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The Perfect Flood of Ondoy. When a Hard Rain Fell 8 Years Ago

September 26, 2017 The Mail Man 0

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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The morning of September 26, 2009, will go down in history as the day when one of the worst floods to hit the Philippines. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The rains were brought by Tropical Storm Ondoy (International Name: Ketsana). First observed by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) and the Japan Meteorological Agency forming in Palau on September 23, 2009, but was downgraded to a Tropical Depression and then to a Low-Pressure Area (LPA). Upon nearing the Philippines it accelerated to a Tropical Depression and then into a Tropical Storm (TS). Upon making landfall in Aurora Province, it still retained its status as a TS on the morning of September 26, 2009.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The rains were intermittent during the wee hours of September 26. There was no sunrise to speak of since the sky was almost as dark as night. A steady hard rain fell starting at 7:00 a.m. and vehicles were traversing the streets with their headlights on. In Pasig City, there were by then reports of flooding by 9:00 a.m. In Marikina City, 40-foot floodwaters raged in Provident Village and the Marikina River had burst its banks. In Cainta, Rizal, trucks responding to rescue and relief operations were themselves overtaken by the flood.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The night before, rain was already pouring over the Sierra Madre Mountain Range and the waters flowed into the Montalban River, the San Mateo River and then to the Marikina River. Rodriguez, Rizal was hard hit with water and mud reaching up to the roofs of its communities, so was the case in San Mateo Rizal.  The Marikina, Cainta, Pasig catch basin was being filled up with water and the waters continue to rage down the Sierra Madre.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">In a matter of 6 hours, TS Ondoy dumped a deluge the equivalent of a month’s rainfall average in NCR, Rizal Province, and Laguna Province. The result was catastrophic and in the NCR, 85% of its total land area was under water. Scenes from TV news showing flooding along Ayala Business District in Makati City with its pedestrian underpasses filled with water stunned the nation. Even the President Gloria Macapagal – Arroyo went out and directed traffic along the flooded streets of Manila.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Electricity, telecommunications, and other utilities were affected by nightfall. Cellular phone signals were weak or non-existent. Pasig City town proper was an inundated triangular island being bounded by the Marikina River, Pasig River and the Manggahan Floodway on its three sides. By evening, there was no more food to be bought from stores.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">By the next day, the full extent of the disaster came into view. TS Ondoy created a record of sorts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">11. In 6 hours<span style="box-sizing: border-box;">, Ondoy released rainfall equivalent to a month’s volume of rain with a rat</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">e of 56.83 mm/hr based on its 24-hour recorded rainfall. Twenty-three provinces and Metro Manila were placed under a state of calamity due to the widespread devastation by Ondoy.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">  </span><span style="background: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">2. </span><span style="background: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">With combined heavy rains and strong winds, Ondoy affected  993,227 families or 4,901,234 people</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">  </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">  3. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;">Caused damages to infrastructure and agriculture at a cost of P11 billion.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">(To be continued) </span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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The Perfect Flood of Ondoy. When a Hard Rain Fell 8 Years Ago

