Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region I
Division of Ilocos Sur

SELF LEARNING KIT IN

DRRR
LESSON TITLE:
11/12

THE PHILIPPINE DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND

MANAGEMENET LAW
_______________________________________________________

Name of Teacher –Writer: KENNEDY F. VAGAY

School: Solotsolot National High School

1
 2
8 (Part 2)

This Self- Learning Kit is intended for you to use as a medium for learning the law
that govern disaster risk reduction.
This Self- Learning Kit talks about policies, services, and programs which govern the
implementation of risk reduction and disaster management of the Philippines. This will
identify the most important parts of R.A 10121 and its significancesto an ordinary citizen.

FOR THE TEACHERS

Orient the learners on how to use this self-learning kit. Advise the learners to use
separate sheets in answering the different activities and assessments in the slef-learning kit.
Tell them also that they should use it with care and that they should turn it back once they
are already done using it.

FOR THE LEARNERS

For better understanding of the different concepts provided on the self- learning kit,
let the reminders below serve as your guidance in using this:
1. Examine carefully the self-learning kit objectives.
2. Keep the self- learning kit clean all the time. Do not write unnecessarry words or
drawings that are not related to the topic.
3. Read and analyze all instructions carefully.
4. Do not skip any activity or assessment that is included in the self- learning kit. Be
patient in answering them.
5. If you have questions, you are free to contact your teacher by any means but always
remember HAVE RESPECT.
6. You are only given a certain period of time to finish all the activities and assessments
included in the slef-learning kit, so finish it before or on time and submit it to your
teacher.
7. Lastly, have fun in using this self-learning kit. Remember, LEARNING IS FUN.

2
Content Standard:
The learners develop a community emergency
preparedness plan and community disaster preparedness plan
to minimize vulnerability and disaster risk in the community and
avoid or limit adverse impacts of hazards.

Performance Standard:
The learners develop a community disaster preparedness
plan to minimize vulnerabilityand disaster risk in the community
and avoid or limit adverse impacts of hazards.

Learning Competency:
Explain DRR-related laws and policies (DRR11/12-Iii-j-47)

Objectives:
1. Understand and explain Republic Act 10121: Philippine
Disaster Risk reduction Management Act of 2010 and its
Implementing Rules and Regulations;
2. Abide by public policies on DRRM.

3
 Are you ready to explore your self- learning kit? Before we start
with our topic, let us answer the activity below. These will help
your teacher determine the knowledge you have for the topic.

DIRECTION: Write T if the statement is true and F if it is false. Write your answer on
a separate sheet of paper.
1. R.A. 10121 defined the paradigm shift from disaster relief operations towards
disaster risk reduction and management.
2. Accredited community responders are not covered by R.A. 10121.
3. Substituting or replacing releif goods, equipment, or other aid commodities
with the same items or inferior/cheaper quality is a crime.
4. Schools, offices, and communities are mandated by law to initiate their own
DRR programs and activities.
5. Local government unist are free to utilize disaster funds in any projects even
those that are not related to any DRR activities.

4
 Laws and regulations serve as a foundation for building
community resilience. They are essential to reducing existing
risks posed by natural hazards, preventing new risks from
arising and making people safer.

PHILIPPINE DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2010

The Philippines is the first in Asia to have enacted its own law on Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management through Republic Act No. 10121 or the Philippine
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Act of 2010. This is an act
strengthening the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management System,
providing fro the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Framework and
institutionalizing the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan,
appropriating funds and therefor and for othe rpuproses.
This law took 21 years in the making, under 7 congresses and 4
administrations before it became an official law.
This law initiated the shift from Disaster Relief and Response (DRR) towards
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM).

