Management of The Dead and The Missing MDM With Line Numbers
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104 nowhere to be found thereafter and has not been heard of since the
105 disaster.
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107 L. Missing Resident of the disaster affected community shall refer to any
108 person residing in the community, whose name appears in the
109 community census, presumed to be in the community during the
110 disaster, nowhere to be found thereafter and has not been heard of since
111 the disaster.
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113 M. Missing Person from outside the community shall refer to any person
114 living outside the affected community, who presumably went to the
115 community and was directly affected by a disaster, then nowhere to be
116 found thereafter and has not been heard of since the disaster. They
117 c a n b e c l a s s i f i e d as w o r k e r s , passersby, and transient visitors.
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119 N. Missing Resident working/studying outside the disaster affected
120 community shall refer to any person residing in the affected
121 community, who works or studies outside this community but presumed to
122 have not gone to work or school at the time of the disaster, nowhere to
123 be found thereafter and has not been heard of since the disaster.
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125 O. Temporary Burial shall refer to shallow burial of two (2) or more dead
126 bodies/body parts in an orderly process, preserving the individuality of
127 every body, and maintaining individual characteristics of each body
128 pending proper identification and disposition.
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130 V. GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK
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132 A. Guiding Principles
133 1. All efforts shall be exerted for proper retrieval, identification and disposition
134 of the remains in a sanitary manner with cautions to prevent negative
135 psychological and social impact on the bereaved and the community
136 including the responders.
137 2. Every dead person has the right to be found, to be identified, and to be
138 buried according to a culturally acceptable norm.
139 3. Rights to privacy of the dead shall be observed at all times.
140 4. The dead shall be treated with utmost respect. In death, money does not
141 matter, material possessions do not matter; dignity is what should be
142 cared about.
143 5. When death is the result of a disaster, the body does not pose a risk for
144 infection.
145 6. Victims shall never be buried in common graves.
146 7. Mass cremation of bodies shall never take place when this goes
147 against the cultural and religious norms of the population.
148 8. Every effort must be taken to identify the bodies. As a last resort,
149 unidentified bodies shall be placed in individual niches or trenches, which
150 is a basic human right of the surviving family members.
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346 (PCG), Philippine Red Cross (PRC), Private Rescue Personnel, Local Rescue
347 Unit and Civilian Group Volunteers. For the National Capital Region (NCR), the
348 Search and Recovery Operation shall be led by the PNP supported by other
349 agencies. In the event of disaster, the initial site commander shall be the Chief of
350 Police (COP) who shall tum over the responsibility to AFP upon the arrival of the
351 AFP task group, except for that in NCR
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353 1. The Search and Rescue (SAR) Operations Commander shall establish and
354 disseminate a unified and standardized tagging system of the bodies and
355 body parts recovered;
356 2. All body parts and dead bodies retrieved onsite shall be placed in cadaver
357 bags or any appropriate means during transport to identified collection point or
358 storage area, which are preferably refrigerated, for examination or proper
359 identification;
360 3. The Local Health Office shall look after the health conditions and needs of the
361 responders and volunteers. In an event that the Local Health Office can not
362 cope, it can request support from the DOH;
363 4. Protection and safety of responders and volunteers must be observed in the
364 retrieval, handling, transport and disposition of body parts and dead bodies
365 and shall be the primary considerations of sending agencies. There should be
366 proper coordination among the agencies on this matter.
367 5. The local chief executive through the local health office shall coordinate all
368 processes related to the management of corpses including the
369 retrieval, handling, transport and disposition of body parts and dead bodies.
370
371 B. Identification of the Dead Operation
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373 1. The Local Government Unit (LGU) shall request the NBI and/or PNP Crime
374 Laboratory for disaster victim identification.
375 2. The NBI and/or PNP shall proceed to the disaster site upon the request of the
376 LGU to assess the situation and shall establish mortuary operations in
377 coordination with the LGU.
378 3. In case of mass fatality incident caused by natural disasters, the NBI shall
379 primarily be in charge of identification of the dead. The NBI shall coordinate
380 with the PNP-CL and other related experts.