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<span style="font-size: large;">The International Federation of the Red Cross has launched a mobile app that will be of great help in addressing natural and man-made disasters in the Philippines. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Virtual Volunteer is an app that helps refugees that give access to medical, psychological and legal support of Internally Displace Persons (IDP) and refugees.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Against the backdrop of a record 22.5 million refugees and IDPs in the world, Virtual Volunteer can be of great help to these people.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In fact, it was already launched during the World Refugee Day. "People moving are often caught in a fog of poor information," said Jagan Chapagain, head of programs and operations at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"They don't always know what services are available to them. This is a tool that will help give them a clearer view so that they can make informed decisions," he said in a statement.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Using a smartphone with the app, Virtual Volunteer enables users to access a map with information on available shelters, food banks, WASH Facilities, clothes distribution centers, maternal health centers, language schools, free legal assistance, and dentists.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It also provides information to refugees and IDPs on how best to protect against human traffickers. Virtual Volunteer also provides information on tracking of the whereabouts of family members displaced by disasters.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The app was developed by the Red Cross and IBM and is already operational in Greece and Sweden and currently has 30,000 users.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Information saves lives. Ensuring that people can access unbiased, factual information has a big impact," Italian Red Cross President Francesco Rocca said in a statement.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Aside from smartphones, Virtual Volunteer is also accessible via its website that features information in multiple languages.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The planned expansion of the app includes the Philippines and Africa.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Pasig City Disaster Risk Reduction and management Office (PCDRRMO) has recently operationalized its Unmanned Firefighting Vehicle (UFM). This is but only 1 of the efforts being undertaken by the city government of Pasig.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Pasig City is part of the catch basin between the Sierra Madre Mountain Range and Manila. Together with Cainta, Pateros, Taguig and Marikina, Pasig city is prone to flooding annually because of water cascading down from the mountains of Montalban.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">During the floods caused by Tropical Storm Ondoy, Pasig City was greatly affected and thousands of its residents had to evacuate. This brought home hard lessons learned.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Through the impetus of Mayor Robert Eusebio, Pasig City built up the capacity of its PCDRRM by training its personnel, clearing up waterways and drainages, investing in equipment and infrastructure. This was implemented by PCDRRMO Head Ritchi C. Angeles</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>A City Command Center (C3) that serves as an operations center that monitors disasters, emergencies and even crime.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">2.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Training of personnel in Incidence Command System (ICS) and rescue operations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">3.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Pumping Stations. During Ondoy in 2009, Pasig City had only 2 pumping stations. Now it has 23.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">4.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Communications. Pasig City has an emergency communication system that will function even when all telcos are down due to disasters.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">5.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Equipment acquired include aerial ladder, communications van, amphibious vehicle with jetski, a fireboat, 40 footer mobile kitchen, firetruck with hydraulic platform, mobile command post, mobile shower trailer and other equipment needed for rescue and relief operations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Pasig is also vulnerable to earthquakes since the West valley fault traverses the city. The objective of the city and its PDRRMO is to be the best prepared city in the country when it comes to disasters and emergencies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Pasig City has been awarded by the Gawad Kalasag Hall of Fame by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) as Best Government Emergency Response Managers in 2012, and Best City Disaster Council in 2013 – 2016.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Earthquake preparedness: Addressing hazards before the disasters</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">BY ARCHITECT FELINO A. PALAFOX, JR.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">THE Philippines is an earthquake-prone country, with trenches on both its eastern and western portions (except the island of Palawan), as well as active fault lines throughout Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao. In this regard, it is best to be aware of our situation and take the necessary steps to be properly equipped. I believe that addressing hazards is 90 percent cheaper than rebuilding from disasters.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last 29 March, 2017, I had the opportunity to speak to students in Metro Manila on earthquake preparedness together with Undersecretary Renato Solidum, Director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. It was also a good opportunity to learn from him and bust some earthquake myths. For example, it is more ideal to get out of the building after an earthquake than go up the rooftop. This is not just because a damaged building could collapse, but also to ensure safety from one of the consequences of an earthquake, which is fire. He also emphasized that there is no such thing as an earthquake-proof structure, only earthquake-resistant ones. This means that a building’s structural integrity should remain to be unimpaired after an earthquake, even if superficial cracks may appear.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Adding to the important points of Undersecretary Solidum, there are also urban planning, architecture, and engineering interventions that may be applied towards earthquake preparedness. In terms of urban planning, I highly recommend the development of urban growth centers outside of Metro Manila, as well as relocate government centers and embassies outside of it. This could effectively decongest the megalopolis and ensure that the economy will not be as gravely affected should a disaster hit Metro Manila. Currently about 37 percent of the national economy is contributed by Metro Manila.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As country leader and fellow of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), I was invited to Mumbaito learn and brainstorm on the Indian government’s plan to remake part of the city which is vulnerable to disasters. One of the recommendations is to demolish around 32,000 buildings which were found to be old and prone to hazards already. I believe that conducting a structural audit of all buildings in our cities would be a good first step towards getting ready before hazards become actual disasters.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Undersecretary Solidum also said that although Palawan is safe from the shaking during an earthquake, it is not completely invulnerable to tsunami. In the planning of San Vicente in Palawan, Palafox Associates recommended to have a setback of 50 meters from the shoreline and to build habitable spaces above five meters, as precaution against tsunami or storm surges. In addition, Undersecretary Solidum also explained that the development of tall buildings along the coast of Manila Bay could be beneficial because they create a roughness along the coastline that can break up tsunami waves.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another important component for planning our cities to be prepared for disasters is to create enough open space for evacuation. The international standard suggests that there should be at least one square meter of open space per person for evacuation. Unfortunately, open spaces in our cities are gradually being developed for profit. An ideal evacuation area should have emergency clinics, water stations, food stations, shelters, telecommunication and command centers, fire trucks, police, ambulance, helipad, and places for worship.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">According to the 2004 Metro Manila Earthquake Impact Reduction Study, around 170,000 residential houses will be heavily damaged or collapsed (13 percent of total buildings), 340,000 will be moderately damaged (26 percent of total buildings) and 10,000 alongside of Manila Bay will be affected by liquefaction in the first hour of impact by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake. It also stated that only 2 percent of high-rise buildings (30-60 stories) will be severely damaged. This is because there are many studies and professionals involved in the planning, design, and construction of tall buildings, compared to low and mid-rise structures. For example, the first five towers in Rockwell Center, Makati underwent performance-based standards borrowed from California, Japan and Chile. These buildings are also 30 meters apart, although our building code allows a distance of one meter between buildings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In working with the Tzu Chi Foundation to help survivors of natural disasters, Palafox Associates and Palafox Architecture Group are able to plan and design schools and a hospital that could withstand an intensity 10 earthquake. Most recently, in Nepal after the earthquake, Master Cheng Yen instructed us to design the structures to last 1,000 years. That is equivalent to 40 generations of users. Some people are already skeptical when I talk about a 100-year vision, which involves only four generations. I believe it can be done if there is structural audit conducted every 75 years and electrical audit every 25 years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">While a strong political will and visionary leadership can help enforce good planning and design, each citizen’s awareness and preparedness is also necessary to ensure fewer casualties from disasters. Equip yourselves with timely information and participate in emergency training or drills. As an extra preparation, like in our offices at Palafox Associates and Palafox Architecture, all of our employees are equipped with emergency kits that have a whistle, flashlight, bottle of water, compass, first aid kit, and multi-function portable tools. But at the end of the day, these are things that we hope will not be necessary because preparation goes beyond first-aid reactionary measures.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Source: <a href="http://www.manilatimes.net/earthquake-preparedness-addressing-hazards-disasters/323076/">http://www.manilatimes.net/earthquake-preparedness-addressing-hazards-disasters/323076/</a></span></div>
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NCR Vulnerability on the Big One: MMEIRS Study Part 2

