Calamity and Disaster

Management
Disaster
• A damaging or destructive event, an event
that causes serious loss, destruction,
hardship unhappiness, or death.
Natural Disaster
• a natural event such as a flood, earthquake,
or hurricane that causes great damage or
loss of life.
Man Made Disaster
• involves an element of human intent,
negligence, or error; or involving a failure of
a man-made system.
Developmental Aggression
Drought
Epidemic / Outbreak
Fire
Fish Kill
Flood
Infestation
Lahar
Landslide
Armed Conflict
Redtide
Storm Surge
Tornado
Tropical Cyclone
Volcanic Eruption
Earthquake
Top 5 disasters in terms of affected
population are
• Development Aggression
• Flood
• Landslide
• Armed conflict
• Tropical cyclone
Top 5 disasters in terms of frequency

• Epidemic/Outbreak
• Fire
• Flood
• Landslide
• Armed Conflict
Disaster Management System
• Strengthening of the Philippine disaster
control capability
• Establishing a community disaster
preparedness program nationwide.
Disaster Coordinating Councils
• National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC)
• Regional Disaster Coordinating Council (RDCC)
• Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council (PDCC)
• City Disaster Coordinating Council (CDCC)
• Municipal Disaster Coordinating Council (MDCC)
• Barangay Disaster Coordinating Council (BDCC)
Thank you
Prepared by: Andy Martinez