Republic of the Philippines

Province of Tarlac
City of Tarlac
BARANGAY DELA PAZ

OFFICE OF THE BARANGAY CHAIRMAN

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO ____
Series of 2023
AN ORDER ON THE REVITALIZING 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 affectivity of Republic Act No. 10121 which was approved last May 27, 2010. The
BDC shall cease to exist arid its powers and functions shall henceforth be assumed by the existing
Barangay Development Council.

WHEREAS, Rule 6 section 5 Of the Implementing Rules & Regulation (IRR) of RA no_ 10121, the
BDRRMC Shall be regular committee of the existing BDC and shall be subject thereto the Punong
Barangay shall facilitate and ensure the participation of at least three (3) Civil Society Organization
(C5S0's) representatives from existing and active community based people organization representing 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 Council (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 EDRRMC's in every barangay's which shall be responsible for setting. The direction, development,
implementation and coordination of disaster risk management program within their lieu territorial
jurisdiction-, and the BDRRMCS shall perform their functions with impartiality given the emerging
challenges brought by disaster of our times;

WHEREAS, under Section 25 (a) (b) (c)(d)(e), Coordination During Emergencies, the BDRRMCS shall take
the lead in preparing for, responding tor and recovering from the effects of any disaster based on the following
criteria: The BDC, if a barangay affected; the cities/municipalities DRRMC, if two (2) or more barangay's are
affected; the Provincial DRRMCs, if two 2) or more Cities/municipalities are Affected; the regional
DRRMCs., if two (2) or more pi-Own vial are affected; and the INIDRIIMC, if two [2) or more regions are
affected;

NOW, THEREFORE, I,Angelio A. Ramos by virtue of the power vested in me under the laws of the
Republic of the Philippines as Acting Punong Barangay of Brgy. Dela Paz City of Tarlacr do hereby order.

Article I - Title
This order shall be known as an order “Revitalizing of 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 the affected
population 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 livelihood and living conditions and
organizational capacities of affected communities and reduced disaster risks in accords nee with the
'building back better principle.
Disaster - NaturaI or man-made events wherein communities experience severe danger and incur loss
of lives and properties causing disruption in as 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 allows a hazard to cause a disaster. Or the result of a
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 P/B. Hon. Angelito A. Ramos
Vice Chairperson Kgd. Fernando S. Sicat
Barangay Operation Center (OPCEN)
Sub-Committees:
1. Disaster Preparedness: Kgd. EsTelita L. Panganiban
2. Disaster Prevention and Mitigation: Kgd. Remegio A. Soliman
3. Disaster Response: Kgd. Rolando T. Baun
Teams:
Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment Lead: Leoncio Malig
Members: Jhonny Balasabas
Ramon Ignacio
Search, Rescue and Retrieval Lead: Maricris E. Dupitas
Members:Joselito Lopez
Eric Mandap
Evacuation/ Camp Management Lead: Diosdado Balagtas Jr.
Members: Eduardo L. Malig
Prudencio Ganuelas
Relief Distribution Lead: Florante Divinagracia
Members: Alipio S. Vivas Jr.
Fernando Tiru
Health/ First Aid and Psychosocial Support Lead: Myrna Losanes
Members: Marivic Dupitas
Rowena Dela Cruz
Fire Management Lead: Remegio Soliman
Members: Marivic Dupitas
Melvin Lacandula
4. Disaster Rehabilitation and Recovery:
Teams:
Livelihood Lead: Nardito Baun
Members: Myrna Losanes
Anabelle Magat
Infrastructure and Shelter Lead: Rolando T. Baun
Members: Eric Mandap
Jojo L. Serrano
PDANA Lead: Jose Pasion
Members: Brandon M. Gomez
Romeo Mandap
GROUP/ TEAM under BDRRMC
Communication and Warning Lead: Archie V. Diane
Members: Karen Magat
Joselito Vivas
Transportation Lead: Joselito Magat
Members: Bernardo Baun
Alipio Vivas
Security and Safety Lead:Fernando S, Sicat
Members: Richard M. Sicat
Dave Ponce
Education Lead: Estelita L. Panganiban
Members: Lolita S. Pingul
Julie Luzong
Protection Lead: Rafael Ramos
Members: Erwin Ignacio
Arnold Laxamana
Damage Control Lead: Leoncio Malig
Members:Rey Mandap
Mamerto Mendoza
Research and Planning Lead: Florante Divinagracia
Members:Prudencio Ganuelas
Abelardo Malig
 Article IV - Roles and Responsibilities
Chairperson:
Preside the BDRRMC meetings and design programs and coordinate activities consistent with the
national council's standard s and guidelines-,
Formulate and implement a comprehensive and integrated Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Plan in accordance with the national I city framework and policies on disaster risk
reduction in close coordination with the Barangay Development Council;
Submit reports to the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office and to other agencies
concerned on BDRRM activities and implement programs and project lined-up for BDRRM.