April 09, 2017 The Mail Man 0

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<span style="font-size: large;">The recent earthquakes with epicenters in Batangas province has brought to the fore the vulnerability of the National Capital Region (NCR) to the expected movement of the West and East Valley Fault Systems that will result in catastrophic events that traverses a large portion of the region.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The West Valley Fault has been noted to move every 100 years. Its last recorded movement was in 1884 according to the Manila Observatory that has been cataloguing such events. That means the movement of the West Valley Fault has been overdue. Although there is no monitoring system in the world that can accurately predict such events, historical geological models are the closest references available.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the Metro manila Earthquake Impact Reduction Study (MMEIRS) that was undertaken in 2004 and funded by the Japan International Coordinating Agency (JICA). Earlier in this series, the MMEIRS Study focused on the likely scenarios that will occur. The MMEIRS Study continues to be updated according to factors that are the result of further studies and observation by the concerned agencies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Model 8 of the MMEIRS Study stated that 170,000 residential houses will collapse, 340,000 residential houses will be partly damaged, 34,000 persons will die, 114,000 persons will be injured. Fire will breakout and burn approximately 1,710 hectares and totally 18,000 additional persons will be killed by this secondary disaster. Moreover, infrastructures and lifelines will also be heavily damaged.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Based on the damage analysis results, urban vulnerability of Metropolitan Manila was analyzed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Regional vulnerability characteristics against earthquake are as follows:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Flammability and Evacuation Difficulty</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Valenzuela-Kalookan South-Quezon west intersection</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Metropolitan Manila Fringes - Northern Fringe</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is to emphasize that there are more factors to consider during the first hours of the Big One. LDRRMOs are aware of such factors and LGU contingency plans are continuously being updated so as so address the concerns.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(To be continued)</span></div>
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UP takes over Project NOAH

