Disaster Resilience Bill Refiled - BusinessWorld Online

Estrada pushes bill creating Dept of Disaster Resilience

(UPDATE) SEN. Jinggoy Estrada sought the establishment of a department focused on disaster response and the creation of a food bank system to revolutionize the country’s disaster preparedness and response system.The senator filed a bill creating the Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR) to strengthen and streamline disaster preparedness, response and recovery efforts.He also wants to establish through the proposed Disaster Food Bank and Stockp…

Disaster resilience bill refiled - BusinessWorld Online

A SENATOR on Tuesday said he had refiled a bill that seeks to create a government agency for disaster preparedness and a network of food banks. In a statement on Tuesday, Senator Jose “Jinggoy” P. Ejercito Estrada said that he had refiled the Disaster Resilience Bill that seeks to create a government agency that coordinates, enhances, and expedites operations related to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. He had also refiled the Disas…

Jinggoy pushes for creation of Department of Disaster Resilience

Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a bill seeking the creation of the Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR) that would lead the preparations, response, and recovery efforts in times of disasters.

TAX-FREE HAZARD PAY FOR DISASTER AID WORKERS URGED

Recognizing the dangers faced by Filipinos on the frontlines of calamities, Senator Bong Go filed Senate Bill No. 669 at the start of the 20th Congress to amend Republic Act No. 10121, or the “Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010”. The proposed measure aims to grant hazard pay to disaster response personnel and accredited community disaster volunteers during a declared state of calamity — and crucially, ensure that this …

Estrada seeks creation of Disaster Resilience Department, Disaster Food Bank system

Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed two measures aimed at strengthening the country’s disaster preparedness and response capabilities, including the creation of a Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR) and a disaster food bank. Under Senate Bill No. 791, Estrada proposes the establishment of the DDR as the primary government agency responsible for …