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BillSBN-125920th Congress

International Disaster Relief and Initial Recovery Assistance Act

In committee Filed Aug 27, 2025
◷ Where it standsIn Committee
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Filed on August 27, 2025, and referred to the Committees on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation; Foreign Relations; Ways and Means; and Finance; it is currently pending in committee with no recorded action since the referral.

Should you care?
Relevance to you
Moderate

The bill addresses the need for a structured approach to international disaster assistance.

Disaster response agenciesLocal government unitsInternational aid organizationsAffected communities
Timeliness
Timely

The bill responds to the increasing frequency of natural disasters in the Philippines.

Affects you ifDisaster response agenciesLocal government unitsInternational aid organizationsAffected communities
Impact assessment
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Overall impact
6.3/ 10
Long title

International Disaster Relief and Initial Recovery Assistance Act

Plain-language summary
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This bill aims to facilitate and regulate international disaster relief and initial recovery assistance in the Philippines.

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What changes from current law

Compared with current law:

Today

No formal framework for international disaster relief.

This bill

Establishes a regulatory framework for international disaster relief and recovery assistance.

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The bill aims to facilitate and regulate international disaster relief and initial recovery assistance in the Philippines, establishing a clear framework for managing such efforts.

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Issue areas
HealthLocal GovernmentSocial WelfareLocal GovernmentEmergency managementDisaster ResponseInternational aidRecovery assistance

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Legislative history
Aug 27, 2025Senate
Introduced by Senator LOREN B. LEGARDA;
Sep 16, 2025Senate
Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committees on NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY, PEACE, UNIFICATION AND RECONCILIATION; FOREIGN RELATIONS; WAYS AND MEANS and FINANCE;
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Stalled: has sat in committee since September 16, 2025, with no further action recorded.

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Floor activity

No floor deliberations yet — this measure has not reached plenary. Its committee-stage actions appear under Legislative history above.

Full text
SBN-1259 — verbatim textAs filed
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Reproduced from the Senate document. The official PDF is the authoritative version.