Programs-RESILIENT COMMUNITIES REINFORCED

RESILIENT COMMUNITIES REINFORCED

MANILA BAY CLEAN-UP, REHABILITATION AND PRESERVATION PROGRAM (MBCRPP)

Brief Description
MBCRP is the Department’s response to the Supreme Court's continuing mandamus to restore Manila Bay and its tributaries to Class SC level fit for swimming, skin-diving, and other forms of recreation. It covers 43 cities and 135 municipalities (178 in total) in eight (8) provinces (including the 17 LGUs of NCR). These LGUs shall be continuously monitored in terms of its outcome per thematic area - Liquid Waste Management, Solid Waste Management, Informal Settler Families and Illegal structures, and Institutional Arrangement - and shall be the target LGUs of the Department with regard to its capacity building activities and other related actions in reference to the SC Mandamus. The DILG is the agency tasked with monitoring LGU performance in relation to its compliance with the mandates and responsibilities under environmental laws that support the rehabilitation of Manila Bay.

Legal Basis:

MMDA, et al. vs. Concerned Residents of Manila Bay, et al. (G.R. No. 171947-8): Supreme Court Mandamus on the Rehabilitation of Manila Bay;
Section 34 of Republic Act No. 7160 or the Local Government Code — authorizing National Government Agencies to partner with Civil Society Organizations in implementing programs and projects.

DISASTER RESILIENCY PROGRAM

Brief Description
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) takes an active role in enhancing the capacity of Local Government Units (LGUs) to be at the forefront of the government’s initiative to adapt, mitigate and prepare for climate change and disasters. Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM). This is our mandate per RA 9729 (Climate Change Act) and RA 10121 (DRRM Act) to provide capacity development programs for CCA and disaster preparedness. Our efforts lean towards

Legal Basis:

Republic Act No. 9729: Climate Change Act
Republic Act No. 10121: Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Act
DILG MC No. 2024-008: Implementing Guidelines of the DILG Disaster Prepared

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