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Marcos signs law allowing declaration of ‘State of Imminent Disaster’
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has signed Republic Act No. 12287, also known as the Declaration of State of Imminent Disaster Act, enabling advance preparations and emergency actions within communities.
The law establishes a mechanism for declaring a State of Imminent Disaster, including criteria for its declaration and lifting.
The President can declare a State of Imminent Disaster over various administrative levels upon the recommendation of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).
Local chief executives can also declare this state within their jurisdictions based on the recommendations of Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM) Councils.
The NDRRMC or Regional DRRM Councils will conduct pre-disaster risk assessments to anticipate highly probable disasters with projected catastrophic impacts as the basis for the declaration.
A pre-disaster risk assessment must indicate severe impacts and an allowable lead time of three to five days for anticipatory action interventions.
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