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DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER RESILIENCE ACT
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House Bill/Resolution NO. HB08165
FULL TITLE : AN ACT CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER RESILIENCE, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SHORT TITLE : Creating The Department Of Disaster Resilience, Defining Its Powers And Functions
ABSTRACT : Creates the Department of Disaster Resilience that shall be the primary agency responsible for leading, organizing and managing the national effort to reduce disaster risk, prepare for and respond to disasters, recover and rehabilitate, and build forward better the after the occurrence of disasters.Enables the government to quickly respond, prepare, implement, monitor, and evaluate disaster and climate resilience plans, programs, projects and activities.Ensures that the government upholds the welfare of the people particularly the vulnerable sectors of the society by providing its citizens a safer, adaptive, resilient, and inclusive community.
ALIAS NAME : "Department of Disaster Resilience Act."
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ROMUALDEZ, YEDDA MARIE K., SALCEDA, JOEY SARTE, ALEJANO, GARY C., PICHAY, PROSPERO JR. A., GATCHALIAN, WES, BATAOIL, LEOPOLDO N., MONTORO, TEODORO "TED" G., CASTELO, WINSTON "WINNIE", DALIPE, MANUEL JOSE "MANNIX" M., UY, JULIETTE T., LAZATIN, CARMELO "JON" B. II, ANTONIO, MICHELLE M., CORTES, JONAS C., LACSON, VIRGILIO S., MANALO, JESULITO A., SY-ALVARADO, JOSE ANTONIO "KUYA JONATHAN" R., BRAVO, ANTHONY M., Ph.D., SAHALI, RUBY M., SARMIENTO, CESAR V., BELARO, SALVADOR JR. B., CANAMA, SABINIANO S., HERRERA-DY, BERNADETTE "BH" C., LEACHON, DOY C., NIETO, JOHN MARVIN "YUL SERVO" C., LOBREGAT, CELSO L., ONG, EDWIN, DAZA, RAUL A., SAVELLANO, DEOGRACIAS VICTOR B., EVARDONE, BEN P., SUANSING, ESTRELLITA B., BULUT-BEGTANG, ELEONOR C., ROBES, FLORIDA "RIDA" P., MERCADO, ROGER G., OLIVAREZ, ERIC L., VELOSO, VICENTE "CHING" S.E., CALIXTO-RUBIANO, EMI G., BORDADO, GABRIEL H., CARI, JOSE CARLO L., BELMONTE, RICARDO "RJ" JR. T., GOMEZ, LUCY T., TAN, MILAGROSA "MILA" T., NOEL, VICTORIA ISABEL G., PRIMICIAS-AGABAS, MARLYN L., DE VENECIA, CHRISTOPHER V.P., ONG, HENRY C., TAMBUNTING, GUS S., SACDALAN, JESUS NONATO, CASTRO, FRANCE L., KHO, ELISA "OLGA" T., ALCALA, VICENTE "Kulit" J., CHIPECO, JOAQUIN JR. M., SANGCOPAN, AMIHILDA J., MACAPAGAL ARROYO, GLORIA, ROMUALDO, XAVIER JESUS D., ESPINO, AMADO JR. T., NOGRALES, KARLO ALEXEI