Trainee's Manual on Disaster Preparedness (European Commission Humanitarian Office, 59 p.): Module II. Institutional Mechanisms for Disaster Management in the Philippines: Session III. INTRODUCTION OF THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF THE DISASTER COORDINATING COUNCIL

Trainee's Manual on Disaster Preparedness (European Commission Humanitarian Office, 59 p.)

Module II. Institutional Mechanisms for Disaster Management in the Philippines

		Session I. DEVELOPMENT OF RP’s DISASTER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
		Session II. LEGAL BASIS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RP’s DISASTER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
		Session III. INTRODUCTION OF THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF THE DISASTER COORDINATING COUNCIL
		Session IV. DCC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
		Session V. WORKSHOP OF DCC SERVICES
		Session VI. ORGANIZATION OF DISASTER CONTROL GROUP (DCG)
		Session VII. EFFECTIVE NETWORKING

Session III. INTRODUCTION OF THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF THE DISASTER COORDINATING COUNCIL

A. National Disaster Coordinating Council

1. Structure
The NDCC is headed by the Secretary of National Defense with the heads of 18 departments/agencies as members. These include the Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff, Director-General of the Philippine National Red Cross and other key officials of the Philippine government.
It is through the NDCC member-agencies that disaster response is carried out, each implementing its corresponding tasks and responsibilities under the NDCC system. The NDCC, unlike the other department coordinating bodies, does not have its own budget to disburse. It operates through its member-agencies and its local networks - the regional and local disaster coordinating councils. Its presence in the affected areas can be gleaned through the different agencies responding to the emergency which are part of the entire NDCC system operating from the national down to the local levels.
The members of the Council are the following:

Secretary, DND	Chairman
Secretary, DPWH	Member
Secretary, DOTC	Member
Secretary, DSWD	Member
Secretary, DA	Member
Secretary, DECS	Member
Secretary, DOF	Member
Secretary, DOLE	Member
Secretary, DTI	Member
Secretary, DENR	Member
Secretary, DOST	Member
Secretary, DILG	Member
Secretary, DBM	Member
Secretary, DOJ	Member
Secretary, DOH	Member
Director, PIA	Member
Presidential Exec. Sec.	Member
Chief of Staff, AFP	Member
Administrator, OCD	Member and Executive Officer

2. Functions
The establishment of the National Disaster Coordinating Council is embodied in Sec. 2 of P.D. 1566.
At the national level, the NDCC serves as the President’s adviser on disaster preparedness programs, disaster operations and rehabilitation efforts undertaken by the government and the private sector. It acts as the top coordinator of all disaster management efforts. The NDCC also serves as the highest policy-making body and the highest allocator of resources in the country to support the efforts of the lower DCC level. In the discharge of its functions, the NDCC utilizes the facilities and services of the Office of Civil Defense as its operating arm.

B. Regional Disaster Coordinating Council

1. Functions
The Regional Disaster Coordinating Council:

a. Establishes a physical facility to be known as the Regional Disaster Operations Center (RDOC);
b. Coordinates the disaster operations activities in the region;
c. Implements within the region the guidelines set by the NDCC;
d. Advises the local disaster coordinating councils on disaster management; and,
e. Submits appropriate recommendations to the NDCC, as necessary.

2. Structure

C. Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council

1. Functions
The Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council:

a. Establishes a physical facility to be known as the Provincial Disaster Operations Center to be known as PDOC;
b. Coordinate from the PDOC the disaster operations activities of the municipalities within the province;
c. Implement within the city the guidelines set by the RDCC;
d. Advises the Barangay Disaster Coordinating Council regarding disaster management;
e. Submits recommendations to the RDCC as necessary; and,
f. Places the CDCC and its tasked units under the operational control of the PDCC during an emergency which affects the towns/cities.

2. Structure

D. Municipal Disaster Coordinating Council

1. Functions
The Municipal Disaster Coordinating Council:

a. Establishes a physical facility to be known as the Municipal Disaster Operations Center (MDOC);
b. Coordinate from he MDOC the disaster operations activities;
c. Implements within the municipality the guidelines set by the PDCC;
d. Advises the Barangay Disaster Coordinating Council regarding disaster management; and,
e. Submits recommendation to the PDCC, as necessary.

2. Structure

E. Barangay Disaster Coordinating Council

1. Functions
The Barangay Disaster Coordinating Council:

a. Establishes the Barangay Disaster Operations Center (BDOC);
b. Coordinates from the BDOC, the disaster operations activities of its tasked units;
c. Implements within the barangay the guidelines set by the MDCC;
d. Advises the members of the BDCC regarding disaster management; and,
e. Submits recommendations to the MDCC/CDCC, as necessary.

2. Structure