What to Expect Between the State and the Citizens

• Global Policy Frameworks


  • Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030
  • Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015
  • ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response

  
• Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030


  Aims to achieve the substantial reduction of disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihood, and health and in the economic, physical, social, cultural and environmental assets of persons, businesses, communities and countries
• Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) 2005-2015


  A comprehensive, action‐oriented response to international concern about the growing impacts of disasters on individuals, communities & national development. Its goal was to substantially reduced disaster loses in live and in social, economic and environmental assets of communities and countries
• ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER)


  Focuses on the region's policy backbone on disaster management by giving priority to disaster risk reduction, thus enabling a more proactive regional framework for cooperation, coordination, technical assistance, and resource mobilization in all aspects of disaster management

  
• DRRM Act


  The Philippine DRRM Act of 2010 or Republic Act No. 10121 provides the basic policies and coordination mechanism for DRRM through the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils (DRRMC) at the national, regional, and local levels

  
• Salient Features of the DRRM Act

  • Coherence with international framework
  • Adherence to universal norms, principles, and standards of humanitarian assistance
  • Good governance through transparency and accountability
  • Strengthened institutional mechanism for DRRM
  • Integrated, coordinated, multi‐sectoral, inter‐agency, and community‐based approach to disaster risk reduction
  • Empowerment of local government units (LGUs) and civil society organizations (CSOs) as key partners in disaster risk reduction
  • Integration of the DRRM into the educational system
  • Establishment of the DRRM Fund (DRRMF) at the national and local levels
  • Providing for provisions on the declaration of a state of calamity, remedial measures, prohibited acts and penalties

  
• Entities involved in DRRM as mandated in the DRRM act

  • National DRRM Councils
  • Regional DRRM Councils (RDRRMC)
  • Local DRRM Councils (LDRRMC)
  • Local DRRM Offices (LDRRMO)
  • Disaster Volunteers
• National DRRM Councils


  Designated with policymaking, coordination, integration, supervision, and monitoring and evaluation functions. Headed by the Secretary of the Department of National Defense (DND) as Chairperson
• Functions of the NDRRMC

  • Develop an NDRRM Framework
  • Create NDRRM Plan (NDRRMP)
  • Advise the President on the status of disaster preparedness, prevention, mitigation, response and rehabilitation operations. As well as recommend to the President the declaration of a state of calamity
  • Ensure a multi-stakeholder participation
  • Establish a national early warning and emergency alert system
  • Develop appropriate risk transfer mechanisms
  • Monitor the development and enforcement required by this Act
  • Manage and mobilize resources
  • Monitor and provide the necessary guidelines and procedures on the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (LDRRMF)
  • Develop assessment tools in coordination with the Climate Change Commission
  • Develop vertical and horizontal coordination mechanisms
  • Formulate a national institutional capability building program
  • Formulate a national agenda for research and technology development
  • Formulate and implement a framework for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction and management
  • Constitute a technical management group
  • Task the OCD to conduct periodic assessment and performance monitoring of the member-agencies
  • Coordinate or oversee the implementation of the country's obligations with disaster management treaties

  
• Regional DRRM Councils (RDRRMC)


  The regional arm of NDRRMC, responsible for coordinating, integrating, supervising and evaluating DRRM activities of the Local DRRM Councils. Headed by the Regional Director of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD)
• Functions of the RDRRMC


  • Coordinate, integrate, supervise, and evaluate the activities of the LDRRMC
  • Ensuring disaster sensitive regional development plans
  • Establish an operating facility to be known as the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Operations Center (RDRRMC)
• Local DRRM Councils (LDRRMC)

  Also known as Provincial or Municipality Disaster Coordinating Councils. The Barangay Development Council (BDC) shall undertake the powers and functions of the council at the barangay level. Composed of multi‐sectoral and multi‐agency members. Oversee the implementation of the Local DRRM Plans (LDRRMPs) formulated by Local DRRM Offices (LDRRMOs)

  
• Functions of the LDRRMCS

  • Approve, monitor and evaluate the implementation of the LDRRMPs
  • Ensure the integration of DRR and climate change adaptation
  • Implementation of forced or preemptive evacuation
  • Convene the local council

