HB 3158
House·20th Congress·Filed Aug 5, 2025
An Act Providing for the Issuance of a List of Low-Lying Areas of the Philippine Territory Vulnerable to Rising Sea Levels as a Result of Climate Change, and Areas at High Risk for Natural Disasters, Mandating the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Science and Technology, Climate Change Commission and Other Concerned Government Agencies for Its Regular Updating and Appropriating Funds Therefor and for Other Purposes
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The National Hazard Mapping Act would require the government to create and regularly update a map of low‑lying coastal areas and zones that are highly prone to natural disasters, with the first map to be finished within a year. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources, through NAMRIA, together with DOST, the Climate Change Commission and other agencies, would lead the effort and receive appropriated funds to carry it out.
Environment and Natural ResourcesDisaster Risk Reduction
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