August 16, 2012

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10174

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE PEOPLE'S SURVIVAL FUND TO PROVIDE

LONG-TERM FINANCE STREAMS TO ENABLE THE GOVERNMENT TO
EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF CLIMATE CHANGE, AMENDING
FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9729, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
"CLIMATE CHANGE ACT OF 2009", AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

SECTION 1. Section 2 of Republic Act No. 9729, otherwise known as

the "Climate Change Act of 2009", is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. — It is the policy of the State to
afford full protection and the advancement of the right of the people to
a healthful ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature.
In this light, the State has adopted the Philippine Agenda 21 framework
which espouses sustainable development, to fulfill human needs while
maintaining the quality of the natural environment for current and
future generations. ICASEH

Towards this end, the State adopts the principle of protecting the
climate system for the benefit of humankind, on the basis of climate
justice or common but differentiated responsibilities and the
Precautionary Principle to guide decision-making in climate risk
management. As a party to the United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the State adopts the ultimate objective
of the Convention which is the stabilization of greenhouse gas
concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent
dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system which
should be achieved within a time frame sufficient to allow ecosystems
to adapt naturally to climate change, to ensure that food production is
not threatened and to enable economic development to proceed in a
sustainable manner. As a party to the Hyogo Framework for Action, the
State likewise adopts the strategic goals in order to build national and
local resilience to climate change-related disasters.

Recognizing the vulnerability of the Philippine archipelago and its

local communities, particularly the poor, women, and children, to
potential dangerous consequences of climate change and global
warming such as increasing temperatures, rising seas, changing
landscapes, increasing frequency and/or severity of droughts, fires,
floods and storms, climate-related illnesses and diseases, damage to
ecosystems, biodiversity loss that affect the country's environment,
culture, and economy, the State shall cooperate with the global
community in the resolution of climate change issues, including
disaster risk reduction. It shall be the policy of the State to enjoin the
participation of national and local governments, businesses,
nongovernment organizations, local communities and the public to
prevent and reduce the adverse impacts of climate change and, at the
same time, maximize the potential benefits of climate change. It shall
also be the policy of the State to incorporate a gender-sensitive, pro-
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 children and pro-poor perspective in all climate change and renewable
energy efforts, plans and programs. In view thereof, the State shall
strengthen, integrate, consolidate and institutionalize government
initiatives to achieve coordination in the implementation of plans and
programs to address climate change in the context of sustainable
development.

Further recognizing that climate change and disaster risk

reduction and management are closely interrelated and effective
disaster risk reduction and management will enhance adaptive
capacity to climate change, climate variability and extreme climate
events, the State shall integrate disaster risk reduction into climate
change programs and initiatives.

Cognizant of the need to ensure that national and sub-national

government policies, plans, programs and projects are founded upon
sound environmental considerations and the principle of sustainable
development, it is hereby declared the policy of the State to
systematically integrate the concept of climate change in various
phases of policy formulation, development plans, poverty reduction,
strategies and other development tools and techniques by all agencies
and instrumentalities of the government."

SECTION 2. Section 3 of Republic Act No. 9729 is hereby amended

to read as follows:
"SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. — For purposes of this Act, the
following shall have the corresponding meanings: EcTaSC

(a) 'Adaptation' refers to the adjustment in natural or

human systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli
or their effects, which moderates harm or exploits beneficial
opportunities.

(b) 'Adaptive capacity' refers to the ability of ecological,

social or economic systems to adjust to climate change including
climate variability and extremes, to moderate or offset potential
damages and to take advantage of associated opportunities with
changes in climate or to cope with the consequences thereof.

(c) 'Anthropogenic causes' refer to causes resulting

from human activities or produced by human beings.

(d) 'Climate Change' refers to a change in climate that

can be identified by changes in the mean and/or variability of its
properties and that persists for an extended period typically
decades or longer, whether due to natural variability or as a
result of human activity.

(e) 'Climate Finance' refers to resources that have been

allocated or may be utilized towards the climate change
adaptation and mitigation requirements of the country and its
vulnerable communities.

