MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN OF KIANGAN, IFUGAO
HELD ON OCTOBER 22, 2012 AT THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN HALL.
PRESENT:
1. Vice Mayor Roel Francis Atiwon Dulnuan
- Presiding Chairperson
2. Kagawad Magdalena Dulnuan Piggangay
- Member
3. Kagawad Alberto Dumalnog Binlang Jr.
- -do4. Kagawad Gregory Villamor Famorca
- -do5. Kagawad Lawrence Agnanao Dulnuan Jr.
- -do6. Kagawad Antonio Talosig Nidogma Jr.
- -do
7. Kagawad Hilario Tuguinay Castillo
- -do8. Kagawad James Torres Tayaban
- -do9. Kagawad Nuel Longdahon Dulnuan
- -do10. Kagawad Ernesto Bolhayon. Tayaban
- -do11. Kagawad Pearly Mae Malanta Cawitan
- -doABSENT: None.
Municipal Ordinance No. 01
Series of 2012
Be it ordained by the Sangguniang Bayan of the Municipality of Kiangan,
Province of Ifugao that:
ARTICLE I
Title & Purpose
Section 1. Title:
This Ordinance shall be known as the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
Ordinance of the Municipality of Kiangan, Province of Ifugao.
Section 2. Purpose:
The purpose of this Ordinance is to authorize a program for pre-disaster mitigation; to
streamline the administration of disaster relief, to appropriate and or control the Municipal
cost of disaster assistance and for other purposes.
ARTICLE II
Legal Basis
Section 3. Legal Basis:
1. Republic Act No. 10121, Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Act and its IRR, also known as an act strengthening the
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Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management System, providing for
the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management framework and
institutionalizing the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
Plan, appropriating funds therefore and for other purposes.
2. Republic Act No. 9729, an act mainstreaming climate change into
government policy formulations, establishing the framework strategy and
program on climate change, creating for this purpose the climate change
commission and for other purposes.
3. Republic Act 7160, the Local Government Code of 1991 – The Local
Government Code states in its General Provisions that the Local
Government Unit shall adopt measures to protect the inhabitants of the
Municipality from the harmful effects of man-made or natural disasters and
calamities and to provide relief services and assistance for victims during
and in the aftermath of said disasters or calamities and their return to
productive livelihood following said events.
4. Executive Order No. 20, series of 2010, supplemented by Executive Order
N0. 22, series of 2010 issued by the Hon. Joselito G. Guyguyon, Municipal
Mayor of Kiangan.
ARTICLE III. DEFINITION AND ACRONYMS
Section 4. Definition of terms:
1. ADAPTATION – the adjustment in natural or human systems in response to
actual or expected climatic stimuli or their effects, which moderates harm or
exploits beneficial opportunities.
2. CAPACITY – a combination of all strengths and resources available with in a
community, society or organization that can reduce the level of risk, or effects
of a disaster. Capacity may include infrastructure and physical means,
institutions, societal coping abilities as well as human knowledge, skills and
collective attributes such as social relationships, leadership and management.
Capacity may also be described as capability.
3. Civil defense – refers to the actions of the government unit before, during and
after calamities. It also refers to disaster preparedness and prevention
activities, other than military actions, geared towards the reduction of loss of
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life and property brought about by natural and human induced disasters. Civil
defense may also be referred to as Civil Protection.
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS or “CSOs” – non state actors whose aims are
neither to generate profits nor to seek governing power. CSO’s unite people to
advance shared goals and interests. They have a presence in public life,
expressing the interests and values of their members or others, and are based
on ethical, cultural, scientific, religious or philantrophic considerations. CSOs
include non government organizations (NGO’s), professional associations,
foundations, independent research institutes, community based organizations
(CBOs), faith based organizations, peoples organizations, social movements,
and labor unions.
CLIMATE CHANGE – a change in climate that can be identified by changes in
the mean and or variability of its properties and that persists for an extended
period typically decades or longer, weather due to natural variability or as a
result of human activity.
COMMUNITY–Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Management”(“CBDRRM”) –
a process of disaster risk reduction and management in which, in risk
communities, they are actively engaged in the identification, analysis,
treatment, monitoring and evaluation of disaster risks in order to reduce their
vulnerabilities and enhance their capacities, and where the people are the
heart of decision-making and implementation of disaster risk reduction and
management activities.
Complex Emergency - a form of human – induced emergency in which the
cause of the emergency as well as the assistance to the afflicted is complicated
by intense level of political considerations.
Contingency Planning – a management process that analyses specific potential
events or emerging situations that might threaten society or the environment
and establishes arrangement in advance to enable timely ,effective and
appropriate responses to such events and situations.
Disaster– refers to both natural and human- induced events/emergencies
resulting to a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society
involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and
impacts, exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using
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its own resources. disaster are often described as a result of the combination
of: the exposure to a hazard; the conditions of vulnerability that are present;
and insufficient capacity or measures to reduce or cope with the potential
negative effects on human, physical, mental and social well being together
with the damage to property destruction of assets, loss or services, social and
economic disruption and environmental degradation.
10.Disaster Mitigation – the lessening or limitation of the adverse impacts of
hazards and related disasters. Mitigation measures includes but not limited to
the engineering techniques and hazard – resistant construction but includes as
well as improved environmental policies and programs and public awareness.
Raising drive undertaken to minimize/limit the adverse effect of hazards,
among others.
11.Disaster preparedness – the knowledge and capacities developed by
governments, professional response and recovery organizations, communities
and individuals to effectively anticipate, respond to, and recover from the
impacts of likely, imminent or current hazard events or conditions.
12.Disaster prevention – the outright avoidance of adverse impacts of hazards
and related disasters.
13.Disaster response– the provision of emergency services and public assistance
during or immediately after a disaster in order to save lives, reduce health
impacts, ensure public safety and meet the basic subsistence needs of the
people affected by a disaster and sometimes called “disaster relief”. Disaster
response is predominantly focused on immediate and short- term needs and is
sometimes called “disaster relief”. Disaster response is linked with recovery of
the affected population and geographic areas, and its subsequent
development in the future.
14.Disaster risk –the potential disaster losses in lives, health status, livelihood,
assets and services, which would occur to a particular community or society
over some specified future time period.
15.Disaster Risk Reduction – the concept and practice of reducing disaster risk
through systematic efforts to analyze and manage the casual factors of
disasters, including through reduced exposures to hazards, lessened
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vulnerability of people and property, wise management of land and
environment and improved preparedness for adverse events.
16.Disaster Risk Reduction and Management – the systematic process of using
administrative directives, organizations, and operational skills and capacities to
implement strategies, policies and improved coping capacities in order to
lessen the adverse impacts of hazards and the possibility of disaster.
17.Disaster Risk Reduction Management System – a specialized database which
contains among others, information on disasters and other human material,
economic and environmental impact, risk assessment and mapping and
vulnerable groups.
