CLIMATE CHANGE AND DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT

DETERMINE THE DIFFERENT DISASTERS THAT HITS THE PHILIPPINES FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS

Name :SHIELA MAY V. CACAL Course, Year & Section: BSEd 2 MATHEMATICS

DISASTER: Earthquake
Damage to Impact to the Assessment for
Date of Agriculture Local Economy Vulnerability,
Location Causalities Remarks
Occurrence Exposure and
Risk
Davao Del Sur December 15 It may appeared 13 dead, 1 This earthquake Exposure-high
Island of 2019 some cracks that missing and 210 added to the As of 24
Mindanao can damage the ininjured damage that much December, more Vulnerability-
sand soils and fish of the affected area than 378,000 low
pands. suffered during the people are affected
Cotabato by the 6.9- Risk- moderate
earthquakes in magnitude
October. At least earthquake that
one road was occurred on 15
declared December in
impassable in the Davao del Sur,
Matanao area, a Mindanao, with
hospital was about one third of
destroyed in those affected – an
Hagonoy and there estimated 108,000
was significant people – already
damage to a police struck by the
 station and fire previous October
station in earthquakes. The
Padada.[7] A total numbers are
of 5,973 houses expected to rise as
were destroyed in authorities
Davao del Sur, continue to
with 31,832 validate the
suffering some number of people
damage and a affected and the
further 32 in North extent of damage
Cotabato.[11] 397 caused by the
schools and 62 earthquake.
health facilities
were damaged in
Davao del Sur,
Sarangani and
North Cotabato.
Caatillejos April 22,2019 No damage 18 dead, 3 The International This quake was Exposure-
Zambales and missing and 256 Monetary Fund likely an moderate
Pampqnga injured slightly cut its aftershock of the
growth forecast for 6.0 quake Vulnerability-
the Philippines this Pampanga, 8.6 km high
year to 6.5 percent northeast of
from the 6.6- Dinalupihan, Risk- moderate
percent estimate Bataan, Central
made in October Luzon,
2018, saying a Philippines, April,
number of 22 2019 09:11
economic GMT, which had
uncertainties, trade occurred 9 hours
tensions and earlier.
policy
 normalization in
advanced
economies would
affect most
economies this
year.
Such lower GDP
forecast was,
however, stronger
compared to the
actual growth of
6.2 percent in
2018.
Island Province August 18, 2020 No damage 2 dead and 170 Several houses and The Philippine Exposure- high
of Masbate injutlred buildings in Institute of
Cataingan, Volcanology and Vulnerability-
Masbate collapsed Seismology high
due to the (PHIVOLCS)
earthquake, initially reported a Risk-high
including a three- magnitude 6.5
storey building, its earthquake striking
old and new public at 8:03 am
market, a police Philippine
station, and the Standard Time
docking area of (PST) in
Cataingan Cataingan,
Port.[10][11] Masbate.[8] The
Several roads and report was later
buildings revised to a
throughout magnitude 6.6
Masbate were also earthquake.
damaged
 according to the The earthquake
Office of Civil was also felt in
Defense of the several parts of
Bicol Region. Luzon and the
Power lines were Visayas.[5]
also toppled down
in the province, The fault from
resulting in an which the
unscheduled earthquake
power interruption. originated is
Over 725 houses located on the
have been either Masbate segment
destroyed or of the Philippine
damaged with Fault System
local authorities
still continuing
assessments on the
impact.

