National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), formerly known as the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC), is a working group of various government, non-government, civil sector and private sector organizations of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines established by Republic Act 10121 of 2010
major groups of islands namely, Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Luzon is the biggest island group while Visayas is a melting pot of Spanish, Chinese, and Indo-Malayan cult.
The NDRRMP also highlights the need for institutionalizing DRRM policies, structures, coordination mechanisms and programs with continuing budget appropriation on DRR from national down to local levels.
What is the DRRM Act? 2010 (DRRM Act) is a new law which transforms the Philippines’ disaster management system from disaster relief and response towards disaster risk reduction (DRR). It was approved on May 27, 2010. It repealed Presidential Decree No. …
The Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) report provides a snapshot of the latest DRR progress the Philippines has achieved under the four priorities of the Sendai Framework.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan (NDRRMP) fulfills the requirement of RA No. 10121 of 2010, which provides the legal basis for policies, plans and programs to deal with disasters.
What is the country’s DRRM vision? The overall vision is“safer, adaptive and disaster-resilient Filipino communities toward sustainable development.” It conveys a paradigm shift from reactive to proactive DRRM wherein men and women have increased their awareness, understanding on DRRM with the end in view of increasing people’s