381 4. In case of mass fatality incident caused by human generated activities, the
382 PNP shall primarily be in charge of identification of the dead. The PNP shall
383 coordinate with the NBI and other related experts.
384 5. The Medico-Legal Officers of the NBI and/or PNP shall issue a Certificate of
385 Identification for all examined/processed and identified bodies.
386 6. The NBI and/or PNP shall provide the Local Health Officer, an official list of
387 identified and unidentified disaster victims
388 7. The Local Health Officer shall issue a Death Certificate based on the
389 Certificate of Identification issued by the NBI/PNP.
390 8. The LGU shall provide the NBI and/or PNP with a list of missing persons.
391 9. The LGU through the NDRRMC shall provide the Department of
392 Foreign Affairs a list of identified and unidentified dead foreigners.
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393 10. The LGU shall identify and put up areas for temporary collection or storage of
394 retrieved body parts and corpses as per local health office
395 recommendations.
396 11. The Local Health Office shall monitor the proper sanitation of the temporary
397 collection and storage area at all times and shall take the responsibility to
398 maintain the sanitary retrieval and disposal of body parts and dead bodies.
399 12. All retrieved body parts and corpses waiting for examination and
400 identification in the collection points or storage areas shall be properly
401 preserved by any appropriate and available means.
402 13. Refrigeration of bodies and body parts is preferable. In its absence,
403 temporary burial will be resorted. Chemical preservatives (such as quicklime,
404 formol and zeolite as well as commonly used disinfectants such as
405 hypochlorite) may be applied only after the examination and identification of
406 the bodies and body parts.
407 14. The NBI and/or the PNP may request the fingerprints, dental and medical
408 records of the missing/dead in the custody of other government
409 agencies (GSIS, SSS, or other offices) for the purpose of identifying dead
410 bodies only.
411 15. The Interpol Identification System for the Ante Mortem (Dead/ Missing
412 Persons Form) and Post Mortem (Dead Bodies Identification Form) forms
413 maybe used in generating the data relative to MDM. These forms shall
414 be made available (posted in the NDRRMC Website) and
415 accomplished by all agencies concerned
416 16. The NBI and/or PNP shall ensure scientific identification of all recovered
417 bodies using all possible available technologies in conformity with national
418 and international standards.
419 17. The LOU shall, in coordination with the NBI, PNP, DOH, DILO, and other
420 agencies involved in managing the dead/missing shall conduct trainings and
421 seminars regarding the proper handling of the missing/dead.
422 18. All concerned agencies shall undertake Forensic Research regarding Disaster
423 Victim Identification (DVI).
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425 C. Final Arrangement for the Dead
426
427 1. Legitimate claimants shall be responsible for the ultimate disposal of
428 identified cadavers.
429 2. The respective embassies of identified dead foreigners shall be informed and
430 the repatriation of their bodies shall be their responsibility.
431 3. The LGU shall be responsible for the final disposition of the unidentified
432 bodies.
433 4. The unidentified bodies shall be buried in the collective or individual graves,
434 marked with their unique case numbers.
435 5. Cremation of unidentified bodies will not be allowed.
436 6. The LGU shall consult the community and religious leaders of the disaster
437 site regarding the final disposition of the unidentified bodies.
438 7. Religious and ethnic considerations shall be considered in the final
439 disposition of bodies.
