on the 
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activities of the Office and the Consortium. The OFRP shall establish and maintain a page within 
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the public NDRRMC web site in which it shall publish the recommendations and best practices 
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described in Section 4 and the annual report as provided in this section. The OFRP shall also 
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provide the local government nnits (LGUs) versions of the report which particnlarly applies to 
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them. 
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SECTION 9. Grants to Institutions of Higher Education. - To aid the Director in 
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performing his functions, the OFRP may extend research grants to institutions of higher 
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education who are capable of conducting research on flooding, Hood prevention and other Hood 
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related issues. The OFRP shall ensure that the said grants are used for their designated purpose. 
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SECTION 10. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or 
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parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or 
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modified accordingly. 
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SECTION 11. Separability Clause. - If, for any reason, any provision of this Act is 
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declared to be unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions hereof which are not 
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affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect. 
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SECTION 12. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days 
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following its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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