April 08, 2017 The Mail Man 0

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<span style="font-size: large;">One of the anchors of the country’s disaster risk reduction and management (drrmo) is Project NOAH. Learning the lessons brought about by Storm Ondoy in 2009, there was a need for a more accurate forecast of the weather. It was no longer enough to be able to measure the strength of the wind as before. It became imperative that a better and more accurate method of not only gauging the winds but also for predicting the amount of rain that will occur within a specific time period and the exact place where the rain is expected.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">NOAH (Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards) was a project composed of 20 disaster science research and development projects, and maps and forecasts floods, storm surges, landslides, and other natural hazards. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was launched in 2012 and was immediately used by local drrms in their disaster preparations and readiness. In fact, Project NOAH became the basis for mobilization of responders and those involved in rescue, recovery and rehabilitation operations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Project NOAH was supposed to last from 2012 to 2015 only but was extended up to February 2017. The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) discontinued it citing it was only a “Project”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sectors in the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management community decried the discontinuation of the project and cited the lives Project NOAH has saved.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Weather Bureau PAGASA was supposed to continue  the project but instead decided to pass it on to the University of the Philippines (UP).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“Just like our previous blog site, our goal is to provide our end-users with the news, announcements, and latest developments of NOAH,” project personnel said on the NOAH Facebook page. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The UP NOAH Center will continue to provide information, reports, models and applications that have been found useful in DRRM. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The new UP NOAH Center page have a mobile-adaptive interface that will enable viewers to utilize NOAH in smart phones, tablets and laptops.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">UP NOAH Center will continue to coordinate with the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), the Office of Civil Defence and the Climate Change Commission. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manila Earthquake 1968. Collapsed Ruby Tower</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last April 4, 2017 at 8:58 PM, a temblor rocked Southern Luzon. It was a 5.4 Magnitude earthquake with its epicenter at Tingloy, Batangas. It was felt all the way to Metro Manila where it registered at Magnitude 4. The bell at the Tingloy church fell from the tower and the basilica at the town of Taal suffered damages to its façade. Cracks were even noted at the Batangas Provincial Building and as of the next day, more than 500 aftershocks were registered by the instruments of PHIVOLCS.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The effect of the quake had repercussions in the National Capital Region. The NCR is traversed by the 100 kilometer long West Valley Fault and has been discovered that its movements that occur every 100 years has been long overdue.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Because of this, the MMEIRS Study that sought to identify the effects of a 7.1 magnitude earthquake on the metropolis was commissioned and funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency. It then formed the formulation of scenarios, plans, trainings and information dissemination in case of such an event.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The scenarios generated forecasted that 37,000 deaths would be the result of such a quake and a high percentage of buildings and structures would be destroyed or heavily damaged. More than 500 fires will occur when that time comes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Together with contingency planning and efforts to organize each local government unit down to the barangay level, evacuation sites have been identified and assigned. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To be better organized in the response phase, Metro Manila has been divided into four quadrants for decentralized administrative control. These are:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">– Caloocan</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">– Valenzuela</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">– Quezon City</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Aside from the four quadrants mentioned above, the Metro Manila Development Authority  (MMDA) also designated operation centers and staging areas which will also serve as evacuation camps for affected residents:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">– Veterans Memorial Golf Course</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">– LRT-2 Santolan Depot</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Open spaces such as athletic fields, sports arenas that are undamaged and even cemeteries and memorial [parks will be utilized as evacuation centers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is projected that power, water and communications facilities will be heavily damaged together with roads and bridges. Contingency plans have already been drawn up by each LGU for fast response.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is also projected that only 40% of the trained first responders will be available in the first critical hours and alternate communication facilities are already being established.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The rivers and waterways of Metro Manila such as the Pasig River and Marikina River will also be used as alternative routes for rescue and relief operations. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The residents of the metropolis must have their own emergency supplies to last them for five days which is the earliest outside relief efforts can reach them.</span></div>
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The Perfect Flood: Floods in Cagayan de Oro City January 2017

