PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No.

1149

WHEREAS, under Letter of Instruction No. 41, dated

December 11, 1975 the Typhoon Moderation
Research and Development Council (TMRDC) created
pursuant to Republic Act No. 6613 was transferred
from the Office of the President and merged with the
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and
Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA),
Department of National Defense;
• WHEREAS, the Philippines suffers considerable floo
d damages brought about by the occurrence of sev
ere weather disturbances every year; which signific
antly reduces gains in the economic development o
f the Country;
• WHEREAS, the government in its desire to reduce o
r mitigate flood damages has embarked on a progra
m of expansion of the flood forecasting and warnin
g service to cover flood-prone areas in the country;
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6613

• AN ACT DECLARING A POLICY OF THE STATE TO ADO

PT MODERN SCIENTIFIC METHODS TO MODERATE T
YPHOONS AND PREVENT DESTRUCTION BY FLOODS
, RAINS AND DROUGHTS, CREATING A COUNCIL ON
TYPHOON MODERATION AND FLOOD CONTROL RES
EARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDING FOR ITS PO
WERS AND FUNCTIONS AND APPROPRIATING FUND
S

• October 23 1972
• To implement the provisions of this Act, there is he
reby created a Council on Typhoon Moderation an
d Flood Control Research and Development under
the Office of the President, hereinafter referred to
as the "Council". The council shall be composed of
the Executive Secretary as Chairman ex-officio, the
Secretary of National Defense as Vice-Chairman ex-
officio, the Chairman of the National Science Devel
opment Board, the Secretary of Public Works and C
ommunications, the Secretary of Agriculture and N
atural Resources, the Undersecretary of Foreign Aff
airs, and the Director of the Weather Bureau, as m
embers ex-officio.