PHILIPPINES: TROPICAL STORM NALGAE/PAENG

Kusiong Evacuation Center Gender Analysis Snapshot December 2022

In 28 October 2022, Severe Tropical Storm Nalgae (locally named

Paeng) brought heavy rains causing floods across the
Philippines. Its impact was most severe in BARMM with over 1M Matanog Barira
Buldon

displaced population. A major landslide in Barangay Kusiong,

Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao destroyed more than 500
houses and damaged 900. The number of residents at the Parang
evacuation center continued to change over the response period.
As of 7th January 2023 with schools resuming, all families have
MAGUINDANAO DEL NORTE
Sultan Mastura
evacuated to host communities or temporary shelters.
Sultan Kudarat
COTABATO CITY
This snapshot is a capture of data and qualitative feedback from
men and women at the EC on December 11th 2022. Northern Kabuntalan

Datu Odin Sinsuat

KUSIONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Kabuntalan

EVACUATION CENTER (EC) Talitay Datu Piang

Pagagawan

An EC which is an example of women’s leadership in disaster

Datu Anggal Midtimbang Datu Salibo COTABATO
Shariff Saydona Mustapha
response. The EC is run by the school principal and her teachers. Upi Talayan Datu Saudi-Ampatuan
Mamasapano Pagalungan
Thirteen (13) of which were affectees. Classrooms housed 6 Guindulungan
Rajah Buayan Sultan Sa Barongis
Datu Blah T. Sinsuat
families each all headed by a warden elected by families, all were Datu Unsay
women. MAGUINDANAO DEL SUR Shariff Aguak
Datu Hoffer Ampatuan
Gen. S.K. Pendatun

226
South Upi Datu Abdullah Sangki
MALE HEADED Ampatuan Paglat
HOUSEHOLDS Pandag
Datu Paglas
Buluan

42 FEMALE HEADED
HOUSEHOLDS
SULTAN KUDARAT Mangudadatu

HEALTH ISSUES RECORDED HEALTH COMPLAINTS ACTIONS

4 10
WOMEN AND MEN
Monitoring on improvement
show more signs of MEN WOMEN
of health complaints
psychosocial distress

6 4
CHILDREN
More detailed disagregation
suffer more from BOYS GIRLS
of health data
communicable diseases
data of 23 entries from 8am-11am collected on 5 Dec 2022

EDUCATION IN EMERGENCIES ACTIONS

Teachers are still holding
Disaggregated data to Training of (male/female) teachers
classes but in less
understand gender dynamics on MHPSS first aid
formal settings

702 LEARNERS
(66 were older
first time learners)
Disagregated information of
first time learners
Making schools accesible to
persons with disabilities

FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSION

ONSET OF DISASTER LOSSES IN THE DISASTER PRIORITY AFTER DISASTER ANALYSIS

No early warning Family members; Food and housing Need for community early
and lack of Personal documents; repair kits. warning systems; Capacity
disaster preparedness; Farms and motorbikes building for disaster preparedness
MEN Scrambled to assist and used for livelihood. and response with women in lead.
rescue people.

Concerns due to Household materials; Payment of debts; Need for community early
continuous rains; Informal small businesses School materials warning systems; Capacity
Lack of early warning; as source of livelihood making of children. building for disaster preparedness
WOMEN Lack of officials to guide female headed households more and response
during the chaos. vulnerable.

CONCLUSION
Reporting must include Importance of women’s Return of (male/female) Establish gender balanced
disagregated data with leadership in emergency livelihood is essential to community prepredness
gender analysis response community rehabilitation and response

The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.
Creation date: 25 Jan 2023 Sources: PSA/NAMRIA, Kusiong ES Gender analysis Report Feedback: ochaphilippines@un.org www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int