DISASTER READINESS AND

RISK REDUCTION

PREPARED BY:
JERALDINE B. BALBIN
 Republic Act No.
10121
otherwise known as PDRRM ACT of 2010

An Act Strengthening the Philippine Disaster Risk

Reduction and Management System, Providing for
the National Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Framework, Institutionalizing the
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
Plan, Appropriating Funds Therefore, and for Other
Purposes
PHILIPPINES IS ONE OF THE MOST HAZARDOUS COUNTRIES IN THE
WORLD

• HAVING 20 TROPICAL
CYCLONES IN A YEAR.
• EARTHQUAKES
EVERYDAY
• AND MORE THAN 20
ACTIVE VOLCANOES
FOUND ALL OVER THE
COUNTRY.
 FACES OF RECENT DISASTERS

Super Typhoon In the Philippines

1. 2008( Typhoon Frank)-Fengshen

2. 2009(Severe Tropical Storm
Ondoy)- Ketsana
3. 2009(typhoon Pepeng)-Parma
4. 2013(super typhoon Yolanda)-
Haiyan
5. 2015(typhoon Lando)-Koppu
6. 2015(typhoon Melor)-Nona
7. 2016(typhoon Lawin)-Haima

7.2 Bohol Earthquake (October 15,2013)

Lasted in 34 sec. equivalent to 32 hiroshima bomb
 HAZARD DISASTER
a dangerous A serious disruption of
phenomenon, the functioning of a
substance, human community or a society
activity or condition that involving widespread
may cause loss of life, human, material,
economic, or
injury or other health
environmental losses and
impacts, property impacts which exceeds
damage, loss of the ability of the affected
livelihoods and community or society to
services, social and cope using its own
economic disruption, or resources.
environmental damage.
Example:

The tsunami waves that are about to hit a

beach area with people,animals, trees and
houses are considered as a hazard.
After the tsunami hits the populated area, it is
no longer a hazard but a disaster with victims
and destruction or damage all over the place.
1 .a Super typhoon with a storm surge
affecting social and economic life
in Leyte.
2.A typhoon passing over a remote
and unpopulated island
3.A flood in a rural area which floods
the roads but does not affect any
houses.
4.A volcano erupting in isolation in
the middle of the Pacific Ocean
 Natural Hazards Man-Made and
Technological Hazards

Definition
Naturally-occurring A hazard originating from
physical technological or industrial
phenomena conditions, including
caused either by accidents, dangerous
rapid or slow onset procedures, infrastructure
events failures, or specific human
activities. (oil and
chemical spill, forest fire,
industrial pollution)
BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS GEOLOGICAL HAZARD HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
HAZARD

BIOS-LIFE GE-EARTH HYDOR-WATER

METEOROS-SKY

Process or phenomenon Geological process or Process or phenomenon of

of organic origin or phenomenon atmospheric, hydrological or
conveyed by biological oceanographic nature
vectors/ agents,
including exposure to
pathogenic micro-
organisms, toxins and
bioactive substances

Natural, usually from Natural process, Natural process, but

living sources originates from the solid involved with the
earth geosphere atmospheric and/or
hydrosphere

Ebola Virus, Flu Virus, Ground Shaking, Tornado, flood, Typhoon,

Rabies Landslide, Lava Flow, Forest Fire ,Tsunami
Ballistic Projectile
Classifying Phenomenon According to Hazards
1. Ground Shaking
1. Geological hazard
2. Tornado
2. Hydro meteorological
3. Landslide
hazard
4. Flood
3. Geological hazard
5. Indoor Fire
4. Hydro
6. Lava Flow
5. Man-made
7. Industrial Pollution
6. Geo
8. Typhoon
7. Man-made technological
9. Forest Fire
hazard
10.Liquefaction
8. Hydro
11.Storm Surge
9. hydro
12.Tsunami
10.geo
13.Extreme Rainfall
11.hydro-
12.Hydro/geo
13.hydro