B., SALO, RON P., ACOP, ROMEO M., ZUBIRI, MANUEL F., TEJADA, JOSE "PING-PING" I., ZAMORA, RONALDO B., YAP, ARTHUR C., SAMBAR, MARK AERON H., BATOCABE, RODEL M., MARIÑO, MARIO VITTORIO "MARVEY" A., OAMINAL, HENRY S., LANETE, SCOTT DAVIES S. M.D., BIAZON, ROZZANO RUFINO B., BELMONTE, JOSE CHRISTOPHER Y., MANGAOANG, ALLEN JESSE C., GONZALES, AURELIO "DONG" JR. D., GARBIN, ALFREDO JR. A., CO, CHRISTOPHER S., TAN, ANGELINA "HELEN" D.L. M.D., VARGAS, ALFRED D., ABAYON, HARLIN NEIL III J., ZARATE, CARLOS ISAGANI T., PINEDA, ENRICO A., ROMERO, MICHAEL ODYLON L., Ph.D., SANTOS-RECTO, VILMA, ANGARA-CASTILLO, BELLAFLOR J., RODRIGUEZ, ISIDRO JR. S., BRAVO, MARIA VIDA ESPINOSA, ORTEGA, VINI NOLA A., YU, DIVINA GRACE C., PADUANO, JOSEPH STEPHEN S., DIMAPORO, ABDULLAH D., VIOLAGO, MICAELA S., FUENTEBELLA, ARNULFO P., TUPAS, RAUL "BOBOY" C., ORTEGA, PABLO, ALVAREZ, MERCEDES K., ATIENZA, JOSE JR. L., VILLARAZA-SUAREZ, ANNA MARIE, AGGABAO, MA. LOURDES R., SAGARBARRIA, MANUEL, ESCUDERO, EVELINA G., LEE, DELPHINE GAN, AUMENTADO, ERICO ARISTOTLE C., SALON, ORESTES T., COJUANGCO, CARLOS O., DY, NAPOLEON S., NOGRALES, JERICHO JONAS B., CHAVEZ, CECILIA LEONILA V., PANOTES, MARISOL C., MARCOLETA, RODANTE D., BILLONES, EMMANUEL A., NUÑEZ-MALANYAON, CORAZON T., ACOSTA-ALBA, MARIA LOURDES, UNGAB, ALBERTO TOM, NAVA, MA. LUCILLE L., MD., ALMARIO, JOEL MAYO Z., MADRONA, EMMANUEL F., GASATAYA, GREG G., GARCIA, JOSE ENRIQUE III S., RODRIGUEZ, MAXIMO JR.B., SILVERIO, LORNA C., CUEVA, LEO RAFAEL M., VELARDE, MARIANO MICHAEL JR. M., VILLAFUERTE, LUIS RAYMUND JR. F., ARAGONES, SOL, ROQUE, ROGELIO NEIL P., SARMIENTO, EDGAR MARY S., DATOL, FRANCISCO JR. G., FORTUN, LAWRENCE LEMUEL H., PALMA, WILTER "SHARKY" II WEE, SUANSING, HORACIO JR. P., MANGUDADATU, ZAJID G., ZAMORA, MARIA CARMEN S., MENDOZA, RAYMUND DEMOCRITO C., DIMAPORO, MOHAMAD KHALID Q., PLAZA, MARIA VALENTINA G., BERTIZ, ANICETO "JOHN" III D., CELESTE, JESUS "BOYING" F., AGARAO, BENJAMIN JR. C., LOYOLA, ROY M., MATUGAS, FRANCISCO JOSE II T., PIMENTEL, JOHNNY TY, SANDOVAL, FEDERICO "RICKY" II S., JALOSJOS, SETH FREDERICK P., CATAMCO, NANCY A., YAP, VICTOR A., YAP, MELECIO JR. J., MENDING, MAKMOD JR. D., VILLANUEVA, NOEL L., ABAYA, FRANCIS GERALD A., UYBARRETA, CARLOS ROMAN, DEL ROSARIO, MANUEL MONSOUR III T., CALALANG, CIRIACO, DEL MAR, RAUL V., PANCHO, GAVINI "APOL" C., GO, MARK O., ALMONTE, JORGE T., VERGARA, ROSANNA "RIA" V., ACHARON, PEDRO JR. B., BENITEZ, ALFREDO "ALBEE" B., AMATONG, ISAGANI S.
DATE FILED : 2018-08-30
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) :
