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• Super Typhoon Goni (Rolly) in November 2020 brought torrential rains, violent winds, storm surges, and massive flooding all over Luzon
• The Philippine Disaster Reduction and Management Act (RA 10121) was enacted in May 2010
• The Philippines was ranked 5th most at risk of disasters in 2016 according to the World Risk Index
• National Disaster Risk Management Plan (NDRMP)

  1. Formulated, developed, and implemented as the master plan that provides the strategies, organization, tasks of concerned agencies and local government units

  2. Provides guidelines in dealing with disasters or emergencies
• Reason for implementing RA 10121

  • To prevent the loss of lives during natural or man-made disasters
  • To reduce the loss of structures
  • To prepare the people for upcoming Typhoons, Earthquakes, Landslides, etc.
• RA 10121


  • Shifted the policy environment and the way the country deals with disasters from mere response to preparedness
  • Provides a comprehensive, all-hazard, multi-sectoral, inter-agency, and community-based approach to disaster risk management through the formulation of the National Disaster Risk Management Framework
  • Requires the country's government and its citizens to be prepared for disaster
• In the 2020 World Risk Index, the Philippines ranked 9th in the world as the most affected country from extreme weather events
• Factors that make people more vulnerable to disasters

  • Poverty
  • Slum housing
  • Limited access to medical services and clean water
  • Corruption
  • Weak law enforcement
• The calamity fund is used to support disaster risk reduction or mitigation, prevention, and preparedness activities for potential disasters, not just for response, relief, and rehabilitation efforts
• Establishment of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices


  1. In every province, city, and municipality

  2. Establishment of Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committees in every barangay
• RA 10121

  • Promotes the development of capacities in disaster management at the individual, organizational, and institutional levels
  • Mainstreams disaster risk reduction in various sectors such as physical and land-use planning, budget, infrastructure, education, health, environment, housing, and others
  • Recognizes local risk patterns and trends, decentralizes resources and responsibilities, and encourages the participation of NGOs, private sectors, community-based organizations, and community members in disaster management
• State policy

  To adhere to international commitments to combat the financing of terrorism
• Property or funds


  Financial assets, property of every kind, whether tangible or intangible, movable or immovable, however acquired, and legal documents or instruments in any form, including electronic or digital, evidencing title to, or interest in, such funds or other assets, including, but not limited to, bank credits, travellers cheques, bank cheques, money orders, shares, securities, bonds, drafts, or letters of credit, and any interest, dividends, or other income on or value accruing from or generated by such funds or other assets
• Terrorist


  Any natural person who commits, attempts, or conspires to commit terrorist acts by any means, directly or indirectly
• Rule 2

  Declaration of Policy: It is the policy of the State to protect life, liberty, and property from acts of terrorism and to condemn terrorism and those who support and finance it and to recognize it as inimical and dangerous to national security and the welfare of the people, and to make the financing of terrorism a crime against the Filipino people, against humanity, and against the law of nations.
• Rule 1

  Title: These Rules shall be known and cited as the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 10168, otherwise known as "The Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act of 2012", hereafter referred to as the "TF Suppression Act."
• Rule 3


  Definition of Terms
• Freeze


  The blocking or restraining of specific property or funds from being transacted, converted, concealed, moved, or disposed of without affecting the ownership thereof
• Dealing, with regard to property or funds


  Receiving, acquiring, transacting, representing, concealing, disposing, converting, transferring or moving, using as security or providing financial services
• Designation or Listing


  The identification of a person, organization, association or group of persons that is subject to targeted financial sanctions pursuant to the applicable United Nations Security Council Resolutions
• State policy

  To recognize terrorism as inimical and dangerous to national security and the welfare of the people
• Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC)


  The Council created by virtue of Republic Act no. 9372, otherwise known as the "Human Security Act" (HSA) of 2007
• Probable cause


  A reasonable ground of suspicion supported by circumstances warranting a cautious person to believe that property or funds are in any way related to terrorism financing, acts of terrorism or other violations under the TF Suppression Act
• State policy

  To criminalize the financing of terrorism and related offenses, and to prevent and suppress the commission of said offenses through freezing and forfeiture of property or funds while protecting human rights
• Rule 1

  Purpose: These Rules are promulgated to prescribe the procedures and guidelines for the implementation of the TF Suppression Act.
• State policy

  To make the financing of terrorism a crime against the Filipino people, against humanity, and against the law of nations
• Designated persons


  Any person or entity designated as a terrorist, one who finances terrorism, or a terrorist organization or group under the applicable United Nations Security Council Resolution or by another jurisdiction or supra-national jurisdiction
• State policy

  To protect life, liberty, and property from acts of terrorism and to condemn terrorism and those who support and finance it
• Covered institutions

  Those institutions defined under Section 3 (a) (1) (2) and (3) of the AMLA, as amended
• Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC)

  The Council created by virtue of Republic Act No. 9160, otherwise known as the "Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2001, as amended" (AMLA, as amended)
• Forfeiture


  A court order transferring in favor of the government, after due process, ownership of property or funds representing, involving, or relating to financing of terrorism as defined in Section 4 or an offense under Sections 5,6, 7, 8, or 9 of the TF Suppression Act
• Financial assets

  • Cheques
  • Bank cheques
  • Money orders
  • Shares
  • Securities
  • Bonds
  • Drafts
  • Letters of credit
• In determining whether a transaction is suspicious, covered institutions should consider various circumstances such as wire transfers without visible legal, economic, or business purpose, sources and/or beneficiaries from countries connected with terrorist activities, repetitive deposits or withdrawals that cannot be explained satisfactorily, and transactions with values grossly exceeding the client's earning capacity
• Conspiracy defined as an agreement between two or more persons to commit terrorism financing offenses
• Penalties for Financing of Terrorism
• Indicators of terrorism financing

  • Citizens of countries connected with terrorist activities
  • Repetitive deposits or withdrawals that cannot be satisfactorily explained
  • Value of the transaction is grossly over what the client can earn
  • Client conducting an out-of-the-ordinary transaction
  • Deposits by individuals with no known connection to the account holder
  • Client receiving remittances from a country where no family members work or reside
  • Client reported to be involved in terrorist activities
  • Client under investigation for possible involvement in terrorist activities
  • Transactions of individuals, companies, or NGOs/NPOs affiliated with suspected terrorist connections
  • Transactions suspected of being used to pay or receive funds from terrorists
  • NGO/NPO with abnormal expenses unrelated to relief or humanitarian efforts
  • Absence of contributions from donors in the NGO/NPO's country of origin
  • Volume and frequency of transactions not matching stated purpose of NGO/NPO
  • Any other transaction similar to the above
• Actual use of property or funds for terrorist acts is not necessary for a crime under the TF Suppression Act
• Accessory to Terrorism Financing Offense
• Rules regarding Financing of Terrorism
• Knowledge or intent for terrorism financing may be inferred from circumstances