QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 948)
A DVW is a duly accredited member of any of the task units of a local disaster coordinating council.
A Local DCC is a group of persons at the provincial, municipal, or barangay level duly organized pursuant to Presidential Decree (PD) 1566.
Disaster Operations means efforts by one or more agencies (government and/or otherwise) to provide emergency assistance in relief to victims of a disaster or calamity. It includes, among others, medical supplies/equipment and emergency medical treatment; food, water and shelter; rescue and firefighting services; police protection; route clearance and traffic control; prevention of panic; communications; and restoration of facilities.
Five Thousand Pesos (₱5,000.00) or the current rate under the GSIS or SSS law, whichever is higher.
Five Thousand Pesos (₱5,000.00).
Three Thousand Pesos (₱3,000.00).
(a) More than 15 days: ₱2,000.00; (b) more than 5 but not more than 15 days: ₱1,000.00; (c) more than 1 but not more than 5 days: ₱300.00.
Yes. A DVW injured while performing duties is entitled to free medical care in any government hospital or institution.
The local government through its Disaster Coordinating Council (DCC) is the principal body to hear and decide all claims.
No compensatory benefits shall be paid unless the local government through the DCC is given notice of the injury as soon as possible after it is received or contracted, verified and attested to by the rural health doctor of the area.
Not later than two (2) weeks after the date of the injury or death.
No. The EO states that the claim must be made not later than two (2) weeks after the injury or death regardless of whether the compensation is claimed by the DVW himself.
The notice and claim must be in writing, and the notice must contain: the name and address of the DVW; the name of the disaster coordinating council and the particular task unit where the DVW belongs; and the time, place, nature, and cause of the injury or death, signed by the DVW or any person in his behalf.
It shall be served on the Chairman of the DCC or his representative through the leader of the task unit where the DVW is assigned, and it must be delivered personally or by courier to the official address of the DCC.
Generally, no. It shall not be considered invalid or insufficient for incorrectness in those statements unless it is shown that the local DCC has actually been misinformed about the injury.
It is not a bar to the proceeding if it is shown that any DCC member concerned had knowledge of the accident.
Provincial, city, or municipal governments through their respective DCC must maintain a roster of DVWs in their locality. Copies must be furnished to the nearest local Civil Defense Office and to the OCD main office at Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City for verification and accreditation.
Payments are chargeable against the national calamity fund under the General Appropriations Act and related issuances. An initial ₱1,000,000.00 (P1M) is released to the MLG at the start of the fiscal year, replenished whenever needed; unobligated balances revert to the general fund at year-end.