Top-down & centralized Bottom-up & participatory

disaster management disaster risk reduction process

Disasters are merely functions Disasters are mainly reflections

of physical hazards of people's vulnerability

Integrated approach to genuine

Focus on disaster response
social and human development
and anticipation
to reduce disaster risk

Image from Primer on the Disaster Risk Reduction and Mangement (DRRM) Act of 2010 by DRRNetPhils

5
 Over the years, DRR and DRRM had evolved into being dynamic and inclusive.
The importance of requiring the community to participate in the planning and
implementation of the DRR and DRRM activities gave birth to the concept of
community-based DRRM.
The key principles of community-based DRRM are:
1.People centered
2.Participatory and partnership
3.Multisectoral and multidisciplinary
4.Development- oriented
5.Comprehensive and integrated
6.Micro-macro linked
7.Culture and gender sensitive
8.Mutual learning and enabling.

Salient Points of Republic Act No. 10121

Section 5: National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council
This section identifies the organizational structure of the Ntaional Disaster Risk
Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC)

Members of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC)
(Source: https://www.slideshare.net/IVANMONPANES1/disaster-risk-reduction-management-80440659)

6
Section 6: Powers and Functions of the NDRRMC
This section explains the responsibilities of the NDRRMC.

Section 10: Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Organization at the Regional
level.
This section defines the composition and the responsibilities of the local
DRRMCs in the regional level.

Section 11: Organization at the Local Government Level

This section describes the organization and responsibilities of the government
agencies and other community organizations.

Section 12: Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (LDRRMO)
Thi section explains the cration of LDRRMOs in the barangay level and the
organization, training and direck supervision of the local emergency response teams
and the Accredited Community Disaster Volunteers (ACDVs).

Section 16: Declaration of State of Calamity

This section explains when a cluster of barnagays, municipalities, cities,
provinces, and regions may be declared under or lift the state of calamity.

Section 17: Remedial Measures

This section defines the remedial measures concernig price regulations,
release and utilization of funds for repair, safety upgrading of infrastructure and
facilities, and granting of loans.

Section 18: Mechanism for International Humanitarian Assistance

This section explains the procedures for importation of donations.

R.A. 10121 Implementing Rules and Regulation (IRR) explains the training and
mobilization of school-based and community-based volunteers and the integration of
the DRRM in the school curricula in the following rules:

a. Rule 9, Sections 1-6

This rule explains the accreditation, mobilization, capacity building, insurance of
the ACDVs and its guidelines. “A national roster of Accredited Community
Disaster Volunteers (ACDVs), National Service Reserve Corps (NSRC) under
R.A. 9163 or the National Service Traning Program Act of 2001…”

b. Rule 10, Section 1-3

This rule explains the DRR education integration to the school curricula,
community education and training, and education and training of employees of
public sector.

7
National Risk Reduction and Management Plan
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan (NDRRMP) fulfills
the requirement of R.A. 10121, which provides the legal basis for policies, plans and
programs to deal with disasters.
The NDRRMP covers these four thematic areas:
1.Disaster Prevention and Mitigation;
2.Disaster Preparedness;
3.Disaster Response; and
4.Disaster Rehabilitation and Recovery.

Disaster Prevention and Mitigation

Avoid hazards and mitigate their potential impacts by reducing vulnerabilities
and exposure and enhancing capacities of communities.
Sample activities:
 Installation of early warning devices.
 Creation of laws, policies and ordinances.
 Provision of emergency access in buildings and facilities.
 Risk and vulnerability assessment.

Disaster Preparedness
Establish and strengthen capacities of communities to anticipate, cope and
recover from the negative impacts of emergency occurrences and disasters.
Sample activities:
 Conduct emergency drills.
 Train disaster volunteers.
 Purchase equipment and supplies.
 Information drive.

Disaster Response
Provide life preservation and meet the basic subsistence needs of affected
population based on acceptable standards during or immediately after a disaster.
Sample activities:
 Design procedures for EMS in schools and offices.
 Identify schools and community structure to be used as temporary refuge
during evacuation expedient mitigation actions.
 Prepare population protection actions.
 Access to disaster and relief funds.

