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Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
National Capital Region
DIVISION OF CITY SCHOOLS – MANILA
Manila Education Center Arroceros Forest Park
Antonio J. Villegas St. Ermita, Manila

Disaster Readiness
and Risk Reduction

WHY US? NOT

OTHERS?

Quarter 1 Week 3 Module 2

Learning Competency:
Explain why certain sectors of society are more
vulnerable to disasters than others.
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HOW TO USE THIS MODULE
Before starting the module, I want you to set aside other tasks that will disturb you while
enjoying the lessons. Read the simple instructions below to successfully enjoy the
objectives of this kit. Have fun!

1. Follow carefully all the contents and instructions indicated in every page of
this module.
2. Write on your notebook the concepts about the lessons. Writing
enhances learning, that is important to develop and keep in mind.
3. Perform all the provided activities in the module.
4. Let your facilitator/guardian assess your answers using the answer key card.
5. Analyze conceptually the posttest and apply what you have learned.
6. Enjoy studying!

PARTS OF THE MODULE

• Expectations - These are what you will be able to know after completing the
lessons in the module
• Pre-test - This will measure your prior knowledge and the
concepts to be mastered throughout the lesson.
• Looking Back to your Lesson - This section will measure what
learnings and skills did you understand from the previous lesson.
• Brief Introduction- This section will give you an overview of the lesson.

• Activities - This is a set of activities you will perform with a partner.

• Remember - This section summarizes the concepts and

applications of the lessons.

• Check your Understanding - It will verify how you learned from the lesson.

• Post-test - This will measure how much you have learned from
the entire module.

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LESSON 6: WHY CERTAIN SECTORS OF SOCIETY
ARE MORE VULNERABLE COMPARED TO OTHERS
EXPECTATIONS
At the end of this module, you are to explain why certain sectors of society are more
vulnerable than the others. Specifically, you are expected to:
a. identify factors why certain sectors of society are more vulnerable;
b. describe situations that makes certain sectors more vulnerable to hazards; and
c. determine some conditions that makes society strong for a hazard.

Vulnerability is a multiplier of the impact of hazard. Likewise, the type of hazard

that we deal for sometimes also has their own degree of impact in the society. What
does it tell us then? It is imperative that we should be able to understand certain factors
in our home or in the society whether we are so vulnerable to a type of disaster or not.
This will help us to do something in order to prevent or lessen the impact of the hazard.
However, even if we know also how vulnerable we are, some sectors receive more
damage compared to us. Let us explore more why by answering first the prepared
pretest.

PRETEST
Directions: Answer the questions briefly.
1. What is vulnerability? ___________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________.
2. What makes a situation more vulnerable to hazards?
_____________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

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LOOKING BACK TO YOUR LESSON
QUESTION AND ANSWER !
Directions: Observe the picture below and answer the questions that follow.

https://www.worldbank.org/content/dam/Worldbank/Highlights%20&%20Features/EAP/Philippines/ph-CoastalCommunityHero.jpg

Questions Your Answer

What is in the picture?
How would hazard will
affect the community
What makes the
community vulnerable?

BRIEF INTRODUCTION
Watching news in the television Tacloban City Before and After Yolanda Typhoon
sometimes would make us visualize how
hazards like typhoon affected an area. For
example, typhoon Yolanda or Haiyan
internationally, devastated Tacloban City in
Leyte. Typhoon Yolanda left the city with
many deaths and destruction of livelihoods in
the area. However, Tacloban City was only one https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2013/11/13/composite-taclabon_wide-619f3c680d70f1226d5f1f261dd0b3a7e9b0b0d8.jpg?s=1400

of the hardest hit area by the hazard. Contrastingly some other parts of Leyte were not affected
or devastated just like in Tacloban. Why do you think so? Aside from the location where
Tacloban is, there are also some factors why certain sectors of society are more vulnerable as
compared to others. Let us try to explore these factors by answering the following activities.

