EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ] REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ] First Regular Session ] SENATE P.S. Res. No. 288 of ff)c 5&trrrfarj> 20 JAN20 R2 :48 RECc,’.' DBV; Introduced by SEN. WIN GATCHALIAN* 1 RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE IMPACT AND EFFECTIVENESS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10121 OR THE “PHILIPPINE DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2010” AND EXISTING INTER-AGENCY COORDINATION MECHANISMS AND MEASURES OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION, RESPONSE AND RECOVERY IN THE COUNTRY WITH THE END VIEW OF STRENGTHENING DISASTER RISK REDUCTION, RESPONSE, RECOVERY AND MANAGEMENT PLANS AND PROGRAMS OF THE GOVERNMENT THROUGH APPROPRIATE LEGISLATION 1 WHEREAS, Section 2 of Republic Act No. 10121 (RA 10121), otherwise 2 known as the “Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010”, 3 recognizes the importance of addressing the root causes of vulnerabilities to 4 disasters, strengthening the countiy’s institutional capacity for disaster risk 5 reduction and management, and building the resilience of local communities to 6 disasters; 7 WHEREAS, according to the World Risk Report 2018 and 2019, the 8 Philippines ranked 3rd in 2018 and 9th in 2019 in terms of disaster risk, among 9 aU of the countries with the highest risks worldwide, with an index value of 10 25.14% and 20.69%, respectively. This is largely due to the location and 11 geographic context of the Philippines since at least 60% of the country’s total 12 land area is exposed to multiple hazards, such as typhoons, storm surges.
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EIG H TEEN TH CO N G RESS O F TH E ]REPUBLIC O F TH E PH ILIPPIN E S ]F i r s t R e g u la r S e s s io n ]
SEN ATE
P .S . R es . No. 2 8 8
of ff)c 5&trrrfarj>
20 JAN 20 R2 :48
RECc,’.' DBV;
I n tr o d u c e d b y SEN. WIN GATCHALIAN * 1 11
RESOLU TIONDIRECTING TH E APPROPRIATE SENATE COM M ITTEE TO CONDUCT AN
INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON TH E IMPACT AND EFFECTIV EN ESS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1 0 1 2 1 OR TH E “PH ILIPPIN E D ISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT ACT O F 2 0 1 0 ” AND
EX ISTING INTER-AGENCY COORDINATION MECHANISMS AND M EASURES OF TH E NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, TH E LOCAL
GOVERNMENT UNITS AND TH E PRIVATE SEC TO R ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION, RESPO N SE AND RECOVERY IN TH E COUNTRY WITH TH E
END VIEW O F STRENGTHENING D ISA STER RISK REDUCTION, RESPO N SE, RECOVERY AND MANAGEMENT PLANS AND PROGRAMS
OF TH E GOVERNMENT THROUGH A PPROPRIATE LEGISLATION
1 W H E R E A S, S ec tio n 2 of R ep u b lic A ct No. 10121 (RA 10121), o th e rw ise
2 k n o w n a s th e “P h ilip p in e D is a s te r R isk R e d u c tio n a n d M a n a g e m e n t A ct o f 2 0 1 0 ”,
3 reco g n ize s th e im p o r ta n c e o f a d d re s s in g th e ro o t c a u s e s o f v u ln e ra b ili tie s to
4 d is a s te r s , s t r e n g th e n in g th e c o u n t iy ’s in s t i tu t io n a l c a p a c ity for d is a s te r r is k
5 r e d u c t io n a n d m a n a g e m e n t, a n d b u ild in g th e re s ilie n c e o f loca l c o m m u n itie s to
6 d is a s te rs ;
7 W H ER EA S, a c c o rd in g to th e W orld R isk R e p o rt 2 0 1 8 a n d 2 0 1 9 , th e
8 P h ilip p in e s ra n k e d 3 rd in 2 0 1 8 a n d 9 th in 2 0 1 9 in te rm s o f d is a s te r r isk , a m o n g
9 aU o f th e c o u n tr ie s w ith th e h ig h e s t r is k s w orldw ide, w ith a n in d e x v a lu e of
10 2 5 .1 4 % a n d 2 0 .6 9 % , resp ec tiv e ly . T h is is la rg e ly d u e to th e lo c a tio n a n d
11 g e o g ra p h ic c o n te x t o f th e P h ilip p in e s s in c e a t le a s t 60% o f th e c o u n try ’s to ta l
12 la n d a r e a is ex p o sed to m u ltip le h a z a rd s , s u c h a s ty p h o o n s , s to rm s u rg e s .
