QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 24)
It is anchored on Section 2(q) of RA 10121 (Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010), the President’s control power under Section 17, Article VII of the Constitution, and the reorganization authority under Section 31, Chapter 10, Title III, Book III of EO 292 (Administrative Code of 1987).
It is composed of members from the Office of the Executive Secretary; Department of National Defense; Department of the Interior and Local Government; Department of Social Welfare and Development; Department of Health; Department of Trade and Industry; Department of Science and Technology; Department of Public Works and Highways; Department of Transportation; and Office of Civil Defense.
The President designates the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson, and both must be chosen from among the Task Force members.
Each member-agency may designate a senior official as permanent representative who is fully authorized to decide for and on behalf of the agency and to fully perform the functions provided in the Order.
The Secretariat provides administrative and technical support to the Task Force and is composed of existing personnel of the Office or agency designated as Chairperson.
Examples include: (1) overseeing and coordinating DRRM plans/programs/projects on disaster preparedness and response; (2) providing leadership in strategic approaches to disaster preparedness/mitigation/response; (3) ensuring integrated, coordinated assistance with relevant agencies and LGUs; (4) establishing a calibrated and graduated national disaster mobilization system; (5) exercising oversight over relevant agencies; (6) immediately convening NDRRMC for recommendations on declaration/lifting of state of calamity and approval of disbursements.
The Task Force must immediately convene the members of the NDRRMC to recommend the declaration of a state of calamity (or the lifting thereof) and approval of disbursements from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund, in accordance with relevant laws and rules.
It requires the establishment of a tiered mobilization system for disaster response, using pre-disaster risk assessment as a decision-making tool, coordinated with relevant agencies.
The Chairperson acts as overall manager and lead coordinator of national government disaster preparedness and response efforts, especially in affected areas.
The Chairperson, in coordination with relevant agencies and instrumentalities, must ensure the implementation of Presidential orders and directives relating to DRRM.
It provides for Quick Response Groups that may be deployed during, in advance, or in anticipation of the imminent impact of a disaster, with Task Force member-agencies designating representatives for immediate deployment.
It directly reports to the President, and it is convened upon order of the President or the Chairperson.
It states that the Task Force shall be the lead implementing agency for disaster preparedness and disaster response.
All government agencies (including GOCCs and government financial institutions), state universities and colleges, and local government units are directed/enjoined to provide necessary support and assistance to the Task Force.
Funding comes from existing appropriations of member-agencies and/or applicable funds such as the Contingent Fund and other sources identified by the DBM, subject to budgeting, accounting, and auditing laws, rules, and regulations; funding for succeeding years must be included in respective agency appropriations.
If any part is declared unconstitutional or invalid, the remaining unaffected provisions continue in full force and effect.
Executive Order No. 120 (s. 2020) is repealed. All other issuances, orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent with EO No. 24 are repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.
It takes effect immediately.