Disaster Rehabilitation and Recovery

Restore and improve facilities, livelihood, and living conditions; organizational
capacities of affected communities; and reduced disaster risks in accordance with
the “buidling back better” principle.

8
Sample activities:
 Stress debriefing for children.
 Relocation and construction of settlements or camps.
 Relief operations.
 Repair of infrastructure and lifelines.
 Restoration of primary services.
 Access to calamity funds and financial assistance.

Prohibited acts under R.A 10121

a. Dereliction of duties which leads to destruction, loss of lives, critical damage of
facilities, and misuse of funds.
b. Preventing the entry and distribution of relief goods in disaster- stricken areas,
including appropriate technology, tools, equipment, accessories, disaster
teams/ experts.
c. Buying, for consumption or resale, from disaster relief agencies any relief good
and equipment or other commodities which are intended for distribution to
disaster affected communities.
d. Buying, for consumption or resale, from the recipients’ disaster affected person
any releif goods, equipment, or other commodities received by them.
e. Selling of relief goods, equipment, or other aid commodities which are
intended for distribution to disaster victims.
f. Forcibly seizing relief goods, equipment, or other aid commodities intended for
or consigned to a specific group of victims or releif agency.
g. Diverting or misdelivery of relief goods, equipment, or other aid commodities
intended for or consigned to a specific group of victims or relief agency.
h. Accepting, possessing, using, or disposing releif goods, equipment or other aid
commodities not intended for nor consigned to him/her.
i. Misrepresenting the source of relief goods, equipment, or other aid
commodities by:
 Either covering, replacing, or defacing the labels of the containers to
make it appear that the goods, equipment, or other aid commodities
come from another agency or persons;
 Replacing the goods, equipment, or other aid commodities into
containers with different markings to make it appear that the goods
came from another agency or person or was released upon the
instance of a particular agency or persons; and
 Making false verbal claim that the goods, equipment, or other
commodity in its original containers actually came from another agency
or persons or was released upon the instance of a particular agency or
program.
j. Substituting or replacing releif good, equipment, or other aid commodities with
the same items or inferior/ cheaper quality.

9
 k. Illegal solicitations bye persons or organizations representing others as
defined in the standards and guidelines set by the NDRRMC.
l. Deliberate use of false and inflated data in support of the request for funding,
relief goods, equipment, or other aid commodities for emrgency assistance or
livelihood projects.
m. Tampering with or stealing hazard monitoring and disaster preparedness
equipment and paraphernalia.

Welcome to the activity part of this Self-Learning

Kit.
In this part, the learnings that you have acquired will be
applied and measured.
So, what you need to do, is do all the activities here
seriously but always remember to enjoy because learning is
fun.

ACTIVITY # 1: SURVEY ON DRR PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS

Research about government projects or activities in your branagay. Identify

one “project or activity conducted by the LGU or the barangay officials that is related
to preparedness, mitigation, relief, or rehabilitation. Complete the survey form below.

Student’s Name: _____________________________ Grade & Section: _____________________

Name of Barangay Surveyed: ______________________________________________________________
City/ Municipality: _______________________________________________________________________
Name of DRR Project/ Activity: _____________________________________________________________
Date Implemented: ____________________________ Duration: ____________________________

Who are the recipients of the project or activity?

______________________________________________________________________________________
What is your participation in the project or activity?
______________________________________________________________________________________
What are the changes you observed after the conduct of the project or activity?
______________________________________________________________________________________
What community problems and issues were addressed by the project or activity?
______________________________________________________________________________________
What suggestions will you make to improve the implementation of the project or activity?
______________________________________________________________________________________

