The Role of LGUs

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The role of LGUs, local

councils during disastersLocal government units are expected to be at the frontline of emergency

measures in the aftermath of disasters, according to the 1991 Local Government

Code

Michael Bueza

@mikebueza

Published 1:55 PM, December 06, 2014

Updated 1:56 PM, December 06, 2014

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MANILA, Philippines – When a disaster hits the country, it’s not always the

national government that acts first.

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TheNational Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council(NDRRMC) is

tasked to come up with a framework for disaster risk reduction and management

(DRRM), as well as supervise preparations for, and responses to, natural

calamities and human-induced disasters.

However, local government units (LGUs) are expected to be at the frontline of

emergency measures in the aftermath of disasters to ensure the general welfare

of its constituents, according to theLocal Government Code of 1991.

As first responders, they should be proactive in performing disaster-related

activities, from preemptive evacuation to the restoration of people's livelihood.

Every LGU should also create a Local Disaster Risk Reduction and ManagementPlan (LDRRMP) covering 4 aspects of DRRM as specified inNDRRMC's

framework, namely: disaster preparedness, response, prevention and mitigation,

and rehabilitation and recovery.

These LDRRMPs should be consistent with theNational DRRM Plan, and be

implemented by Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices in every

province, city and municipality in the country.

Republic Act 10121, the enabling law of NDRRMC, also provides for local DRRM

councils, and specifies levels of coordination between NDRRMC and the local

councils. The workflow and coordination is supposed to ensure and facilitate

quick response before, during, and after disaster situations.

Read more about the roles of local officials and the function and composition of

the local DRRM councils below.

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» Roles of local government officials during disasters

Provincial Governors and City/Municipal Mayors

• Carry out such emergency measures as may be necessary during, and in

the aftermath of, man-made and natural disasters and calamities

• Submit a report when unexpected events and situations arise at any time

during the year, particularly when man-made or natural disasters or

calamities affect the general welfare of the city, province, region or country


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Provincial and City/Municipal Councils

• 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;

• Adopt measures to protect the inhabitants of the city from the harmful

effects of man-made or natural disasters and calamities

Other Local Officials

• Be at the frontline of delivery of services related to their line of work,

particularly during, and in the aftermath of, man-made disasters and

natural calamities

» Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (LDRRM Fund)

• Local government units (LGUs) should set aside at least 5% of their

estimated revenue from regular sources as LDRRM Fund to support pre-

disaster preparedness programs and post-disaster activities

• 30% of the LDRRM Fund is allocated as Quick Response Fund (QRF) or

stand-by fund for relief and recovery programs

• LDRRM Fund can be transferred to other LDRRMCs put under a state of

calamity upon recommendation of the local disaster risk reduction and

management office


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• Unexpended LDRRM Fund shall accrue to a Special Trust Fund for

LDRRMC activities within the next 5 years

• Any Special Trust Fund unutilized after 5 years shall revert back to the

LGU's general fund

» Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils (LDRRMCs)

Functions:

• Approve, monitor and evaluate the implementation of local DRRM plans

• Annually review, test and develop the local DRRM plans, consistent with

other national and local planning programs

• Ensure the integration of disaster risk reduction and climate change

adaptation into local development plans, programs and budgets as a

strategy in sustainable development and poverty reduction

• Recommend the implementation of forced or preemptive evacuation of

local residents, if necessary

Notes:

• LGUs have the primary responsibility as first disaster responders

• Private sector and civil society groups shall work with NDRRMC and

concerned local DRRMCs


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» Coordination between NDRRMC and local councils

The following take the lead in certain scenarios:

• Barangay Development Council, if one barangay is affected by a naturalcalamity or human-induced disaster

• City/Municipal DRRMC, if 2 or more barangays are affected

• Provincial DRRMC, if 2 or more cities/municipalities are affected

• Regional DRRMC, if 2 or more provinces are affected

• NDRRMC, if 2 or more regions are affected

» Composition of local councils

Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC)

Regions I to XII, CAR

and CARAGA

Autonomous Region in

Muslim Mindanao

(ARMM)

Metro Manila

• Chairperson:Regional Director of theOffice of Civil Defense

(OCD) under the

Department of National Defense

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• Vice

Chairpersons:Regional directors of

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• Vice


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of the government

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Chairperson: OCDRegional Director& National Capital Region

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nationalgovernment

agencies

operating in NCR

Provincial/City/Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

Council

Not limited to the following:


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• Chairperson: Local chief executive (Governor or Mayor)

• Members:

o

Local Planning and Development Officer

o Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer

o Local social welfare and development officer

o Local health officer

o Local agriculture officer

o Local gender and development officer

o Local engineering officer

o Local veterinary officer

o Local budget officer

o Division Head/Schools Superintendent/District Supervisor of the

DepEd

o Highest-ranking officer of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)

in the area

o Provincial/City Director or Component City/Municipal Chief of the

Philippine National Police (PNP)

o Provincial Director or City/Municipal Fire Marshall of the Bureau of

Fire Protection (BFP)

o President, Liga ng mga Barangay

o Representative of the Philippine Red Cross


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o Four (4) accredited civil service organizations (CSOs)

o One (1) private sector representative

o Optional Members:

o Provincial Director or City/Municipal officer of the DILG and the

DENR

o Local official of the Philippine Coast Guard or Philippine Forest

Guard

o A representative of the Sangguniang Bayan or Lungsod (city or

municipal council)