1. Romualdez 2. Salceda
3. Alejano 4. Pichay
5. Gatchalian 6. Bataoil
7. Montoro 8. Castelo
9. Dalipe 10. Uy (J.)
11. Lazatin 12. Antonio
13. Cortes 14. Lacson
15. Manalo 16. Sy-Alvarado
17. Bravo (A.) 18. Sahali
19. Sarmiento (C.) 20. Belaro
21. Canama 22. Herrera-Dy
23. Leachon 24. Nieto
25. Lobregat 26. Ong (E.)
27. Daza 28. Savellano
29. Evardone 30. Suansing (E.)
31. Bulut-Begtang 32. Robes
33. Mercado 34. Olivarez
35. Veloso 36. Calixto-Rubiano
37. Bordado 38. Cari
39. Belmonte (R.) 40. Gomez
41. Tan (M.) 42. Noel
43. Primicias-Agabas 44. De Venecia
45. Ong (H.) 46. Tambunting
47. Sacdalan 48. Castro (F.L.)
49. Kho 50. Alcala
51. Chipeco 52. Sangcopan
53. Macapagal Arroyo 54. Romualdo
55. Espino 56. Nograles (K.A.)
57. Salo 58. Acop
59. Zubiri 60. Tejada
61. Zamora (R.) 62. Yap (A.)
63. Sambar 64. Batocabe
65. Mariño 66. Oaminal
67. Lanete 68. Biazon
69. Belmonte (J.C.) 70. Mangaoang
71. Gonzales (A.D.) 72. Garbin
73. Co 74. Tan (A.)
75. Vargas 76. Abayon
77. Pineda 78. Romero
79. Santos-Recto 80. Angara-Castillo
81. Rodriguez (I.) 82. Bravo (M.)
83. Ortega (V.N.) 84. Yu
85. Paduano 86. Dimaporo (A.)
87. Violago 88. Fuentebella
89. Tupas 90. Ortega (P.)
91. Alvarez (M.) 92. Atienza
93. Villaraza-Suarez 94. Aggabao
95. Sagarbarria 96. Escudero
97. Lee 98. Aumentado
99. Salon 100. Cojuangco
101. Dy 102. Nograles (J.J.)
103. Chavez 104. Panotes
105. Marcoleta 106. Billones
107. Nuñez-Malanyaon 108. Acosta-Alba
109. Ungab 110. Nava
111. Almario 112. Madrona
113. Gasataya 114. Garcia (J.E.)
115. Rodriguez (M.) 116. Silverio
117. Cueva 118. Velarde
119. Villafuerte 120. Aragones
121. Roque (R.N.) 122. Sarmiento (E.M.)
123. Datol 124. Fortun
125. Palma 126. Suansing (H.)
127. Mangudadatu (Z.) 128. Zamora (M.C.)
129. Mendoza 130. Dimaporo (M.K.)
131. Plaza 132. Bertiz
133. Celeste 134. Agarao
135. Loyola 136. Matugas
137. Pimentel 138. Sandoval
139. Jalosjos 140. Catamco
141. Yap (V.) 142. Yap (M.)
143. Mending 144. Villanueva
145. Abaya 146. Uybarreta
147. Del Rosario 148. Calalang
149. Del Mar 150. Pancho
151. Go (M.) 152. Almonte
153. Vergara 154. Acharon
155. Benitez 156. Amatong (I.)
157. Gonzales (A.P.) 158. Andaya
159. Roman 160. Velasco, L.A.
161. Maceda 162. Cayetano
163. Deloso-Montalla 164. Lopez (M.L.)
165. Villarica 166. Velasco-Catera
167. Crisologo 168. Fortuno
169. Gonzalez 170. Ramos
AUTHORSHIP WITHDRAWALS:
Zarate(2018-09-05)
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ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00842
SUBMITTED ON 2018-08-30
SUBMITTED BY: GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION, NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY, APPROPRIATIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval in substitution of House Bills Numbered 344, 6075, 108, 596, 2638, 3093, 4203, 4648, 138, 397, 454, 805, 1132, 1149, 1374, 1379, 1485, 1763, 1812, 2122, 2146, 2555, 2608, 2661, 2784, 2804, 2854, 3083, 3094, 3509, 3889, 4521, 4809, 5593, 6786, 6794, 6857, 7218, 7324, 7693, 7789 and 7968; House Resolutions Numbered 439, 654, 721, 724, 1714, and in consolidation of Privilege Speeches Numbered 120, 160, 217, and 336
SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB04809, HB04521, HB03889, HB03509, HB03094, HB03083, HB02854, HB02804, HB02784, HB02661, HB02608, HB02555, HB02146, HB02122, HB01812, HB01763, HB01485, HB01379, HB01374, HB01149, HB01132, HB00805, HB00454, HB00397, HB00138, HB04648, HB04203, HB03093, HB02638, HB00596, HB00108, HB06075, HB00344, HB05593, HB06786, HB06794, HB06857, HB07218, HB07324, HB07693, HB07789, HB07968, HR00439, HR00645, HR00721, HR00724, HR01714, PS00120, PS00160, PS00217, PS00336