Vice Chairperson:
Facilitate and support risk assessments and contingency planning activities at the Barangay
Assist the chairperson to organize and conduct training, orientation, and knowledge management
activities on DRRM at the barangay level;
Monitor BDRRM Committees and assess their implementation and enactment belong, during and after
disaster incident.

The Four Sub-committee (based on the four thematic area of DRRM)

(1) Preparedness / Planning and Training
 Provides support in the development and formulation of the quality BDRRM plan;
 Provides support in the conduct of disaster preparedness activities such as training of response
volunteers, orientation, seminar or any DRRM related activities;
 Initiates the conduct of simulation exercise or drill to identified priority hazard in the community; and
 Disseminates disaster preparedness information to public especially the high risk areas.

(2) Prevention and Mitigation

 Conducts research and study on developing initiatives related to DRR and CCA;
 Recommend measures on the implementation of environmental laws, such as but not limited to RA
10121, RA, 10821, RA 9729 and RA 9003;
 Assists in the implementation of laws, programs, projects and activities to prevent or mitigate the
impact of natural or human-induced hazards and
 Conducts risk, exposure, vulnerability and capacity assessments,

(3) Disaster Response

 Initiates the implementation of programs, projects and activities related to disaster risk reduction and
climate change adaptation;
 Establish appropriate community early warning system linked to the city/municipality and other higher
level government agencies;
 Initiates implementation of the forced and preemptive evacuation activities of families living in a high
risk area;
 Ensures that warning signals are received by the affected population people especially those who are
living in a high risk or danger zones on time with corresponding recommendation of what to do per
level of warning or alert.

(4) Recovery and Rehabilitation

 Assist in the repair and retrofitting of damaged public properties/infrastructures, critical facilities and
social services;
 Recommend to higher level of what kind of programs, projects and activities should be given to them
through a participatory assessment, planning, implementation and monitoring;

Group/ Team under BDRRMC:

a. Communication and Warning Team
 Monitors water level of the river, creek, dam or any water ways and the installed warning
devices/instruments that provide information for possible flooding or landslide in the community
and report immediately to BDRRMC or the Punong Barangay about the condition to make
appropriate decision or action of the BDRRMC;
 Provides accurate and timely information or warning for an early and prompt decision of the
BDRRMC if the people living in a high risk zones will be evacuated to a safe area;
 Ensures that early warning system and protocol are in place and properly disseminated to the
families likely to be affected by hazards
 Ensures that the communication protocols are in place and tested regularly; and
 Collaborates and engages other BDRRM sub-committees or local government agencies regarding
BDRRM especially during emergencies or disasters.

b. Transportation Team
 Ensures that there is a readily available functional transportation system in the barangay that can be
used before, during and after emergency or disaster;
 Conducts regular inventory of available transportation vehicle and its capacity to transport
population from high risk to safe areas;
 Coordinates private or business sectors for possible use of their vehicle especially during
evacuation movement or any disaster related activities within the barangay;
 Ensures that the private or business sectors are agreed to use their vehicle in times of emergency or
disaster through a Memorandum of Agreement or Understanding.

k. Security and Safety Team

 Ensures that every members of the community are safe especially in time of emergency or disaster;
 Ensures that all facilities, equipment, supplies and materials of the BDRRMC are safe and free
from any form of theft;
  Provides security to the responders and the affected population during relief distribution in times of
emergency or disaster;
 Ensures that the evacuation centers or areas are safe from any intruders during emergency or
disaster; and
 Initiates in developing mechanisms for relief distribution and service delivery to the affected
population.

d. Education Team
 Ensures that children and youth are included in community-based disaster risk reduction and
management and climate change adaptation activities in the community;
 Ensures that the private and public organizations and agencies are involved in DRR and CCA
activities;
 Educates people especially the most vulnerable groups in the community on disaster risk reduction
and management and climate change adaptation;
 Develops information education campaign materials on DRR and CCA and share these to the
public; and
 Coordinates regularly to education sectors in the community for possible partnership on DRR and
CCA advocacy and project implementation.

e. Protection Team
 Ensures that all disaster risk reduction and management and climate change adaptation programs,
projects and activities did not violate the rights of the people especially children, women, persons
with disability, elderly and other vulnerable sectors or groups in the community;
 Ensures that the vulnerable groups or sectors such as children, youth, women, pregnant and
lactating mother, elderly, people with disability, indigenous people are protected and free from any
harm before, during and after emergency or disaster; and
 Assures compliance with the legal procedures for the implementation of disaster risk reduction and
management and climate change adaptation laws in the barangay and other protocols, policies and
guidelines related to DRRM.

