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Republic of the Philippines
Province of Pangasinan
MUNICIPALITY OF URBIZTONDO
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OFFICE OF THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN

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EXCERPT FROM THE RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE 48th REGULAR SESSION OF THE SANGGUNIAN BAYAN OF URBIZTONDO, PANGASINAN HELD AT LEGISLATIVE HALL, NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Present: Vice Mayor Haidee S. Soriano Presiding Officer Coun. Martin Raul S. Sison, II Member Coun. Zenaida P. Espinosa Member Coun. Dyna P. de Guzman Member Coun. Marc Salvador B. Vedaña Member Coun. Alexander D. Poquiz Member Coun. Amado P. Operania Member Coun. Natividad P. Soriano Member ​ Absent: Coun. Mirla D. Balolong Member Coun. Brandy M. Palisoc Member (ABC Pres.) Coun. Lorraine P. Baysic Member (SKF Pres.) ​

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MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE NO. 8 - 2012
Introduced By: Coun. Amado P. Operania

AN ORDINANCE ENACTING LOCAL POLICY ON FORCED OR PRE-EMPTIVE EVACUATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF URBIZTONDO, PANGASINAN

Be it enacted by the Sangguniang Bayan of Urbiztondo, Pangasinan to wit:

I.

Title. This ordinance shall be known as the “Forced or Pre-Emptive Evacuation of the Municipality of Urbiztondo, Pangasinan”.

II.

Scope. This ordinance shall be applied to all residents-at-risk during disaster or calamity.

III.

Definition of Terms:

1.	Forced evacuation – is the mandatory bringing of people away from the threat or actual occurrence of a hazard.
2.	Pre-emptive evacuation – is the voluntary evacuation of people away from any imminent disaster to avoid loss of lives upon assessment of the current situation and order by the DRRMC.
3.	Disaster – a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts, which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to scope using its own resources; an actual threat to public health and safety where the local government and the emergency services are unable to meet the immediate needs of the community; an event in which the local emergency management measures are insufficient to cope with a hazard, whether due to a lack of time, capacity or resources, resulting in unacceptable levels of damage or number of casualties.
4.	DRRMC - Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council