18.Disaster Victims – persons or group of persons who have been adversely
affected by a natural or man-made hazard who have to leave their habitual
places of residence due to existing or impending threats, damaged shelter
units, with casualty among immediate family members or those who remained
in their habitual places of origin when still habitable but whose main source of
income or livelihood had been damaged and are experiencing hopelessness
and difficulty in coping or responding to the
onslaught of the hazardous events on their own resources, further
categorized as follows:
a. severely affected- those with totally damaged shelter units who
have to evacuate/move out of the habitual place of residence, whose
main source of income or livelihood have been damaged who may or
may not have casualty among its immediate family members;
b. Moderately affected – are those whose shelter units have been
partially damaged but have to leave their habitual places of habitual
residence due to prevailing threats or impending on their safety but
whose main source of income or livelihood have been damaged.
c. Slightly affected – are those whose houses are partially damaged or
not damaged at all or whose main source of income is not rendered
totally inoperable or damaged and remained in their habitual places
of residence but cannot pursue normal daily activities due to the
magnitude and/or overwhelming adverse effects of the hazards.
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19.Early Warning System – the set of capacities needed to generate and
disseminate timely and meaningful information to enable individuals,
communities and organizations threatened by a hazard to prepare and to act
appropriately and in sufficient time to reduce the possibility of harm or loss.
20.Emergency – unforeseen or sudden occurrence, especially danger, demanding
immediate action.
21.Emergency Management – the organization and management of resources
such as volunteers, funds, donations, food and non food items,
temporary/evacuation centers, and responsibilities for addressing all aspects
of emergencies, in particular preparedness, response and initial recovery steps
early recovery phase.
22.Exposure – the degree to which the elements at risk are likely to experience
hazard events of different magnitude.
23.Geographic information system – a data base which contains, among others,
geo-hazard assessments, information on climate change, and climate risk
reduction and management.
24.Hazard – a dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition
that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts properly damage,
loss of livelihood and services, social and economic disruption, or
environmental damage.
25.Land Use Planning – the process undertaken by public authorities to identify,
evaluate and decide on different options for the use of land including
consideration of long-term economic, social and environmental objectives and
the implications for different communities and interest groups and the
subsequent formulation and promulgation of plans that describe the
permitted or acceptable uses.
26.National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management framework or NDRRM –
provides for comprehensive , all hazards, multi-sectoral, inter-agency and
community based approach to disaster risk reduction management.
27.“National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan” or NDRRMP – the
document to be formulated and implemented by the office of civil defense
that sets out goals and specific objectives for reducing disaster risk together
with related actions to accomplish these objectives.
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28.The NDRRMP shall provide for the identification of hazards, vulnerabilities and
risk to be managed at the national level; disaster risk reduction and
management approaches and strategies to be applied in managing said hazard
risk; agency roles, responsibilities and lines of authority at all government
levels and vertical and horizontal coordination of disaster risk reduction and
management in the pre-disaster and post- disaster phase. It shall be in
conformity with the NDRRMF.
29.Post-Disaster Recovery – the restoration and improvement were appropriate,
of facilities, livelihood and living conditions of disaster affected communities,
including efforts to reduce disaster risk factors, in accordance with the
principles of “build back better”.
30.Preparedness – pre-disaster actions and measures being undertaken within
the context of disaster risk reduction and management and are based on
sound risk analysis as well as pre- disaster activities to avert or minimize loss of
life and property such as but not limited to, community organizing, training,
planning, equipping, stock piling, hazard mapping, insuring of assets, and
public information and education initiatives. This also includes the
development/enhancement of an overall preparedness strategy, policy
institutional structure, warning and forecasting capabilities and plans that
define measures geared to help at risk communities safeguard their lives and
assets by being alert to hazards and taking appropriate action in the face of an
imminent threat or an actual disaster. Further more, it refers to activities and
measures taken in advance to ensure effective response to the impact of
hazards, including the issuance of timely and effective early warnings and the
temporary evacuation of people.
31.Private Sector – the key actor in the realm of the economy where the central
social concern and process are the mutually beneficial production and
distribution of goods and services to meet the physical needs of human beings.
Private sector Employees – all persons in the civil service.
32.Rehabilitation – measures that ensure the ability of affected
communities/areas to restore their normal level of functioning by rebuilding
livelihood and damaged infrastructures and increasing the communities’
organizational capacity.
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33.Response – any concerted effort by (2) two or more agencies, public or
private, to provide assistance or intervention during or immediately after a
disaster to meet the life preservation and basic subsistence needs of those
people affected and in the restoration of essential public activities and
facilities.
34.Risk – the combination of the probability of an event and its negative
consequences. Also, the probability of harmful consequences or expected
losses(deaths, injuries, properties, livelihoods, economic activity disruption or
environment damage) resulting from interactions between natural, humaninduced hazards and vulnerable, loss, hardship or suffering resulting from
disasters or conditions.
35.Risk Assessment – a methodology to determine the nature and extent of risk
by analyzing potential hazards and evaluating existing conditions of
vulnerability that together could potentially harm exposed people, property,
services, livelihood and the environment in which they depend.
36.Risk Management – the systematic approach and practice of managing
uncertainty to minimize potential harm and loss. It compromises risk
assessment and analysis, and the implementation of strategies and specific
actions to control, reduce and transfer risks.
37.Risk transfer- the process of formally or informally shifting the financial
consequences of particular risks from one party to another whereby a
household, community, enterprise or state authority will obtain resources
from the other party after a disaster occurs, in exchange for ongoing or
compensatory social or financial benefits provided to that other party.
38.State of Calamity – a condition involving mass casualty and/or major damages
to property, disruption of means of livelihoods, roads and normal way of life of
people in the affected areas as a result of the occurrence of natural or human
– induced hazard.
39.Sustainable development – development that meets the needs of the present
without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own
needs.
40.Vulnerability – the characteristics and circumstances of a community, system
or asset that make it susceptible to the damaging effects of a hazard.
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Vulnerability may arise from various physical, social, economic and
environmental factors such as poor design and construction of buildings, in
adequate protection of assets, lack of public information and awareness,
limited official recognition of risk and preparedness measures, disregard for
wise environmental management. Further, it is the conditions determined by
physical, social, economic and environmental factors or processes, which
increase the susceptibility of a community to the impact of hazards.
41.Vulnerable and Marginalized Groups – includes individuals or groups of people
that face higher exposure to disaster risk and poverty including, but not limited
to, women, especially pregnant women, children especially orphans and
unaccompanied and separated children, elderly, persons with disability, and –
ethnic minorities, the disadvantaged families and individuals living in high risk
areas danger zones, and those living in the road right of ways and highly
congested areas vulnerable to industrial, environmental, health hazards and
road accidents. Included into the exposures of poverty are the marginalized
farmers and fisher folks.