  
• Local DRRM Offices (LDRRMO)


  Established in every province, city, municipality and barangay, headed by the respective local government officials. Sets the direction, development, implementation and coordination of DRRM programs and activities within their territorial jurisdictions

  
• Functions of the LDRRMO


  • Set the direction, development and implementation of DRRM programs
  • Design, program and coordinate DRRM Programs to NDRRMC
  • Facilitate and support risk assessment and contingency plan
  • Consolidate local disaster risk information
  • Organize and conduct trainings
  • Operate a multi hazard early warning system
  • Formulate and implement a comprehensive LDRRMP
  • Prepare and submit to the Local Sanggunian
  • Conduct continuous disaster monitoring
  • Identify, assess and manage hazard vulnerabilities and risk
  • Disseminate information and raise public awareness
  • Identify and implement cost effective risk reduction measures/strategies
  • Maintain database of human resources, equipment, directories and location of critical infrastructure
  • Develop partnership with the private sectors, CSOs and volunteer groups
  • Take all necessary steps on continuing the provision
  • Organize, equip, train, and supervise local emergency team
  • Respond and manage the adverse effects of emergencies and carried out recovery activities
  • Promote and raise public awareness and compliance with the act
  • Serve as secretariat and executive arm of LRRMC
  • Coordinate with DRRM activities
  • Establish network with LGU
  • Recommend the enhancement of local ordinance related to the act
  • Implement policies, approved plans, and program of LDRRC
  • Establish Provincial/City/Municipality/Barangay operation center
  • Prepare and submit report on utilization of LDRRM Fund
  • Act on other matter that authorized by LDRRMC

  
• Disaster Volunteers


  Their mobilization may be undertaken by government agencies, civil service organizations, private sector, and local government units. Their enhancement is a key feature
• Necessary steps on continuing the provision

  1. Organize, equip, train, and supervise local emergency team

  2. Respond and manage the adverse effects of emergencies and carried out recovery activities

  3. Promote and raise public awareness and compliance with the act

  4. Serve as secretariat and executive arm of LRRMC

  5. Coordinate with DRRM activities

  6. Establish network with LGU

  7. Recommend the enhancement of local ordinance related to the act

  8. Implement policies, approved plans, and program of LRRMC

  9. Establish Provincial/City/Municipality/Barangay operation center

  10. Prepare and submit report on utilization of LDRRM Fund

  11. Act on other matter that authorized by LDRRMC

  
• Features of disaster volunteers


  • Their mobilization may be undertaken by government agencies, civil service organizations, private sector, and local government units
  • Their enhancement, welfare, and protection will be the responsibility of agencies, civil service organizations, private sector, or Local government unit which assembled them
  • Their accreditation and inclusion in the database are done at municipal or city level
  • They will follow the guidelines set by the NDRRMC
  • They are entitled to compensatory benefits and insurance under the guidelines
• Education and training rules

  1. Integrate in the school curricula of DRR education for both of secondary and tertiary level of education including National Service Training Program (NSTP) whether private or public or formal and non-formal, technical-vocational, indigenous learning, and out of school youth courses and programs

  2. Encourage the youth to participate in DRRM activities headed by SK councils together with the DRRMCs

  3. Impose trainings to the public sector employees that focus on emergency response and preparedness
• Declaration of state of calamity

  1. Declaration and lifting of state of calamity by the President

  2. Declaration and lifting of state of calamity by Local Sanggunian
• Remedial measures when state of calamity is declared

  • Imposition of price ceiling on basic necessities and prime commodities as recommended by implementing agency to the President
  • Local Price Coordination Council shall monitor, prevent and control overpricing/profiteering and hoarding of prime commodities, medicines and petroleum products
  • Programming/reprogramming of funds for the repair and safety upgrading of public infrastructures and facilities
  • Granting of no-interest loans by government financing or lending institutions to the most affected section of the population
• Prohibited acts during declaration of state of calamity

