The National Mandate

THE
NATIONAL
REPUBLIC ACT 10121
(PHILIPPINE
DISASTER RISK
REDUCTION AND
REPUBLIC ACT 10121
(PHILIPPINE DISASTER RISK
REDUCTION AND
MANAGEMENT
An Act Strengthening ACT OF 2010)
the Philippine Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management System, Providing for
the National Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Plan, Appropriating Funds, Therefore
and Other Purposes
Passed and approved on May 27, 2010 (after 21
years of revisions and refiling in the two legislative
bodies)
REPUBLIC ACT 10121
REDUCTION AND
MANAGEMENT
The law adheres to theACT OF of
principles 2010)
international
agreements such as Hyogo Framework, the Sendai
Framework, and the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations Agreement on Disaster Management and
Emergency Response (AADMER).
 It encourages the participation of NGOs, private
sectors, community-based organizations, and
community members in disaster management.
REPUBLIC ACT 10121
REDUCTION AND
MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2010)
The immediate release of
calamity funds to local
government units so they can
prepare for disaster mitigation
and preparedness.
The local government units can

utilize 70 percent of the total
calamity fund to risk-reduction
measures and 30 percent to
quick response activities.
WHAT ARE THE
ADVANTAGES AND
DISADVANTAGES?
ADVANTA
GES
The LGU can….
an better address its emergencies and hazards by
mitigating its effect and preparing the communities
to respond to it
purchase better communication and early warning
devices, search and rescue equipment
 conduct trainings for volunteer groups who
would be the first responders for any disasters
THE COUNTRY CANNOT STOP
DISASTERS FROM HAPPENING, BUT
WE CAN REDUCE ITS IMPACT AND
THE RIGHT DISASTER
PREPAREDNESS MEASURES ARE
AGENCIES INVOLVED IN
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
AND MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL DISASTER RISK
REDUCTION AND
MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
(NDRRMC)
The highest government body
empowered with “policy-making,
coordination, integration, supervision,
monitoring, and evaluation functions”
related to disaster risk reduction and
management.
REDUCTION AND
MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
(NDRRMC)
Chairperson - Secretary of National Defense – Delfin Lorenzana
Vice Chairperson for Prevention and Mitigation - Secretary of the
Department of Science and Technology – Fortunato Dela Peña
Vice Chairperson for Disaster Preparedness - Secretary of Interior and
Local Government - Eduardo Año
Vice Chairperson for Disaster Response - Secretary of Department of
Social Welfare and Development – Rolando Joselito Bautista
 Vice Chairperson for Disaster Rehabilitation and Recovery - Director-
General of the National Economic Development Authority – Karl
Kendrick Chua
WHY DO WE NEED TO
ASSIGN VICE
CHAIRPERSONS?
FOUR INSTITUTIONAL
MECHANISMS
P.156
NATIONAL DISASTER
RISK REDUCTION PP. 157 - 161
AND MANAGEMENT
REDUCTION AND
MANAGEMENT PLAN (2012-
2028)
It serves as the national guide in achieving
sustainable development through inclusive
growth while building the adaptive
capacities of communities, increasing the
resilience of vulnerable sectors, and
optimizing disaster mitigation
opportunities.
REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT
PLAN (2012-2028)
COMMUNITY-BASED
DISASTER RISK PP. 138 - 146
REDUCTION
COMMUNITY-BASED
It is a process of disaster risk management
in which at risk communities are actively
engaged in identification, analysis,
treatment, monitoring, and evaluation of
disaster risks in order to reduce their
vulnerabilities and enhance their capacities.
COMMUNITY-BASED
The people in the community are the key
players in CBDRM.
Stakeholders must be involved in
formulating policies and/or guidelines for
DRR in the community.
CBDRM is different for every
GOALS OF COMMUNITY-
BASED DISASTER RISK
REDUCTION
1. Reduce vulnerability
2. Public safety and reduction of hazards
3. Empowerment of individuals and
community institutions
4. Transformation of structures and
relationships
STRATEGIES OF COMMUNITY-
BASED DISASTER RISK
REDUCTION
1. Participatory Analysis for hazard
mapping, vulnerabilities, and capacities
2. Participatory community ounter-
disaster planning
3. Community-based early warning
STRATEGIES OF COMMUNITY-
BASED DISASTER RISK
REDUCTION
4. Building of people’s organization and
disaster action teams
5. Inter- and intra-collaboration and
coordination
6. Use of local and indigenous knowledge
5. Inter- and intra-
collaboration and
coordination
Centralization refers to that
organizational structure where
decision-making power is confined
to the top management, and the
subordinates need to follow the
instructions of their seniors.
Centralization of authority is
essential for the small-scale
organizations which lack resources
and finance.
5. Inter- and intra-collaboration and
coordination
Decentralized Coordination
A control strategy for large numbers of
autonomous robots, allowing them to
control their behavior based only on
individual decisions without a supervised
specific robot or operator.
5. Inter- and intra-collaboration and coordination
Horizontal or Lateral Coordination
It indicates the relationship between peers,
colleagues, fellow workers, different departments at
the same level of hierarchy. In horizontal
organization authority structure, individuals are
located on the same level and normally they have no
authority over each other. They are equal in terms of
the amount of authority. Such structure is more
conducive to adequate coordination in an enterprise.

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