Section 5. ACCRONYMS; used in this code
1. ABC: Association of Barangay Captains
2. BFP: Bureau of Fire Protection
3. BJMP: Bureau of Jail Management & Penology
4. CHED: Commission on Higher Education
5. DEP-ED: Department of Education
6. DILG: Department of Interior and Local Government
7. DRRM: Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
8. DOLE: Department of Labor and Employment
9. DTI: Department of Trade and Industry
10.KC: Knights of Columbus
11.KCMDC: Kiangan Community Multi Purpose & development Cooperative
12.KITODA: Kiangan Tricycles & Operators/Drivers Association
13.LDRRMC: Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
14.LDRRMF: Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund
15.LGU: Local Government Unit
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16.MAO: Municipal Agriculture office
17.MCRO: Municipal Civil Registry Office
18.MDRRMC: Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
19.MDRRMF: Management Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund
20.MDRRMO: Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer
21.MEO: Municipal Engineering Office
22.MPDO; Municipal Planning and Development Office
23.MSWDO: Municipal Social Welfare & Development Office
24.PDRRM: Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
25.PNP: Philippine National Police
26.QRF: Quick Response Fund
27.R.A: Republic Act
28.RDRRM: Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
29.S.B: Sangguniang Bayan
30. TWG: Technical Working Group
ARTICLE IV
MANAGEMENT OF DISASTERS
Section 6. Municipal Policies on Disaster Management:
It is the policy of the Municipal Government of the Municipality of Kiangan
to take all actions possible to the extent that it aims to prevent disaster, reduce
the vulnerability of Municipal residents to any disaster that may strike, to
establish capabilities for protecting citizens from adverse effects of disasters, to
respond effectively to actual occurrence of disasters and other risks and provide
for recovery in the aftermath of any emergency involving extensive damage or
other debilitating influence on the normal pattern of life in the community.
Section 7. Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plans and
Programs: (As approved by the Sangguniang Bayan of Kiangan through Resolution
No. 134, series of 2011).
The Disaster Plan must be developed by the Municipal Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Council, the focus of which is to minimize the
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destructive effects of disaster within the Municipality to be approved by the
Sangguniang Bayan.
In implementing this specific section of this ordinance, the Municipal
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council shall formulate the Risk
Mitigation Plan and disaster contingency plan of the Municipality, outline the
current disaster management system that is in place and with the responsibilities
of individual employees and organizations defined at each level of the system.
The updated Municipal Disaster Plan should provide for the coordination of
disaster related planning response and recovery by relevant Municipal
department offices of the Municipality and other government agencies including
non-government organizations and private sector.
Section 8: Disaster Preparedness and Response Protocols:
The Local Government Unit through its Local Chief Executive should be
guided with the following protocols, to wit;
A. Pre Disaster Protocols
a) Organize activate or reactivate the Local Disaster risk Reduction and
Management Council or Barangay Disaster
Risk Reduction and
Management Committee in case of a barangay.
b) Ensure that the there should be a Disaster Operation Center.
c) Establish the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office.
d) Ensure that the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office is
functional.
e) Pooling of Disaster Volunteers.
f) Conduct of public awareness activities on the hazards in the locality using
hazards maps.
g) Identify the following;
a. Population – at risk in vulnerable areas (residents living in land slide
prone areas.)
b. People with special needs (elderly, children, infants, pregnant
women and PWD with their locations)
c. Poorly constructed houses or facilities
d. Formulate a preparedness contingency plan
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h) See to it that disaster preparedness and response work.
i) Ensure proper coordination with DILG, PNP, DSWD, DOH and PRC.
B. DURING DISASTER PROTOCOLS
a) Activate Disaster Operation Center and mobilize the members of the
DRMMC to man such center on a 24 hour basis.
b) Activate the Early Warning and Evacuation Alert System.
c) Deploy the emergency response and rescue team as well as evacuation and
rescue equipment in staying or in assigned deployment areas.
d) Activate the designated evacuation centers.
e) Enforce pre- emptive or forces evacuation of population at risk.
f) Cause the effective utilization of the DRRM fund.
g) Conduct Relief Operations to affected families;
h) If needed, search and rescue.
C. AFTER DISASTER PROTOCOLS
a) See to it that affected areas are no longer dangerous to evacuees prior to
their return.
b) Provide continuing relief assistance, including counseling and psycho- social
counseling services to families or individuals in need.
c) Cause the collection of garbage and the total clean up and clearing of
waterways and sewerage systems in the locality within 24 hours after the
calamity.
d) Conduct damage assessment on local government owned facilities,
buildings and infrastructure as well as Agricultural aspects.
e) Cause the effective utilization of the DRMMF.
D. OTHER GUIDE TO ACTIONS (During and aftermath of the disaster)
a) Adapt measures such as, but not limited to the following:
a. Inspection of public and private markets;
b. Activation of hotlines, complaint desks and Timbangang Bayan;
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c. Deployment of local government personnel to monitor prices, in
order to forestall hoarding or unreasonable price increases of
essential commodities.
b) Activate the Local Price Coordinating Council or organize the said council
where there is some for the consumer protection purposes and for a more
purposive and sustained monitoring of selected prime commodities.
c) Cause the keeping of prices of consumer goods at a reasonable level.
d) Cause the generation of reports as maybe required by higher authorities.
Section 9: The Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office:
The LDRRM office is under the office of the Mayor composed of the
DRRM Officer to be assisted by its staff responsible for
1. Administration and Training
2. Research and Planning
3. Operations and Warning
Section 10. Composition of the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
Council.
The Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Coordinating Council
which is a collegial body for coordinating disaster plans and programs in the event
of disasters shall be composed of the following;
Chairperson: Chief Executive
Members: Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator
Municipal Agriculturist
Municipal Engineer
Municipal Budget officer
Dep- Ed District Coordinating principal
Infantry battalion in the area including army reservists
Chief of Police
Fire Marshall
ABC President
MDRRMO
NGO/private/Business representative
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Municipal Accountant
Municipal Treasurer
Municipal Assessor
Municipal Social Welfare & Development Officer
Municipal Health Officer
S.B Chairperson of the Committee on Health
S.B Chairperson of the Committee on Social services
S.B Chairperson of the Committee on Peace and Order
S.B Chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture
S.B Chairperson of the Committee on Appropriation
S.B Chairperson of the Committee on Infrastructure/Transportation
S.B Chairperson of the Committee on Energy/Environment
The MDRRMC shall be organized into nine operating or task units, its
chairpersons, and members to be identified by the chairperson of the MDRRMC.