CONSOLIDATED BILLS: PS00120, PS00160, PS00217, PS00336
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2018-09-03
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2018-09-03
DATE CALENDARED : 2018-09-04
SECOND READING INFORMATION
PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2018-09-05, 2018-09-10, 2018-09-11, 2018-09-12, 2018-09-18
SPONSORED BY :  Romualdo;Batocabe;Salceda;Romualdez;Salceda;Salceda;Romualdo
PERIOD OF INTERPELLATIONS : 2018-09-11, 2018-09-12, 2018-09-18
INTERPELLATED BY : Siao, Villarin, Zarate, Castro (F.L.), Belmonte (J.C.), Ty, Ty, Lagman
DATE SPONSORSHIP/DEBATE CLOSED: 2018-09-18
FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Romualdez, Salceda, Alejano, Pichay, Gatchalian, Bataoil, Montoro, Castelo, Dalipe, Uy (J.), Lazatin, Antonio, Cortes, Lacson, Manalo, Sy-Alvarado, Bravo (A.), Sahali, Sarmiento (C.), Belaro, Canama, Herrera-Dy, Leachon, Nieto, Lobregat, Ong (E.), Daza, Savellano, Evardone, Suansing (E.), Bulut-Begtang, Robes, Mercado, Olivarez, Veloso, Calixto-Rubiano, Bordado, Cari, Belmonte (R.), Gomez, Tan (M.), Noel, Primicias-Agabas, De Venecia, Ong (H.), Tambunting, Sacdalan, Castro (F.L.), Kho, Alcala, Chipeco, Sangcopan, Macapagal Arroyo, Romualdo, Espino, Nograles (K.A.), Salo, Acop, Zubiri, Tejada, Zamora (R.), Yap (A.), Sambar, Batocabe, Mariño, Oaminal, Lanete, Biazon, Belmonte (J.C.), Mangaoang, Gonzales (A.D.), Garbin, Co, Tan (A.), Vargas, Abayon, Pineda, Romero, Santos-Recto, Angara-Castillo, Rodriguez (I.), Bravo (M.), Ortega (V.N.), Yu, Paduano, Dimaporo (A.), Violago, Fuentebella, Tupas, Ortega (P.), Alvarez (M.), Atienza, Villaraza-Suarez, Aggabao, Sagarbarria, Escudero, Lee, Aumentado, Salon, Cojuangco, Dy, Nograles (J.J.), Chavez, Panotes, Marcoleta, Billones, Nuñez-Malanyaon, Acosta-Alba, Ungab, Nava, Almario, Madrona, Gasataya, Garcia (J.E.), Rodriguez (M.), Silverio, Cueva, Velarde, Villafuerte, Aragones, Roque (R.N.), Sarmiento (E.M.), Datol, Fortun, Palma, Suansing (H.), Mangudadatu (Z.), Zamora (M.C.), Mendoza, Dimaporo (M.K.), Plaza, Bertiz, Celeste, Agarao, Loyola, Matugas, Pimentel, Sandoval, Jalosjos, Catamco, Yap (V.), Yap (M.), Mending, Villanueva, Abaya, Uybarreta, Del Rosario, Calalang, Del Mar, Pancho, Go (M.), Almonte, Vergara, Acharon, Benitez, Amatong (I.), Gonzales (A.P.), Andaya, Roman, Velasco, L.A., Maceda, Cayetano, Deloso-Montalla, Lopez (M.L.), Villarica, Velasco-Catera, Crisologo, Fortuno, Gonzalez, Ramos
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2018-09-18
REMARKS : Sponsorship speeches of Hon. Romualdez and Hon. Salceda be inserted into the records. (Sept. 5, 2018)
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2018-09-21
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2018-10-01
HOUSE VOTES:    YEAS:181     NAYS:5    ABSTAIN:.2
Voting Details Per Member(Legend:Y-Yes N-No A-Abstain X-Did Not Vote B-Absent D-N/A)
D---Abad--(N/A) B---Abaya--(Absent)
Y---Abayon Y---Abellanosa
Y---Abu X---Abueg
Y---Abueg Y---Acharon
Y---Acop B---Acosta--(Absent)
B---Acosta-Alba--(Absent) B---Adiong--(Absent)
B---Advincula--(Absent) B---Agarao--(Absent)
Y---Aggabao D---Aglipay-Villar--(N/A)
D---Akbar--(N/A) Y---Albano
B---Alcala--(Absent) Y---Alejano
B---Almario--(Absent) Y---Almonte
B---Alonte--(Absent) B---Alvarez (F.)--(Absent)
Y---Alvarez (M.) B---Alvarez (P.)--(Absent)
B---Amante--(Absent) Y---Amatong (I.)