10
 ACTIVITY # 2: SURVEY ON DISASTER

In this activity, you are to gauge the state of personal, family, and community
preparedness for natural hazards based on selected DRRM criteria.
Apart from being able to assess your overall hazard preparedness, the activity
should be able to guide you in determining hazard preparedness deficiencies and
strengths. In this way, gaps may be filled through measures you may design to
improve level of preparedness.
Procedure:
1. The first column of the table below lists bariables indicating state of hazard
preparedness of individuals, families, communities and the state. The second
column is a checklist of specific criteria for hazard preparedness arranged
according to the variables in column q. The list is by no means complete but
should provide a good measure of the readiness for disasters. Answer the
entries in column 2 with YES (column 3), NO (column 4), or NOT SURE
(column 5).
2. You can evaluate preparedness by careful analysis of your answers. You may
want to determine preparedness based on the number of YES and NO
answers. You can be selective in the criteria to be used for your personal,
your family’s. and community’s preparedness. Are you personally prepared for
natural hazards? What is the level of your family’s preparedness for natural
hazards? Is your community prepared for natural hazards?

Checklist of Disaster Preparedness

Disaster Preparedness Indicators Yes No Not
Sure

Does your community have a disaster preparedness plan for each

major hazard that is known to affect your community (Earthquake,
volcanic eruption, typhoon, storm surge, tsunami, flood, and
landslide etc)?
Is the plan reviewed periodically before and after any hazard to
incorporate lessons learned?
Preparedness Plan

Were the formulators of the plan trained in disaster management?

Is the public aware and knowledgeable about the disaster plan?

Is the plan being distributed or circulated among the community

members?
Is the public aware and knowledgeable about what the plan states
about the role’s community members play in disaster?
Does the community practice activities in the disaster
preparedness plan by conducting drills or exercises?
Do you know the credible sources of timely warnings?

Do you know who provide hazard maps and where to access

them?

11
Hazard Information
Do you know which agencies provide disaster preparedness
information?
Is a list of weather forecasters for your community readily
available?
Does the community keep in contact with the hazard forecasting
offices (or any of its branches) or with private forecasters?
Has anyone in the community received training in hazard
prediction or forecasting?
Do you know the signs of an impedning natural hazard?

Do you personally have or have access to informational resources

and references on disasters affecting you, your family, and your
community?
Do you know of resources for referring matters that exceed your
knowledge/ skills in an emergency or disaster?
Do you think your house will be damaged by a big hazard event?

Do you know whether your house is located in an area that is

prone to hazard(s)?
Housing Safety

Have you had your house checked for earthquake-, wind-, flood-,
or fire-resistance?
Have you reinforced your house?

Did you secure your furniture or other belongings from any hazard
that might affect your home?
Do you think buildings in your community are well- reinforced?

Do you have an emergency kit?

Do you examine the contents of your emergency kit?

Is your emergency kit placed where it can be easily accessed?

Supplies

Do you have emergency stock?

Do you think your stock is sufficient?

Does your community store, carry emergency supplies?

Has the community determined whether a need for shelters exists

within the area?
Have shelters within the community been identified?
Shelter

Have the sheltering capacities been identified for each shelter?

Have agreements been made with nearby communities on sharing

of shelters?

12
 Have needed shelter supplies been identified?

Are shelter supplies verified periodically?

Do you know where your designated shelter is?

Do you know in what condition the shelter provided is?

Do you know about management of shelters?

Have backup evacuation routes been identified for vulnerable

areas (i.e., low lying areas and bridges)?
Have you accounted for the capacity’s routes can handle in case of
a multi-town or city evacuation?
Does the disaster preparedness plan consider re-entry procedures
for citizens?
Do you know what kind of people need special care in case of
emergency?
Do you know that the lederly people are prone to injury and even
Special Support

death?
Do you know where in your community are the elderly or
handicapped?
Do you know how to guide hearing- or sight- impaired people?

Do you know what kind of support the elderly, hnadicapped, and

infants need?
Do you participate in community disaster preparedness activities?

Do you think residents in your community are aware of

earthquakes?
Do you think your neighbors can rescue each other in case of
Community Linkage

emergency?
Does your community have a reliable person for disaster
preparedness?
Do you talk about disaster preparedness in your community?