1. Communication and Warning Unit
2. Transportation Unit
3. Evacuation Unit
4. Rescue and Engineering Unit
5. Health Unit
6. Fire Unit
7. Security Unit
8. Relief and Rehabilitation Unit
9. Public Information Unit
Section 11: Duties and Powers/Tasks and Responsibilities of the Local Disaster
Risk Reduction Management Council:
The following are the tasks and responsibilities:
a. MDRRMC
1. Establishes a physical facility to be known as the Municipal Risk Reduction
and Management Operation Center.
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2. Coordinates the risk reduction and rehabilitation activities in the
municipality from the MDRRM or from any forward operating facility within
the municipality.
3. Implements within the municipality guidelines set by the
Provincial/Regional and National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
Council on emergency preparedness and risk reduction management.
4. Advises the BDCC’s on all matter regarding DRRM.
5. Submits reports and appropriate recommendation to the PDRRM/RDRRM.
6. Oversees the status of DRRM program.
7. Creates the TWG and necessary action groups composed of permanent
representatives from the members agencies or offices.
8. Convene for a meeting at least once every three months or if necessary
9. The declaration and lifting of the state of calamity may be issued by the
Sangguniang Bayan upon the recommendation of the MDRRMC.
a.1. Chairperson
1. Exercise over all supervision and control over all activities of the council and
all the MDRRMC’s.
2. Convene the council as often as necessary to effectively coordinate the
municipal efforts on prevention and mitigation, preparedness, emergency
operations, relief and recovery and rehabilitation activities.
3. Calls on military units and government departments, bureaus, agencies and
instrumentalities as well as the private sector under the areas of their
jurisdiction for their assistance in preparing for, reacting to and recovering
from the effects of calamities and civil emergencies in the municipality.
4. Institutes measures to strengthen the capability of the council and all
DRRMC’s
5. Provides forward and feedback information with all levels of the DRRMC’s.
a.2. Vice-Chairperson
The vice-chairpersons shall perform all the duties and responsibilities of the
chairperson in the absence or unavailability of the latter.
a.3. Member Agencies
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a.3.1. LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT
1. Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office
a. Formulation/update the MDRRM operations plan in consonance with the
National DRRM plan.
b. Organize/re-organize the MDRRMC’s, train/orient members of the council
of their duties and responsibilities.
c. Formulate risk reduction measures in collaboration with the local
development council (Hazard identification, assess vulnerabilities, hazard
mapping, raise awareness, maintain database of resources advocate
cleanliness of surroundings, tree planting activities. Etc.)
d. Operate multi hazard early warning system and conduct continuous
monitoring and mobilize local resources in accordance to existing SOP,
policies and procedures.
e. Man and operate the disaster operation center.
f. Prepare and submit MDRRM fund utilization.
g. Organize, train and supervise local respondents/volunteers and ensure that
workers are equipped with basic skills.
h. It shall also acts as the secretariat of the MDRRMC and shall see to it that
the council meets regularly, prepare minutes of the meeting, prepare
disaster reports for submission to higher MDRRMC and shall maintain a
permanent file of the councils documented activities.
2. The Chairperson
The Municipal Mayor who is the incident commander, shall convene the
MDRRMC. It shall make available the facilities and resources of the municipal risk
reduction management operation center. It shall recommend for the declaration
of the state of calamity through the validation of damages by the Municipal
Engineering Office, Municipal Agriculture Office, social security and validations of
the MDRRMO as well as based from barangay damages reports.
3. The Office of the Sangguniang Bayan(S.B)
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a. The S.B headed by the Vice Mayor shall assess the situation of the locality
and make necessary legislative actions such as declaration of state of
calamity based from recommendation of the MDRRMO, etc.
b. S.B Chairperson on social Services shall assist the relief and rehab unit in
the conduct of relief and rehabilitation, rescue and evaluation effort plans
of the council.
c. The S.B chair on peace and order shall assist the activities of the police
auxiliary service and provide the necessary support to this particular
committee.
d. The S.B chair on transportation shall head the emergency Transportation
service Committee by persuading transportation/vehicle owners to make
these resources available for use by the council when exigencies arise.
e. S.B on health shall be on hand to assist the health unit not only on
legislative measure but also on any assistance they could extend to the
unit.
f. S.B on Agriculture shall work with the Municipal Agriculture office for
economic benefits and poverty alleviation of those affected by disasters.
g. S.B on Appropriation heads the evacuation unit of the MDRRM and shall
coordinate closely with MDRRMO for evacuation activities.
h. S.B on Infrastructure shall work closely with engineering office for
immediate restoration of lifelines.
i. S.B on Environment shall assist in the reporting of damages .
4. Municipal Treasury Office
The office of the Municipal treasurer shall facilitate the urgent procurement
of supplies and emergency works and services in accordance with law.
5. The Municipal Budget Office
The Municipal Budget office shall provide technical expertise of the
issuance of rules on the inclusion of disaster preparedness activities in the
preparation of the Annual Investment Plan of the LGU.
Collaborate with the DBM on the preparation of Local Government budget
and the utilization of 5% reserves for disaster operations.
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6. The Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator
a. The Municipal planning and development office (MPDO) shall help draw up
various plans of action to neutralize the effects impending threats,
integrating contributions from other committee members.
b. It shall ensure that disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation
activities are integrated in the municipal development plans.
c. Determine and analyze the impacts of disasters on the socio economic
plans and programs of the municipality.
d. Assist in mobilizing resources through the provision of technical assistance
in the formulation of projects for funding or programming.
e. It shall prepare the disaster prevention, mitigation and preparedness plan
of the Municipality.
7. The Municipal Engineering Office
a. The Municipal Engineering office (MEO) shall contribute to the drawing up
of plans and programs for risk reduction and disaster preparedness as well
as programs for rehabilitation of calamity affected infrastructures.
b. Prepare and identifies building/infrastructures and facilities for appropriate
use as possible evacuation shelter in future emergencies.
c. Reconstruct/Rehabilitate works such as flood control, roads and bridges
and other public buildings.
8. The Municipal Health Office
a. The Municipal Health office shall provide data bank on the occurrence of
communicable diseases and outbreak or possible outbreak of epidemics
and institute preventive measures and recommend action by the council.
b. It shall take the lead in providing medical service to victims, and shall
regularly render report to the council on medical and health status of the
residents.
c. Organize health sector to have more responsive and integrated health
preparedness and response to disasters and emergencies such as mass
casualty incidents. Likewise, protocol on skills training such as basic life
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support, advance cardiac life support, pediatric cardiac life support, and
health emergency management.
d. Issue appropriate warning and advisories to the public on the occurrence of
epidemics and other health hazards;
e. Organize assessment teams and medical response teams in the lower level
in times of emergencies and disasters.
9. Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO)
a. It shall take the lead together with the Municipal Agriculture Office in the
relief and rehabilitation services to disaster victims, and shall undertake the
necessary interventions or intervening activities to alleviate the plight of
disaster victims.
b. Take the lead in the conduct of post evaluation with the context of
identifying strength and gaps in disaster risk management.
c. Undertake linkage/coordination with the local donors for disaster risk
management programs.
