Design Center of the Philippines

May 25, 2023

Dear Jasmine Joyce Martinez,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated May 24, 2023, 05:39:30 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for Philippine Design Guidelines for Emergency Architecture on the following: 

1.) Designing Medical Emergency Rooms
2.) Designing Fire Stations
3.) Designing Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Facilities
4.) Designing Coast Guard Facilities
5.) Designing Urban Farming Facilities


Response to your request

While we aim to provide information whenever possible, in this instance this Office does not have the above-mentioned guidelines and information that you have requested. However, you may wish to contact  the following:

For General Guidelines:
UAP National Headquarters Building, No. 53 Scout Rallos St., 
Barangay Laging Handa, Quezon City, Metro Manila 1103
Phone: 7621 - 8226
Emails: admin@unitedarchitects.ph cpd@unitedarchitects.ph

Medical Emergency Rooms:
You may benchmark from this reference and guidelines: https://hfsrb.doh.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Hospital-Level-1.pdf

Also, this presentation from not expert might help address your needs for hospital emergency room standards.
https://www.preventionweb.net/globalplatform/2007/first-session/docs/Workshops/4_2_1_Reducing_risk_health/Banatin.pdf

Fire Stations:
The Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of RA 9514, commonly referred to as the Fire Code of the Philippines, serves as the basis that guides the Bureau of Fire Protection in enforcing the law to maintain public safety and economic development by preventing and suppressing all types of damaging fires.
Also, this might be a helpful link to read about issuances and send queries:https://bfp.gov.ph/about-us/mandates-and-functions/

Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Facilities:   
You may research and post queries by visiting the below website and its operating center
https://ndrrmc.gov.ph/
NDRRMC Operation Center
NDRRMC Building, Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City
Hotlines: 8911 1406 / 8912 2665 / 8912 5668 / 8912 3046
  
As an option, you may also email ndrrmoc@ocd.gov.ph
and reference the Implementing Rules and Regulation of REPUBLIC ACT No. 10121.

Coast Guard Facilities:
You may also visit the website and read their published policies and announcements at https://coastguard.gov.ph/index.php

The IRR of Republic Act No. 9993 could be a reference likewise with this URL
 https://mepcom.coastguard.gov.ph › 2020/08 
may have some information.

Urban Farming:
The LGU Quezon City Urban Farming project could be a good reference and benchmark.  Here is the access https://quezoncity.gov.ph/program/joy-of-urban-farming/

In addition, the Department of Agriculture under their information services could help in the provision of additional information.  Below are the link to access them and contact details:
https://www.da.gov.ph/services/agriculture-and-fisheries-information-services/
https://www.da.gov.ph/services/agriculture-and-fisheries-information-services/
Phone	+63 (2) 8928-8741 to 64 and +63 (2) 8273-2474
Address	Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City, 1100
Email:	osec@da.gov.ph
Social Media	https://www.facebook.com/dacentralphilippines

You may also resubmit your request addressed to the correct agency on the eFOI portal at foi.gov.ph.

For further assistance, you may review the FAQ section of the eFOI site: https://www.foi.gov.ph/help.

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to the Design Center's Office of the Deputy Executive Director through email at lucky.lopez@designcenter.gov. ph
Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.

Respectfully,
Analiza Perez
FOI Officer / DM