Declaration of Policy

0 Strengthening institutional capacity for

DRRM (includes LGUs, communities,
vulnerable and marginalized groups)
0 Building the resilience of local communities to
disasters

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 Declaration of Policy
0 Adherence to universal norms, principles and
standards/incorporation of internationally accepted
principles of DRM
0 Participation of all sectors and all stakeholders at all
levels/Engage participation of CSOs
0 Adoption and implementation of a comprehensive
DRR program incorporated in the development plan

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 Declaration of Policy
0 Mainstreaming DRR and climate change in
development processes and peace process/conflict
resolution approaches
0 Institutionalizing the policies, structures,
coordination mechanisms and programs
0 Provide maximum care, assistance and services to
individuals and families affected by disaster,
implement emergency rehabilitation projects to
lessen the impact of disaster, and facilitate resumption
of normal social and economic activities
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 Scope
0 All aspects of disaster risk reduction and management
0 good governance
0 risk assessment and early warning
0 knowledge building and awareness raising
0 reducing underlying risk factors, and
0 preparedness for effective response and early
0 recovery

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 Structures
0 Section 5. NDRRMC (a.k.a. National Disaster Risk Reduction
Management Council)
0 Replaces the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC)
0 Chair: Secetary of the Department of National Defense (DND)
0 Vice Chairs:
0 ◦ Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government
0 (DILG) as Vice Chairperson for Disaster Preparedness
0 ◦ Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development
0 (DSWD) as Vice Chairperson for Disaster Response
0 ◦ Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) as
0 Vice Chairperson for Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
0 ◦ Director-General of the National Economic Development Authority
0 (NEDA) as Vice-Chairperson for Disaster Rehabilitation and
0 Recovery.

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 Structures
0 Members:
0 1. Secretary of the Department of Health (DOH);
0 2. Secretary of the Department of Environment and
Natural Resources
0 3. Secretary of the Department of Agriculture
0 4. Secretary of the Department of Education ;
0 5. Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE);
0 6. Secretary of the Department of Finance (DOF);
0 7. Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry
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 Structures
0 Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM);
0 10. Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH);
0 11. Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA);
0 12. Secretary of the Department of Justice (DOJ);
0 13. Secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE);
0 14. Secretary of the Department of Tourism (DOT);
0 15. The Executive Secretary;
0 16. Secretary of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace
Process (OPAPP);
0 17. Chairman, Commission on Higher Education (CHED);
0 18. Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP);
0 19. Chief, Philippine National Police (PNP);

