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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 137 - DECLARING
THE MONTH OF JULY OF EVERY YEAR AS NATIONAL DISASTER CONSCIOUSNESS
MONTH AND INSTITUTIONALIZING THE CIVIL DEFENSE DEPUTIZATION PROGRAM
WHEREAS,
Proclamation No. 296 dated July 29, 1988, declared the first week of
July of every year as Natural Disaster Consciousness Week aimed to
increase the awareness of every Filipino to the ever threatening
disasters for a better appreciation of the government’s disaster
preparedness programs;
WHEREAS, there is a need to lengthen the duration of the observance to
one month, to include man-made disasters and other emergencies within
its scope, to provide national government agencies and local government
units ample time to implement their disaster awareness campaign with
longer focus and on a comprehensive basis;
WHEREAS, it is also imperative to empower and reinforce the capacity of
the Disaster Coordinating Councils at all levels to ensure a coherent,
integrated, proficient and responsive emergency management system in
the country;
WHEREAS, to achieve this desired result and effectively ensure the
sustainability of the disaster management program of the government at
the grassroots level, dedicated personnel from LGUs gave to be
deputized or designated as focal points or conduits of the program in
keeping with local autonomy;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Republic
of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do
hereby order:
Section 1.
Sec. 2.
Sec. 3. Since 19.07.98.
This Executive Order takes effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 10th day of August, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and
ninety-nine.
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