Shifting Paradigm: How PEER has transformed Disaster Training and Approaches in Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, Fire Services and Civil Defence (FSCD) has been the foremost implementing institution for PEER and one of the first to integrate its c...
Republic Act No. 10639 – An Act Mandating the Telecommunications Service Providers to Send Free Mobile Alerts in the Event of Natural and Man-made Disasters and Calamities
The act was enacted by the Government of the Philippines in 2014 and requires cooperation with telecommunication providers during natural and human-i...
Republic Act No. 10121 – An Act Strengthening the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management System
The act was enacted by the Government of the Philippines in 2010 and reaffirms national commitments to disaster risk reduction and management (Englis...
Operation Listo – Disaster Preparedness Manual for City and Municipal Local Government Units (LGUs)
The manual supports Operation Listo, an advocacy program that informs LGUs on necessary disaster preparedness actions. The manual aims to standardize...
Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Operation Manual for Response
The manual aims to organize directives for completing tasks during disaster phases, identify the corresponding offices and units for these tasks, and...
NDRRMC Memorandum Circular No. 131 series of 2018 – Guidelines on the Establishment, Operationalization, and Management of Emergency Operation Center (EOC)
The memorandum provides guidelines on the establishment, operationalization and management of EOCs by the disaster risk reduction and management stak...
NDRRMC Memorandum Circular No. 004 series of 2012 – Implementing Guidelines on the use of Incident Command System (ICS) as an On-scene Disaster Response and Management Mechanism under the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management System (PDRRMS)
The memorandum marks a formal adoption of the Incident Command System (ICS) and offers guidance for the government and private sector to institutiona...
Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) No. 001 series of 2016 – Guidelines on the Formulation of Contingency Plans for Human-induced Hazards and Adoption of the Contingency Planning (CP) Guidebook
The memorandum provides guidelines for operationalizing contingency plans for natural and human-induced hazards in accordance with the Contingency Pl...
Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) No. 001 series of 2015 – Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 10639 – An Act Mandating the Telecommunications Service Providers to Send Free Mobile Alerts in the Event of Natural and Man-made Disasters and Calamities
The memorandum outlines rules and regulations for implementing a “Nationwide Early Warning system that is capable of near real-time delivery of criti...
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan (NDRRMP) – 2020 to 2030
The plan establishes the linkage between disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM), climate change adaptation (CCA), and human security by focusi...