List of Government Risk Reduction and Preparedness Equipment and Other Vital Facility Items.
Section 3
SEC. 3. List of Government Risk Reduction and Preparedness Equipment and Other Vital Facility Items. – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) shall, in coordination with the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), provide a list of all government risk reduction and preparedness equipment, accessories and other vital facility items such as, but not limited to, radars, weather forecasting equipment, flood monitoring instruments, seismographs, tsunami warning systems and automated weather systems. The complete list of government risk reduction and preparedness equipment, accessories and other vital facility items shall be provided jointly by the DOST and the NDRRMC to government agencies engaged in disaster preparedness. The list shall be regularly updated. For purposes of this Act, “government risk reduction and preparedness equipment, accessories and other vital facility items, or parts thereof refer to pieces of equipment or devices, or parts thereof that gather, store, archive or monitor meteorological and seismological data and information which are analyzed and used to warn the public about weather conditions, earthquake, volcanic or tsunami activities and similar natural calamities.