RA.

NO Title Purpose Salient point/s

Republic Act The Philippine It aims to develop a framework • Coherence with international
No. 10121 Disaster Risk and roll out resources that will framework
Reduction and enable the national government, • Adherence to universal
Management Act of the local government units, and norms, principles, and
2010 (DRRM Act) other stakeholders to build the standards of humanitarian
disaster resilience of assistance
communities in the face of • Good governance through
multiple hazards, and in transparency and
institutionalizing measures for accountability
reducing disaster risks, improve • Strengthened institutional
disaster preparedness and mechanism for DRRM
response capabilities. It also • Integrated, coordinated,
emphasizes strengthening local multi‐sectoral, inter‐agency,
governments and the importance and community‐based
of local communities, as well as approach to disaster risk
the participation of civil society reduction
organizations (CSOs) and the • Empowerment of local
private sector. government units (LGUs) and
civil society organizations
(CSOs) as key partners in
disaster risk reduction
• Integration of the DRRM into
the educational system
• Establishment of the DRRM
Fund (DRRMF) at the national
and local levels
• Providing for provisions on
the declaration of a state of
calamity, remedial measures,
prohibited acts and penalties
 RA. NO Title Purpose Salient point/s

Republic Act The Children’s To mandate the creation of a • Establishment of child and
No. 10821 Emergency Relief Comprehensive Emergency women-friendly transitional
and Protection Act” Program for Children that shelters for orphaned,
requires provision of emergency separated, and
relief and protection for children unaccompanied children;
before, during, and after • Heightened surveillance
disasters and other emergency against child trafficking, other
situations. It also sets the State acts of violence/abuse against
of the Philippines responsible to children especially in the
establish and implement a aftermath of disasters;
comprehensive strategic program • Development of a system for
of action to provide not only the restoration and
children, but also pregnant and reconstruction of civil
lactating mothers, affected by documents for children and
disaster and other emergency their families that have been
situations with the utmost destroyed or declared lost or
missing during a disaster or
support and assistance
calamity;
necessary for their immediate
• Promotion and conduct of
recovery and protection.
child-responsive training
Moreover, this act empowers the
programs for community and
public and encourages their
barangay leaders, school
involvement in crafting and
personnel, rescuers and other
implementing policies and
disaster responders;
programs that can help improve
• Improving the standards and
the ability of Filipino communities
guidelines to trace and reunify
to mitigate the effects of
orphaned, unaccompanied, or
calamities and disasters, and
separated children to their
promote resiliency.
families or relatives;
• Increased participation of
children in disaster risk
reduction (DRR) planning and
post-disaster needs
assessments;
• Ensure the proper
identification and establishment
of safe evacuation centers to
limit the use of schools and
child development centers as
evacuation centers during
calamities and disasters;
Improving the system of data
gathering, monitoring and
reporting in a disaster situation
to better understand and
deliver the specific and
nutritional needs of newborn
babies, children, pregnant and
lactating mothers.
 RA. NO Title Purpose Salient point/s

Republic Act Ecological Solid To adopt a systematic, • Creation of the National Solid
Waste Management comprehensive, and ecological Waste Management
No. 9003 Commission (NSWMC), the
Act of 2000 solid waste management
National Ecology Center (NEC)
program that ensures the
and the Solid Waste
protection of public health and Management Board in every
the environment and the proper province, city and municipality
segregation, collection, transport, in the country. The NSWMC
storage, treatment and disposal shall be responsible in the
of solid waste through the formulation of the National
formulation and adoption of best Solid Waste Management and
other policies on solid waste, in
environmental practices. It also
overseeing the implementation
illustrates the potentials and of solid waste management
benefits of recycling not only in plans and the management of
addressing waste management the solid waste management
problems but also in alleviating fund. The NEC, on the other
poverty. hand, shall be responsible for
consulting, information, training
and networking services
relative to the implementation
of R.A No. 9003. The Solid
Waste Management Board of
provinces, cities and
municipalities shall be
responsible for the
development of their respective
solid waste management
plans.
• Formulation of the National
Solid Waste Management
Framework; 10-year solid
management plans by local
government units consistent
with the National Solid Waste
Management;
• Mandatory segregation of
solid waste to be conducted
primarily at the source such as
household, institutional,
industrial, commercial and
agricultural sources;
• Setting of minimum
requirements to ensure
systematic collection and
transport of wastes and the
proper protection of the health
of garbage collectors;
• Establishment of reclamation
programs and buy-back
centers for recyclable and toxic
materials;
• Promotion of eco-labeling in
local products and services;
• Prohibition on
non-environmentally
acceptable products and
packaging;
• Requirement for the
Environmental compliance
certificate in case a new solid
waste facility is being opened
or operated;
• Establishment of Materials
Recovery Facility in every
barangay or cluster of
barangays;
• Prohibition against the use of
open dumps for solid waste;
Setting of guidelines/criteria for
the establishment of controlled
dumps and sanitary landfills;
• Provision of rewards,
incentives both fiscal and
non-fiscal, financial assistance,
grants and the like to
encourage LGUs and the
general public to undertake
effective solid waste
management; and
• Promotion of research on
solid waste management and
environmental education in the
formal and non-formal sectors.