THE PHILIPPINE EXPERIENCES

PHILIPPINE TRENCH BORDERING THE EASTERN PHILIPPINES, REACHING DEPTHS OF 10,500 METERS; IT RESULTS FROM THE PHILIPPINE PLATE SINKING BENEATH THE

EURASIAN PLATE.
• PART OF THE CIRCUM-PACIFIC SEISMIC BELT AND IS POSITIONED IN

BETWEEN, THE EURASIAN AND PACIFIC PLATES, WHICH ARE

RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATION OF MOUNTAIN RANGES, ISLANDS,

DAILY-20 EARTHQUAKES, ANNUALLY-100 TO 200

VOLCANOES, EARTHQUAKES AND TSUNAMIS.

MORE THAN 300 VOLCANOES : 22 ACTIVE ONES AND 36,289

KILOMETRES OF IT COASTLINES IS HIGHLY PRONE TO TSUNAMI.

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RISK

INDEX

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ACCORDING TO THE LATEST REPORT OF UN OFFICE FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (UNISDR), THE PHILIPPINES RANKS

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4TH AMONG COUNTRIES HIT BY THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF DISASTERS OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS.

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THE COUNTRY IS ALSO AMONG THE TOP 10 COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST ABSOLUTE NUMBER OF AFFECTED PEOPLE

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(130 MILLION).

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ZAMBOANGA CRISIS IN 2013
QUIRINO GRAND STAND HOSTAGE TAKING IN 2010
WOWOWEE STAMPEDE IN 2008
TYPHOON YOLANDA IN 2013
7.2 M EARTHQUAKE IN BOHOL 2013
OCTOBER 15, 2013 (8:12AM)

7.2 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE; WITH 3,198 AFTERSHOCKS (94 OF WHICH WERE FELT)

EPICENTER PLOTTED AT 6KM OF SAGBAYAN MUNICIPALITY

EQUIVALENT TO 32 HIROSHIMA BOMBS ACCORDING TO DR. DAAG OF PHIVOLCS

 Effects of Bohol Earthquake

• 222 DEATH TOLL

• 976 INJURED

• 8 MISSING

• 73,002 HOUSES WERE DAMAGED

• 41 BRIDGES AFFECTED

• 18 ROADS WERE AFFECTED

• 671, 103 FAMILIES WERE AFFECTED (1,527 BARANGAYS IN 60 MUNICIPALITIES)

• 2,257,337,182.90 COST OF DAMAGES

 LEGAL
MANDATES
 R.A 10121

“PHILIPPINES DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2010.”

Aims to enforce the people’s constitutional rights to life and property by acknowledging the root causes of susceptibility to disastrous events, fostering the country's

capacity for disaster risk reduction and management, and establishing the resilience of local communities to disasters that are brought about by man and nature alike.
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NATIONAL GUIDE ON :

HOW SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CAN BE ACHIEVED THROUGH INCLUSIVE

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE TO DISASTER
GROWTH WHILE BUILDING THE ADAPTIVE CAPACITIES OF COMMUNITIES;

RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT (DRRM). INCREASING THE RESILIENCE OF VULNERABLE SECTORS; AND

OPTIMIZING DISASTER MITIGATION OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE END IN VIEW OF

PROMOTING PEOPLE’S WELFARE AND SECURITY TOWARDS GENDER-

RESPONSIVE AND RIGHTS-BASED SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.

 NDRRMP- “SAFER, ADAPTIVE AND DISASTER RESILIENT FILIPINO COMMUNITIES TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.”

THROUGH THE FOUR DISTINCT YET MUTUALLY REINFORCING PRIORITY AREAS, NAMELY,

• DISASTER PREVENTION AND MITIGATION;

• DISASTER PREPAREDNESS;

• DISASTER RESPONSE; AND

• DISASTER RECOVERY AND REHABILITATION.

 I. DISASTER PREVENTION AND MITIGATION

• CONDUCT OF RISK ASSESSMENTS .

• DEVELOPMENT AND ESTABLISHMENT OF SEVERAL EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS.

• DEVELOPMENT OF TOOLS ON RISK ASSESSMENT.

• INCREASING INVOLVEMENT OF COMMUNITIES .

 II. DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

• CONDUCT OF DRRM VARIOUS RESEARCH WORK.

• CONDUCT OF MULTI-STAKEHOLDERS DIALOGUES.

• CONDUCT OF VARIOUS CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES.

• DEVELOPMENT AND REGULAR REVIEW OF CONTINGENCY PLANS.

• DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION (IEC) MATERIALS.

• DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION AND DATABASE GENERATION.

• INCLUSION OF DRRM INTO SCHOOL CURRICULA (ESPECIALLY IN BASIC EDUCATION)

• EXISTENCE OF PROCEDURES ON DISASTER COMMUNICATION.

 III. DISASTER RESPONSE

• ESTABLISHED INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS FOR DISASTER RESPONSE OPERATIONS.

• IMPROVED SKILLS IN SEARCH, RESCUE AND RETRIEVAL OPERATIONS.

 IV. DISASTER REHABILITATION AND RECOVERY

• MAINSTREAMING OF DRR IN SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS DEVELOPMENT PLANS

• CONDUCT OF POST DISASTER ASSESSMENTS INTEGRATION OF DRR INTO POST-DISASTER RECOVERY AND REHABILITATION PROCESSES

• INCORPORATING DRR ELEMENTS IN PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

1. EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 159, SERIES OF 1968, MANDATES THAT ALL HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS, BUREAUS, OFFICES, AGENCIES,

INSTRUMENTALITIES AND POLITICAL SUB-DIVISIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING ALL CORPORATIONS OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY

THE GOVERNMENT, THE ARMED FORCES, GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS AND PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO ESTABLISH THEIR

RESPECTIVE DISASTER CONTROL ORGANIZATIONS .

2. RULE 1040 OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS (AS AMENDED) WHICH STATES THAT EACH AGENCY PROVIDE FOR THE

ORGANIZATION OF DISASTER CONTROL GROUPS/HEALTH SAFETY COMMITTEES IN EVERY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT AND THE CONDUCT OF PERIODIC

DRILLS AND EXERCISES IN WORK PLACES;