7A Flashcards
Philippines is situated in the _______________ with ___ volcanoes, 22 of which are active where two tectonic plates meet, the ____________.
- Pacific Ring of Fire
- 220
- Pacific Plate and Eurasian Plate
Philippines is Located along the typhoon belt on the __________________ where __% of typhoons originate
- North Pacific Basin in the Pacific
- 75
Philippines increase in rainfalls since ____
1980s
An average of __ cyclones cross the Philippine area of Responsibility with ___ making landfall each year
- 20
- 8-9
what is PDRRMC?
Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction & Management
the basic law that guides the disaster management programs, projects, and strategies implementation but observed to be REACTIVE (culture of reaction)
PD 1566 of 1978
provides for the development of policies and plans and the implementation of actions and measures
pertaining to all aspects of disaster risk reduction management and recovery.
RA 10121 of 2010
what is other term for REACTIVE?
culture of reaction
other term for PROACTIVE?
culture of prevention
how many years in the making for RA 10121 of 2010?
21 years
how many congress for making RA 10121 of 2010?
7
how many administrations for making RA 10121 of 2010?
4
when RA 10121 of 2010 signed into law?
May 27, 2010
meaning of NDRRMC?
The National Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Council
Leading the collaborative efforts in disaster response operations and rehabilitation both in the government and private sectors
NDRMMC
It is the highest policymaking, coordinating and implementing body at the national level chaired by
the National Defense Secretary thru the Office of The Civil Defense (OCD)
NDRMMC
how many department and lines agencies as members of NDRRMC?
14 departments and 39 lines agencies
Responsible in advising the President of the Republic of the Philippines on the status of national
disaster preparedness programs and management plans, disaster operations, and rehabilitation
efforts of all stakeholders`
NDRMMC
OCD means?
The Office of Civil Defense
The implementing arm of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD)
OCD have the primary mission of administering a comprehensive national civil defense and
disaster risk reduction and management program by:
Providing leadership in the continuous development of strategic and systematic approaches
Measures to reduce the vulnerabilities and risks of hazards and manage the consequences of disasters
PDMS means?
Philippine Disaster Management System
PDMS carried out at various political subdivisions and administrative regions of the country
through:
National Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC)
17 Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils (RDRRMC)
80 Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils (PDRRMC)
113 City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils (CDRRMC)
1,496 Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils (MDRRMC)
41,956 Barangay Risk Reduction and Management Councils (BRRMC)
LDRRMO means?
Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office
It is established in every Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committee in every Barangay
LDRRMO
sets the direction, development, implementation, and coordination of disaster risk management programs
LDRRMO
under the office of the governor, city or municipal mayor, and the barangay captain in case of the BDRRMC
LDRRMO
Where they belong: Accreditation, Mobilization, and Protection of Disaster Volunteers and National Service Reserved
Corps, Civil Society Organizations and Private Sector
PDMS
Where they belong; Education of DRR Education into the School Curricula and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Program
and Mandatory Training for the Public Sector Employees
PDMS
