Republic of the Philippines

Province of Isabela
Municipality of _____
Barangay _____

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. ___

Series ____

AN ORDER ON THE REVITALIZATION OF THE BARANGAY DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (BDRRMC)

WHEREAS, there was then a Barangay Disaster Coordinating Council (BDCC) in this local
government unit but with the effectivity of Republic Act No. 10121 which was approved last May 27,
2010, the BDDC shall cease to exist and its powers and functions shall henceforth be assumed by
the existing Barangay Development Council (BDC).

WHEREAS, Rule 6 Section 5 of the Implementing Rules & Regulation (IRR) of RA no. 10121,
the BDRRMC shall be a regular committee of the existing BDC and shall be subject thereto, the
Punong Barangay shall facilitate and ensure the participation of at least two (2) Civil Society
Organization (CSO) representatives from existing and active community-based people organization
resenting the most vulnerable and marginalized groups in the barangay;

WHEREAS, under Section 11 of the IRR of RA 10121, organization at the Local Government
Level. The Barangay Disaster Coordinating Council (BDCC) shall cease to exist and its power and
functions shall henceforth be assumed by the existing Barangay Development Councils (BDC)
which shall serve as the LDRRMC’s in every barangay;

WHEREAS, Section 12 (a)(c) of said law, the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
Office. The BDRRMC’s in every barangay which shall be responsible for setting the direction,
development, implementation and coordination of disaster risk management programs within
their territorial jurisdiction; and the BDRRMC’s shall perform their functions with impartiality given
the emerging challenges brought by disaster of our times;

WHEREAS, under Section 15 (a)(b)(c)(d)(e), Coordination During Emergencies. The

BRDDMC’s shall take the lead in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from the effects of
any disaster based on the following criteria: The BDC, if a barangay affected; the
cities/municipalities DRRMC’s, if two (2) or more barangays are affected; the Provincial DRRMC’s, if
two (2) or more cities/municipalities are affected; the regional DRRMC’s, if two (2) or more
provincial are affected; and the NDRRMC, if two (2) or more regions are affected;

NOW THEREFORE, I, _________________, Punong Barangay, by virtue of the powers

vested in me by law, do hereby order:
 Article I - Title

This order shall be known as an order “Revitalizing the Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Committee (BDRRMC)”

Article II - Definition of Terms

Disaster Response - Provide life preservation and meet the basic subsistence needs of affected
populations based on acceptable standards during or immediately after a disaster.

Disaster Preparedness - Establish and strengthen capacities of communities to anticipate, cope and
recover from the negative impacts of emergency occurrences and disasters.

Disaster Prevention and Mitigation - Avoid hazards and mitigate their potential impacts by reducing
vulnerabilities and exposure and enhancing capacities of communities.

Disaster Rehabilitation and Recovery - Restore and improve facilities, livelihood and living
conditions and organizational capacities of affected communities, and reduce disaster risks in
accordance with the “building back better” principle.

Disaster - Natural or man-made events wherein communities experience severe danger and incur
loss of lives and properties causing disruption in its social structure and prevention of the
fulfillment of all or some of the affected community’s essential functions.

Hazard – any phenomenon that has the potential to cause disruption or damage to humans and
their environment or an event or occurrence that has the potential for causing injury to life,
property and environment.

Vulnerability – factors of the community that allow a hazard to cause a disaster or the result of
number of factors that increase the chances of a community being unable to cope with an
emergency.

Capacity - quantitative assessment of human and material resources.

Article III - Composition of BDRRMC

Chairperson: ________________________________

Vice Chairperson: ________________________________

Barangay Operation Center (OPCEN) ________________________________

CSO Representative ________________________________

CSO Representative ________________________________

Committee(s):
Disaster Preparedness: ________________________________

Disaster Response: ________________________________

Disaster Prevention and Mitigation: ________________________________

Disaster Rehabilitation and Recovery: ________________________________

Sub-Committee(s):

Monitoring and Warning: Leader: ________________________________

Member(s): ________________________________

Tanod: ________________________________

Communication/Public Info: Leader: ________________________________

Member(s): ________________________________

Tanod: ________________________________

Transportation: Leader: ________________________________

Member(s): ________________________________

Tanod: ________________________________

Search, Rescue and Retrieval: Leader: ________________________________

Member(s): ________________________________

Tanod: ________________________________

Food and Non-Food Items: Leader: ________________________________

Member(s): ________________________________

BNS: ________________________________

Security: Leader: ________________________________

Tanod: ________________________________

Member(s): ________________________________

Supplies & Logistic: Leader: ________________________________

B/Treas: ________________________________

Member(s): ________________________________

Evacuation Center Management: Leader: ________________________________

 B/Sec: ________________________________

Member(s): ________________________________

Health & Sanitation: Leader: ________________________________

BHW: ________________________________

Member(s): ________________________________

Damage Assessment & Needs Analysis: Leader: ________________________________

Member(s): ________________________________

Community Representatives:

Administration and Training: _______________________________

Research and Planning: ___________________________________

Operations and Warning: _________________________________

Article IV - Roles and Responsibilities

Chairperson:

● Preside the BDRRMC meetings and design programs and coordinate activities

consistent with the national council’s standards and guidelines;

● Formulate and implement a comprehensive and integrated Barangay Disaster Risk

Reduction and Management Plan in accordance with the national / city framework
and policies on disaster risk reduction in close coordination with the Barangay
Development Council; and

● Submit reports to the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office and to

other agencies concerned on BDRRM activities and implement programs and

projects lined-up for BDRRM.