(f) 'Climate Variability' refers to the variations in the

average state and in other statistics of the climate on all
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 temporal and spatial scales beyond that of individual weather
events.
(g) 'Climate Risk' refers to the product of climate and
related hazards working over the vulnerability of human and
natural ecosystems. acCITS

(h) 'Disaster' refers to a serious disruption of the

functioning of a community or a society involving widespread
human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts
which exceed the ability of the affected community or society to
cope using its own resources.
(i) 'Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM)'
refers to the systematic process of using administrative
directives, organizations, and operational skills and capacities to
implement strategies, policies and improved coping capacities in
order to lessen the adverse impacts of hazards and the possibility
of disaster. Prospective Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
refers to risk reduction and management activities that address
and seek to avoid the development of new or increased disaster
risks, especially if risk reduction policies are not put in place.
(j) 'Gender mainstreaming' refers to the strategy for
making the concerns and experiences of women as well as those
of men an integral dimension of the design, implementation,
monitoring, and evaluation of policies and programs in all
political, economic, environmental or ecological and societal
spheres so that women and men benefit equally and inequality is
not perpetuated. It is the process of assessing the implications
for women and men of any planned action, including legislation,
policies, or programs in all areas and at all levels.

(k) 'Global Warming' refers to the increase in the

average temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oceans
that is associated with the increased concentration of
greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
(l) 'Greenhouse effect' refers to the process by which
the absorption of infrared radiation by the atmosphere warms the
Earth. DEIHSa

(m) 'Greenhouse gases (GHG)' refers to constituents of

the atmosphere that contribute to the greenhouse effect
including, but not limited to, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous
oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulfur
hexafluoride.
(n) 'Mainstreaming' refers to the integration of policies
and measures that address climate change into development
planning and sectoral decision-making.
(o) 'Mitigation' in the context of climate change, refers
to human intervention to reduce anthropogenic emissions
sources and enhance removals by sinks of all GHG, including
ozone-depleting substances and their substitutes.
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 (p) 'Mitigation potential' shall refer to the scale of GHG
reductions that could be made, relative to emission baselines, for
a given level of carbon price (expressed in cost per unit of carbon
dioxide equivalent emissions avoided or reduced).

(q) 'Sea level rise' refers to an increase in sea level

which may be influenced by factors like global warming through
expansion of sea water as the oceans warm and melting of ice
over land and local factors such as land subsidence.
(r) 'Vulnerability' refers to the degree to which a
system is susceptible to, or unable to cope with, adverse effects
of climate change, including climate variability and extreme
climate events. Vulnerability is a function of the character,
magnitude, and rate of climate change and variation to which a
system is exposed, its sensitivity, and its adaptive capacity."

SECTION 3. Section 4 of Republic Act No. 9729 is hereby amended

to read as follows:
"SEC. 4. Creation of the Climate Change Commission. —
There is hereby established a Climate Change Commission, hereinafter
referred to as the Commission. DAETcC

The Commission shall be an independent and autonomous body

and shall have the same status as that of a national government
agency. It shall be attached to the Office of the President.

The Commission shall be the lead policy-making body of the

government, which shall be tasked to coordinate, monitor and evaluate
the programs and action plans of the government in order to ensure
the mainstreaming of climate change into the national, sectoral and
local development plans and programs pursuant to the provisions of
this Act.

The Commission shall be organized within sixty (60) days from

the effectivity of this Act."

SECTION 4. Section 5 of Republic Act No. 9729 is hereby amended

to read as follows:
"SEC. 5. Composition of the Commission. — The Commission
shall be composed of the President of the Republic of the Philippines
who shall serve as the Chairperson, and three (3) Commissioners to be
appointed by the President, one of whom shall be appointed as Vice
Chairperson of the Commission.

The Commission shall have an advisory board composed of the

following:

(a) Secretary of the Department of Agriculture;

(b) Secretary of the Department of Budget and
Management;
(c) Secretary of the Department of Energy;

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 (d) Secretary of the Department of Environment and
Natural Resources;
(e) Secretary of the Department of Education; DSAacC

(f) Secretary of the Department of Finance;

(g) Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs;

(h) Secretary of the Department of Health;

(i) Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local
Government;
(j) Secretary of the Department of National Defense, in
his capacity as Chair of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Council;
(k) Secretary of the Department of Public Works and
Highways;
(l) Secretary of the Department of Science and
Technology;
(m) Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and
Development;

(n) Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry;

(o) Secretary of the Department of Transportation and
Communications;
(p) Director-General of the National Economic and
Development Authority, in his capacity as Socioeconomic
Planning Secretary and Chair of the Philippine Council for
Sustainable Development (PCSD);
(q) Director-General of the National Security Council;
(r) Chairperson of the Philippine Commission on
Women; EHTIDA

(s) Chairperson of the National Youth Commission;

(t) President of the Sangguniang Kabataan National

Federation;

