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Executive Order No. 29 (2017)

Executive Order No. 29 (2017)

—Republic Act (RA) No. 10121 or the Philippine Disaster risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 mandates the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Mangaement Council (NDRRMC) to develop a National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Framework (NDRRMF) which shall provide for a comprehensive, all-hazards, multi-sectoral, inter-agency and community-based appropach to DRRM;

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Section 1

Title

Section 1.

Title. —The NDCM shall be renamed as National Disaster Resilience Month NDRM to be observed for the whole month of July of every year.

Section 2

Disaster Resilience

Section 2.

Disaster Resilience. —The NDRM shall be collectively observed by all Filipinos throughout the country through the conduct of activities relative to building disaster resilience covering the four thematic areas of disasters, namely, disaster prevention and mitigation, disaster preparedness, disaster response, and disaster rehabilitation and recovery.

Section 3

Lead Agencies

Section 3.

Lead Agencies. —The NDRRMC shall take the lead in the preparation, coordination, organization and implementation of the programs and activities under this Order. The Regional DRRM Councils, Local DRRM Councils and Barangay DRRM Committees shall ensure the implementation of all programs and activities. Moreover, the NDRRMC is hereby authorized to call upon any department, agency, office and instrumentality, including the private sector and civil service organizations, for the necessary assistance in the discharge of its functions. ℒαwρhi৷

Section 4

Separability

Section 4.

Separability. —If anysection or part of this Order is held unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions not otherwise affected shall remain in full force and effect.

Section 5

Section 5.

Repeal ing Clause.—Executive Order no. 137 (s. 1999) and all orders, rules and regulations, issuances or any part thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Executive Order are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

Section 6

Effectivity

Section 6.

Effectivity. —This Order shall take effect immediately upon publication in a newspaper of general circulation.

DONE—in the City of Manila, this—28th—day of—June, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Seventeen.

(SGD.)— RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE

By the President:

(SGD.)— SALVADOR C. MEDIALDEA Executive Secretary