g. Damage Control Team

 Assists research and planning team in the conduct of rapid damaged assessment and needs analysis
(RDANA) and post damaged assessment and needs analysis (PDNA);
 Ensures that all affected structures, livelihood and other critical facilities brought by hazards are
reported to BDRRMC and other concerned agency or organization for immediate and long term
intervention;
 Initiates inventory of all possible damages to infrastructure, houses, evacuation center, livelihood
and other critical facilities in the barangays that can be impacted by the identified hazards.

h. Research and Planning

 Facilitates and supports risk assessment and contingency planning activities of the BDRRMC and
other groups in the community;
 Conduct research and development initiatives on barangays disaster risk reduction and management
and climate change adaptation;
 Initiates development of plans with appropriate mechanisms for monitoring and evaluation of the
plan’s implementation;
 Ensures that all vulnerable groups or sectors such as children, youth, women, pregnant and
lactating mothers, elderly, people with disabilility, indigenous people in the community are involve
and participate actively in risk assessment, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
processes.

Disaster Response Sub-Committee:

Rapid Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (RDANA)
 Conducts Rapid Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (RDANA) using the simplified
assessment template provided by the local governments and submit the report ot BDRRMC or
Punong Barangay;
 Lists all affected population or families who need immediate assistance or support especially the
vulnerable groups or sectors;
 Submits complete and easy to understand RDANA reports to BDRRMC or Punong Barangay right
after the event to decide if the committee ask immediate support from the higher level local
government units or private organizations.

Search, Rescue and Retrieval

  Provides immediate assistance to population or families that need to evacuate or transfer from high
risk to safe areas;
 Leads in the conduct of search, rescue and retrieval operations during emergency or disaster; and
 Assists higher level government units or responders in the conduct of search, rescue and retrieval
operations during emergency or disaster.

Evacuation and Camp Management

 Ensures that the information of each evacuee inside and outside evacuation center or evacuation
area / site are complete and updated;
 Ensures that all evacuation centers/sites are assessed and prepared before the occurrence of the
hazards;
 Makes sure that all evacuation centers/sites facilities and materials are available ready to use during
evacuation.
 Ensures that all persons or staff involved in evacuation and camp management are trained or at
least have knowledge on camp management.

Relief Distribution
 Ensures that relief management such as receiving, packaging, distribution and other aspect of
handling goods either food and non-food items are in accordance to relief procedure and protocol
of the barangay;
 Makes sure everyone involved in relief distribution are trained or at least know how to properly
handle and distribute the goods to affected population; and
 Ensures that all affected population especially the vulnerable groups or sectors received sufficient
amount of goods.

Health/First Aid and Psychosocial Support

 Makes sure that there is an available basic medicines in the evacuation that can be used by the
evacuees especially for children, youth, women, pregnant and lactating mother, elderly, people with
disability and indigenous people;
 Provides appropriate health and psychosocial intervention to affected population especially the
vulnerable groups or sectors such as children, youth, women, pregnant and lactating mother,
elderly, people with disability and indigenous people;
 Ensures that health facility and material are readily available at the evacuation centers / sites and
health centers

Fire Management
 Assigns people at the Operation Center 24/7;
 Provides immediate response to affected area or population and coordinates with the nearest fire
stations as necessary
 Initiates conduct of training on basic firefighting and management using the available materials
within the barangay;
 Requests necessary materials and equipment for fire suppression and safety paraphernalia for
responders and volunteers to BDRRMC or Punong Barangay for outside fund sourcing;
 Prepares map showing the available safe routes for fire trucks and responders going to the affected
area.

Disaster Recovery and Rehabilitation Sub-Committee:

Livelihood
 Conducts study together with other groups or sectors in the barangay on the economic impacts
brought about by the hazards or disaster;
 Provides recommendations or solution about what they have learned and what long term solutions
people can make in collaboration with higher government offices or agencies that people’s
recovered or rehabilitated their livelihood.

Infrastructure and Shelter

 Conducts study about the total cost of damages to infrastructure and shelter within the barangay;
and
 Submits the result of study with initial recommendations or suggestions for recovery and
rehabilitation of damaged infrastructures and shelters.

Post Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (PDANA)

 Conducts comprehensive studies about the total damages caused by the hazards or disaster in the
barangay for a long-term recommendations and solutions;
 Records major damages to property, infrastructure and environment because of the hazards or
disaster events; and
 Submits consolidated result of the assessments and analysis to BDRRMC or Punong Barangay.
This order shall take immediately upon approval.

Done this 30th day of January, 2023 in Brgy. Dela Paz , City of Tarlac Philippines.

Angelito A. Ramos
ActingPunong Barangay
Chairperson