Parliament Bill No. 451

First reading

An Act Institutionalizing the Bangsamoro Disaster Volunteer Corps as an Integral Component of the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management System, Defining Its Organization, Functions, Rights, and Protection, Providing Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes

Institutionalizes the Bangsamoro Disaster Volunteer Corps.

  1. Filed

    Apr 16, 2026

  2. First ReadingNow

    May 18, 2026

  3. Second Reading — Committee

  4. Second Reading — Plenary

  5. Third Reading

  6. Approved

  7. Enacted

Filed and formally read into the record, then referred to committee. No debate has happened yet.

How to take part

Submit a position paper via the Parliament's Call for Position Papers page, or attend/watch the responsible committee's public hearings.

Watchpoints

  • Only upon approval by Parliament and effectivity clause; this bill is not yet law

Who it affects

Disaster-prone communities

Where to dig deeper

  • Original bill PDF: On the bill's official page
  • Official page: https://parliament.bangsamoro.gov.ph/bta-bills-22/an-act-institutionalizing-the-bangsamoro-disaster-volunteer-corps-as-an-integral-component-of-the-regional-disaster-risk-reduction-and-management-system-defining-its-organization-functions-rights/

Data note

Not applicable - bill not yet enacted.

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