10. The Municipal Civil Registrar Office (MCRO)
It shall assist in the conduct of relief and rehabilitation activities by taking
charge of master listing names of victims and other pertinent information on
them.
11. Municipal Agriculture office (MAO)
a. Maintain updated data on agricultural crops, specifically in disaster prone
areas to facilitate assessment incase of calamity, and furnishes these data
to the council through the TWG.
b. Undertake surveys in disaster areas to determine the extent of damages on
agricultural crops and fisheries and renders report to the council through
the TWG.
c. Render technical assistance to disaster victims whose crops or live stocks
have been destroyed, damaged or lost.
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12. Municipal Assessor’s Office
The office as member of the rescue and engineering unit shall assist in any
rescue activities that require their skills and resources.
13. Accounting Office –Shall make sure that all procurements charged under the
MDRRMF are in accordance to Auditing rules, regulations, policies and
procedures.
14. ABC – Shall formulate inter-barangay cooperation scheme during disaster.
a.3.2. NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
1.Department of the Interior & Local Government- Municipal Field Office
a. Oversee the activation of the Municipal Risk Reduction Management
Council.
b. The Municipal Local Government Operation Officer as chairperson of the
public information unit shall conduct necessary information dissemination
activities for MDRRM concerns.
c. It shall also help in the preparation of necessary and appropriate plans for
DRRM and closely monitor the implementation of these plans.
d. Organize police auxiliary fire services in the municipality.
2. Philippine National Police
a. Shall head together with the engineering office the rescue and engineering
unit.
b. Organize reaction teams with in their organization and police stations.
c. Plan closely with civil officials in the integration of their manpower and
resources with own forces in relief and rehabilitation activities.
d. It shall assist in the supervision of medical and first aid services to disaster
victims, in rescue operation and evacuation, and make its facilities available
for the dissemination of warning information to the public.
e. Maintain peace and order in safeguarding of essential facilities during
disaster or civil disturbance.
f. Perform rescue operation and other special operations that maybe needed
before, during and after disaster.
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3. Bureau of Fire Protection
a. It shall take the lead in ensuring that fire incidents are reduced to the
minimum through fire prevention, suppression and control. And shall
ensure continuity of the awareness campaign in collaboration with both
private and government institutions.
b. It shall assist in the conduct of rescue operations, and as a member of the
intelligence and disaster.
c. It shall conduct skills trainings on search and rescue and basic firefighting in
coordination with the TWG.
d. It shall conduct regular inspection of commercial and government buildings
to determine compliance with building code.
4. Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
a. It shall assist in the conduct of rescue operations and evacuation of
disaster victims;
b. As a member of the police auxiliary service, the BJMP shall assist the PNP in
providing security to disaster victims and their properties, in disaster sites
and on evacuation centers.
c. As member of the auxiliary Fire Service, the BJMP shall assist the BFP in
supervising, controlling, and fighting fire incidents.
5. Department of Education
a. Shall be a member of the rescue and evacuation Committee and shall
ensure the availability of classrooms to be used as evacuation centers.
b. Assist in the public education campaign through integration in the school
curricular of subjects relative to the different calamities, their causes and
precautionary measures.
c. Provide reports to the MDRRM of damages in schools and accounts of
children.
6. Armed Forces of the Philippines
a. Organize teams in their command
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b. Establish communication linkages and makes these available for disaster
operations
c. Assist the PNP in providing security coverage in the disaster areas.
d. Assist in reconstruction of damaged roads or bridges, structure and
facilities.
e. Assist in providing transportation facilities for the rapid movement of relief
supplies and personnel and for evacuation of disaster victims.
f. Support communication facilities of the council in case of breakdown
during massive impacts of hazards to ensure effective monitoring
operations.
a.3.3. NON GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS/PEOPLE’S ORGANIZATIONS/PRIVATE
CITIZENS.
a. The Knights of Columbus shall assist in the undertakings of the different
committees wherein they are members such as the Rescue and Evacuation
Committee…etc.
b. All Tricycle Operators & Drivers Association and jeepney Operators and
Drivers association shall extend their support by making available their
resources by the council to expedite the delivery of services.
c. Cable TV provider in the municipality shall assist in the information
dissemination as well as in the communication and warning efforts of the
council.
d. KCMDC, as member of the food and non-food committee shall make
available emergency food and non-food supplies on an emergency
purchase to the council for disaster activities especially during calamity
situations and shall be paid at a later time.
e. All other accredited Organizations who are willing to assist during times of
calamities.
Section 12. Disaster Management Training Programs and Policies
It shall be the policy of the Municipality to formulate an Annual Disaster
Management Training Program for all Municipal personnel. It shall further be the
policy of the Municipality to implement regularly the disaster management
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training plans with the end in view of upgrading the response capabilities of the
Municipality in the event of a disaster.
Section 13. Disaster Alert Program
It is imperative that the public be kept informed of potential disasters
about to occur, and of the developments during an emergency or disaster. In the
event of major disaster, the Mayor and the MDRRMO requests the assistance of
the police department in the establishment of an incident command post. The
incident command post should develop a sustained disaster alert mechanism for
people to monitor and as basis for their response to an emergency. The media
should be kept apprised of information regarding the event. Factual information,
i,e. casualties, damages, locations of disaster, maybe given to the public provided
that the information before it is released is appropriately cleared and reviewed by
the competent authority in order to avoid conflicts and inaccuracies.
This section also requires that the appropriate Municipal authorities also
shall terminate any proclamation of emergency, if the situation no longer requires
risk mitigation.
Section 14. Disaster Evacuation/ Rescue and Search Plan
The Chairperson shall direct and compel the evacuation of all or part of the
Municipality’s population to prescribed routes, modes of transportation and
destination with evacuation and control ingress and egress to a disaster area. The
movement of persons with in the area and the occupancy of the premises therein
shall be strictly monitored. Details of the evacuation maybe set forth for either in
the manual for disaster management to be formulated and maybe prepared by
the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council(MDRRMC).
Section 15. Disaster Rescue and Recovery Plan
The Municipality in formulating its overall disaster management plan shall
highlight as a major component of the overall disaster plan, a recovery plan to
rehabilitate destruction as an aftermath of the occurrence of a disaster.
The recovery plan shall define the Municipal offices involved with their
responsibilities predetermined.
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Section 16. Disaster Rescue and Recovery Management Reporting System
It shall be the responsibility of the MDRRM Council under the supervision of
the Chairperson to formulate a disaster management reporting system. The
Municipal reporting system on disaster management shall be installed in the
Municipal Government and all responsibilities of the appropriate Municipal
officials properly defined and disseminated for the guidance and information of
all concerned.