January 17, 2017 The Mail Man 0

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<span style="font-size: large;">The rains started at around 4:00 pm, January 16, 2017 in Cagayan de Oro City. Days before, PAGASA, the weather forecasting bureau of the country forecasted rains brought about by a low pressure area (LPA) and the tail end of the cold front which was par for the season. The LPA was not common though. As per records of PAGASA, storms do come at this point of the season but rarely in conjunction with the cold front that emanates from the northern climes when it is still winter. This tail end of the cold front usually pushes tropical cyclones southward unlike most tropical cyclones that hit the country that tends to have a trajectory of West-Northwest. Thus, Cagayan de Oro City which is in Northern Mindanao was Ground Zero.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jay noted the unusual rainfall although it was already forecasted. By 6:30 pm, notable flooding has been reported in many main thoroughfares and the city proper itself. The rains still came in torrents but it was not confined to Cagayan de Oro  (CDO) city but the surrounding mountains of Bukidnon. It only took a little more than an hour for the water to come down from the mountains into the natural flood basin that CDO is. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As of 8 pm Monday, 3,865 people had been evacuated, excluding students who were stranded in colleges and universities. 1,341 families are in evacuation centers, according to CDO city social welfare head Teddy Sabuga-a.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Advisory from Social Media: "By 9:00PM: Portions of Masterson Ave from Koresco area to Xavier Estates are flooded but passable. Rosevale to Taguanao flooded with stones on the road (passable for SUV's, sedans and compact cars pass at your own risk) Pryce plaza area is passable but risky due to landslides (already 3 areas with landslide occupying 1 lane of the road downtown bound) New bridge to rotunda passable with minimal flooding approaching the bridge. Divisoria passable, minimal traffic going to Velez capitol bound. People walking on the streets due to lack of public transpo and traffic at a stand still for hours already. Carmen is a gridlock, street going to Madonna flood is over waist high."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jay noted the social media updates and messages such as : Dear Parents/Guardians Please be informed that all SHS students stranded here in XU main campus have been given dinner. For those who can not be fetch tonight, rooms 305 and 306 STC Bldg are prepared for them where they can sleep. For updates please check the SHS CSG facebook account.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jay personally took his pick-up truck and braved the deepening waters towards the place of employment of his daughter. Along the way, he also picked up stranded people and conveyed them safely to non-hazard areas. By this time, electric power has also been cut so as to prevent any cases of electrocutions from already flooded communities. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Flood levels were reported to have reached up to 6 feet in the Limketkai Mall area. Other commercial establishments were also by the inundated. Malls offered sanctuary to those stranded wherein they were given spaces and free food so as to await for the floodwaters to subside.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jay noted that soldiers and policemen were already into rescue operations and have been immersed in the cold water for more than 4 hours. Seeing this, Jay along with members of his civic organization supplemented the overwhelmed first responders of the city.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Forced evacuation has been implemented in certain areas of the city. This owing to the institutional memory of the devastation caused by Typhoon Sendong half a decade ago. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The torrential rains continued until 1:00 am January 17, 2017. In its aftermath, Jay had to wade through knee-deep mud to reach those who still needed rescue.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This serves as another object lesson when it comes to Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) at the local level. The new paradigm for DRRM is composed of :</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">3.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Training</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">7.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Ready Response</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">8.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Marshalling of responders and scheduling of reponders</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">9.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Pre-positioned relief goods</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">10.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>And immediate clearing of infrastructures for relief and rehabilitation efforts</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The current experience of CDO city revealed several deficiencies in what has been protocol for almost half a decade notwithstanding the lessons of Haiyan/Yolanda. The Philippines is one of the most disaster prone countries in the world. Thus, DRRM at the local level is of primary importance in policies, implementation and funding.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We continue to learn. The positive effect is that there were government and civic organizations, and people who took risks for their fellowmen. People like Jay.</span></div>
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The Perfect Flood: Floods in Cagayan de Oro City January 2017

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<span style="font-size: large;">The Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) of the Philippine government has achieved a lot since the enactment of RA10121 in 2010. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Learning from the lessons of TS Ondoy with its massive floodings in 2009, the DRRM of the country has managed to re-organize and re-orient itself towards more that relief and response phases. Now, it has put a premium not only in relief and response but also to preparation and a large part into recovery and rehabilitation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">With training emphasized together with broad information dissemination, DRRM today has already established a corps of trainors and responders together with protocols and contingencies for different disaster scenarios. It was said the Philippine DRRM was ready. Yolanda in 2013 proved them wrong.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was acknowledged that relief, rescue and response would be severely degraded with such magnitude of disaster. What cannot be explained is the slow pace of recovery and rehabilitation of the Yolanda survivors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This will try to bring the scope of DRRM with regards to recovery and rehabilitation. It should be noted that there are steps initially and then done even at the same time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Budget. DRRM must have a budget to work with. Yolanda was so massive in scope that budgeted reaction funds were depleted. It was vital that budgeting be adjusted for the rehabilitation not only of infrastructure but also of agricultural lands and commercial properties and livelihood.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">2.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Infrastructure. This entails the DPWH to prioritize the repair and rehabilitation of airports, seaports, roads, power, water and communication lines. Together with repair of government buildings and schools. This proved to be more expensive than thought at first but these were done relatively fast. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">3.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Social Relief. It must be noted that food and water are basic necessities but there must be a return to normal life as soon as possible. The livelihood of people must be restored or new livelihood activities must be established. Aside from material benefits, this will give the survivors a modicum of dignity since they will be self reliant.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">4.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Livelihood. The government and its agencies must be able to provide an ecology with regards to economic and financial rehabilitation of the survivors. Farms must be cleared and replanted. Store must be replenished and a means of financing must be given to the survivors. It is akin to a survival financing program.</span></div>
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The Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) of the Philippine government has achieved a lot since the enactment of RA10121 in 201...