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634 d) Provides financial support to the health sectoral plans of activities for
635 MDM, as recommended by the DOH
636 e) Provides funds for the development of standard MDM training modules
637 together with the conduct of these training, as recommended by the
638 DOH
639 f) Declares the termination of Search and Recovery Operations g. Conducts
640 inter-agency coordinating meetings
641 g) Repository of MDM information or reports that can be shared or
642 accessed by concerned agencies. It is in charge of releasing information
643 pertaining to MDM
644 Acts as the clearinghouse for information dissemination
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646 3. Search and Recovery Groups
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648 Composition:
649
650 a) Search and Recovery Group is composed of the Department of National
651 Defense - Armed Forces of the Philippines (DND-AFP); Philippine
652 National Police (PNP); Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Department of Interior
653 and Local Government (DILG); Bureau of Fire Protection - Special
654 Rescue Unit (BFP-SRU); LGU Leagues and Philippine Red Cross (PRC)
655 b) Search and recovery of Dead Bodies shall be done spontaneously led by the
656 Armed Forces of the Philippines of the Department of National Defense
657 (AFP- and groups such as the Philippine National Police (PNP), Special
658 Rescue Unit of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP-SRU), Philippine Red
659 Cross (PRC), Private rescue groups, Local rescue units and Civilian Group
660 Volunteers
661 c) In the event of the disaster, the initial site commander will be the Chief of
662 Police (COP) who shall turn over the responsibility to AFP upon the arrival of
663 the AFP task group except in NCR.
664 d) Coordination of the Search and Recovery/Retrieval Groups consisting of the
665 different agencies to include civilian group volunteers/ local rescue units shall
666 be under the responsibility of the designated AFP Task Force except in NCR.
667 e) The Site Commander shall designate appropriate tasks to all
668 responders/volunteers before joining the search and recovery operations after
669 proper identification of themselves.
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671 4. Group for the Identification of the Dead:
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673 a) It is composed of the following agencies: National Bureau of
674 Investigation (NBI); Philippine National Police Crime Laboratory (PNP- CL);
675 supported by Forensic Experts; Academes; LGU Leagues and other support
676 groups. The (NBI or PNP-CL??? – no identified cluster lead) shall be the
677 lead agency in the group and if necessary, may request assistance/
678 support from other agencies. (This is to avoid duplication of functions
679 as raised in the meeting)
680 b) It is in charge of proper identification of retrieved body parts and dead bodies
681 in the least possible time.
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682 c) In case of mass fatality incident caused by natural disasters, the NBI shall
683 primarily be in charge of identification of the dead. The NBI shall coordinate
684 with the PNP and other related experts.
685 d) In case of mass fatality incident caused by human generated activities, the
686 PNP shall primarily be in charge of identification of the dead. The PNP shall
687 coordinate with the NBI and other related experts.
688 e) The NBI and/or PNP shall proceed to the disaster site upon the request of the
689 LGU to assess the situation and shall establish mortuary operations
690 f) The medico-legal officers of the NBI and/or PNP shall issue a Certificate of
691 Identification for all examined/ processed and identified bodies.
692 g) The NBI and/or PNP shall provide the Local Health Officer, an official list of
693 un-identified disaster victims for certification of missing person believed to be
694 dead during disaster.
695 h) It shall provide the Department of Foreign Affairs a list of identified and
696 unidentified foreigners through the NDRRMC
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698 5. Group for Final Arrangement
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700 a) The group consists of the Department of Interior and Local Government
701 (DILG) supported by the LGU Leagues, Mortuary; Cemetery; and other
702 Religious Organizations
703 b) The local government unit shall be responsible for the final disposition of the
704 bodies; in temporary burial for unidentified bodies 72 hours after death or
705 occurrence time of disaster and in collective grave for identified bodies
706 unclaimed after 72 hours.
707 c) All unidentified bodies and body parts shall be turned over to the local
708 government unit for final disposition after thorough postmortem examinations
709 had been finished.
710 d) Informs the respective embassies, through the NDRRMC, of identified dead
711 foreigners for their responsibility in the repatriation of the bodies
712 e) The LGU releases to the Legitimate claimants the identified cadavers for the
713 ultimate disposal
714 f) All unidentified bodies and body parts shall be turned over to the local
715 government unit for final disposition after thorough postmortem
716 examinations
717 g) The local government unit shall identify and put up areas for temporary
718 collection or storage of retrieved body parts and corpses as per local health
719 office recommendations.
720 h) Refrigeration of bodies and body parts is preferable. In its absence,
721 temporary burial will be resorted. Chemical preservatives (such as quicklime,
722 formol and zeolite as well as commonly used disinfectants such as
723 hypochlorite) may be applied only after the examination and identification of
724 the bodies and body parts.
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