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Philippine Disaster Reduction and Management Act (RA 10121)

This document summarizes key aspects of Republic Act No. 10121, also known as the Philippine Disaster Reduction and Management Act. It establishes a comprehensive framework for disaster risk management in the Philippines. Some key points include: - It shifts the country's approach from disaster response to preparedness through formulation of a National Disaster Risk Management Framework. - A National Disaster Risk Management Plan is being developed to provide strategies for agencies and local governments to deal with disasters. - The law promotes developing capacities in disaster management at all levels and mainstreaming risk reduction into various sectoral plans and budgets.

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Philippine Disaster Reduction and Management Act (RA 10121)

This document summarizes key aspects of Republic Act No. 10121, also known as the Philippine Disaster Reduction and Management Act. It establishes a comprehensive framework for disaster risk management in the Philippines. Some key points include: - It shifts the country's approach from disaster response to preparedness through formulation of a National Disaster Risk Management Framework. - A National Disaster Risk Management Plan is being developed to provide strategies for agencies and local governments to deal with disasters. - The law promotes developing capacities in disaster management at all levels and mainstreaming risk reduction into various sectoral plans and budgets.

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REPUBLIC ACT No. 10121.

AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE 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
THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

Philippine Disaster Reduction and Management Act (RA 10121)

The Act shifted the policy environment and the way the country deals with disasters from mere
response to preparedness. RA 10121 provides a comprehensive, all-

hazard, multi sectoral, inter agency, and community-based approach to disaster risk management
though the formulation of the National Disaster Risk Management

Framework.

A National Disaster Risk Management Plan (NDRMP) is being formulated, developed, and implemented
as the master plan that will provide strategies, organisation, tasks of concerned agencies and local
government units, and other guidelines in

dealing with disasters or emergencies. Through this plan, a coherent, integrated, efficient, and
responsive disaster risk

management at all levels will hopefully be achieved.

The law also promotes the development of capacities in disaster management at the individual,
organisational, and institutional levels. A very important feature of this law is its call for the
mainstreaming of disaster risk reduction in physical and land-use planning, budget, infrastructure,
education, health, environment, housing, and other sectors.

RA10121 also recognises local risk patterns and trends and decentralisaton of resources and
responsibilities and thus

encourages the participation of NGOs, private sectors, community based organisation, and community
members in

disaster management. It inhibits the full participation of the Local Government Units (LGUs) and
communities in governance. The approach tends to be "Response-oriented" or "reactive" This is
evidenced by the widespread

emphasis on post disaster relief and short term preparedness, such as forecasting and evacuation,
rather than on mitigation and post disaster support for economic

recovery.
Moreover, the Act mandates the establishment of a Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office
(DRRMO) in every

province, city and municipality, and a

Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committee (BDRRMC) in every barangay.

The Strategic National Action Plan on Disaster Risk Reduction for 2009-2019 aims to enhance the
capacities of Local

Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils.

Finally, RA1012 provides for the calamity fund to be used in support of disaster risk reduction or
mitigation, prevention, and preparedness activities for the potential occurence of disasters and not just
for response, relief, and rehabilitation efforts.

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