Y---Andaya Y---Angara-Castillo
Y---Antonino B---Antonio--(Absent)
Y---Aragones B---Arbison--(Absent)
Y---Arcillas Y---Arenas
Y---Atienza B---Aumentado--(Absent)
B---Bag-ao--(Absent) B---Bagatsing--(Absent)
B---Baguilat--(Absent) B---Banal--(Absent)
B---Barbers--(Absent) Y---Barzaga
Y---Bataoil B---Batocabe--(Absent)
B---Bautista-Bandigan--(Absent) Y---Belaro
Y---Belmonte (F.) Y---Belmonte (J.C.)
B---Belmonte (R.)--(Absent) Y---Benitez
B---Bernos--(Absent) B---Bertiz--(Absent)
Y---Biazon Y---Billones
B---Biron--(Absent) Y---Bolilia
Y---Bondoc Y---Bordado
Y---Bravo (A.) Y---Bravo (M.)
N---Brosas Y---Bulut-Begtang
B---Cagas--(Absent) D---Calalang--(N/A)
Y---Calderon B---Calixto-Rubiano--(Absent)
B---Caminero--(Absent) B---Campos--(Absent)
B---Canama--(Absent) Y---Cari
N---Casilao Y---Castelo
N---Castro (F.L.) Y---Castro (F.H.)
Y---Catamco B---Cayetano--(Absent)
B---Celeste--(Absent) B---Cerafica--(Absent)
X---Cerilles Enerio Y---Chavez
Y---Chipeco B---Co--(Absent)
Y---Cojuangco B---Collantes--(Absent)
Y---Cortes Y---Cortuna
X---Cosalan Y---Crisologo
Y---Cua Y---Cuaresma
Y---Cueva Y---Dalipe
D---Dalog--(N/A) Y---Datol
Y---Daza B---De Jesus--(Absent)
B---De Venecia--(Absent) B---De Vera--(Absent)
Y---Defensor Y---Del Mar
Y---Del Rosario B---Deloso-Montalla--(Absent)
Y---Dimaporo (A.) Y---Dimaporo (M.K.)
Y---Duavit Y---Durano
Y---Dy B---Elago--(Absent)
Y---Enverga B---Erice--(Absent)
Y---Eriguel Y---Ermita-Buhain
Y---Escudero Y---Espina
Y---Espino Y---Estrella
B---Eusebio--(Absent) Y---Evardone
B---Fariñas--(Absent) Y---Fernando
B---Ferrer J.--(Absent) B---Ferrer L.--(Absent)
B---Ferriol-Pascual--(Absent) Y---Floirendo
Y---Flores X---Fortun
Y---Fortuno B---Fuentebella--(Absent)
Y---Garbin Y---Garcia (G.)
Y---Garcia (J.E.) Y---Garcia-Albano
X---Garin (O.) Y---Garin (S.)
Y---Gasataya X---Gatchalian
B---Geron--(Absent) Y---Go (A.C.)
Y---Go (M.) B---Gomez--(Absent)
B---Gonzaga--(Absent) Y---Gonzales (A.P.)
Y---Gonzales (A.D.) Y---Gonzalez
B---Gorriceta--(Absent) Y---Gullas
B---Hernandez (F.)--(Absent) D---Hernandez (P.)--(N/A)
Y---Herrera-Dy Y---Hofer
Y---Jalosjos Y---Javier
Y---Kho Y---Khonghun
Y---Labadlabad B---Lacson--(Absent)
A---Lagman X---Lanete
Y---Laogan B---Lazatin--(Absent)
B---Leachon--(Absent) Y---Lee
X---Limkaichong B---Lobregat--(Absent)
Y---Lopez (B.) B---Lopez (C.)--(Absent)
B---Lopez (M.L.)--(Absent) B---Loyola--(Absent)
Y---Macapagal Arroyo Y---Maceda
B---Madrona--(Absent) Y---Aquino-Magsaysay
B---Nuñez-Malanyaon--(Absent) Y---Malapitan
Y---Manalo Y---Mangaoang
B---Mangudadatu (S.)--(Absent) Y---Mangudadatu (Z.)
