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Miriam pushes for National Flood Management Commission

(The Philippine Star) October 19, 2009

MANILA, Philippines - Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago has filed a bill seeking to create a National Flood management Commission, an agency dedicated to flood prevention and crisis management.

In the explanatory note of Senate Bill 3484 or the proposed National Flood Management Act, Santiago said the commission will adopt and promulgate rules and regulations establishing minimum standards for the planning and management of flood warning systems, changes to flood infrastructure, as well as programs for land acquisition and relocation if disaster strikes again.

The agency will also store all flood data in the country.

“This bill (SB 4384) seeks to protect the public from the risks caused by storms by minimizing the occurrence of floods and providing adaptive measures in case of failure of prevention,” the senator said.

The proposed commission, which will be under the supervision and administrative control of the president, will have a chairperson and four members who will all be appointed by the chief executive. Santiago proposed that a civil engineer with at least 15 years of work experience head the commission, while the members include an expert in soil management, a geologist, waterways expert, and a representative from the Department of Public Works and Highways. – Christina Mendez, Paolo Romero

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