(u) President of the League of Provinces;

(v) President of the League of Cities;
(w) President of the League of Municipalities;

(x) President of the Liga ng mga Barangay;

(y) Representative from the academe;

(z) Representative from the business sector; and

(aa) Representative from the nongovernmental
organizations. AScTaD

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 At least one (1) of the sectoral representatives shall come from
the disaster risk reduction community.
The representatives shall be appointed by the President from a
list of nominees submitted by their respective groups and endorsed by
the Commission. They shall serve for a maximum term of six (6) years:
Provided, however, That such appointment may be terminated by the
President on the basis of the withdrawal of endorsement by or
recommendation of the sector they represent. Appointment to any
vacancy shall be only for the unexpired term of the predecessor.
Ex officio members of the advisory board may appoint their
respective permanent alternate representatives who shall have the
rank of an Undersecretary."

SECTION 5. Section 6 of Republic Act No. 9729 is hereby amended

to read as follows:
"SEC. 6. Meetings of the Commission. — The Commission
shall convene every first or last Monday of every third month, or as
often as it may deem necessary.
In the event that the Chairperson cannot preside the meeting,
the Vice Chairperson shall undertake such function: Provided, however,
That a resolution or decision shall be approved by the majority of the
three (3) Commissioners: Provided, further, That the Chairperson may
veto any decision of the Commission within thirty (30) days from
receipt of the same."

SECTION 6. Section 7 of Republic Act No. 9729 is hereby amended

to read as follows:
"SEC. 7. Qualifications, Tenure, Compensation and Removal
of Commissioners. — The Commissioners must be Filipino citizens,
residents of the Philippines, at least thirty (30) years of age at the time
of appointment, with proven experience on climate change and of
proven honesty and integrity. The Commissioners shall be experts in
climate change by virtue of their educational background, training and
experience: Provided, That at least one (1) Commissioner shall be
female: Provided, further, That in no case shall the Commissioners
come from the same sector: Provided, finally, That in no case shall any
of the Commissioners appoint representatives to act on their behalf. AcSCaI

The Commissioners shall hold office for a period of six (6) years,
and may be subjected to reappointment: Provided, That no person shall
serve for more than two (2) consecutive terms: Provided, further, That
in case of a vacancy, the new appointee shall fully meet the
qualifications of a Commissioner and shall hold office for the unexpired
portion of the term only: Provided, furthermore, That in no case shall a
Commissioner be designated in a temporary or acting capacity:
Provided, finally, That any Commissioner may be removed from office
before the expiration of his/her term for cause or due to incapacity and
in accordance with due process required by pertinent laws.
The Vice Chairperson and the Commissioners shall have the rank
and privileges of a Department Secretary and Undersecretary,
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 respectively. They shall be entitled to corresponding compensation and
other emoluments and shall be subject to the same disqualifications."

SECTION 7. Section 9 of Republic Act No. 9729 is hereby amended

to read as follows:
"SEC. 9. Powers and Functions of the Commission. — The
Commission shall have the following powers and functions:
(a) Coordinate and synchronize climate change
programs in consultation with national government agencies and
other stakeholders;
(b) Formulate a Strategic Framework on Climate
Change to serve as the basis for a program for climate change
planning, research and development, extension, and monitoring
of activities on climate change;
(c) Exercise policy coordination to ensure the
attainment of goals set in the strategic framework and program
on climate change;
(d) Recommend legislation, policies, strategies,
programs on and appropriations for climate change adaptation
and mitigation and other related activities;

(e) Recommend key development investments in

climate-sensitive sectors such as water resources, agriculture,
forestry, coastal and marine resources, health, and infrastructure
to ensure the achievement of national sustainable development
goals; aDcEIH

(f) Create an enabling environment for the design of

relevant and appropriate risk-sharing and risk-transfer
instruments;
(g) Create an enabling environment that shall promote
broader multi-stakeholder participation and integrate climate
change mitigation and adaptation;
(h) Formulate strategies for mitigating GHG emissions,
anthropogenic sources and enhance removals by sinks;
(i) Coordinate and establish a close partnership with
the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council in
order to increase efficiency and effectiveness in reducing the
people's vulnerability to climate-related disasters;
(j) In coordination with the Department of Foreign
Affairs, represent the Philippines in the climate change
negotiations, constitute and lead the Philippine panel of
negotiators of the UNFCCC and the formulation of official
Philippine positions on climate change negotiation issues and
decision areas in the international negotiation arena;
(k) Formulate and update guidelines for determining
vulnerability to climate change impacts and adaptation
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 assessments and facilitate the provision of technical assistance
for their implementation and monitoring;
(l) Coordinate with local government units (LGUs) and
private entities to address vulnerability to climate change
impacts of regions, provinces, cities and municipalities;
(m) Facilitate capacity building for local adaptation
planning, implementation and monitoring of climate change
initiatives in vulnerable and marginalized communities and
areas;
(n) Promote and provide technical and financial support
to local research and development programs and projects in
vulnerable and marginalized communities and areas; TCaEIc