Do you have someonewhom to consult about disaster

preparedness?
Do you have communication with your neighbors/

Do you think enterprises in your community are helpful in case of

emergency?
Do you discuss emergency contacts with your family?

Do you know emergency numbers to call in case of emergency?

13
 Volunteer Collaboration Personal Preparedness
Do you participate in drills? Have you attended training or seminar
on disaster preparedness?

Does your community have a databes of volunteer agencies to

contact following a disaster?
Are there volunteer organization chapters located inside your
community?
Are the volunteer organizations aware of the disaster
preparedness plan in your community?
Does your community communicate on a regular basis with the
volunteer groups if changes are made to the disaster plan?

Has the community established MOA’s (Memorandum of

Agreement) or the equivalent with neighboring communities to help
each other during times of disaster?
Does your community have an effectivecommunication plan that
Communication

functions before, during and after a disaster?

Are there communication methods or equipments (e.g. landlines,
mobile phones, two-way radios, satellite phones) available for
emergency management personnel?
Is common terminology used and understood when disasters are
discussed with the public?
Are signages available along evacuation routes?

Tally:

Number of YES: __________

Number of NO: __________
Number of NOT SURE: __________

Interpretation:
46 and above YES: Very Prepared for Disaster
31- 45 YES: Somewhat Prepared for Disaster
16-30 YES: Neither Prepared nor Unprepared
1-15 YES: Not Prepared at All

Question to Answer:

Why is there a need to be prepared for disaster?

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

14
 ______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
ACTIVITY # 3: CITIZEN ACTION

As a responsible citizen what community- based plan of action on disaster

preparedness can be developed for the youth to help the government in its disaster
risk reduction efforts.
Using the template, prepare an action plan about two projects or activities in
disaster risk reduction that could help you, your family and your community. You may
suggest an activity that is connected with the needs of your family or ypur
community.

Project/ Objective Responsible Persons Budgetary Expected Output

Activity Requirements
Sample:

Disaster, To capacitate and Brgy. Captain, PhP10, 000. 00 New sets of youth/
Paghanda developed the Brgy. Kagawad, adult volunteers
an! selected Chairman on BDRRM who are well trained
volunteers on Committee, on disaster
disaster Chairman on Committee preparedness and
preparedness on Peace and Order, response, search,
and response, Chairman on Committee rescue and retrieval
search, rescue on Health, operations.
and retrieval SK Chairman and SK
operations Kagawad

Scoring will be on the basis of the following rubric:

Criteria Exemplary Performance Points

Relevance (5) The plan reflects a clear and appropriate action
consistent with the aims of RA 10121.
Appropriateness (5) The plan is sustainable to the target audience/
participants and the strategy is appropriate to

15
 ensure successful undertaking.
Completeness (5) The plan is technically sound and having all the
necessary and pertinent information.
Originality (5) The plan is unique and original.
Viability (5) The plan is highly doable and implementable. The
proposal is also practical
Total

Since you are almost done with this Self-

Learning Kit, here are the points to ponder for you to
always remember.

 R.A. No. 10121, is an act mandated to strengthen disaster

management in the philippines. It replaced the NDCC with the
NDRRMC as the focal body.
 The creation of the NDRRMC through the R.A. No. 10121 is a
product of the national government’s initiative to protect the Filipino
citizens from disasters brought by natural hazards. This Council is
composed of the different government departments/ agencies
tasked to undertake the four elements of disaster risk reduction and
management, nameley, preparedness, mitigation, repsonse and
recovery.

Congratulations!
You’ve come a long way. But before you proceed with
the last part, answer this first.
Based on the discussion and activties you have done,
what have you learned? How will you apply your learning to
your daily life?
Begin your answer with the phrase I learned that…

I learned that…____________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

16
 ______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________

Congratulations you have reached this part of the self-

learning kit!
You can now start the final part. Carry on!!!

I. True or False. Write T if the statement is true and F if it is false. Write your
answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1.

Includes all third party materials or sources of information used in developing

the SLK following the Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS).

17
18