Vice Chairperson:

● Facilitate and support risk assessments and contingency planning activities at the

Barangay level;

● Assist the chairperson to organize and conduct training, orientation, and knowledge

management activities on DRRM at the barangay level; and

 ● Monitor BDRRM Committees and assess their implementation and enactment

before, during and after disaster incidents.

Committee(s):

Disaster Preparedness

● Design programs and activities that highlight education and information drive on

disaster preparedness and disaster survival;

● Disseminate information and raise public awareness about those hazards,

vulnerabilities and risks, the nature effects, early warning system and
countermeasures; and

● Consolidate barangay disaster risk information which includes natural hazards,

vulnerabilities and climate change risks and maintain barangay risk maps.

Disaster Prevention and Mitigation

● Design programs and coordinate activities in relation with climate change

adaptation / mechanism (CCAM);

● Consolidate barangay information which includes climate change risk and maintain

a barangay risk maps;

● Helps to formulate and implement as integrated CCA/M with Barangay Disaster Risk

Reduction and Management Plan in accordance with the national / city framework
and policies; and

● Disseminate information and raise public awareness about CCA/M and DRRM

activities.

Disaster Response

● Operate a multi-hazard early warning system linked to disaster risk reduction to

provide accurate and timely advice to national and local emergency response
organization and to the general public through diverse mass media particularly
radio, landline communications and technologies for communication with the
communities;

● Conduct continuous disaster monitoring and mobilize instrumentalist and entitles

of the LGU’s private groups and organize volunteers, to utilize their facilities and
 resources for the protection and preservation of life and properties during
emergencies in accordance with the existing policies and procedures;

● Organize, train, equip and supervise the barangay emergency response teams and

the ACDV ensuring that humanitarian aid workers are equipped with basic skills to
assist before, during and after of disaster;

● Respond to and manage the adverse effects of emergencies and carry out recovery

activities in the affected areas ensuring that there is an efficient mechanism for
immediate delivery of service; and

● Established linkage / network with other barangays for DRRM and emergency

response purposes.

Disaster Rehabilitation and Recovery

● Conduct rehabilitation and recovery programs and projects for the affected families

/ constituents especially on their livelihood, relocation / temporary shelter for

displaced families, providing their basic needs and health services;

● Conduct continuous disaster monitoring and mobilize instrumentalist and entitles

of the LGU’s private groups and organize volunteers, to utilize their facilities and
resources for the protection and preservation of life and properties during
emergencies in accordance with the existing policies and procedures;

● Carry out recovery activities in the affected areas ensuring that there is an efficient

mechanism for immediate delivery of service; and

● Conduct damage assessment and counseling.

Sub-Committee(s):

Monitoring and Warning

● Develop hazard monitoring and data collection for disaster early warning and

promote information and dissemination on early warning system and real time
hazard monitoring;

● Inform and educate residents on the Early Warning System of the barangay; and

● Continue to monitor the weather or event updates.

Communication and Public Information

 ● In-charge of emergency communication mechanism and activation warning

signals during disaster;

● Disseminate timely and accurate information concerning imminent disaster

threats to government agencies, officials, and to residents in the areas of

immediate risk; and

● Provide to the public notification, warning, evacuation and situational reports on

an ongoing disaster.

Supplies and Logistic

● In-charge of financial services, equipment, facilities and other logistical

requirements needed by each committees before, during and after of disaster;

● Restores power system and fuel supplies;

● Monitor incident costs, maintain financial record, administer procurement and

perform financial recording.

Security

● Monitor and maintain peace and order situation in the barangay before, during

and after of disaster;

● Crowd control and secure all supplies and equipment during relief operations.

Health and Sanitation

● Provide medical assistance, first aid services and help the victims for counseling;

and

● Conduct rapid health assessment to affected areas and report immediately to

concerned agencies.

Search, Rescue and Retrieval

● Have capable rescue personnel in search, rescue and retrieval operation;

● Monitors situation in the ground and report to BDRRM OPCEN;

● Minimize further injury to residents and extent of damage to property; and

 ● Coordination with the other response group and LGU’s for disaster operation.

Food and Non-Food Items

● In-charge of preparation, marketing and serving food / feeding before during and

after relief operations;

● Distribution of food and non-food items during and after disaster; and

● Provide relief services to victims of disaster / calamity and coordinates with other

concerned agencies for relief operation.