Barangay Development Council (BDC)

• Chairperson: Barangay captain

• Members:

o the Sangguniang Barangay (barangay council)

o representatives of NGOs operating in the barangay (they will

constitute not less than ¼ of the whole barangay council

o a representative of the Congressman of the legislative district where

the barangay is situated

– Rappler.com

Sources:Republic Act 10121,Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA10121,Local Government Code of 1991

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LGUs, NGOs unite for

disaster risk reduction5 years after the Philippine DRRM Act of 2010 was enacted, the country still has

a lot of gaps that need to be addressed

Anthony Badoy Mondragon

Published 5:00 PM, March 30, 2015

Updated 5:00 PM, March 30, 2015

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COOPERATION. LGUs and CSOs listen attentively to the discussion of DRRM strategies. Photo by

Darlene Joy Calsado

MANILA, Philippines – Local government units (LGUs) and civil society

organizations (CSOs) representatives unite for an improved Disaster RiskReduction Management (DRRM).

Both sectors agreed that the country still has a lot of specific needs and gaps that

need to be addressed, in spite of Republic Act 10121 or the Philippine DRRM Act

of 2010.

Cooperation

A series of roundtable discussions (RTD) were organized across different

regions, with the aim to increase resilience of high-risk communities.

In Western Visayas, representatives from the Provinces of Antique and Iloilo,

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Christian Aid and the Iloilo Code of NGOs (I-CODE) came together to discuss

effective was to prepare and respond to disasters.

This RTD is one of the component activities of the Scaling-up Resilience in

Governance (SURGE) project. It is the fourth in a series of roundtable

discussions with two already held in the CARAGA region and one in the Davao

region.

It extends inclusive community-based disaster risk reduction (ICBDRR) to more

communities and advocates improvements in disaster risk management policies

and practices.

A regional launch for Western Visayas and press conference preceded the RTDwhere Ma. Aletha Nogra of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Region VI, Prof.

Jorge Ebay of UPVFI and Alvic Padilla of Christian Aid fielded questions from the

media.

“In our experience in typhoon Yolanda, we really need more partners to advance

DRRM in saving lives and minimizing damage to properties,” said Nogra.

“SURGE doesn’t have a component on post-disaster but it hopes to makecommunities better prepared to respond to that,” added Padilla.

Policy

The first resource speaker was Malu Felizar Cagay, Vice Chairperson of the

Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network (ADDN) who discussed an

overview of RA 10121 since its implementation in 2010.

RA 10121, which was signed and approved by former President and now

Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal–Arroyo on May 27, 2010, was put

into effect on June 24, 2010 after 14 years in the making.


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Ven Paolo Valenzuela of the Center for Disaster Preparedness (CDP) presented

the session From Sunset Review to Sendai focusing on the overview of the

regional and international policy processes on DRR.

He also focused on the 3rd World Conference on DRR (WCDRR) held on March

14 – 18, 2015 in Sendai, Japan. The WCDRR was an opportunity to review the

Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) 2005 – 2015 and inform a post-2015

framework with lessons from local lived experiences especially those from the

Philippines and a more coherent link to the post-2015 climate deal to be

negotiated this December in Paris and post-2015 Millenium Development Goals

(MDGs) to be ratified come September this year. In addition, the second phase of

HFA ratified in Sendai two weeks ago aimed to have signatory countries commit

to more inclusive DRR practices.

HFA was formulated after world leaders committed to pay attention and take

action in reducing disaster risk, and adopted guidelines to reduce vulnerabilities

to natural hazards. It assists the efforts of nations and communities to become

more resilient to, and cope better with, the hazards that threaten their

development gains.

Learning from the lessons of the Bandah Aceh tsunami which devastatedIndonesia in 2004, HFA is a global blueprint for disaster risk reduction efforts with

a 10-year plan, adopted in January 2005 in Hyogo, Japan by 168 governments at

the World Conference on Disaster Reduction.

Ebay also presented UPVFI’s Rehabilitation for Island Sustainability and

Empowerment (RISE) project in the island communities of Carles. He focused on

the peculiar vulnerabilities and hazards by geographically isolated and depressed

areas (GIDA) and how CBDRR contributes to building resilience in the case of

the Gigantes islands.

Preparation for Sendai


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Areno thanked the LGU partners “who are providing good policy support to

communities most especially those who are here from Antique and Iloilo both

covered by Christian Aid and other non-Christian Aid areas.”

“We hope that the inputs that were derived in this two-day workshop will be able

to put forward to elevate these concerns and bring forth to the attention of our

PRMCs who are also present here so that we can be able to come up with good

policy agenda and communication messages that will be used in the future,” he

said.

“Thank you also for the opportunity for us to prepare for the coming Sendai pre-

meetings and probably we can participate in that event so that our voices will be

heard also in the global level,” he added. –Rappler.com

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