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 Structures
0 President, Philippine Health Insurance Corporation;
0 29. President of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines
(ULAP);
0 30. President of the League of Provinces in the Philippines (LPP);
0 31. President of the League of Cities in the Philippines (LCP);
0 32. President of the League of Municipalities in the Philippines
(LMP);
0 33. President of the Liga ng Mga Barangay (LMB);
0 34. Four (4) representatives from the CSOs;
0 35. One (1) representative from the Private Sector; and
0 36. Administrator of the OCD.
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 Section 6: Powers and
Functions of the NDRRMC
0 policy-making, coordination, integration, supervision,
monitoring and evaluation functions
0 SEC. 7. Authority of the NDRRMC Chairperson
0 The Chairperson of the NDRRMC may call upon other
instrumentalities or entities of the government and non-
government and civic organizations for assistance in DRRM
0 SEC. 8. The Office of Civil Defense
0 primary mission: administering a comprehensive national
civil defense and disaster risk reduction and management
program
0 Executive director and secretariat of the NDRRMC
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 Sec. 9. Powers and Functions
of OCD
0 (a) Advise the National Council
0 (b) Formulate and implement the NDRRMP
0 c) Identify, assess and prioritize hazards and risks in consultation with key
stakeholders;
0 (d) Develop and ensure the implementation of national
0 standards in carrying out disaster risk reduction programs
0 (e) Review and evaluate the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and
0 Management Plans (LDRRMPs)
0 (f) Ensure that the LGUs, through the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Offices (LDRRMOs) are properly informed and adhere to the
national standards and programs;
0 (g) Formulate standard operating procedures for the deployment of rapid
assessment teams, information sharing among different government
agencies, and coordination before and after disasters at all levels;
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 Sec. 9. Powers and Functions
of OCD
0 Establish standard operating procedures on the communication system
among provincial, city, municipal, and barangay disaster risk reduction
and management councils, for purposes of warning and alerting them
and for gathering information on disaster areas before, during and after
disasters;
0 (i) Establish Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Training
Institutes
0 (j) Ensure that all disaster risk reduction programs, projects and
activities requiring regional and international support shall be in
accordance with duly established national policies and aligned with
international agreements;
0 (k) Ensure that government agencies and LGUs give top priority and
take adequate and appropriate measures in disaster risk reduction and
management ;
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 Sec. 9. Powers and Functions
of OCD
0 Create an enabling environment for substantialand
sustainable participation of CSOs, private groups,
volunteers and communities, and recognize their
contributions in the government’s disaster risk reduction
efforts;
0 (m)Conduct early recovery and post-disaster needs
assessment institutionalizing gender analysis as part of it;
0 (n) Establish an operating facility to be known as the
“National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
Operations Center (NDRRMOC)” that shall be operated and
staffed on a twenty four (24) hour basis;
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 Sec. 9. Powers and Functions
of OCD
0 Prepare the criteria and procedure for the enlistment of
accredited community disaster volunteers (ACDVs).
0 It shall include a manual of operations for the volunteers which
shall be developed by the OCD in consultation with various
stakeholders;
0 (p) Provide advice and technical assistance and assist in
mobilizing necessary resources to increase the overall capacity of
LGUs, specifically the low income and in high-risk areas;
0 (q) Create the necessary offices to perform its mandate as
provided under this Act; and
0 (r) Perform such other functions as may be necessary for
effective operations and implementation of this Act.
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 Sec. 9. Powers and Functions
of OCD
0 Regional Disaster Coordinating Councils renamed as the Regional
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils (RDRRMCs) which
shall coordinate, integrate, supervise, and evaluate the activities of the
LDRRMCs.
0 Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Operations Center
(RDRRMOC) shall be established as an operating facility by the
RDRRMCs whenever necessary.
0 Chair: Civil Defense Officers of the OCD who are or may be designated as
Regional Directors of the OCD
0 Vice-Chairpersons: Regional Directors of the DSWD, DILG, DOST, and
NEDA. In the case of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
(ARMM), the Regional Governor shall be the RDRRMC Chairperson
0 Secretariat: The existing regional offices of the OCD
0 Composition: Executives of regional offices and field stations at the
regional level of the government agencies
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 Sec. 11. Organization at the
Local Government Level
0 Provincial, City, and Municipal Disaster Coordinating Councils renamed as
the Provincial, City, and Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
Councils
0 Barangay Disaster Coordinating Councils shall cease to exist. Its powers and
functions shall henceforth be assumed by the existing Barangay
Development Councils (BDCs) which shall serve as the LDRRMCs in every
barangay
0 Composition: The LDRRMC shall be composed of, but not limited to, the
following:
0 (1) The Local Chief Executives, Chairperson;
0 (2) The Local Planning and Development Officer, member;
0 (3) The Head of the LDRRMO, member;
0 (4) The Head of the Local Social Welfare and Development Office, member;
0 (5) The Head of the Local Health Office, member;
0 (6) The Head of the Local Agriculture Office, member;
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 Sec. 11. Organization at the
Local Government Level
0 The Head of the Local Engineering Office, member;
0 (9) The Head of the Local Veterinary Office, member;
0 (10) The Head of the Local Budget Office, member;
0 (11) The Division Head / Superintendent of Schools of
the DepEd, member;
0 (12) The highest-ranking officer of the Armed Forces
of the Philippines assigned in the area, member;
0 (13) The Provincial Director/City/Municipal Chief of
the Philippine National Police (PNP), member;

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 Sec. 11. Organization at the
Local Government Level
0 The Provincial Director/City/ Municipal Fire Marshall
of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), member;
0 (15) The President of the Association of Barangay
Captains (ABC), member;
0 (16) The Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC),
member;
0 (17) Four (4) accredited CSOs, members; and
0 (18) One (1) private sector representative, member.