RESCUE. COM. PH Year Ender: 2016. The Flowering of Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

December 27, 2016 The Mail Man 0

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<span style="font-size: large;">The history of Philippine disasters and calamities dates all the way back 1610 with the records to be found in the Manila Observatory. There can be found narratives of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, typhoons, floods and other natural disasters. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Inspite of such existing records, Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) policies continued to lag behind what was basically necessary and failed to adapt to the dynamics of global climate change. Prior to Yolanda, there was Yoling in 1971 and before Ondoy there was the 40 days of continuous rains in 1970.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Television footage of the 1970 flood in Central Luzon showed a helicopter with the First Lady Imelda Marcos aboard throwing plastic bags of bread on the citizens stranded on the roofs of their houses and other buildings. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For decades, scenes of evacuees inside schools and covered basketball courts were the only known response to disaster after disaster. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Rescue operations were haphazard at best wherein the only organized attempts were made by members of the AFP. Another TV news footage showed then Pampanga Governor Lito Lapid asking that a rope be tied around his waist while attempting to traverse a raging flood of lahar to reach a stranded family in the middle of the river.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cities and municipalities depended on political leaders to lead rescue operations and relief campaigns with unequal resources and spotty reporting of casualties and damages. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Philippine DRRM system was a picture of organized chaos and the same can be expected annually since the thought was that since it was natural disasters then none can be done about it. And yet, annually, the death toll and economic losses continued to mount.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Although there was the National Disaster Coordinating Council established several decades later, its orientation was always based on reaction after a disaster. Mostly, it consisted of sending relief goods for a limited period of time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There was no preparation, risk reduction, rehabilitation and management.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After TS Ondoy in September 2009, the RA 10120 was enacted. It aimed to give comprehensive policies with regards to DRRM but most importantly, it went down to the barangay level. Taking into account the 2004 Asian Tsunami experience and Ondoy’s lessons, RA 10121 attempted to be as comprehensive as it can be. Of course, organizing on paper is very different from organizing on the ground. It took years for RA 10121 to gain its roots by numerous seminars, trainings, equipment acquisitions an drills.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was put to a test in 2013 during Yolanda. It failed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What was evident was that the information dissemination was not cascaded down to the grassroots level where it was sorely needed. DRRM is a shared responsibility by government, private and the communities. They are all stakeholders with regards to DRRM.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The lesson was painful and more efforts were made to rectify the errors and shortcomings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In 2016, it was the year of El Nino. Erratic weather was expected. Planning continued and preparations were made way before the rainy season. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">2 strong typhoons were experienced one after the other. Karen and Lawin were strong typhoons almost equivalent to Yolanda. The difference was that the lessons were learned and adjustments were made. Pre-emptive evacuation and the cooperation of the citizenry made the casualty count much lower than what was experienced before.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">RESCUE.COM.PH conveys it best wishes to all this coming 2017!</span></div>
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PCHRD-DOST empowers local researchers to do research on disaster risk reduction

