Republic Act 10121, the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010, defines key terms related to disaster management, including disaster, mitigation, preparedness, response, risk, and vulnerability. It establishes a National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan under the Office of Civil Defense and outlines the roles of various government departments in disaster prevention, preparedness, response, and rehabilitation. The act emphasizes a systematic approach to managing risks and enhancing community resilience to disasters.

1. R.A. 10121
PHILIPPINE DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND
MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2010

2. R.A. 10121
NE DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND
MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2010

3. Important Terms Defined
in Republic Act 10121
1. Disaster
2. Disaster mitigation
3. Disaster preparedness
4. Disaster response
5. Hazard
6. Rehabilitation
7. Risk
8. Risk management
9. Vulnerability

4. Important Terms Defined
in Republic Act 10121
Disaster
1. Disaster mitigation
2. Disaster preparedness
3. Disaster response
4. Hazard
5. Rehabilitation
6. Risk
7. Risk m
8. Vulnera• 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

5. Disaster
Mitigation
• Lessening or limitation of adverse effects of
hazards and related disasters

6. Disaster
Preparedness
• Includes knowledge and capabilities
needed by an institution and/or an individual
to anticipate and respond to and recover for
the impacts of the hazards

7. Disaster
Response
• Provision of services and assistance during
and immediately after a disaster
• Short-term relief

8. Hazard
• Dangerous phenomenon, human activity or
condition
• may cause loss of life, injury or other health
impacts, property damage, loss of livelihood
and services, social and economic
disruption, or environmental damage

9. Rehabilitatio
n
• Ensures that affected community is able to
restore their normal functioning ability

10. Risk
• Combination of the probability of an event
and its negative consequence

11. Risk
Management
• Systematic approach and practice of
managing uncertainly to minimize potential
harm and loss

12. Vulnerabilit
y
• Characteristics and circumstances of a
community, system or asset, that make it
susceptible to the damaging effects of a
hazard

13. National Disaster
Risk Reduction and
Management Plan

14. Office of the
Civil Defense
• Organization within
Department of National Defense (DND)
• Tasked in formulating the
National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Plan
(NDRRMP)

15. Office of the
Civil Defense
• Tasked in formulating the
National Disaster Risk
Reduction Management Plan
(NDRRMP)
• National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Framework
• National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
• Disaster Risk Reduction
• Climate Change Adaptation

17. National Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Council
DNDCHAIR
DILGDisaster Preparedness
DSWDResponse
DOSTPrevention &
Mitigation
NEDARehabilitation & Recovery
DepEd
Members
DA DBM DOHDENR DOF
DOT DOTC DTI PNRC OCD
Executiv
e
secretar
y
CHED
DOE
DFA HUDCC GSIS NCRFW OPAPP PHIC PNP
LPP LMP LMB ULAP CSO CSO CSO
NAPC-
VDC-
Press
Secretar
y
Private
Sector
AFP
DOLE
DPWH
LCP
DOJ
CCC
SSS
CSO

18. 4 Priority Areas of
NDRRMC
• Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
• Disaster Preparedness
• Disaster Response
• Rehabilitation and Recovery

19. Disaster Prevention
and Mitigation
• Department of Science and Technology
• Avoid hazards and mitigate their potential impacts by reducing
vulnerabilities and exposure, and enhancing capacities of communities
4PRIORITYAREASOF
NDRRMC

20. Disaster Preparedness
• Department of Interior and Local Government
• Establish and strengthen capacities of communities to anticipate,
cope, and recover from the negative impacts of emergency
occurrences and disasters
4PRIORITYAREASOF
NDRRMC

21. Disaster Response
• Department of Social Welfare and Development
• Provide life preservation and meet the basic subsistence needs of
affected population based on acceptable standards during or
immediately after a disaster
4PRIORITYAREASOF
NDRRMC

22. Rehabilitation and
Recovery
• National Economic and Development Authority
• Restore and improve facilities, livelihood and living conditions and
organizational capabilities of affected communities, and reduce
disaster risk in accordance with the “building back better” principle
4PRIORITYAREASOF
NDRRMC