RA 10121

What is  The Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Law? The Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Law, also known as REPUBLIC ACT No. 10121, provides a comprehensive, all-hazard, multi-sectoral, inter-agency, and community-based approach to disaster risk management through the formulation of the National Disaster Risk Management Framework. The Law aims to: have a coherent, integrated, efficient,...

DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND DISASTER RISK REDUCTION MANAGMENT

Disaster risk reduction is the concept and practice of reducing disaster risks through systematic efforts to analyse and reduce the causal factors of disasters. Reducing exposure to hazards, lessening vulnerability of people and property, wise management of land and the environment, and improving preparedness and early warning for adverse events are all examples of disaster...

EXPOSURE AND VULNERABILITY

What is Exposure and Vulnerability? Exposure is defined as “the people, property, systems, or other elements present in hazard zones that are thereby subject to potential losses” (UNISDR 2009). Vulnerability is referred as “the conditions determined by physical, social, economic and environmental factors or processes, which increase the susceptibility of a community to the impact of...

FIRE

What Is Fire? Fire is the oxidation of a combustible material releasing heat, light, and various reaction products such as carbon dioxide and water. Fire in its common form can result in conflagration, which has the potential to cause physical damage through burning.     Fire cannot be form without the presence of the these...

HYDRO-METEOROLOGICAL HAZARD

What is Hydro-meteorological Hazard? Hydro-meteorological hazard is a phenomenon of atmospheric, hydrological or oceanographic nature that may cause loss of life, injury, or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage. (UNISDR) There are different Hydro-meteorological hazard occur in the world. Some of these are tropical...

LANDSLIDE AND SINKHOLES

What are Landslides? Landslides are defined as the mass movement of rock, debris or earth down a slope and have come to include broad range of motions whereby falling, sliding, and flowing under the influence of gravity dislodges earth material. Landslide occur when an earthquake, floods/prolonged rainfall, or volcanic eruption occur.   Features of Landslide...

VOLCANIC ERUPTION HAZARDS AND PREPAREDNESS

What is Volcanic Eruption? Volcanic eruption occurs when pressure build up within a volcano’s molten rock which sending forth lava flows, poisonous gases, and flying rock and ash that can sometimes travel hundreds of miles downwind   What are the Volcanic Hazards/Phenomena and their corresponding Negative Impacts? LAVA FLOW Lava flows are stream-like flows of...

VOLCANO! VOLCANO!

Here  are some information about  volcanic eruption that will help to understand more about this type of hazard. What is Ground Deformation? Ground deformation is the changes to a volcano’s ground surface (volcano deformation) appear as swelling, sinking or cracking, which can be caused by magma, gas, or other fluids (typically water) moving underground or...

TSUNAMI

What is Tsunami? Tsunami comes from the two words “tsu” meaning harbor and “nami” meaning wave in which tsunami means harbour of waves. It is a series of waves with extremely long wavelength and long period generated when a body of water rapidly displace. I would Know if a Tsunami was about to happen if…...

UNDERSTANDING EARTHQUAKE AND EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS

What is an Earthquake? We already know that Earthquakes are natural phenomena brought about by slow but powerful motions within the earth’s crust. At this moment, you will be able to know more about the earthquake. What is a fault? Fault is a form in rocks when the stresses overcome the internal strength of the...