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Introduction
people found little and slow measures to mitigate or lessen the effects of
Reduction, 2018).
Pacific to take actions towards mitigating risks (Merone & Tait, 2018).
the typhoon belt and the Pacific ring of fire. Just within the current
decade, thousands of lives had been lost, millions of people had been
displaced and hundreds of billions worth of damages had been incurred
hazards that have been threatening these areas will be identified along
challenges that local officials faced in executing disaster risk reduction and
in terms of:
1.1 Population;
1.6 Resources
1.2 Preparedness;
following:
Malita and each barangay will benefit to this research output since this will
Council. Through the result of this study, the MDRRM of Malita will be
disasters will reoccur. It also ensures that our emergency response does
study will benefit the result of this study as they will be given the chance
conditions.
To the Residents. Through the result of this study, the residence
also the sources of information that can help to learn more about disaster
preparedness.
beneficial in making the same study. This will also invite interest to other
related variables.
Occidental
order to save lives, reduce health impacts, ensure public safety, and meet
and reduce the effects of disasters. That is to predict and where possible
of the area.
Land Area - refers to mitigate disasters and reduce risks by
prone areas.
and material damage caused by the disaster and to ensure that human
disasters.
Potential disaster – refers to the losses in lives health status
This chapter presents the framework of our study which are the
related literature and studies from authors and experts about the level of
FOREIGN STUDIES
2012).
status. Political spin can either exaggerate or play down the scale of a
including the islands of Saona, Beata, Catalina and other smaller islands,
the Island is shared with the Republic of Haiti with a 383 kilometers
around 1,500 mm, the country has large bodies of subterranean water,
fourteen principal river basins, over 400 rivers systems and streams that
events have caused the death of 1,486 and affected 2.7 million people,
followed by 5.9 per cent in hurricane zones and 5.4 per cent in drought
2011).
population may be at risk of suffering both directly and indirectly from one
for total disaster losses (International Federation of Red Cross and Red
LOCAL STUDIES
disaster risk reduction into the residence of each barangay. While it was
the two country case studies where disasters had not struck since the
occurred at both the national and the local levels, which is leading to
increased education and greater preparedness and resiliency among
words, how results are being achieved. This study found that there were
quite a lot of lessons to be learned about how outcomes for children were
REHABILITATION
and islets, and covering a land area of approximately 300,000 km2. The
country comprises three groups or large islands: the Luzon group in the
north and west, consisting of Luzon, Mindoro, and Palawan, the Visaya
group in the centre, consisting of Bohol, Cebu, Leyte, Masbate, Negros,
Panay and Samar, and Mindanao in the South. Manila and nearby Quezon
City, the country’s most-populous cities, are part of the National Capital
(Cullinane, 2019).
The islands and groups are divided into four main classes of
countries with the highest risks worldwide according to the World Risk
Report 2018, with index value of 25.14% (World Economic Forum, 2018).
2017).
This is largely due to the location and geographical context as the
risk involving coastal hazards such as typhoons, storm surges and rising
sea levels is high. Also, as the islands are located within the “Ring of Fire”
volcanoes are posing serious risks to the safety of the populace. Flooding,
including typhoons and floods, accounted for over 80% of the natural
The subduction zone between the two tectonic plates (Eurasian and
Pacific) creating the seismic activity in the region are predicted to have
the capacity to generate major earthquakes in the near future, and in the
impacts are unevenly distributed across the regions, with majority of the
events affecting Central Luzon, Cordillera Administrative Region and the
stakeholders, including civil societies and the private sector. The NDRRMC
Management Act
policy. However, due to the need to reestablish a law that caters to more
recent and relevant social realities of time and the changing context of
development, a new law was passed: Republic Act 10121 also known as
policy that formalized the present National Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management (NDDRM) system of the country. Its main goal is for the
the stakeholders at all levels from national to local until it reaches the
the country (Doroteo, 2015). With regards to the function of the NDRRMC,
disaster risks.
Theoretical Framework
10121.
Theoretical Framework
CHAPTER III
METHODOLOGY
Research Locale
when the thirty Barangays through their respective officials answer the
barangays.
Research Design
questionnaire in the easiest way that they could understand the questions
disaster preparedness.
Sampling Design and Technique
Research Instrument
consisted of two parts. Part I determined the profile of each barangay and
Fair, 1-Poor.
First, the researcher will secure permission from the Office of the
Davao Occidental.
Data Analysis
Interpretation.
Mean
x̅ = ∑X
Where: x̅ = mean
∑ = sum of scores
Percentage
level.
Formula:
Where: %= percentage
f= frequency
n= total