November 22, 2016 The Mail Man 0

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<span style="font-size: large;">The Philippine Council for Health Research and Development - Department of Science and Technology (PCHRD-DOST) conducts workshops in different regions of the country to encourage and capacitate young researchers on frameworks for conducting disaster health research developed by Dr. Marvin Birnbaum, President of The World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The workshop provides tools to enhance the understanding of health disasters for improvement of the costs of responses and for enhancement of preparedness through research.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The series of workshops started during the Philippine National Health Research System Week on 8-9 August 2016 in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. It was followed by workshops in Manila on 19-21 September, CARAGA on 26-27 September and 24-26 October and Central Visayas on 20-21 October and 8-10 November 2016.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After the completion of workshops where 77 young researchers from 31 institutions in MIMAROPA, CARAGA, and Central Visayas Regions were trained, the Council will be conducting the Presentation of Proposal for Review Forum at the Golden Prince Hotel, Cebu City on December 5-6, 2016. The Forum aims to bring together the participants who have ready proposals to present to the PCHRD DRR Team and other experts for technical review.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Dr. Birnbaum first introduced the frameworks during the Global Forum on Research and Innovation for Health in 2015 which inspired the Council to capacitate local researchers in the region in conducting disaster research.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">According to Dr. Jaime C. Montoya, PCHRD Executive Director, these workshops was conceived as an initial step towards filling that knowledge and evidence gap and there are more efforts in the future to look forward to as the Council remains steadfast in their commitment to develop a national research program on disaster risk reduction.</span></div>
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15 Absolutes of Flood and Swiftwater Rescue Part 4

November 14, 2016 The Mail Man 0

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<span style="font-size: large;">The Philippines gets an average of 20 Tropical Storms and Typhoons annually. This makes the country one of the most disaster prone countries in the word. These weather phenomena not only subjects the country to the destructive winds of these tropical cyclones, torrential rains have also been experienced causing floods and landslides. The population of the country largely reside near coastlines and waterways and part of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management is having trained responders with regards to rescue and response during floods.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of the results of a geography that is composed of mountains and valleys and flood plains is that flooding brings with it raging waters coming down from the mountains. Thus, swiftwater rescue training is needed.</span></div>
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Civilian Crisis Management Disaster Response Emergency Rescue Training 15 Absolutes of Flood and Swiftwater Rescue Part 4

No. 4. Always wear a personal floatation device The Philippines gets an average of 20 Tropical Storms and Typhoons annually. This makes...

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<span style="font-size: large;">No 3. Remember Your Priorities (1. Self, 2. Team, 3. Victim) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Philippines gets an average of 20 Tropical Storms and Typhoons annually. This makes the country one of the most disaster prone countries in the word. These weather phenomena not only subjects the country to the destructive winds of these tropical cyclones, torrential rains have also been experienced causing floods and landslides. The population of the country largely reside near coastlines and waterways and part of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management is having trained responders with regards to rescue and response during floods.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of the results of a geography that is composed of mountains and valleys and flood plains is that flooding brings with it raging waters coming down from the mountains. Thus, swiftwater rescue training is needed.</span></div>
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15 Absolutes of Flood and Swiftwater Rescue Part 3

Civilian Crisis Management Disaster Response Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Rescue Training 15 Absolutes of Flood and Swiftwater Rescue Part 3

No 3. Remember Your Priorities (1. Self, 2. Team, 3. Victim) The Philippines gets an average of 20 Tropical Storms and Typhoons annual...

15 Absolutes of Flood and Swiftwater Rescue Part 2

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<span style="font-size: large;">The Philippines gets an average of 20 Tropical Storms and Typhoons annually. This makes the country one of the most disaster prone countries in the word. These weather phenomena not only subjects the country to the destructive winds of these tropical cyclones, torrential rains have also been experienced causing floods and landslides. The population of the country largely reside near coastlines and waterways and part of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management is having trained responders with regards to rescue and response during floods.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of the results of a geography that is composed of mountains and valleys and flood plains is that flooding brings with it raging waters coming down from the mountains. Thus, swiftwater rescue training is needed.</span></div>
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15 Absolutes of Flood and Swiftwater Rescue Part 2

Civilian Crisis Management Disaster Response Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Rescue Training 15 Absolutes of Flood and Swiftwater Rescue Part 2

No. 2 Always be Proactive The Philippines gets an average of 20 Tropical Storms and Typhoons annually. This makes the country one of th...

15 Absolutes of Flood and Swiftwater Rescue Part 1

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<span style="font-size: large;">No. 1. Keep it Simple</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Philippines gets an average of 20 Tropical Storms and Typhoons annually. This makes the country one of the most disaster prone countries in the word. These weather phenomena not only subjects the country to the destructive winds of these tropical cyclones, torrential rains have also been experienced causing floods and landslides. The population of the country largely reside near coastlines and waterways and part of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management is having trained responders with regards to rescue and response during floods.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of the results of a geography that is composed of mountains and valleys and flood plains is that flooding brings with it raging waters coming down from the mountains. Thus, swiftwater rescue training is needed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">These video will be part of 15 training videos for swiftwater rescue.</span></div>
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