Section 17. Public Education and Community Awareness
To protect lives and properties, it is essential to alert the community to local
hazards and provide information on preparedness strategies. The Municipal
Government should:
a) Conduct public awareness programs advising the community about local
characteristics of potential hazards and possible impacts;
b) Provide public education on how individuals can prepare themselves for
disaster events;
c) Have an information dissemination plan; and
d) Allow and encourage public access to the local mitigation and counter
disaster response and recovery plans.
Section 18. Disaster Management and Information Technology
The Municipal Government shall adopt modern techniques in managing
disasters. The Municipality shall improve its information technology in order to
manage effectively disaster and its destructive consequences.
Section 19. Manual on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
It is hereby made mandatory that the Municipal government shall
formulate and complete a manual on disaster management with in a period of
one year immediately after the approval of this ordinance.
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Section 20. Budget for the Disaster Management
The Sangguniang Bayan, when necessary shall appropriate disaster
contingency fund to be sourced from any local fund as augmentation or as
additional fund to the mandatory Disaster Risk Reduction Management Fund(five
percent calamity) appropriations from out of the total budget of the Municipality.
SECTION 21. Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (LDRRMF).
R.A No. 10121 provides that 5% of the estimated revenue from regular
sources shall be set aside as the Municipal Risk Reduction Management Fund. The
present local Calamity Fund shall henceforth be known as the Local Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Fund (LDRRMF). Not less than five percent (5%) of
the estimated revenue from regular sources shall be set aside as the LDRRMF to
support disaster risk management activities such as, but not limited to, predisaster preparedness programs including training, purchasing life saving rescue
equipment, supplies and medicines, for post disaster activities, and for the
payment of premiums on calamity insurance.
SB Resolution N0. 84 series of 2011 provides for the percentage breakdown
of the utilization of the calamity fund of Kiangan, as follows:
A. 30% for Quick response fund
B. 70% Broken down into;
a. 40% for infrastructure, livelihood and services mitigating or
preventing disaster
b. 20% for other concerns such as training, seminars, disaster
equipments supplies and other operational expenses of the Disaster
risk reduction and management Office
c. 10% for assistance to victims of calamities and damages to houses,
broken down as follows;
1. Emergency shelter Assistance
a. (Calamity Related)- P10,000.00 for totally
damaged houses
b. 1,000-5,000.00 depending on the assessed
damages
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2. Burial Assistance(Calamity related resulting to death)P10,000.00
3. Medical Assistance: injury 1,000.00 to 5,000.00
4. Educational Assistance – Limited only to calamity
victims.
Unexpended LDRRMF shall accrue to a special trust fund solely for the
purpose of supporting disaster risk reduction and management activities of the
LDRRMCs within the next five (5) years and shall revert back to the General Fund
and will be available for other social services to be identified by the Sangguniang
Bayan.
Section 22. Policies Governing the Grant of Assistance to Disaster victims.
Eligibility Requirements:
a. Persons who are assessed by a registered Social Worker employee at
the Local Government Unit.
b. Persons who are disaster victims, natural or manmade, death, injury,
damages(housing/shelter)
SECTION 23. Selection and Implementation Process of MDRRM Funded Projects
1. 40% Rehabilitation and reconstruction
i. BDRRMC report on damaged infrastructure projects supported by a
certification of local disaster that the damaged infrastructure posses threat
to the safety of the constituents and is a hindrance to the normal economic
and social activity in the barangay.
- MDRRMC assessment reports on infrastructure projects needed to
be implemented to prevent or mitigate occurrences of disasters.
ii. Validation of the damages by the Municipal Engineering Office or the
barangay engineer
iii. Validation of proposed projects needed to prevent or mitigate occurrences
of disasters.
iv. Prioritization of the projects by the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Council.
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v.
MDRRMC resolution prioritizing the projects and identifying the mode of
implementation to undertake to facilitate the repair/rehabilitation of
damaged infrastructure, whether it be through administration or contract,
hire of heavy equipments to clear blocked roads, cash for work, provision of
food for work.
vi. Furnish copies to the Accounting Office, Municipal Budget Office,
Sangguniang Bayan, Municipal Engineering office and other concerned
offices for their information and appropriate action.
2. 30% Quick Response Fund;
The new guidelines for the utilization of the calamity fund provides that
30% of the 5% fund will be used for quick response programs only when the
Municipality is declared under a State of Calamity.
3. Operations
1. Supervision, direction and control of the MDRRMC activities rest solely on
the Municipal Mayor, in whose unavailability or absence , the 2 cochairpersons (MSWDO & MHO) discharge his functions, duties and
responsibilities as MDRRMC chairperson.
2. The council shall hold a regular quarterly meeting and as many emergency
meetings as maybe necessary.
3. Activities like seminars, trainings, public information, advocacy programs,
strengthening of organizations and inter agency arrangements, logistics
support and stockpiles, structural and non-structural assessment and
improvements, legislative measures as well as poverty alleviation, health
and sanitations programs shall be done to prepare, prevent and mitigate
any occurrence of calamities.
SECTION 24 . Coordinating Instructions
1. Pre- disaster activities shall be a joint effort by line cooperating
agencies, always furnishing a post activity report to the MDRRMO with
in the week.
2. The MDRRMC operations center shall be manned on a twenty- four
hours a day daily including Saturday, Sundays and Holidays on a rotation
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basis, schedule shall be arranged by the operation officer of the
MDRRMO.
3. During disasters, all members are required to report to the center,
during prolonged operations, there shall be at least two (2) members
from each unit who shall be present in the center. A schedule of tours of
duty shall be arranged and posted at the center.
4. During disasters, a logbook of operations shall be maintained by the
TWG. All pertinent actions shall be recorded. This shall be the basis for
post-operations report.
5. Situational reports shall be submitted to the PDRRMC at the onset of the
hazard, an initial report shall be prepared and progress reports shall
follow every (3) three hours.
6. A final disaster damage report shall be prepared and submitted to the
PDRRMC within the week after the passage of the typhoon or after the
occurrence of the calamity.
7. All activities, disaster operations and damages shall be properly
documented, as much as possible with photographs.
8. Planning and operations shall be done on an inter-agency, multi-sectoral
approach to optimize the utilization of resources.
9. The principles or agency specialization shall be respected and utilize to
assure economy and judicious use of government resources.
10.Coordination between echelons of the civil organizations and military
units is encouraged.
11.No provisions of this plan shall be construed to be an obstruction to
prompt action by any agency in requesting or passing control to another
agency better equipped to prosecute the mission.
12.The highest official in the disaster stricken areas shall request the
corresponding military authorities for assistance when the situation is
beyond his control.
13.The National government exist to support the local government. In
times of emergencies and according to their levels of assignments, all
offices assigned in the municipality shall support the local government.
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SECTION 25. Declaration of State of Calamity
1. Declaration of state of calamity may be done upon the recommendation by
the National Council to the President of the Philippines the declaration of a
cluster of barangays and Municipalities into a state of calamity.