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ACTIVITY 1: HAZARDOUS TRIP 1

DIRECTIONS: Examine the diagram below. Each letters represent a scenario based on the
figure. Kindly describe briefly the effect of hazard for each respective scenario and answer the
question that follows.

Scenario Typhoon Earthquake

(Strong winds and rains)
A. Family in concrete house
near the highway far
from river and mountain
B. Mountain climbers
going up the slope
C. Exchange learners in
local family home in the
barrio near the river
D. Friends in an isolated
beach
E. Fishermen on the open
sea
F. Passengers in a jeep
along a road with
moderate traffic

Question:
Are the impacts of hazards the same? ________

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ACTIVITY 2: HAZARDOUS TRIP 2

DIRECTIONS: Examine the diagram below. Each letters represent a scenario based on the
figure. Kindly describe briefly the effect of hazard for each respective scenario and answer the
question that follows.

Scenario Landslide Faulty Electrical Wiring

A. Family in concrete house
near the highway far
from river and mountain
B. Mountain climbers
going up the slope
C. Exchange learners in
local family home in the
barrio near the river
D. Friends in an isolated
beach
E. Fishermen on the open
sea
F. Passengers in a jeep
along a road with
moderate traffic

Question:
1. Are the impacts of hazards the same? ________
2. Which hazard affected everyone? Which did not? _____________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

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REMEMBER
• Vulnerability- it describes the condition of a society or community, asset or system that
make them prone to the impact of a hazard. 2

CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

Directions: Think of a hazard that would fall into hydrometeorological, geological, and man-made and
be able to identify if the hazards could happen in your local community and which one could less likely
to happen. Explain briefly. Use the format of the table below

Describe your local HAZARDS

community here: Technological/Man-
Hydrometeorological Geological
made
Ex. Ex. Ex.

POSTTEST
ESSAY:
Explain why certain sectors of society are more vulnerable to disasters compared to others.
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________.

Rubrics:

CRITERIA EXEMPLARY ACCOMPLISHED DEVELOPING BEGINNING

SCORE 5 4 3 1-2
Presents relevant and Presents reasonable Analysis is basic or general Analysis is vague. Failure
CONTENT legitimate information information. to support statements.
Shows no evidence of novel
All sentences are well Most sentences are well thinking and support. Sentences lack clarity,
constructed, varied, clear, constructed, varied, clear Sentences are on the same confusing and irrelevant
precise and interesting to precise and interesting to structure but still relatively
read. read. clear.

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Reference:
1. Commission on Higher Education. Teaching Guide for Disaster Readiness and Risk
Reduction. 2016;(June).

2. Government of Trinidad & Tobago. Vulnerability and Risk | Office of Disaster Preparedness
and Management - ODPM. Off Disaster Prep. 2016.
http://www.odpm.gov.tt/node/32%0Ahttp://www.odpm.gov.tt/node/162.

Acknowledgements

Writer: JOEFREY R. CHAN – MTII

Editor / Reviewer: REBECCA M. ROXAS, EPS-Science
Management Team: MALCOLM S. GARMA, Regional Director
GENIA V. SANTOS, CLMD Chief
DENNIS M. MENDOZA, Regional EPS in Charge
of LRMS and Regional ADM Coordinator
MARIA MAGDALENA M. LIM, CESO V, Schools
Division Superintendent
AIDA H. RONDILLA, CID Chief
LUCKY S. CARPIO, Division EPS in Charge of
LRMS and Division ADM Coordinator

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ANSWER SHEETS
Name: Score:

Grade and Strand: Teacher: Date:

Parent’s/Guardian’s Signature over printed name

PRETEST
Directions: Answer the questions briefly.
1. What is vulnerability? ___________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________.
2. What makes a situation more vulnerable to hazards?
_____________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
QUESTION AND ANSWER
Questions Your Answer
What is in the picture?
How would hazard will
affect the community
What makes the
community vulnerable?