(o) Oversee the dissemination of` information on

climate change, local vulnerabilities and risks, relevant laws and
protocols and adaptations and mitigation measures;
(p) Establish a coordination mechanism with the
concerned government agencies and other stakeholders to
ensure transparency and coherence in the administration of
climate funds taking into consideration the official Philippine
position in international negotiations; and

(q) Perform such other functions as may be necessary

for the effective implementation of this Act."

SECTION 8. Section 11 of Republic Act No. 9729 is hereby amended

to read as follows:
"SEC. 11. National Strategic Framework and Program on
Climate Change. — The Commission shall, within six (6) months from
the effectivity of this Act, formulate a National Strategic Framework on
Climate Change. The Framework shall serve as the basis for climate
change planning, research and development, extension, monitoring of
activities, and climate financing, to protect vulnerable and
marginalized communities from the adverse effects of climate change.
The Framework shall be formulated based on climate change
vulnerabilities, specific adaptation needs, and mitigation potential, and
in accordance with the international agreements.
The Framework shall be reviewed every three (3) years, or as
may be deemed necessary. The review of the Framework shall involve
a participatory and interactive process." ISHaCD

SECTION 9. Section 12 of Republic Act No. 9729 is hereby amended

to read as follows:
"SEC. 12. Components of the National Strategic Framework
and Program on Climate Change. — The Framework shall include, but
not limited to, the following components:
(a) National priorities;

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 (b) Impact, vulnerability and adaptation assessments;
(c) Policy formulation;
(d) Compliance with international commitments;

(e) Research and development;

(f) Database development and management;
(g) Academic programs, capability building and
mainstreaming;
(h) Advocacy and information dissemination;
(i) Monitoring and evaluation; and
(j) Gender mainstreaming."

SECTION 10. Section 15 of Republic Act No. 9729 is hereby

amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 15. Role of Government Agencies. — To ensure the
effective implementation of the framework strategy and program on
climate change, concerned agencies shall perform the following
functions:
(a) The Department of Education (DepEd) shall
integrate climate change into the primary and secondary
education curricula and/or subjects, such as, but not limited to,
science, biology, sibika, history, including textbooks, primers and
other educational materials, basic climate change principles and
concepts; cDTHIE

(b) The Department of the Interior and Local

Government (DILG) and Local Government Academy, in
coordination with the National Economic and Development
Authority and other concerned agencies, shall facilitate the
development and provision of a capacity-building program for
LGUs in climate change, including the provision of necessary and
appropriate technology. The program shall include
socioeconomic, geophysical, policy, and other content necessary
to address the prevailing and forecasted conditions and risks of
particular LGUs. It shall likewise focus on women and children,
especially in the rural areas, since they are the most vulnerable;
(c) The Department of Environment and Natural
Resources (DENR) shall oversee the establishment and
maintenance of a climate change information management
system and network, including on climate change risks, activities
and investments, in collaboration with other concerned national
government agencies, institutions and LGUs;
(d) The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) shall
review international agreements related to climate change and
make the necessary recommendation for ratification and
compliance by the government on matters pertaining thereto;
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 (e) The Philippine Information Agency (PIA) shall
disseminate information on climate change, local vulnerabilities
and risk, relevant laws and protocols and adaptation and
mitigation measures;
(f) The Department of Finance (DOF) shall coordinate
with the Commission on matters concerning fiscal policies
related to climate change and monitor and report measures
involving climate finance;

(g) The Department of Budget and Management (DBM)

shall undertake the formulation of the annual national budget in
a way that ensures the appropriate prioritization and allocation of
funds to support climate change-related programs and projects in
the annual program of government; HacADE

