Republic of the Philippines
Province of __________________
Municipality/City of ___________________
BARANGAY __________________
OFFICE OF THE PUNONG BARANGAY
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. ______________
“AN ORDER REORGANIZING THE COMMUNITY-BASED DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE”
WHEREAS, Section 387 (b) of Republic Act 7160 states that the Sangguniang
Barangay may Form community brigades and create such other positions of offices as
may be deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of the barangay government in
accordance with the needs of the public service;
WHEREAS, for the efficient, effective and economical governance, the purpose of
which is the general welfare of the barangay and its inhabitants (Sec. 389) (60), the
Punong Barangay shall organize and lead an emergency group whenever the same may
be necessary for the maintenance of peace and order or an emergency or calamity
within the barangay;
WHEREAS, RA 10121 mandates the organization of Community-Based Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Committee in all Barangay level;
NOW THEREFORE, I __________, Punong Barangay of Barangay ________, by virtue of the
powers vested in me by laws, do hereby order the reconstitution/organization of the
Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committee.
Section 1. Composition of the following shall compose the necessary groups and task
forces, to wit;
CBDRRMC Chairperson: ________________________________
Punong Barangay
Operations/Admin: ________________________________
Sub-Committees:
Mitigation and Prevention Sub-Committee:
Vice - Chairperson: _____________________________________
Sangguniang Barangay
Preparedness Sub-Committee:
Vice - Chairperson: _____________________________________
Sangguniang Barangay
Members:
Research and Planning Team: ________________________________
Transportation Team: ________________________________
Communication and Warning Team: ______________________________
Security and Safety Team: _________________________________
Education Team: _________________________________
Protection Team: _________________________________
Damage Control Team: _________________________________
Response Sub-Committee:
Vice - Chairperson: _____________________________________
Sangguniang Barangay
Members:
RDANA Team: _________________________________
Search, Rescue and Retrieval Team: _________________________________
Evacuation and Camp Management Team: _________________________________
Relief Distribution Team: _________________________________
Health/First Aid and Psychosocial Support: _________________________________
Fire Management: _________________________________
Recovery and Rehabilitation Sub-Committee:
Vice-Chairperson: _____________________________________
Sangguniang Barangay
Members:
Livelihood Team: ___________________
Infra/Shelter Team: ___________________
PDANA Team: ___________________
Section 2. Disaster Operation Center shall be at the Barangay Hall.
Section 3. Roles and Responsibilities
a) Chairperson
- Establish the Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
Committee;
- Implement within the barangay the guidelines by the Municipal Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC);
- Advised the members of the Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Committee regarding disaster management;
- Submit recommendations regarding DRRM to the Municipal Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Council MDRRMC as necessary.
b) Administrative Support:
- Ensures that all BDRRMC requirements are in place and are in good order, such
as legal documents, forms to be used to provide immediate support and
necessary actions to carry out a barangay activity or project;
- Ensures that all plans, activities, Memorandum of Agreements / Memorandum of
Understandings, BDRRM Plans and policies pertaining to DRRM and CCA are in
place and available anytime.
Roles and Responsibilities of the Committee:
The Four Sub-committee (based on the four thematic area of DRRM)
(1)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;
- Initiates tree planting and forest rehabilitation; and
- Conducts risk, exposure, vulnerability and capacity assessments,
- Initiates other PPAs that can help mitigate and prevent impact of disaster
(2)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.
(3)Response / Operations
- Initiates the implementation of programs, projects and activities related to
disaster response during onset of disaster.
- 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.
Roles and Responsibilities of Team or Group under the 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;
- 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
- 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 Team
- 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.
Roles and Responsibilities of the Team under Response Sub-Committee:
a. Rapid Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (RDANA)Team
- Assist the Municipal RDANA Team in the conduct of the assessment
- 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.
b. Search, Rescue and Retrieval Team
- 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.
k. Evacuation and Camp Management Team
- 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.
e. Relief Distribution Team
- 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.
g. Health/First Aid and Psychosocial Support Team
- 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
h. Fire Management Team
- 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.
Roles and Responsibilities of the Team under Recovery and Rehabilitation Sub-
Committee:
a. Livelihood Team
- 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.
b. Infrastructure and Shelter Team
- 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.
k. Post Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (PDANA) Team
- Conducts comprehensive studies about the total damages caused by the
hazards or disaster in the barangay for a long-term recommendations and
solutions;
- Assist the agencies concerned conducting PDANA in the barangay.
- 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.
Section 4. This order shall take effect immediately and shall remain in effect unless
otherwise repealed and/or superseded by succeeding orders.
Done this ______ day of ___________________ at (Barangay) (City/Municipality) (Province).
____________________________
Punong Barangay