ACTIVITY 1: HAZARDOUS TRIP 1

Scenario Typhoon Earthquake

(Strong winds and rains)
A. Family in concrete house near
the highway far from river
and mountain
B. Mountain climbers going up
the slope
C. Exchange learners in local
family home in the barrio
near the river
D. Friends in an isolated beach

E. Fishermen on the open sea

F. Passengers in a jeep along a

road with moderate traffic

Question:
Are the impacts of hazards the same? ________

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ACTIVITY 2: HAZARDOUS TRIP 2

Scenario Landslide Faulty Electrical Wiring

A. Family in concrete house near
the highway far from river
and mountain
B. Mountain climbers going up
the slope
C. Exchange learners in local
family home in the barrio
near the river
D. Friends in an isolated beach

E. Fishermen on the open sea

F. Passengers in a jeep along a

road with moderate traffic
Question:
1. Are the impacts of hazards the same? ________
2. Which hazard affected everyone? Which did not? _____________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

Describe your local HAZARDS
community here: Technological/Man-
Hydrometeorological Geological
made
Ex. Ex. Ex.

POSTTEST
ESSAY:
Explain why certain sectors of society are more vulnerable to disasters compared to others.
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________.

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ANSWER KEYS
PRETEST
1. it describes the condition of a society or community, asset or system that make then prone to the impact of a hazard. 1
2. The situations become more vulnerable to disaster when people in the community are unprepared mentally, no rural or urban planning,
exposed to impending hazards, have low community income, and they have unskilled politicians in mitigating the effects of hazards.

QUESTION AND ANSWER

Questions Your Answer
What is in the picture? The picture is all about a community living near a riverbank
How would hazard will affect the Typhoons could make the water level rise in the river banks causing flood in the community.
community.
What makes the community vulnerable? Living near coastal areas is vulnerability itself. There are only a few plants or trees that could
help in during flood. Crowded community would also be a hindrance during rescue operations.

ACTIVITY 1: HAZARDOUS TRIP 1

Scenario Typhoon Earthquake

(Strong winds and rains)
G. Family in concrete house near the Could experience power interruption. Panic, groundshaking might lead to falling
highway far from river and mountain Could lead to fire if candles are carelessly debris
used
H. Mountain climbers going up the Possible landslide If there is landslide, there is a possibility of
slope death
I. Exchange learners in local family Possibility of drowning for non-swimmers Panic and injuries
home in the barrio near the river if flood persist
J. Friends in an isolated beach Big waves could start flooding and Tsunami may arise and death is possible.
drowning of non-swimmers
K. Fishermen on the open sea Capsizing of boat due to rough sea, Huge waves could be experienced
drowning or death could happen
L. Passengers in a jeep along a road Impassable road due to flooding, wet Panic and injuries
with moderate traffic passengers

Are the impacts of hazards the same? NO

ACTIVITY 2: HAZARDOUS TRIP 2

Scenario Landslide Faulty Electrical Wiring

A. Family in concrete house near the There would be no effect There can be fire but it can be controlled
highway far from river and mountain
B. Mountain climbers going up the Climbers could be trapped and can cause There would be no effect
slope death
C. Exchange learners in local family There would be no effect There would be fire! Severe effect if house
home in the barrio near the river is a nipa hut.
D. Friends in an isolated beach There would be no effect There would be no to little effect
E. Fishermen on the open sea There would be no effect There would be no effect
F. Passengers in a jeep along a road There would be no to little effect There would be no to little effect.
with moderate traffic
Question:
3. Are the impacts of hazards the same? NO
4. Which hazard affected everyone? Which did not? Typhoon and earthquake affect everyone while
landslide and faulty electrical wiring did not affect everyone.
CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING
Describe your local community HAZARDS
here:
Hydrometeorological Geological Technological/Man-made
Ex. Ex. Ex.

ANSWERS MAY VARY ANSWERS MAY VARY ANSWERS MAY VARY ANSWERS MAY VARY

POSTTEST
ANSWERS MAY VARY. USE THE GIVEN RUBRICS.

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