  • Dereliction of duties which leads to destruction, loss of lives, critical damage of facilities and misuse of funds
  • Preventing the entry and distribution of relief goods in disaster stricken areas, including appropriate technology, tools, equipment, accessories, disaster teams/experts
  • Buying, for consumption or resale, from disaster relief agencies any relief goods, equipment or other and commodities which are intended for distribution to disaster affected communities
  • Buying, for consumption or resale, from the recipient disaster affected persons any relief goods, equipment or other aid commodities received by them
  • Selling of relief goods, equipment or other aid commodities which are intended for distribution to disaster victims
  • Forcibly seizing relief goods, equipment or other aid commodities intended for or consigned to a specific group of victims or relief agency
  • Diverting of relief goods, equipment or other aid commodities to persons other than the rightful recipient or consignee
  • Accepting, possessing, using or disposing relief goods, equipment or other aid commodities not intended for nor consigned to him/her
  • Misrepresenting the source of relief goods, equipment or other aid commodities
  • Substituting or replacing relief goods, equipment or other aid commodities with the same items or inferior/cheaper quality
  • Illegal solicitations by persons or organizations representing others as defined in the standards and guidelines set by the NDRRMC
  • Deliberate use of false at inflated data in support of the request for funding, relief goods, equipment or other aid commodities for emergency assistance or livelihood projects
  • Tampering with or stealing hazard monitoring and disaster preparedness equipment and paraphernalia
• Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Funds

  • LDRRM Fund must be not less than 5% of estimated revenue from regular sources
  • LDRRMC has the duty to monitor and evaluate the use and disbursement of the LDRRMF
  • LDRRMC may transfer the LDRRMF to support disaster risk reduction work of other LDRRMCs which are declared under state of calamity
  • Quick Response Fund (QRF) is 30% of LDRRMF, allocated for relief and recovery programs
  • Unused LDRRMF shall be converted to trust fund for DRRM activities within the next five years, after which it shall be returned to the general fund
  • LRRMC shall make its reports on utilization of LRRMF open to public by publication and posting
• National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Funds

  • NDDRM fund should be used for disaster risk reduction or mitigation, prevention, and preparedness activities
  • NDRRM fund amount and the recipient agencies and/or LGUs are based on the approval of President with the recommendation of NDDRMC
  • Quick Response Fund (QRF) is 30% of NDRRM Fund, used for relief and recovery programs
  • All departments, bureaus, offices and agencies of the government shall submit their monthly statements on the utilization of the funds
  • All departments, bureaus, offices and agencies of the government are authorized to use a portion of their appropriations to implement DRRM activities
• OCD as the lead agency to carry out the provisions of the act, shall be allocated a budget of one billion pesos (Php1,000,000,000.00) revolving fund
• Thematic areas of NDRMM Plan 2011-2028

  • Disaster prevention and mitigation
  • Disaster preparedness
  • Disaster response
  • Disaster rehabilitation and recovery

  
• Vision of NDRRM plan

  Safer, adaptive, and disaster resilient Filipino communities toward sustainable development

  
• Priority areas of NDRRM plan

  • Disaster prevention and mitigation
  • Disaster preparedness
  • Disaster response
  • Disaster rehabilitation and recovery

  
• Disaster Prevention and Mitigation

  • Avoid hazards and mitigate their potential impacts by reducing vulnerabilities and exposure and enhancing capacities of communities
  • Reduce vulnerability and exposure to communities to hazard
  • Enhance capacities of communities to reduce their own risk and cope with impact of all hazards
• Disaster Preparedness


  • Establish and strengthen capacities of communities to anticipate, cope and recover from the negative impacts of emergency occurrences and disasters
  • Increase level of awareness and enhance capacity of the community to the threats and impact of all hazards
  • Improve necessary skills training and capability building of communities to cope with impacts of disasters
• Disaster Response


  • Provide life preservation and meet the basic subsistence needs of affected population based on acceptable standards during of immediately after a disaster
  • Decrease the number of preventable deaths and injuries
  • Provide basic subsistence needs of affected population
  • Immediate restore basic social services
• Disaster Rehabilitation and Recovery

  • Restore and improve facilities, livelihood and living conditions and organizational capacities of affected communities, and reduced disaster risks in accordance with the "building back better" principle
  • Restore people's means of livelihood and continuity of economic activities
  • Restore shelter and other buildings
  • Reconstruct infrastructure and other public utilities
  • Assist in the physical and psychological rehabilitation