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The Executive Secretary .............................................................................................................................................................. | Chairman |
The Secretary of Social Welfare ................................................................................................................................................. | Vice-Chairman |
The Secretary of National Defense ............................................................................................................................................. | Member |
The Secretary of Health ............................................................................................................................................................. | “ |
The Secretary of Public Works and Communications ................................................................................................................. | “ |
The Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources ................................................................................................................... | “ |
The Secretary of Commerce & Industry ..................................................................................................................................... | “ |
The Secretary of Education ........................................................................................................................................................ | “ |
The Commissioner of the Budget ................................................................................................................................................ | “ |
The Secretary of Community Development ................................................................................................................................. | “ |
The Secretary-General, Philippine National Red Cross .............................................................................................................. | “ |
The National Civil Defense Administrator .................................................................................................................................. | “ |
The duties and functions of the Committee shall be as follows:Done in the City of Manila, this 2nd day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and sixty-eight.
1. To provide policy guidance on disaster operations which shall include:a. preparedness program2. To determine and evaluate the requirements for major disaster and submit recommendations to the President for the allocation of critical resources.
b. rescue
c. relief
d. rehabilitation
3. To advise the President on the necessity of declaring the existence of a state of emergency in areas affected by disasters.
Disaster, operations require immediate action to save lives, alleviate sufferings, prevent epidemics, protect rights, maintain law and order, and develop among the victims an attitude of self-reliance and fortitude.II – AUTHORITY TO CALL UPON OTHER AGENCIES
The Committee is hereby authorized to call upon officials of any department, bureau, office, agency or instrumentality of the government, including government-owned or controlled corporations, as well as to request or appeal to non-governmental agencies, for such assistance as may he required in the discharge of its duties and functions.III – RULES AND REGULATIONS
The Committee is hereby authorized to adopt or promulgate such rules and regulations or working procedures and organizational set-up as may be necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of this Order.IV – REPORTS
The Committee shall render to the President initial and progress reports, and at the completion of each major disaster operation, a final report thereon. At the end of each Fiscal Year, an annual report shall be submitted by the Committee to the President to include recommendations for necessary appropriations to support disaster operations as contemplated herein.V – REPEALING CLAUSE
This Order supersedes Administrative Order No. 21 dated August 30, 1962 and all orders, rules and regulations inconsistent herewith.