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 Functions of LDRRMC
0 (1) Approve, monitor and evaluate the implementation of
the LDRRMPs and regularly review and test the plan
consistent with other national and local planning
programs;
0 (2) Ensure the integration of disaster risk reduction and
climate change adaptation into local development plans,
programs and budgets as a strategy in sustainable
development and poverty reduction;
0 (3) Recommend the implementation of forced or
preemptive evacuation of local residents, if necessary; and
0 (4) Convene the local council once every three months or
as necessary.
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 Sec. 12. Local Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Office
0 one LDRMO in every province, city and municipality, and a
Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committee
(BDRRMC) in every barangay
0 responsible for setting the direction, development,
implementation and coordination of disaster risk management
programs within their territorial jurisdiction.
0 Structure :
0 ◦ Under the office of the LGU chief executive
0 ◦ Composed of a DRRM Officer to be assisted by three (3) staff
responsible for:
0 (1) administrative and training;
0 (2) research and planning; and
0 (3) operations and warning.
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 Sec. 12. Local Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Office
0 Design, program, and coordinate disaster risk reduction and management activities
consistent with the National Council’s standards and guidelines;
0 (2) Facilitate and support risk assessments and contingency planning activities at the local
level;
0 (3) Consolidate local disaster risk information which includes natural hazards,
vulnerabilities, and climate change risks, and maintain a local risk map;
0 (4) Organize and conduct training, orientation, and knowledge management activities on
disaster risk reduction and management at the local level;
0 (5) Operate a multi-hazard early warning system, linked to disaster risk reduction to provide
accurate and timely advice to national or local emergency response organizations and to the
general public, through diverse mass media, particularly radio, landline communications, and
technologies for communication within rural communities.
0 Formulate and implement a comprehensive and integrated LDRRMP in accordance with the
national, regional and provincial framework, and policies on disaster risk reduction in close
coordination with the local development councils (LDCs);
0 (7) Prepare and submit to the local sanggunian through the LDRRMC and the LDC the annual
LDRRMO Plan and budget, the proposed programming of the LDRRMF, other dedicated
disaster risk reduction and management resources, and other regular funding source/s and
budgetary support of the LDRRMO / BDRRMC;
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Sec. 13. Accreditation, Mobilization, and Protection
of Disaster Volunteers and National Service Reserve
Corps, CSOs, and the Private Sector
0 Database/National roster of accredited community
disaster volunteers (ACDV) through the LDRRMOs
0 Accreditation done at the municipal or city level.
0 Mobilization of volunteers shall be in accordance with
the guidelines to be formulated by the NDRRMC
consistent with the provisions of this Act.
0 Any volunteer who incurs death or injury while
engaged in any of the activities defined under this Act
shall be entitled to compensatory benefits and
individual personnel accident insurance as may be
defined under the guidelines.
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 0 Sec. 14. Integration of Disaster Risk Reduction Education into the
School Curricula and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Program and
Mandatory Training for the Public Sector Employees
0 SEC. 15. Coordination During Emergencies
0 a. The BDC, if a barangay is affected;
0 b. The City/Municipal DRRMCs, if two (2) or more barangays are
affected;
0 c. The Provincial DRRMC, if two (2) or more cities/municipalities
are affected;
0 d. The Regional DRRMC, if two or more provinces are affected;
and
0 e. The NDRRMC, if two or more regions are affected.
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Sec. 16. Declaration of State of
Calamity
0 National Council recommends to the President of the
Philippines the declaration of a cluster of barangays,
municipalities, cities, provinces, and regions under a
state of calamity, and the lifting thereof, based on the
criteria set by the National Council. The President’s
declaration may warrant international humanitarian
assistance as deemed necessary.
0 Declaration and lifting of the state of calamity may
also be issued by the local sanggunian, upon the
recommendation of the LDRRMC, based on the results
of the damage assessment and needs analysis.
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 Sec. 17. Remedial Measures
0 Mandatory measures to be undertaken during a declaration of a
state of calamity:
0 (a) Imposition of price ceiling on basic necessities and prime
commodities by the President
0 (b) Monitoring, prevention and control of
overpricing/profiteering and hoarding of prime commodities,
medicines and petroleum products;
0 (c) Programming/reprogramming of funds for the repair and
safety upgrading of public infrastructures and facilities; and
0 (d) Granting of no-interest loans by government financing or
lending institutions to the most affected section of the population
through their cooperatives or people’s organizations.
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 Sec. 21. Local Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Fund
0 Local Calamity Fund renamed as Local Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Fund (LDRRMF)
0 Not less than five percent (5%) of the estimated
revenue from regular sources shall be set aside as the
LDRRMF to support disaster risk management
activities such as, but not limited to, pre-disaster
preparedness programs including training,
purchasing life-saving rescue equipment, supplies and
medicines, for postdisaster activities, and for the
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 0 SEC. 22. National Disaster Risk Management and Recovery Fund.
0 Calamity Fund appropriated under the annual General
Appropriations Act renamed as the National Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Fund (NDRRM Fund)
0 To be used for disaster risk reduction or mitigation, prevention
and preparedness activities such as but not limited to training of
personnel, procurement of equipment, and capital expenditures;
utilized for relief, recovery, reconstruction and other work or
services in connection with natural or human-induced calamities
which may occur during the budget year or those that occurred
in the past two (2) years from the budget year.