2. The declaration and lifting of a state of calamity by the Sangguniang Bayan
upon recommendation of the LDRRMC based on the result of damage
assessment and needs analysis
3. A State of calamity may be declared by the LDRRMC when all the following
pre-conditions are prevailing;
a. At least 30% of the area population has been adversely affected
pursuant to the definition of the victims of disasters.
b. The prices of basic commodities had been intentionally jacked up for
purposes of profit or monetary consideration.
c. When the LGU, even if not adversely affected but has neighboring
municipalities which are experiencing or are affected by disasters
with requirements beyond their capacities to respond therefore
requiring applicability of brotherhood/sisterhood with them.
All government regulating, licensing and accreditation
agencies, such as the DSWD, SEC, DOLE, DTI, DepED, CHED, LGU’s,
etc. must require their clients/customers to submit all their
employees, Board of Trustees, Board of Director for DRRM trainings
before their request for application and or renewal of license,
accreditation, etc. be approved.
Section 26. Disaster Management Performance Audit
The Municipality shall endeavor to establish standards of performance in
disaster mitigation. The procedure on how performance audit maybe used in
disaster management shall be contained in the manual for disaster mitigation,
the formulation of which is mandated under section 20 of this ordinance.
Section 27. Miscellaneous Provision
a) The Municipality shall immediately contact the Philippine Red Cross
including other similar agencies during a disaster.
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b) The Municipality shall provide a temporary site for the Provincial
government whenever a disaster will destroy Municipal government
facilities and infrastructures in order to continue Municipal government
operations.
c) The Municipality shall encourage inter-local cooperation among adjacent
local governments in the event of the occurrence of a disaster.
d) The Municipality shall coordinate and work with the Provincial Disaster Risk
Reduction and management Council in the organization of zones where a
cluster of municipalities be grouped together for better coordination during
a disaster like earthquakes.
Section 28. Inventory and Monitoring of all relief goods. There shall be an
inventory and monitoring of all relief goods, including donations, inorder to
establish any violation of the Act.
Section 29. Prohibited Acts
The prohibited acts punishable by law under this act are not limited to the
following. Other acts not mentioned herein which may hamper or aggravate the
suffering of the disaster victims, which will be treated in accordance with
applicable laws. Any person, group or corporation who commits any of the
following prohibited acts shall be held liable and will be subjected to fines,
penalties or imprisonment as maybe provided by law.
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a. Dereliction of duties which leads to destruction, loss of lives, critical
damage of facilities and misuse of funds;
b. Preventing the entry and distribution of relief goods in disaster
stricken areas including appropriate technology, tools, equipment,
accessories, disaster teams/experts.
c. Buying for consumption or resale from disaster from relief agencies
any relief goods, equipment or any other aid commodities which are
intended for distribution to disaster affected communities.
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d. Buying for consumption or resale from the recipient disaster affected
persons any relief goods equipment or other aid commodities
received by them;
e. Selling of relief goods, equipment or other aid commodities which
are intended for distribution to disaster victims;
f. Forcibly seizing relief goods, equipment or other aid commodities
intended for or consigned to a specific group of victims or relief
agency;
g. Diverting or misdelivery of relief goods, equipment or other aid
commodities to persons other than the rightful recipient or
consignee;
h. Accepting, possessing, using or disposing relief goods, equipment or
other aid commodities not intended for nor consigned to him/her;
i. Misrepresenting the source of relief goods, equipment or other aid
commodities by:
i. either covering, replacing or defacing the labels of the containers to make
it appear that the goods, equipment or other aid commodities came from
another agency or person;
ii. Repacking the goods, equipment or other aid commodities into
containers with different markings to make it appear that the goods
came from another agency or persons or was released upon the instance
of a particular agency or persons;
iii. Making false verbal claim that the goods, equipment or other aid
commodity in its untampered original containers actually came from
another agency or persons or was released upon the instance of a
particular agency or persons;
iv. Substituting or replacing relief goods, equipment or other aid
commodities with the same items or inferior/cheaper quality;
v. Illegal solicitations by persons or organizations representing others as
defined in the standards and guidelines set by the NDRRMC;
j. Deliberate use of false or inflated data in support of the request for
funding, relief goods, equipment or other aid commodities for
emergency assistance or livelihood projects; and
k. Tampering with or stealing hazard monitoring and disaster
preparedness equipment and paraphernalia.
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l. Business establishments who take advantage of the calamity
situation by increasing prices of goods and commodities and to the
extent of hoarding of goods and commodities.
Section 30. Penal Clause
Any individual, Corporation, Partnership, Association, or other Juridical
entity that commits any of the prohibited acts provided for in Section 29 of this
Ordinance shall be punished in accordance to the penalty or sanctions provided in
existing national, Regional, Provincial and Municipal Laws and Ordinances.
Section 30: Penalty for refusal or neglect on the part of any government official or
employee to implement the Ordinance.
Any government official or employee who refuses or neglects his duty shall
be punished with six months suspension from service without pay, provided that
due process on administrative discipline as established under the Civil Service
laws shall be strictly observed before said penalty is imposed to such offender.
Section 31. Mandatory review
It shall be mandatory for the Sangguniang Bayan of this Municipality to
review this ordinance five years after its approval, in order to evaluate the
relevance of this Code five years hence.
Section 32.Separability Clause
If, for any reason any part or provision of this Ordinance shall be held unconstitutional
or invalid, other parts or provisions hereof which are not affected thereby shall continue to be
in full force and effect.
Section 33. Effectivity Clause
This ordinance shall take effect immediately after its approval by the
reviewing authorities.
ADOPTED this 22nd day of October 2012.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY to the correctness of the foregoing ordinance. Certified
further that copies were posted in conspicuous places for a period from
September 18, 2012 to the date of public hearing held last October 18, 2012.
AGNES M. MANALANG
Secretary to the Sangguniang Bayan
ATTESTED:
ROEL FRANCIS A. DULNUAN
Municipal Vice Mayor
Presiding Chairperson
KGD. MAGDALENA PIGGANGAY
KGD. ALBERTO BINLANG JR.
KGD. GREGORY FAMORCA
KGD. LAWRENCE DULNUAN JR.
KGD. ANTONIO NIDOGMA JR.
KGD. HILARIO T. CASTILLO
KGD. JAMES T. TAYABAN
KGD. NUEL L. DULNUAN
KGD. ERNESTO B. TAYABAN
KGD. PEARLY MAE M. CAWITAN
APPROVED:
JOSELITO G. GUYGUYON
Municipal Mayor
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
THE HON CHAIRPERSON & MEMBERS
Sangguniang Barangay, Ambabag
Ambabag, Kiangan Ifugao
Gentlemen/ladies!