(h) The Department of Science and Technology (DOST),

through the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and
Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), shall promote,
assist and, where appropriate, undertake scientific and
technological research and development, projections and
analysis of future climate scenarios, including activities relative
to observation, collection, assessment and processing of climate-
related data such as, but not limited to, rainfall, sea-level-rise,
extreme climate events, rise in temperatures, and records of
severe droughts monitored over long periods of time, in
coordination with LGUs in priority/target monitoring sites, for the
benefit of agriculture, natural resources, commerce and industry
and in other areas identified to be vital to the country's
development; and
(i) Government financial institutions, except the Bangko
Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), shall, any provision in their respective
charters to the contrary notwithstanding, provide preferential
financial packages for climate change-related projects. In
consultation with the BSP, they shall, within thirty (30) days from
the effectivity of this Act, issue and promulgate the implementing
guidelines therefor."IaAEHD

SECTION 11. Section 16 of Republic Act No. 9729 is hereby

amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 16. Coordination with Various Sectors. — In the
development and implementation of the National Climate Change
Action Plan, and the local action plans, the Commission shall consult
and coordinate with the nongovernment organizations (NGOs), civic
organizations, academe, people's organizations, the private and
corporate sectors and other concerned stakeholder groups."

SECTION 12. Section 17 of Republic Act No. 9729 is hereby

amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 17. Authority to Receive Donations and/or Grants. —
The Commission is hereby authorized to accept grants, contributions,
donations, endowments, bequests, or gifts in cash, or in kind from local
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 and foreign sources in support of the development and implementation
of climate change programs and plans: Provided, That in case of
donations from foreign governments, acceptance thereof shall be
subject to prior clearance and approval of the President of the
Philippines upon recommendation of the Department of Finance:
Provided, further, That such donations shall not be used to fund
personal services expenditures and other operating expenses of the
Commission.
The proceeds shall be used to finance:
(a) Research, development, demonstration and
promotion of technologies;
(b) Conduct of assessment of vulnerabilities to climate
change impacts, resource inventory, and adaptation capability
building;

(c) Advocacy, networking and communication activities

in the conduct of information campaign; and

(d) Conduct of such other activities reasonably

necessary to carry out the objectives of this Act, as may be
defined by the Commission." HIaAED

SECTION 13. Insert and renumber Sections 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,
24 and 25 in Republic Act No. 9729 to read as follows:
"SEC. 18. Creation of the People's Survival Fund. — A
People's Survival Fund (PSF) is hereby established as a special fund in
the National Treasury for the financing of adaptation programs and
projects based on the National Strategic Framework."
"SEC. 19. Sources of the Fund. — The amount of One billion
pesos (P1,000,000,000.00) shall be appropriated under the General
Appropriations Act (GAA) as opening balance of the PSF. Thereafter,
the balance of the PSF from all sources including the amount
appropriated in the GAA for the current year shall not be less than One
billion pesos (P1,000,000,000.00): Provided, That the balance of the
PSF may be increased as the need arises, subject to review and
evaluation by the Office of the President and the Department of Budget
and Management (DBM) of the accomplishments of the Commission
and other concerned LGUs: Provided, further, That the PSF shall not be
used to fund personal services and other operational expenses of the
Commission: Provided, furthermore, That the balance of the PSF
including the amount appropriated in the GAA which shall form part of
the fund shall not revert to the general fund: Provided, finally, That the
Commission shall submit to Congress and the DBM a semi-annual
physical/narrative and financial report on the utilization of the PSF.

The PSF may be augmented by donations, endowments, grants

and contributions, which shall be exempt from donor's tax and be
considered as allowable deductions from the gross income of the
donor, in accordance with the provisions of the National Internal
Revenue Code of 1997, as amended."

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 "SEC. 20. Uses of the Fund. — The fund shall be used to
support adaptation activities of local governments and communities
such as, but not limited to, the following:

(a) Adaptation activities, where sufficient information is

available to warrant such activities, in the areas of water
resources management, land management, agriculture and
fisheries, health, infrastructure development, natural ecosystems
including mountainous and coastal ecosystems;

(b) Improvement of the monitoring of vector-borne

diseases triggered by climate change, and in this context
improving disease control and prevention; HAICcD

(c) Forecasting and early warning systems as part of

preparedness for climate-related hazards;
(d) Supporting institutional development, for local
governments, in partnership with local communities and civil
society groups, for preventive measures, planning, preparedness
and management of impacts relating to climate change,
including contingency planning, in particular, for droughts and
floods in areas prone to extreme climate events;
(e) Strengthening existing, and where needed,
establish regional centers and information networks to support
climate change adaptation initiatives and projects;

(f) Serving as a guarantee for risk insurance needs for

farmers, agricultural workers and other stakeholders; and

(g) Community adaptation support programs by local

organizations accredited by the Commission.