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 0 SEC. 23. Funding of the OCD
0 budget of One (1) Billion pesos revolving fund starting from the
effectivity of this Act
0 SEC. 24. Annual Report
0 The National Council, through the OCD, shall submit to the Office of the
President, the Senate and the House of Representatives within the first
quarter of the succeeding year an annual report relating to the progress
of the implementation of NDRRMP.
0 SEC. 25. Implementing Rules and Regulations.
0 The NDRRMC, through its Chairperson, shall issue the necessary rules
and regulations
0 Within ninety (90) days after approval of this Act
0 The OCD – lead
0 In consultation with key stakeholders and with the active involvement of
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the technical management group of the NDRRMC.
 Sec. 26. Congressional
Oversight Committee
0 To monitor and oversee the implementation of the provisions of
this Act
0 Composition: six (6) members from the Senate and six (6)
members from the House of Representatives with the
Chairpersons of the Committees on National Defense and
Security of both the Senate and the House of Representatives as
joint Chairpersons of this Committee. The five (5) other members
from each Chamber are to be designated by the Senate President
and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively.
The minority shall be entitled to pro rata representation but shall
have at least two (2) representatives from each Chamber.

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 0 SEC. 27. Sunset Review
0 “Within five years after the effectivity of this Act, or as
the need arises, the Congressional Oversight
Committee shall conduct a sunset review. For
purposes of this Act, the term "sunset review" shall
mean a systematic evaluation by the Congressional
Oversight Committee of the accomplishments and
impact of this Act, as well as the performance and
organizational structure of its implementing agencies,
for purposes of determining remedial legislation.”

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 0 SEC. 28. Repealing Clause. – Presidential Decree No. 1566 and
all other laws, decrees, executive orders, proclamations and
other executive issuances which are inconsistent with or
contrary to the provisions of this Act are hereby amended or
repealed accordingly
0 SEC. 29. Separability Clause. – If any provision of this Act shall
be held unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions not
otherwise affected shall remain in full force and effect.
0 SEC. 30. Effectivity Clause. – This Act shall take effect fifteen
(15) days following its complete publication in the Official
Gazette or in two (2) national newspapers of general
circulation
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 0Thank you!

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