Compliance with the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 of Local Government Units in the Province of Negros Occidental, Philippines

Compliance with the provisions of the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (PDRRM) Act strengthens the DRRM office in local government units resulting in effectual practices in reducing, minimizing, and mitigating risks and creating its disaster resiliency. This study assessed the comp...

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Main Authors: Jose T. Yusay III, Zeaphard Gerhart V. Caelian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos Graduate School 2022-06-01
Series:Philippine Social Science Journal
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Online Access:https://philssj.org/index.php/main/article/view/496
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description Compliance with the provisions of the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (PDRRM) Act strengthens the DRRM office in local government units resulting in effectual practices in reducing, minimizing, and mitigating risks and creating its disaster resiliency. This study assessed the compliance of local government units (LGUs) with the provisions of the PDRRM Act in the areas of risk management practices and institutional arrangements and capacities focused on the four thematic areas of disaster. Challenges encountered by DRRM officers and planning coordinators of 32 LGUs were investigated. Using descriptive analysis, the findings revealed a high level of compliance with risk management practices in prevention and mitigation, preparedness, and response and a moderate level of rehabilitation and recovery. As to institutional arrangements and capacities, LGUs also exhibited a high level of compliance with a lower mean on structural mechanisms. When income classification was used as a variable, 4th class LGUs rated moderate; as to location, results were varied. As to the number of hazards, LGUs with nine hazards and more are rated high. The study concluded that failure to provide personnel and financial resources to the DRRM office endangers the safety and general well-being of the population and poses great risks to lives and properties.
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spelling doaj.art-39b6c04aa23b4056977e504d6a6ba0a42022-12-22T03:35:21ZengUniversity of Negros Occidental-Recoletos Graduate SchoolPhilippine Social Science Journal2672-31072704-288X2022-06-015210.52006/main.v5i2.496Compliance with the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 of Local Government Units in the Province of Negros Occidental, PhilippinesJose T. Yusay III0Zeaphard Gerhart V. Caelian1Local Government Unit of Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental, PhilippinesUniversity of Negros Occidental-Recoletos, Bacolod City, Philippines Compliance with the provisions of the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (PDRRM) Act strengthens the DRRM office in local government units resulting in effectual practices in reducing, minimizing, and mitigating risks and creating its disaster resiliency. This study assessed the compliance of local government units (LGUs) with the provisions of the PDRRM Act in the areas of risk management practices and institutional arrangements and capacities focused on the four thematic areas of disaster. Challenges encountered by DRRM officers and planning coordinators of 32 LGUs were investigated. Using descriptive analysis, the findings revealed a high level of compliance with risk management practices in prevention and mitigation, preparedness, and response and a moderate level of rehabilitation and recovery. As to institutional arrangements and capacities, LGUs also exhibited a high level of compliance with a lower mean on structural mechanisms. When income classification was used as a variable, 4th class LGUs rated moderate; as to location, results were varied. As to the number of hazards, LGUs with nine hazards and more are rated high. The study concluded that failure to provide personnel and financial resources to the DRRM office endangers the safety and general well-being of the population and poses great risks to lives and properties. https://philssj.org/index.php/main/article/view/496Disaster risk reduction, Risks management practices, Institutional arrangements, Descriptive, Negros Occidental, Philippines
spellingShingle Jose T. Yusay III
Zeaphard Gerhart V. Caelian
Compliance with the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 of Local Government Units in the Province of Negros Occidental, Philippines
Philippine Social Science Journal
Disaster risk reduction, Risks management practices, Institutional arrangements, Descriptive, Negros Occidental, Philippines
title Compliance with the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 of Local Government Units in the Province of Negros Occidental, Philippines
title_full Compliance with the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 of Local Government Units in the Province of Negros Occidental, Philippines
title_fullStr Compliance with the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 of Local Government Units in the Province of Negros Occidental, Philippines
title_full_unstemmed Compliance with the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 of Local Government Units in the Province of Negros Occidental, Philippines
title_short Compliance with the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 of Local Government Units in the Province of Negros Occidental, Philippines
title_sort compliance with the disaster risk reduction and management act of 2010 of local government units in the province of negros occidental philippines
topic Disaster risk reduction, Risks management practices, Institutional arrangements, Descriptive, Negros Occidental, Philippines
url https://philssj.org/index.php/main/article/view/496
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