Bill Type
Congress Name
Full Title of Bill
AN ACT CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER RESILIENCE, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Text as filed (link)
Date filed
June 30, 2022
Date Read
July 26, 2022
Bill Status
Pending with the Committee on GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION since 2022-07-26
Committee Details
Primary Committee
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00158 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER RESILIENCE, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR |
| ABSTRACT : Proposes to create a separate Department of Disaster Resilience aimed at reducing the risk of all types of natural hazards and the harmful effects of climate change.Seeks to identify three (3) key result areas to be focused upon by the Department: Disaster Risk Reduction; Disaster Preparedness and Response; and Recovery and Building Forward Better.Proposes among others: the establishment of an Integrated Disaster Resilience Information System (IDRIS); the creation of an early warning system which shall make use of risk communication protocols; and the establishment of a Humanitarian Assistance Action Center (HAAC). |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : MATIBAG, MA. RENE ANN LOURDES G. |
| DATE FILED : 2022-06-30 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Marañon (000 2022-08-03) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ON 2022-07-26 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON DISASTER RESILIENCE |
Abstract
ABSTRACT : Proposes to create a separate Department of Disaster Resilience aimed at reducing the risk of all types of natural hazards and the harmful effects of climate change.Seeks to identify three (3) key result areas to be focused upon by the Department: Disaster Risk Reduction; Disaster Preparedness and Response; and Recovery and Building Forward Better.Proposes among others: the establishment of an Integrated Disaster Resilience Information System (IDRIS); the creation of an early warning system which shall make use of risk communication protocols; and the establishment of a Humanitarian Assistance Action Center (HAAC).
Significance