Evacuation Center Management

● Conduct information dissemination regarding to evacuation plan of the barangay;

● In-charge in management of the operation of Evacuation Center;

● Facilitate / assist all affected families in the Evacuation Center; and

● Helps to maintain peace and order in the evacuation center.

Transportation

● Provide transportation to all evacuees, officials, materials, relief good and

supplies during and after a disaster;

● Responsible for providing and monitoring vehicles and delivery purposes; and

● Implement traffic plans and strategies to guide traffic in and out of the event.

Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis

● Assess the situation in the affected areas (damage assessment, families affected,

casualties, injury and the dead and missing);

● Analyze immediate needs and recommend necessary actions and interventions;

and

● Helps to conduct counseling to the victims of disaster.

DRRM Research and Planning

● Design, program, and coordinate DRRM activities, consistent with

 the NDRRMC standards and guidelines;
● Facilitate and support risk assessments and contingency planning
activities at the local level;
● Consolidate local disaster risk information which includes natural
hazards, vulnerabilities, and climate change risks, and maintain a
local risk map;
● Conduct research and development initiatives on DRRM;

● Formulate and implement a comprehensive and integrated Local

DRRM Plan (LDRRMP) in accordance with the national, regional,
and provincial framework, and policies on DRR in close
coordination with the Local Development Council (LDC);
● Prepare and submit to the Local Sanggunian through the Local
DRRM Council and the LDC the annual LDRRMO Plan and budget,
the proposed programming of the LDRRMF, other dedicated
DRRM resources, and other regular funding sources and
budgetary support of the LDRRMOor BDRRMC;
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● Maintain a database of human resource and their capacities,

equipment, directories, and location of critical infrastructures such
as hospitals and evacuation centers;
● Serve as the Secretariat and executive arm of the Local DRRM
Council (LDRRMC);
● Recommend through the LDRRMC the enactment of local
ordinances consistent with RA 10121;
● Prepare and submit, through the LDRRMCand the LDC, the report
on the utilization of the LDRRMF and other dedicated DRRM
resources to the local COA, copy furnished the regional director of
the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and the local government
operations officer of the DILG; and
● Involve the most vulnerable sectors (women, children, senior
citizens, and PWD) in risk assessment and planning.
DRRM Administration and Training

● Organize and conduct training, orientation, and knowledge

management activities on DRRMat the local level;
● Identify, assess and manage the hazards, vulnerabilities and risks
that may occur in their locality;
● Identify and implement cost-effective risk reduction measures and
strategies;
● Disseminate information and raise public awareness about those
hazards, vulnerabilities, and risks;
● Take all necessary steps on a continuing basis to maintain,
provide, or arrange the provision of, or to otherwise make
available, suitably-trained and competent personnel for effective
civil defense and DRRMin its area;
● Organize, train, equip and supervise the local emergency
response teams and the accredited community disaster volunteers
(ACDVs), ensuring that humanitarian aid workers are equipped
with basic skills to assist mothers to breastfeed;
● Within its area, promote and raise public awareness of, and
 compliance with RA 10121 and legislative provisions relevant to
the purpose of the latter;
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● Implement policies, approve plans and programs of the LDRRMC

consistent with the policies and guidelines laid down in RA 10121;
and
● Train the most vulnerable sectors (women, children, senior
citizens, and PWD) in DRRM, especially in disaster preparedness.
DRRM Operations and Warning

● Operate a multi-hazard early warning system, linked to DRR to

provide accurate and timely advice to national or local emergency
response organizations and to the general public, through diverse
mass media, particularly radio, landline communications, and
technologies for communication within rural communities;
● Conduct continuous disaster monitoring and mobilize
instrumentalities and entities of the LGUs, C50s, private groups
and organized volunteers, to utilize their facilities and resources
for the protection and preservation of life and properties during
emergencies in accordance with existing policies and procedures;
● Develop, strengthen, and operationalize mechanisms for
partnership or networking with the private sector, C50s, and
volunteer groups;
● Respond to and manage the adverse effects of emergencies and
carry out recovery activities in the affected area, ensuring that
there is an efficient mechanism for immediate delivery of food,
shelter and medical supplies for women and children, endeavor to
create a special place where internally-displaced mothers can find
help with breastfeeding, feed and care for their babies and give
support to each other;
● Coordinate other DRRM activities;

● Establish linkage and/or network with other LGUs for DRR and
emergency response purposes;
● Establish a provincial, city or municipal, and barangay DRRM
Operations Center;
● Give early warning to the most vulnerable sectors (vvomen,
children, senior citizens, and PWD) to respond to their needs; and
● Respond to and manage the adverse effects of emergency and
carry out recovery activities to the most vulnerable areas
especially to the vulnerable sectors (women, children, senior
citizens, and PWD).

This order shall take effect immediately.

Issued this 1st day of July 2018 at San Mateo, Isabela.

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Punong Barangay