Local government
authorities are
leading the
response with
support from
regional and
national
authorities.
Cotabato October 29- No damage in The earthquake Homes schools T he earthquake Exposure-high
Philippines 31,2019 agriculture caused 13 deaths were particullarly sequence triggered
and a further 210 damage by the a large number of Vulnerability-
people were earthquake. landslides and very low
injured rockslides.
 Municipalities Risk- moderate
affected by
landslides include
Kidapawan City,
Antipas, Arakan,
Makilala, M’Lang
and Tulunan in
Cotabato province;
Magsaysay,
Bansalan, Malalag,
Matanao and
Kiblawan in Davao
Del Sur.[9] Three
fatalities were
caused by
landslides
triggered by the
October 29 shock
with a further six
Two fatalities were
caused by
landslides
triggered by the
October 31 shock,
with a further five
people reported
missing.[3.
Southern November 18, Liquefaction In my research I Apart from At this intensity Exposure-very
Bukidnon 2019 effects such as don’t see any reported cracks in level, it is expected high
subsidence, sand casualities. several houses and that many people
boils or lateral government are frightened. Vulnerability-
spreads may affect buildings, Many run low
low-lying, water- including a health outdoors; some
saturated and center, the quake people lose their Risk- high
sandy areas resulted in balance. Motorists
minimal damage to feel like driving
infrastructure with flat tires.
Heavy objects or
furniture move or
may be shifted.
Small church bells
may ring. Wall
plaster may crack.
Very old or poorly
built houses and
structures are
slightly damaged
though well-built
structures may not
have noticeable
damage. Limited
rockfalls and
rolling boulders
occur in hilly to
mountainous areas
and escarpments.
Trees are
noticeably shaken.
DISASTER: Flooding
Damage to Impact to the Local Assessment
Agriculture Economy for
Date of
Location Causalities Remarks Vulnerability
Occurrence
exposure and
risk
Cagayan December 05, The agriculture 4 dead and 318 Massive Parts of Cagayan Vulnerability-
Philippines 2019 department reported injured destruction along Valley (Region II) low
that the estimated with widespread and Cordillera
initial damage on flooding, damaged Administrative Exposure-
the agriculture houses, landslides Region (CAR) in very high
sector is P286 and even weak the Philippines
million.Department communication were flooded after Risk- Very
of Agriculture signal prompted heavy rain high
Regional Field Unit their local enhanced by the
2 Regional government to Northeast
Executive Director issue the state of Monsoon and in
Narciso Edillo said calamity in the two the wake of
the flooding towns.[38] 224,171 Typhoon Kammuri
destroyed a total individuals were (known locally as
area of 2,006.15 affected by Tisoy) from 05
hectares of standing Kammuri (Tisoy) December, 2019.
crop and affected in Northern Samar,
1,637 farmers. and based on post-
disaster
 assessment, about
28,577 houses
were damages
while an additional
3,774 were washed
out by extreme
flooding.[33]
Power outages
were seen in many
villages, and the
Northern Samar
Electric
Cooperative stated
that power supply
would be restored
in Catarman and
nearby towns by
Christmas Day, but
other towns could
still suffer from no
power until after
Christmas.
Metro Manila July 22, 2021 No damage 3 people died NDRRMC Flooding in metro Vulnerability-
and 5 injured reported severe manila can cause a low
weather including several damage in
flooding and the area and also in
landslides had the said repot 3 Exposure-
damaged 572 people died and 5 high
houses across injured because of
affected regions. the disaster. Risk -
Apart from areas moderate
of Metro Manila,
 severe flooding
was also reported
in Oriental
Mindoro Province
in Mimaropa,
Bataan Province in
Central Luzon, and
the provinces of
Rizal and in
Calabarzon region
Cagayan Valley November 14, Some of the rice 12 people Affect the families In the report this Vulnerability-
Region 2020 and farms are missing aliong with their is the worst high
damage due to business flooding invthe
flooding said area. Exposure-
very high

Risk- very
high
Nabas Aklan October 29, 2021 Creak leaving the No casualties Hundreds of the It contains Vulnerability-
nerbeay farmlands families affected of rainfall, flooding low
and damaging the the flood that can caused
flood damage wash out and Exposure-
landslide. high

Risk-high

DISASTER: Volcanic Eruption

 Damage to Impact to the Assessment for
Date of Agriculture Local Economy Vulnerability
Location Causalities Remarks
Occurrence exposure and
Risk
Province of January 12 2020 Metro Manila 39 dead(only 1 FOREGONE Causing Vulnerability-
Batangas (CNN Philippines, direct, 38 indirect) income from Taal Thousands To low
January 17)— Taal Volcano’s eruption Flee Some 13,000
Volcano’s eruption could hit as much people were Exposure- high
has caused severe as P4. 314 billion, evacuated from
damage to the equivalent to the area Risk- very high
Philippines’ 0.17% of the surrounding Taal
agricultural sector, region’s economic Volcano, about 45
with losses output in 2018 miles south of the
climbing to ₱3.06 according to the capital, Manila.
billion, the National Authorities
Agriculture Economic and warned that a
Department said Development second explosive
Friday. … With Authority eruption could
Alert Level 4 (NEDA). come in hours or
raised, days.
volcanologists
have warned of a
possible
“hazardous
explosive
eruption”
Luzon Philippines July 23 2020 The provincial No casualties The impact of this Mayon Volcano’s Vulnerability –
agricultural office reported into the city is seismic very low
reported rice very traumatize monitoring
plantations because of the network recorded Exposure-.
covering 5,375.95 dangerous effect 3 rockfall related High
hectares and worth events over the
 about of the volcano past 24-hours. Risk-very high
P160,496,550 was when it erupt Steam plume
lost. The rice emissions drifted
losses affected west and west-
5,750 farmersCorn northwest. Faint
plantation losses crater glow from
affected 706.25 the summit could
hectares of land be observed at
and 773 farmers, night. Sulfur
while 90.75 dioxide (SO2)
hectares of land emissions was
with fruit bearing measured at an
trees, affecting 176 average of 176
farmers was also tonnes/day on 17
lost. April 2020