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May we invite you to come and share you ideas and
comments on the herein proposed
MUNICIPAL
ORDINANCE ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND
MANAGEMENT on October 18 , 2012 at 9:00 in the
morning at the Kiangan Youth Hostel.
Thank you for your cooperation.
SPONSOR:
Sangguniang Bayan- Committee on Environment
PREPARED BY:
AGNES M. MANALANG
Secretary to the Sangguniang Bayan
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42.it includes the following sphere of activities but not limited on the following:
a. Pre-response phase – this phase will ensure appropriate installation
of mechanism systems, measures and institutional arrangements for
smooth response mechanisms. Under this stage, preparedness
activities for response such as but not limited to community
organizing, planning, identifying and training of disaster risk
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reduction management core of specialists and respondents,
identifying and equipping of rescuers, volunteers and the families
themselves, stockpiling hazard mapping, ensuring of assets, and
public information and education initiatives, undertaking drills on
and conducting of careful actual evacuation. This also include the
development of rights based, policies, gender sensitive initiatives
that will prevent the consequences of sexual violence and which will
ensure, institutional structure warning, and forecasting capabilities
and plans that defined measures geared to help at risk communities
safeguard their lives and assets being alert to hazards and taking
appropriate action of an important threat or an actual disaster.
b. actual Response Phase – involves rights during the onset of disaster
such as, but not limited, to search and rescue search and retrieval
operations, conduct of evacuation activities, operation of temporary
shelters or evacuation centers, provision of relief/humanitarian
assistance(food and nonfood) volunteer mobilization, logistic and
resource mobilization and management etc. usually undertaken by
skilled/expert groups such as the bureau of fire protection, Philippine
National Police, Armed forces of the Philippines or non-government
Organizations with specialized group/unit for the purpose.
c. Post response Phase – this phase will complete the disaster response
activities by undertaking early recovery or restorative activities which
will restore social functioning of disaster victims on site or off- site.
This likewise includes which help improve, where appropriate,
community facilities, livelihood and living conditions of disaster
affected communities, including their response capabilities.
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Section 7. Duties and Powers of the Disaster Risk Reduction Management Officer:
The primary responsibility of the Disaster Risk Reduction Management
Officer is to coordinate Municipal emergency management activities with those
of the Municipal Coordinating Council and the adjacent jurisdiction. The details of
the other major responsibilities of the disaster program officer are defined in the
Manual for Disaster Management.
Section 8. Duties and Powers of the Departments and other offices
Each department is responsible for developing and maintaining its own
emergency management procedures. Specific responsibilities are to be outlined in
the individual key actions, checklists which are to be developed in each Municipal
department under the guidance and supervision of the Municipal Disaster
Coordinating Officer. Responsibilities of Municipal Offices and other organizations
that are not defined in any section of this ordinance should be included or
clarified in the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Plan.
Rule 5 – THE NATIONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
Section 1. National Disaster Risk reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC or
the National council) – The present National Disaster coordinating Council or
NDCC shall henceforth be known as the National Disaster Risk reduction and
Management Council, herein after referred to as the NDRRMC or the National
Council.
Section 2. The National council shall be headed by the Secretary of the
Department of the Interior and Local Government Unit (DILG) as vice chairperson
for disaster preparedness, the secretary of the Department of social Welfare and
Development (DSWD) as vice chairperson for disaster response, the secretary of
the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) as vice chairperson for disaster
prevention and Mitigation, and the director general of the National Economic and
Development authority (NEDA) as vice chairperson for disaster rehabilitation and
Recovery. Other members of the council are:
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(a) Secretary of the Department of Health (DOH);
(b) Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR);
(c) Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (DA);
(d))Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE);
(e) Secretary of the Department of Finance (DOF)
(f)Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI);
(g)Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC)
(h) Secretary of the Department of Budget and management(DBM);
(i) Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH);
(j)Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs ((DFA);
(k)Secretary of the Department of justice (DOJ);
(l)Secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE);
(m) Secretary of the Department of Tourism (DOT);
(n) The Executive Secretary;
(o) Secretary of the office of the Presidential adviser on the Peace Process;
(p) Chairman, Commission on higher Education(CHED);
(q) Chief of staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP);
(r) Chief, Philippine national Police (PNP);
(s) The Press Secretary;
(t) Secretary General of the Philippine National red Cross (PNRC);
(u) Commission of the National Anti- Poverty Commission Victims of Disasters and
Calamities Sector (NAPC-VDC);
(v) Chairperson, National commission on the Role of Filipino Women which is
known today as the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW);
(w) Chairperson, Housing and Urban Development and coordinating Council
(HUDCC);
(x) Executive Director of the Climate Change Office Commission;
(y) President, Government Service Insurance System (GSIS);
(z) President, Social security system (SSS);
(aa) president Philippine health insurance Corporation (Philhealth);
(bb) President of the Union of local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP);
(cc) President of the League of Provisions of the Philippines (LPP);
(dd) President of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP);
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(ee) President of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP);
(ff) President of the Liga ng mga Barangay (LMB);
(gg) Four (4) Representatives from the CSO’s;
(hh) One (1) representative from the private sector; and
(ii) Administrator of the OCD;
a)the CSO/NGO shall have a valid registration or license by any regulating National
government Agency relative to the implementation of disaster risk reduction and
management program;
b) Must be an active membership in good standing in the network of disaster risk
reduction and management organization;
c) Must have been implementing disaster risk and management program for
atleast 5 years;
d) Must have a regular source of fund for its operation for at least 2 years; and
e) Accreditation by the OCD.
Section 4. Composition of the CSO – The CSO’s shall be:
(a) 1 from academe;
(b) 1 from faith based CSO;
(c) 1 from NGO
(d) 1 from PO
Section 6. term of office of the CSO and Private sector Representatives – the
selected CSO and private sector representatives shall have a term of 3 years, and
subject to guidelines and policies established by the NDRRMC, maybe removed
from cause.
Section 7. Duties and responsibilities of the National council members – member
agencies, in addition to the identified four 94) Vice chair agencies will be assigned
functions relevant to their mandates, programs, geographic jurisdiction and
special constituencies. These functions will be indicated in the individual agency
operational guidelines and manuals which will be submitted to the national
council, within a period of (1) month from the effectivity of this IRR.
RULE 6 – POWWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
Section 1. Meetings of the National Council – the National Council shall meet
regularly every quarter on dates and placed to be determined by the said council.
The chairman of the Council may call for a special meeting as the need arises.
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Section 2. The National Council being empowered with policy making,
coordination, integration, supervision, monitoring and evaluation functions, shall
have the following responsibilities:
(a) Develop a NDRRMF which shall provide for comprehensive efforts , all hazards,
multi-sectoral, inter-agency and community based approach to disaster risk
reduction and management. The framework shall serve as the principal guide to
disaster risk reduction and management efforts in the country
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