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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORAND LOCAL GOVERN}IENT
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DEPARTIIENT ORDER
NO. 201e-83
SUBJECT : CREATION OF THE POSTOISASTER VALIDATION TEAT

DATE : January 24, 2019

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ln the interest of pg6ic service and as exercise of general supervision, a Post-

DisasterValirJation Team is hereby created. The primary func{ion of the Team is to exact
accountability to Local Chief gxecutis (LCEg) by revbwing the responses
provkled by
LCE/5 afng;dry found absent at their respec'tive areas of responsibility during the
preparation and at the onset of a disaster.

Composition

Folloving officials and pesonnel are called upon to oompose the Post-Disaster
Valtotation Team:

Name
c. SupeMsor
for LocalGovemment
ROTEO P, Assistant SupeMsor
ard Uaison Service
ATTY. TARIA ELENA A. Team Lead
and Liaison SeMoe
TABELL Assistant Lead
Central Office Disaster lnformation Center
R. Member
Bureu of Local Govemment
ATTY. J. JR. Member
lnternal Audit Service
DILG Regional Legalfficer Member
L.
Bureau of LocalGovemment Heads of Secretariat
m.
Bureau of Local Govemment
Standard protocols and timelines

Following are the standard protools and timelines to be oherved by the Team in
the conduct of its official business:

1. The Team shall corwene motu praprio afier the onslaught of a disaster to gather
necessary reports from the concemed Regional Offie/s in coordination with the
Central Office Disaster I nformation Coordinating Center (CODIX) ;

2- Upon receipt of reports, the Team shall review the same, if warranted, draft
appropriate communications addrcsed to LCE/s to seek clarification, @mment,
and explanation for his/her allegred absence including actions he/she has
undertaken in preparation and during disaster. Concemed LCE/s shall be given a
non-extendable period of five (5) working days to respond;

3. Upon receipt of the letter-reply from concerned LCHs, the Team shall determine
wtether the excuse/s is/are meritorious and berefi of intentions or motivaticns to
evade his/her responsibilities and duties as provided by laws.

The Team shall provide a final report with proposed actions to the Management
within a non-exterdable period of ten (10) working days from reoeipt of the letter-
reply;

4. The final report shall be submit to the Director of Legal and Legislative Liaison
Service for an independent review and recommendations as to the next steps to
be taken by the DeparEnent. The Legal Service Director shall be given a non-
extendable period of five (5) uorking days to conduct its own review and
recornmendations and to transmit the same to the Ofrice of Undersecretary for
Local Government for onsideration;

5. The Undersecretary for Local Govemrnent shall report directly to the Secretary
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Roles of concerned ofFce/burcau/service

The Bureau of Locat Govemment Supervision (BLGS) shall serve as the secretariat
to the Team in the conduct of its offtcial business. The Central Office Disaster lnformation
Coordinating Center (CODIX) in partnership with concemed regionaloffie/s shall assist
in the gathering of initial reports.

Furthermore, upon the issuance of this Department Order, the Team in partnership
with CODIX and the Legat Service shall crafi a guideline that will determine standard
parameters to nreasure reasonableness of the explanation interposed by an LCE/s.
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Any expenses brought out by the Validation Team in the performance of its official
rules-
function shall be charged againsf the osEC fund subject to usual accounting

This Department Order shalltake effect immediately'

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Secretary

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