Y---Marcoleta Y---Marcos
Y---Mariño Y---Marquez
Y---Martinez Y---Matugas
Y---Mellana Y---Mending
B---Mendoza--(Absent) B---Mercado--(Absent)
B---Mirasol--(Absent) Y---Montoro
Y---Nava Y---Nieto
Y---Noel B---Nograles (J.J.)--(Absent)
B---Nograles (K.A.)--(Absent) Y---Nolasco
B---Oaminal--(Absent) B---Ocampo--(Absent)
B---Olivarez--(Absent) Y---Ong (H.)
B---Ong (E.)--(Absent) Y---Ortega (P.)
Y---Ortega (V.N.) B---Pacquiao--(Absent)
Y---Paduano Y---Palma
Y---Pancho Y---Panganiban
Y---Panotes Y---Papandayan
Y---Pichay Y---Pimentel
Y---Pineda Y---Plaza
Y---Primicias-Agabas Y---Roa-Puno
B---Quimbo--(Absent) B---Radaza--(Absent)
Y---Ramirez-Sato Y---Ramos
Y---Relampagos Y---Revilla
Y---Robes B---Rocamora--(Absent)
Y---Rodriguez (I.) Y---Rodriguez (M.)
Y---Roman Y---Romero
Y---Romualdez Y---Romualdo
D---Roque (H.)--(N/A) Y---Roque (R.N.)
Y---Sacdalan B---Sagarbarria--(Absent)
B---Sahali--(Absent) Y---Salceda
Y---Salimbangon Y---Salo
B---Salon--(Absent) Y---Sambar
B---Sandoval--(Absent) B---Sangcopan--(Absent)
Y---Santos-Recto Y---Sarmiento (C.)
Y---Sarmiento (E.M.) Y---Savellano
Y---Sema Y---Siao
Y---Silverio Y---Singson (E.)
Y---Suansing (E.) Y---Suansing (H.)
Y---Suarez B---Sy-Alvarado--(Absent)
Y---Tambunting Y---Tan (A.)
Y---Tan (M.) B---Tan (S.)--(Absent)
Y---Tejada Y---Teves
B---Tiangco--(Absent) Y---Ting
N---Tinio X---Tolentino
X---Treñas Y---Tugna
B---Tupas--(Absent) D---Turabin-Hataman--(N/A)
Y---Ty X---Umali
Y---Unabia Y---Ungab
Y---Unico Y---Uy (J.)
Y---Uy (R.) Y---Uybarreta
Y---Vargas Y---Vargas-Alfonso
B---Velarde--(Absent) Y---Velasco, L.A.
Y---Velasco-Catera Y---Veloso
Y---Vergara B---Villafuerte--(Absent)
Y---Villanueva D---Villar--(N/A)
B---Villaraza-Suarez--(Absent) Y---Villarica
A---Villarin B---Violago--(Absent)
B---Yap (A.)--(Absent) Y---Yap (M.)
Y---Yap (V.) Y---Yu
Y---Zamora (M.C.) X---Zamora (R.)
N---Zarate Y---Zubiri
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE:  2018-10-02
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE:  2018-10-02
REMARKS : 

Senate Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER RESILIENCE, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2018 ]
Introduced by Representatives YEDDA MARIE K. ROMUALDEZ, JOEY SARTE SALCEDA, GARY C. ALEJANO, PROSPERO JR. A. PICHAY, et. al.;
Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on October 1, 2018;
10/2/2018 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;
10/3/2018 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY; CIVIL SERVICE, GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION; WAYS AND MEANS; and FINANCE;
(The legislative history/plenary deliberations is prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE; The data entry on committee meetings is prepared by the Committee Affairs Bureau)

Abstract

Creates the Department of Disaster Resilience that shall be the primary agency responsible for leading, organizing and managing the national effort to reduce disaster risk, prepare for and respond to disasters, recover and rehabilitate, and build forward better the after the occurrence of disasters.Enables the government to quickly respond, prepare, implement, monitor, and evaluate disaster and climate resilience plans, programs, projects and activities.Ensures that the government upholds the welfare of the people particularly the vulnerable sectors of the society by providing its citizens a safer, adaptive, resilient, and inclusive community

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