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• Section 1. Title. – This Act shall be known as the “Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010”.
• Section 2. Declaration of Policy. – It shall be the policy of the State to: (a) Uphold the people’s constitutional rights to life and property by ● addressing the root causes of vulnerabilities to disasters, ● strengthening the country’s institutional capacity for disaster risk reduction and ● management and building the resilience of local communities to disasters including climate change impacts
• Section 6. Powers and Functions of the NDRRMC. – The National Council, being empowered with policy-making, coordination, integration, supervision, monitoring and evaluation functions, shall have the following responsibilities:
• Section 14. Integration of Disaster Risk Reduction Education into the School Curricula and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK)

  DepED, CHED, TESDA, in coordination with OCD, NYC, DOST, DENR, DILG-BFP, DOH, DSWD and other relevant agencies shall integrate disaster risk reduction and management education in the school curricula
• Section 15. Coordination During Emergencies. – The LDRRMCs shall take the lead in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from the effects of any disaster based
• The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan, 2011-2028 - It outlines the activities that seek to strengthen the capacity of the national government and local government units (LGUs).
• The Magna Carta of Women. Spells out the rights of women affected by disasters, calamities and other crisis situations. Specifically, women have the right to protection and security in all phases of relief, recovery, rehabilitation, and construction efforts.
• The Magna Carta of Women (Section 10 of Republic Act No. 9710)