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Disaster Preparedness and Management: Review of RP Risk Profile
Disaster Preparedness and Management: Review of RP Risk Profile
Disaster Preparedness and Management: Review of RP Risk Profile
The Philippine Archipelago occupies the western rim of the Pacific Ocean (Western Segment of
the Pacific Ring of Fire), a most active part of the earth that is characterized by an ocean-
encircling belt of active volcanoes and earthquake generators (fault lines).
❑ Geological Hazards
❑ Hydro-Met Hazards
❑ Environmental Hazards
❑ Technological Hazards
❑ Human-made Hazards
❑ Socio-Political/Security Hazards
Geological Hazards
EARTHQUAKE
Active, Inactive and Potentially Active Volcanoes of the Philippines
300 volcanoes, 22 active
VOLCANIC ERUPTION
Mt. Pinatubo eruption, June 1991. The biggest volcanic eruption of the century 800
dead; P10.6 B damage.
LANDSLIDES
San Francisco, S. Leyte, Dec.15-23, 2003
207 dead – 54 injured – 1 missing P508.4M - cost of damage
03 AUGUST 1999 - 59 DEAD
Hydro-Met Hazards
Typhoons
⮚ 22 TYPHOONS EVERY YEAR
⮚ 5 WILL BE DESTRUCTIVE
EL NIÑO
• 4th Quarter of 1998
• 105,095 families affected
• P8.3B in agricultural damages
(~US$198M)
Environmental Hazards
TRASHSLIDE
Payatas Dump Site Tragedy July 10, 2000
224 dead, 38 missing
HAZMAT/CHEMICAL EMERGENCY
• Almost every year, there have been reported cases of deaths due to paralytic
shellfish poisoning (PSP)
Technological Hazards
MARITIME DISASTER
Christmas 1987 M/V DONA PAZ collided w/ oil tanker Vector.
The world’s worst peacetime sea tragedy 4,342 confirmed dead
M/V Maria Carmela Ferry 7:30 AM April 11, 2002 Total Passenger 347, Crew 28, OJT 13
255 Survivor 25 Dead - 88 Injured - 108 Missing
Superferry 14 bound for Bacolod City and Cagayan de Oro City caught fire between
Caballo and El Fraile Islands, Ternate, Cavite. February 27, 2004 0030H
OIL SPILL
AIR DISASTER
April 19, 2000
Air Philippines Flight 541 crashed in the mountains of Mindanao
All 120 passengers and crew died
Man-Made Hazards
FIRE
Ozone Disco fire March 18 1996, 11:30 PM
the second worst discO fire in the world. 162 dead 104 injured
Socio-Political/Security Hazards
Political Destabilization
BOMBING INCIDENTS
Dec 30, 2000 -10 AM, 5 Bombing incidents in Metro Manila, 22 dead, 104 injured
Bombing along Ayala MRT 3 dead – 103 injured Feb. 14, 2004 – 1945H
1.BASHIR
2. HAMBALI
3. AMROZI
4. IMRON
5. DWIKARNA
6. BAFANA
Complex Emergency
EARTHQUAKE!
EARTHQUAKES CANNOT BE PREVENTED, BUT WE CAN PREPARE FOR THEM
20 quakes/week
4-5 quakes/day
The Philippines is bounded by two earthquake generators: the Manila Trench and the Pacific
Trench. The country sits on 28 major faults and one continuous fault running from Northern
Luzon to Eastern Mindanao.
1. Tectonic
- earthquakes produced by sudden movement along faults and plate
boundaries
2. Volcanic
- earthquakes produced by movement of magma beneath volcanoes
1.Mt.Amorong - Pangasinan
2.Mt.Balungao - Pangasinan
3.Mt.Cabaluyan- Pangasinan
4.Mt.Cahelietan- Pangasinan
5.Mt.Cgndong - Pangasinan
EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS
Ground shaking
the destructive up and down and sideways motion
experienced during an earthquake
• Safe spots
• Danger spots
• Open the door
FIRE
Most common causes of fires:
⮚ Arson
⮚ Cigarette Smoking
⮚ Cooking stoves, ironing
⮚ Playing with fire
⮚ Bonfires
⮚ Electrical
⮚ Accidental
Fire Prevention
❖ Do not place flammables near a heater
❖ Do not build a bonfire on windy day
❖ Do not smoke in bed
❖ Keep lighters and matches out of children’s reach.
❖ Do not connect too many electrical appliances to one outlet
● Do not use a broken plug
● Do not leave the cooking stove unattended while frying.
● Fit the gas hose onto the pipe and fix it with a hose stopper.
● Keep fire extinguisher or bucket of water handy at home.
Evacuation
⚫ Keep down on the floor to avoid inhaling smoke, and cover your mouth
with a wet towel or handkerchief.
⚫ Do not worry about your appearance on your personal possessions or
valuables.
⚫ Notify your family and neighbors of the fire, raising your voice.
⚫ If the stairs cannot be used, leave the building via a fire escape or
evacuation device.
TSUNAMI…
What is a tsunami?
A tsunami is a series of traveling ocean waves of extremely long length.