Philippine Disaster Response
System
Manny de Guzman
Deputy Administrator
Director for Operations
OCD-NDCC
OVERVIEW
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Improving disaster response through local
government empowerment and capability
enhancement
Emergency management information system as
vital mechanism for planning and decisionmaking
Matching available relief and response
capabilities to needs: Local and international
disaster relief assistance
Improving disaster response through
local government empowerment and
capability enhancement
LEGISLATIONS ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
EMPOWERMENTAND CAPABILITY
ENHANCEMENT
PD 1566 Strengthening the Philippine Disaster Control,
Capability and Establishing the National Program on
Community Disaster Preparedness (11 June 1978)
RA 7160 Local Government Code of 1991
RA 8185 An Act Amending Section 324 (d) of RA 7160
Executive Order No. 137 Institutionalizing Civil Defense
Deputation Program (10 Aug 1999)
MECHANISMS FOR DISASTER
RESPONSE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL
Criteria for declaration of state of calamity
(local and national)
Use of local calamity fund (5% of internal
revenue allotment) for emergency response
Local sanggunian convenes within 24 hours to
pass a declaration
Release of calamity fund by local treasurer
within 24 hours upon declaration
Cash advances from general fund, not
exceeding 50% of calamity fund
UTILIZATION OF NATIONAL
CALAMITY FUNDS
Priority 1
Urgent, emergency relief
operations and emergency repair of
lifelines
Priority 2
Repair, rehabilitation and
reconstruction; not urgent but
necessary for disaster mitigation
Priority 3
Pre-disaster activities outside the
regular budgets of line agencies
Emergency management information
system as vital mechanism for
planning and decision-making
Disaster
reporting
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ISSUES:
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-Appropriate and timely information on what happened,
what needs to be done, and what are the resources available
-Reporting effects of disasters vs assessing urgent needs
-Providing organized information to facilitate decision making
Efficient management of information and
resources based on field assessment and
standard reporting system
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION SYSTEM
Emergency Management Information System
•Emergency Reporting and Monitoring
•Emergency Logistics Management
•Emergency Fund Management
•Geographic Information System
CAR
VICENTE TOMAZAR
REGION I
NIGEL LONTOC
OLD PUSO BLDG.
CIRCLE, BAGUIO CITY
CAMP FLORENDO
LA UNION (2500)
(074) 444-5298
(072) -412-384 ,
242-4141
OCD REGIONAL
CENTERS
REGION III
ARMANDO DUQUE
CAMP OLIVAS
PAMPANGA (2000)
(045) - 961-3701
963-44-38
NCR
JAIME MANALAD
REGION II
ELVIRA CALINA
CAMP AGUINALDO
BAGAY ROAD, TUGUEGARAO
CAGAYAN (3500)
911-50-61
(078) 844-1630, 844-1631
REGION V
RENATO AREVALO
REGION IV
HERMINEGILDO EBARLE
2nd Flr. SOLCOM
CAMP OLA
LEGASPI CITY (4500)
PEO COMPOUND, BGY IV
BATANGAS CITY
(052) 245-5231
(043)723-4248
481-50-31
REGION VI
ROSARIO CABRERA
REGION VII
ANGEL GAVIOLA
242 GEN HUGHES ST.
ILOILO CITY (5000)
CAMP OSMENA
CEBU CITY (6000)
(033) 336-9353
(032) 253-6162
337-66-71
253-87-30
REGION VIII
TEODORO BULAN
REGION IX
ATILANO ADE
CAMP KANGLEON PALO HILL
TACLOBAN CITY
3rd Flr MENDOZA BLDG.
PILAR ST.,
ZAMBOANGA CITY (7000)
(053) 323-530
(062) 991-6361
CARAGA
ISABELO FILOMENO
REGION XI
CARMILITOLUPO
GUIGONA SUBD.
BUTUAN CITY (8600)
e-networking of
field offices
(085)815-6345
BLAZA BLDG.
CABAGUIO ST. AGDAO
DAVAO CITY (8000)
REGION X
CARLOS SALADERO
(082) 233-2022
233-0611
ARMM
LITA ENOK
CAMP PENDATUN PARANG
MAGUINDANAO
(064)531-5974
REGION XII
LITA ENOK
SINSUAT AVE.
SULTAN KUDARAT
(064) 4212879
HAYES CORNER PRES.
ROXAS ST.
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY
(O62) 857-39-88
Matching available relief and
response capabilities to prevailing
needs: Local and international
disaster relief assistance
Mobilizing
AFP for search
and rescue
Assessing
disaster
damage and
needs
Search and rescue
Emergency evacuation
Emergency health relief
Emergency shelter
Food
Water and sanitation
Emergency repair of lifelines
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Disaster relief plug-in
mechanism and coordination
Rapid Needs Assessment Mission
Rapid Needs Assessment Mission
International Humanitarian Assistance:
Responding to specific needs
International Humanitarian
Assistance Network
•International assistance contact
•Rapid needs assessment
•Plug-in/out mechanism