Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act
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Republic Act 10121 is known as the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of ______.

2010

Disaster is a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human environmental losses and impacts, which exceeds the ability and security of the affected community to cope using its own ______.

resources

The act strengthens the Philippines' disaster risk reduction and management system by providing a framework and institutionalizing the national risk reduction and management plans as well as appropriating ______.

funds

Disaster mitigation is the lessening or limitation of adverse effects of ______ and related disasters.

<p>hazards</p> Signup and view all the answers

Disaster preparedness includes the knowledge and capabilities needed by an institution and/or an individual to anticipate and respond to and recover for the impacts of the ______.

<p>hazards</p> Signup and view all the answers

Disaster response is the provision of services and assistance during and immediately after a ______. It is short-term relief.

<p>disaster</p> Signup and view all the answers

Rehabilitation ensures that the affected community is able to restore their normal functioning ability. 7. Risk is the combination of the probability of an event and its negative ______.

<p>consequences</p> Signup and view all the answers

Risk management is the systematic approach and practice of managing uncertainly to minimize potential harm and ______.

<p>loss</p> Signup and view all the answers

Vulnerability means the characteristics and circumstances of a community, system or asset, that make it susceptible to the damaging effects of a ______.

<p>hazard</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) was tasked in formulating and implementing the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan (NDRRMP). NDRRMP aims to strengthen the capability of both national and local government with partner stakeholders on how to build disaster resilient ______.

<p>communities</p> Signup and view all the answers

It also outlines how to institutionalize arrangement and measures for reducing disaster ______.

<p>risks</p> Signup and view all the answers

The vision of the framework is toward a safer, adaptive and disaster-resilient Filipino communities towards sustainable ______.

<p>development</p> Signup and view all the answers

To achieve its vision, there is a need for continuous and sustained conduct of disaster risk assessments of hazards, exposures, vulnerability and capabilities of the communities and mainstreaming of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaption (CCA) into development ______.

<p>plans</p> Signup and view all the answers

The framework defines the four priority areas which correspond to the structure of the National Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC), such as: 1. disaster prevention and ______.

<p>mitigation</p> Signup and view all the answers

Disaster ______.

<p>preparedness</p> Signup and view all the answers

Disaster ______.

<p>response</p> Signup and view all the answers

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