DISASTER: Landslide
 Damage to Impact to the Assessment for
Date of Agriculture Local Economy vulnerability
Location Causalities Remarks
Occurrence exposure and
risk
Cotabato October 29-31 No damage in 13 deaths and a Homes and Exposure- high
Philippines 2019 agriculture further 210 people schools are These earthquakes
were injured. particularly have caused Vulnerability-
damage whoch is substantial levels low
one of the impact of damage, and
of the local have triggered Risk- moderate
economy. landslides in the
hilly terrain people
reported missing.
Cotabato,
Philippines: large
landslides from
the series of
earthquakes in
October 2019. In
the Philippines,
Cotabato in
Mindanao has
been hit by a
series of
substantial
earthquakes in
recent weeks,
including a M=6.3
event on 16
October, an M=6.6
event on 29
October and an
 M=6.5 earthquake
on 31 October
Cebu Province December 23, No damage in 4 people died, 6 Philippines - Exposure- high
2020 agriculture missing and 11 Landslide (media,
injured PAGASA) (ECHO Vulnerability -
Daily Flash of 23 very low
December 2020)
A landslide
triggered by heavy Risk- high
rainfall occurred
on 21 December in
a mining site in
Cebu Province
(central
Philippines),
resulting in
fatalities.
According to
media, 4 people
died, 6 others are
missing, and 11
individuals have
been injured.
Southern November 18, Liquefaction In my research I Apart from areas near Exposure-
Bukidnon 2019 effects such as don’t see any reported cracks in mountains or hills moderate
subsidence, sand causalities several houses and may be affected by
boils or lateral government landslides, Vulnerability-
spreads may affect buildings, rockfalls and other low
low-lying, water- including a health types of mass
saturated and center, the quake movements. Risk- high
sandy areas resulted in minimal Debris from mass
movements that
 damage to temporarily dam
infrastructure rivers may
subsequently
breach and could
cause flash floods.
Liquefaction
effects such as
subsidence, sand
boils or lateral
spreads may affect
low-lying, water-
saturated and
sandy areas often
near banks and
shorelines.
Libertad, Unidos October 29 2021 158 billion worth No Casualities This disaster Towns at a higher Vulnerability-
Tagororoc and of agriculture and affect the risk of landslides very low
Rizal in Nabas infrastructure after economic growth were also located
Aklan displacing of people in aklan in the western side Exposure- low
thousands of the low-lying of Aklan. These
residents and towns along the were the hilly Risk- moderate
destroying houses Aklan River towns of
in the province experienced severe Buruanga, Malay,
flooding, alarming Nabas, Ibajay,
stakeholders to Tangalan, Makato,
implement and Malinao. The
mitigation towns of Libacao,
measures, flood Madalag, and
protection Balete in the
embankments, and eastern side were
early warning also identified as
awareness
 areas vulnerable to
landslides.

