Objective:

1. Explains DRR-related laws and policies.

 Relevant Laws Associated with Disasters

1. Climate Change Act of 2009 also knows as RA 9729

 recognizes the constitutional right of the people to have

a cleaner environment.
 mandates the formulation and implementation of plans
and strategies that would lower the vulnerability of local
communities.
2. The People’s Survival Fund Act of 2011 AKA RA10174

 help achieve the objectives of the climate change adaptation

programs
 fund is initially set at 1B per year and may be augmented
from various sources through donations, endowments,
grants, and contributions.
3. The Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Act of 2010 aka RA 10121

 following this law is the birth of NDRRMC

 key object is to strengthen the capacity of the national
government and the local government units (LGUs)
and other stakeholders to build the disaster resilience of
communities and to institutionalize arrangements and
measures for reducing disaster risk.
 paved the way for the development of polices, plans,
actions and measures toward reduction of disaster risks.
 the executive arm and undersecretariat of the NDRRMC
is the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), which is under the
Department of National Defense.
 DRRM Policies and Regulations

1. Declaration of “State of Emergency”

 depends on the severity of the disaster and the number
of affected lives.
 warning given to the people to adjust or change their
normal operations and behavior.
 Emergency Measures:

1. Procurement or purchase of relief supplies and

emergency materials without public bidding, regardless
of amount, as long as these are absolutely indispensable
and urgent to prevent imminent danger or loss of life
and property.
2. Disbursement of local funds by the local treasurer to
purchase or subsidize materials or servicesin relation to
emergency response.
2. Declaration of “State of Calamity”
 defined in Section 3 (11) of Republic Act 10121 as the
“condition involving mass casualty and/or major
damages to property, disruption of means of livelihood,
roads and normal way of life of people as a result of the
occurrence of the natural or human-induced hazard.
 When this happens, such cases are implemented:
a. Prices of basic commodities are controlled.
b. Buyers and traders are strictly monitored for overpricing,
profiteering, or hoarding of prime commodities and basic
necessities.
c. Adjustments of budgets or funds are done for repair and
safety upgrading of public infrastructures and facilities.
d. Government financing or lending institutions grant no-
interest loans to the most affected section of the
population.
 DRR GLOBAL PLATFORMS AND LOCAL POLICIES

A. The Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA)

 developed following the tsunami in 2004 which claimed
more than 200,000 lives and massively damaged the
environment.
 formulated and adopted by 168 governments at the World
Conference on Disaster Reduction held in Kobe, Hyogo
Prefecture, Japan in 2005
September 14, 2009 = Philippine Senate ratified the ASEAN
Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency
Response (AADMER) which is ASEAN’s affirmation of its
commitment to HFA.
 The HFA priorities for Action include the following:
1. Ensure that disaster risk reduction is a national and a local
priority with a strong institutional basis for
implementation.
2. Identify, assess, and monitor disaster risks and enhance
early warning.
3. Use knowledge, innovation, and education to build a
culture of safety and resilience at all levels.
4. Reduce the underlying risk factors.
5. Strengthen disaster preparedness for effective response
at all levels.
Things To Remember:

1. January 18-22, 2005 = The World Conference on

Disaster Reduction is held in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
2. Aim: Building the Resilience of Nations and
Communities to Disasters.
B. The Sendai Framework
 the successor instrument to the HFA.
 the outcome of the stakeholder’s consultations held from
July 2014 to March 2015.
 The Seven Global Targets of Sendai:
1. Substantially reduce global disaster mortality by 2030,
iming to lower average per 100,000 global mortality rates
in the decade 2020-2030 compared to the period 2005-
2015.
2. Substantially reduce the number of affected people
globally by 2030, aiming to lower average global figure
per 100,000 in
the decade 2020-2030 compared to the period 2005-2015.
3. Reduce direct disaster economic loss in relation to global
gross domestic product by 2030.
4. Substantially reduce disaster damage to critical
infrastructure and disruption of basic services, among them
health and educational facilities including through developing
their resilience by 2030.
5. Substantially increase the number of countries with national
and local disaster risk reduction strategies by 2020.
6. Substantially enhance international cooperation to
developing countries through adequate and sustainable
support.