To achieve a sustainable social, economic and environmental development in the Municipality through reducing risks and vulnerabilities, particularly those of the poor and marginalized groups, and by effectively responding to, and recovering from all types of disasters. Ensure efficient and effective emergency response and disaster preparedness, by coordinating and integrating all activities necessary to build, sustain, and improve the capability to mitigate against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters, with the active participation of the community.

“Beyond the Palliative towards Zero Casualty”

To develop and implement a Disaster Management and Risk Reduction and Management Operations Manual to put in place preparations and procedures that will address risks and improve response in the municipality.

To prepare communities and institutions to act and be equipped with knowledge and capacities for effective disaster risk reduction and management at times of disasters in order to reduce losses and damages to lives and property.

1. Set the direction, development, implementation and coordination of disaster risk management programs within their territorial jurisdiction;

2. Design, program, and coordinate disaster risk reduction and management and activities consistent with the National Council’s standards and guidelines;

3. Facilitate and support risk assessments and contingency planning activities at the local level;

4. Consolidate local disaster risk information which includes natural hazards, vulnerabilities, and climate change risks, and maintain a local risk map;

5. Organize and conduct training, orientation, and knowledge management activities on risk reduction and management at the local level;

6. Operate a multi-hazard early warning system, linked to disaster risk reduction to provide accurate and timely advice to national or local emergency response organizations and to the general public, through diverse mass media, particularly radio landline communications, and technologies for communication within rural communities;

7. Formulate and implement a comprehensive and integrated Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan (LDRRMP) in accordance with the national, regional and provincial framework, and policies on disaster risk reduction in close coordination with Local Development Councils (LDCs);

8. Prepare and submit to the local Sangguniang Bayan through the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council and the LDC the annual LDRRMO Plan and budget, the proposed programming of the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (LDRRMF), other dedicated disaster risk reduction and management resources, and other regular funding source/s and budgetary support of the LDRRMU;

9. Conduct continuous disaster monitoring and mobilize instrumentalities and entities of the Local Government Units (LGUs), Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), private groups and organized volunteers, to utilize their facilities and resources for the protection and preservation of life and properties during emergencies in accordance with existing policies and procedures;

10. Identify, assess and manage the hazards vulnerabilities and risks that may occur in their locality;

11. Disseminate information and raise public awareness about those hazards, vulnerabilities and risks, their nature, effects, early warning signs and counter-measures;

12. Identify and implement cost-effective risk reduction measures/ strategies;

13. Maintain a database of human resource, equipment, directories, and location of critical infrastructures and their capacities such as hospitals and evacuation centers;

14. Develop, strengthen and operationalize mechanisms for partnership or networking with the private sector, CSOs, and volunteer groups;

15. Take all necessary steps on a continuing basis to maintain, provide, or arrange the provision of or to otherwise make available, suitably-trained and competent personnel for effective civil defense and disaster risk reduction and management in its area;

16. Organize, train, equip and supervise the local emergency response teams and the Accredited Civil 56 Defense Volunteers, ensuring that humanitarian aid workers are equipped with basic skills to assist mothers to breastfeed;

17. Respond and manage the adverse effects of emergencies and carry out recovery activities in the affected areas, ensuring that there is an efficient mechanism for immediate delivery of food, shelter and medical supplies for women and children, endeavor to create a special place where internally-displaced mothers and children can find help with breastfeeding, feed and care for their babies and give support to each other;

18. Within its area, promote and raise public awareness of and compliance with the Act and legislative provisions relevant to the purpose of the Act;

19. Serve as secretariat and executive arm of the LDRRMC;

20. Coordinate other disaster risk reduction and management activities;

21. Establish linkage/network with other LGUs for disaster risk reduction and emergency response purposes;

22. Recommend through the LDRRMC the enactment of local ordinances consistent with the requirements of RA 10121;

23. Implement policies, approved plans and programs of the LDRRMC consistent with the policies and guidelines laid down under RA 10121;

24. Establish a Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Operations Center;

25. Prepare and submit, through the LDRRMC and the LDC, the report on the utilization of the LDRRMF and other dedicated disaster risk reduction and management resources to the local Commission on Audit for provincial level, copy furnish the regional director of the Office of Civil Defense and the Local Government Operations Officer of the Department of the Interior and Local Government; and

26. Act on other matters that may be authorized by the LDRRMC.