The fund shall be suppletory to any annual appropriations

allocated by relevant government agencies for climate change-related
programs and projects and by LGUs. The fund shall encourage
counterpart funding arrangements among local governments,
community organizations, the private sector, and other entities."

"SEC. 21. The People's Survival Fund Board. — There is

hereby created a People's Survival Fund Board, hereinafter referred to
as the PSF Board, which shall be lodged under the Commission. It shall
be composed of the following:

(a) Secretary of the Department of Finance as Chair;

(b) Vice Chairperson of the Commission;

(c) Secretary of the Department of Budget and

Management;
(d) Director-General of the National Economic and
Development Authority; HEacAS

(e) Secretary of the Department of the Interior and

Local Government;

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 (f) Chairperson of the Philippine Commission on
Women;

(g) A representative from the academe and scientific

community;

(h) A representative from the business sector; and

(i) A representative from the NGOs: Provided, That the
organizations of the academe and scientific community, business
and NGO representatives of the PSF Board are disqualified from
accessing the fund during their term, as set by the Commission,
and a year after their tenure in the PSF Board shall have been
terminated or completed. The said representatives shall be
identified and designated as such by the Commission."

"SEC. 22. Powers and Functions of the PSF Board. — The PSF
Board, which shall convene at least twice a year, shall have the
following powers and functions:
(a) Promulgate policies that will maintain the fiduciary
character of the Board;

(b) Provide overall strategic guidance in the

management and use of the fund including, but not limited to,
the development of funding windows for various adaptation
activities, including counterpart funding arrangements, and
guidelines for project assessment, approval and evaluation;

(c) Develop social, financial and environmental

safeguards to be used in project implementation;
(d) Identify additional sources for the fund;

(e) Issue final approval of projects for the use of the

fund; TcDHSI

(f) Adopt a conflict of interest policy to ensure that

board members will not vote on projects if they have a direct
stake therein; and

(g) Ensure an independent third party evaluation and

auditing of activities supported by the fund, taking into
consideration the principles of transparency and accountability,
and government accounting and auditing rules and regulations."

"SEC. 23. Role of the Commission in the Utilization of the

People's Survival Fund. — The Climate Change Office, headed by the
Vice Chairperson of the Commission, shall evaluate and review the
project proposals, and, with the concurrence and endorsement of a
majority of the climate change Commissioners appointed by the
President, recommend approval of project proposals to the PSF Board
based on the policies, guidelines, and safeguards, agreed by the PSF
Board. The Commission shall utilize the expertise of relevant
government agencies in its advisory board and the national panel of
technical experts in the project appraisal, monitoring and evaluation
process. The Commission shall not be a project implementor.
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 The Commission shall formulate mechanisms that ensure
transparency and public access to information regarding funding
deliberations and decisions.
The Commission shall develop guidelines to accredit local
organizations seeking to access the fund. Organizations will be
accredited based on criteria such as organizational independence,
track record in the community and/or field of expertise, financial
management, and participatory practices."
"SEC. 24. Prioritization of Fund Allocation. — The Commission
shall develop criteria to prioritize use of the fund based on, but not
limited to, the following:

(a) Level of risk and vulnerability to climate change;

(b) Participation of affected communities in the design
of the project; EaICAD

(c) Poverty reduction potential;

(d) Cost effectiveness and sustainability of the
proposal;

(e) Identification of potential co-benefits extending

beyond LGU territory;
(f) Maximization of multi-sectoral or cross-sectoral
benefits;

(g) Responsiveness to gender-differentiated

vulnerabilities; and
(h) Availability of climate change adaptation action
plan."

"SEC. 25. Community Participation. — To ensure

transparency and participation of vulnerable and marginalized groups
in the adaptation projects to be supported by the fund, community
representatives and/or NGO counterparts may participate as observers
in the project identification, monitoring and evaluation process of the
Commission."

SECTION 14. The succeeding sections shall be renumbered

accordingly.
SECTION 15. Separability Clause. — If, for any reason, any section
or provision of this Act is declared as unconstitutional or invalid, the other
sections or provisions hereof shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 16. Repealing Clause. — All laws, ordinances, rules and
regulations and other issuances or parts thereof which are inconsistent with
this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. CSDcTH

SECTION 17. Effectivity Clause. — This Act shall take effect after
fifteen (15) days following its complete publication in at least two (2) national
newspapers of general circulation.
Approved: August 16, 2012.
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