1 te c to n ic p la te s , e a r th q u a k e s , v o lc an o es , flooding , la n d s lid e s , d ro u g h ts a n d
2 ts u n a m is , a n d 74% of th e p o p u la tio n is su sc e p tib le to th e ir im p a c t1;
3 WHEREAS, in a s p a n o f fo u r m o n th s , th e P h ilip p in e s h a s b e e n s t r u c k b y
4 a s e r ie s of n a tu r a l d is a s te r s , s u c h a s T y p h o o n K a m m u ri (Tisoy) w h ic h h i t th e
5 p ro v in c e s o f S o rso g o n , M a sb a te , M a rin d u q u e a n d O rie n ta l M indoro in D e c e m b e r
6 2 0 1 9 , T y p h o o n P h a n fo n e (U rsu la) w h ic h affec ted sev e ra l re g io n s in th e V isay as ,
7 MIMAROPA a n d C a ra g a o n C h r is tm a s day , th e e a r th q u a k e s in T u lu n a n , N o rth
8 C o ta b a to in O c to b e r 2 0 1 9 a n d in D avao del S u r o n D ec e m b e r 15, 2 0 1 9 , a n d m o re
9 rece n tly , th e a b r u p t e ru p tio n o f T a a l vo lcan o a n d its r e s u lt in g e a r th q u a k e s a n d
10 a sh fa ll in th e p ro v in c e s of B a ta n g a s a n d C avite;
11 WHEREAS, th e T aa l v o lcan o e ru p tio n h a s c re a te d n ew f is s u re s o r c ra c k s
12 in fo u r m u n ic ip a litie s in B a ta n g a s , a n d th e P h ilip p in e In s t i tu te of V olcanology
13 a n d S eism o logy (PHIVOLCS) h a s w a rn e d th a t th e in te n s e se ism ic ac tiv ity s ig n ifies
14 c o n t in u o u s m a g m a tic in t ru s io n b e n e a th th e T aa l ed ifice th a t m a y le ad to f u r th e r
15 e ru p tiv e ac tiv ity . A lert level-4 re m a in s to b e in effect p u t t in g c o m m u n itie s
16 re s id in g w ith in th e 14 -km . r a d iu s o f th e v o lcan o c ra te r , in c lu d in g th e d e n se ly
17 p o p u la te d to u r is t d e s t in a tio n T a g a y ta y C ity, a t m o s t r isk ;
18 WHEREAS, a s o f J a n u a r y 16, 2 0 2 0 , over 6 8 ,6 0 0 p eo p le a re a ffec ted in th e
19 B a ta n g a s a n d C av ite p ro v in ce s , o f w h o m m o re th a n 5 7 ,2 0 0 p eo p le h a v e b e e n
20 a s s is te d a n d ta k in g s h e lte r in 2 5 7 e v a c u a tio n c e n te rs . A ro u n d 2 1 ,0 0 0 c h i ld re n
21 a re e s t im a te d b y S ave th e C h ild re n to b e liv ing w ith in th e 14 -km . d a n g e r zo n e ,
22 w hile over 8 m illion c h ild re n from over 7 ,9 0 0 sc h o o ls w ere re p o r te d b y th e
23 D e p a r tm e n t of E d u c a tio n (D epEd) to b e a ffec ted b y th e d is ru p tio n o f c la s s e s o ver
24 th e p a s t few d a y s a s w ell a s s c h o o ls t h a t c lo sed o r s u s ta in e d d a m a g e d u e to
2 5 a sh fa ll in a ffec ted m u n ic ip a lit ie s 1 2;
26 W H E R E A S, a g r ic u ltu ra l d a m a g e s a re e s t im a te d to b e a t P h p 5 7 7 m illion
27 (U S $ 1 1 .3 m illion) a ffec tin g 2 ,7 7 2 h e c ta r e s o f fa rm la iid a n d 1 ,9 6 7 a n im a ls w ith
28 e s tim a te d p ro d u c tio n lo ss o f o ver 1 5 ,0 0 0 m e tr ic to n s in th e f ish e r ie s s e c to r3;
29 WHEREAS, a c c o rd in g to D ep E d , 178 sc h o o ls (or 1 ,1 4 7 c la ss ro o m s) all o ver
3 0 CALABARZON a re b e in g u s e d a s e v a c u a tio n c e n te r s fo r 8 ,2 9 5 fam ilies c o m p o se d
1 Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, “Disaster Risk Reduction in the Philippines Status Report (July 2019)”, citing the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery Report, 2017.2 United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Flash Update No. 2:Philippines: Taal Volcano eruption as of January 16, 2020, 2 p.m.,https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/20200116%20Flash%20Update%2 0no.%202%20on%20Taal%20Volcano%20eruption%20final.pdf.3 Ibid.