DISASTER: Typhoon
Damage to Impact to the Local Assessment for
Agriculture Economy the
Name of Typhoon Provinces Affected Causalities Remarks vulnerability
exposure and
risk ul
Typhoon Calabazon, the country's 2 people missing Strong winds Typhoon Ambo, Vulnerability-
Vongfong Eastern Visayas, agricultural sector and 169 people damaged weaker was a strong low
(Ambo) and Cordillera incurred ₱1.04 injured homes and fishing tropical cyclone
Administrative billion (US$20.5 boats and downed that impacted the Exposure-high
Region. million) in trees, blocking Philippines in
damage. The roads connecting May 2020. Risk- very
agency estimated Eastern Samar and Beginning as a high
that up to 20,652 Samar.[67] Homes tropical depression
hectares (51,032 and evacuation on May 10 east of
acres) of centers were Mindanao,
agricultural land damaged across Vongfong was the
was damaged by five towns.[59] first storm of the
Vongfong. The roof of an 2020 Pacific
evacuation shelter typhoon season.
collapsed,[68] and
one person was
killed while
seeking shelter
after being struck
by glass shards
Typhoon Eastern Samar, caused over P200 18 dead, 208 Their livelihood The typhoon Vulnerability-
Hagupit, known Bicol Albay million worth of people injuries. were either hagupit or what low
damage to disrupted or we call ruby is one
in the Philippines agriculture when it damaged as 2014's of the super
as Typhoon Ruby passed through the strongest typhoon typhoon that Exposure- very
Bicol region, made landfall in 4 caused a flooding high
Regional Disaster areas in the landslide and
Risk Reduction archipelago over a caused a million Risk- very
Management 3-day period. of damages high
Council Almost half or around the area
(RDRRMC) 370,000 of these that are affect.
director Bernardo workers were "in
Alejando said vulnerable
Monday, employment,
December 8. A living in poverty
total of 8,111 and accepting
hectares of whatever work is
farmlands were available to them,"
destroyed, Typhoon Ruby
incurring damage increased the labor
of P202.885 woes of some
million, Alejandro 350,000 workers in
said. Eastern Visayas,
which is still
Of the farmlands recovering from
affected, 7,362 the aftermath of
hectares were 2013's even more
ricefields. The ferocious Super
Bicol RDRRMC Typhoon Yolanda
provided this (international
breakdown of name: Haiyan).
agricultural They represent
damage in the 20% of the region's
region employed.
Typhoon Guni Albay and The typhoon At least 25 At its peak The typhoon goni Vulnerability-
Cataduanes damaged rice, people have died strength on landfall inown as typhoon low
corn, abaca and and more than on Catanduanes roly is one of the
other high-value 390 have been and Albay, Super supernatural that Exposure-high
crops. It also injured while six Typhoon Goni washout the city
destroyed boats, people remain caused widespread of albay and
fishing gear, missing damage to high- cataduanes. Risk-very high
agricultural risk structures and
equipment and almost total
other livelihood damage to
resources, structures made of
significantly light materials in
affecting those the highly exposed
who are dependent coastal areas.
on farming and Many roof failures
fishing as their were observed in
primary or houses and
secondary source industrial buildings
of livelihood. As
part of the United
Nations appeal,
and working
closely with the
government, the
Food and
Agriculture
Organization of
the United Nations
aims to support
affected farmers
and fishers by
helping them
 re‑establish their
livelihoods and
improving their
food security and
nutrition
Typhoon Nothern Samar, 7 billion. The DA 13 people deads. The region’s Typhoon Vulnerability-
Kammuri known Albay, Disaster Risk Department of Kammuri, known moderate
as typhoon tisoy Catabduanes, Reduction and Social Welfare and in the Philippines
Camarines Sur Management Development as Typhoon Tisoy, Exposure-high
(DRRM) (DSWD) estimated was a powerful
Operations Center that an estimated typhoon which Risk- very
(OpCen) said 130,000 children impacted the high
Typhoon Tisoy were affected by Philippines in
damaged 132,166 the storm.[36] In early December
hectares of rice, Camarines Sur, 2019.
corn and high- about 293
value crops with classrooms
production losses suffered from
estimated at major damages
195,046 metric while the province
tons (MT of Albay had a
total of 883
classrooms
damaged as of
December 5.[36]
By December 6,
Catanduanes
experienced heavy
damages and
therefore, a state of
calamity was
issued
 Typhoon Vamco Cagayan Typhoon Ulysses’ The death toll Typhoon Ulysses Lashed the main Vulnerability-
known as Isabela damage and losses from Typhoon (Vamco) destroys island of Luzon very low
Typhoon Ulysses Metro Manila to the agriculture Vamco (Ulysses) a farm in whipping
sector grew to currently stands at Camarines Norte. destructive winds Exposure- very
P12. 8 billion, 73, with 24 Farmers are still and dumping high
from the people reported reeling from the heavy rainfall that
previously injured and 19 impact of Quinta triggered massive Risk- very
reported P4 still missing and Rolly, which flooding in several high
billion, due to destroyed almost areas including,
production losses P8 billion worth of Region II
at farm agricultural goods (Cagayan Valley),
commodities like combined. … 8 which was one of
rice, corn, high- million, affecting the most severely
value crops, 40,519 farmers and affected
among others. … 1 over 51,200
billion worth of hectares of
damages due to agricultural land
Ulysses.