Natural Disasters That Frequently Occur in The Philippines

National Service Program Training 1
NATURAL DISASTERS
THAT FREQUENTLY
OCCUR IN THE
PHILIPPINES
Group 2 | Presentation
1. TYPHOONS/TROPICAL
CYCLONES
TYPHOONS/TROPICAL
CYCLONES:
·The climate of the Philippines is tropical and is strongly affected by
monsoon (rain-bearing) winds, which blow from the southwest from
approximately May to October and from the northeast from
November to February, although there are considerable variations in
the frequency and amount of precipitation across the archipelago.
·From June to December typhoons often strike the archipelago. On

average, 20 typhoons occur annually, with the months of June to
November averaging approximately three (3) typhoon strikes per
month.
EXAMPLE:
2. FLOODING
FLOODING:
A review of the high impact tropical cyclones in the Philippines
indicate that majority of the victims were affected by inland
flooding and landslides.
The torrential rain can result in flooding in overflowing rivers,
saturated soil, low-lying areas, and poor drainage. The most number
of deaths and economic losses come from this type of hazard.
Deforestation are worsening the risk of floods and landslides. The
uncontrolled urban growth, poor land use, the decreasein the
number of protected forests and riverbanks, poor waste disposaland
housing have clogged waterways and increased the risk of floods.
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3. LANDSLIDES
LANDSLIDES:
Defined as the movement of rock, earth, or debris down a sloped
section of land. Landslides are caused by rain, earthquakes,
volcanoes, or other factors that make the slope unstable. It has
three major causes:
Geology refers to characteristics of the material itself. The earth or
rock may be weak or fractured, or different layers may have
different strengths and stiffness.
Morphology refers to the structure of the land. A classic
morphological cause of landslides is erosion, or weakening of earth
due to water.
Human activity, such as agriculture and construction, can increase
the risk of a landslide. Irrigation, deforestation, excavation, and
water leakage are some of the common activities that can help
destabilize, or weaken, a slope.
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4. VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
4.VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS:
·The Philippines is sitting on the Pacific Ring of Fire and is among the
countries with most active and dangerous volcanoes. There are
three classifications of volcanoes:
ØA volcano is classified as active if it is currentlyerupting or is

expected to erupt in the near future. There are 22 active volcanoes
(out of the 300+ total)in the archipelago. Mayon Volcanoin Legaspi
City is the most active volcano in the Philippines (Doroteo, 2015).
ØA dormant volcano is one that is not currently erupting but has
erupted within recordable history and is expected to erupt again in
the near future. Some volcanoes can remain dormantfor thousands
of years before eruptions. Mt. Apo in Digos City, Davao Del Sur is an
exampleof a dormant of potentially active volcano.
ØExtinct volcanoes are considered dead and are not expectedto
ever erupt again. Mt. Arayat in Angeles City, Pampanga is considered
as an inactive or extinct volcano.
4.VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS:
The volcanoes in the Philippines rank as one of the deadliest and
costly in the world. Lahars (mud flows) are very common in the
country due to heavy rains
Approximately 13% of its historic eruptions have caused fatalities,
most notably at Taal and Mayon Volcanoes. Also, 22% of its
eruptions caused significant damage (Doroteo, 2015).
Tsunamis accompany eruptions more often than in any other
volcanic region.
EXAMPLE:
5. EARTHQUAKES
EARTHQUAKES:
• Earthquakes are usually caused when rock underground suddenly breaks along
the fault. Since it lies along the Pacific Ring of Fire, the country has frequent
seismic and volcanic activities.
• A fault is a planar fracture in a volume of rock, across which there has been
significant displacement along the fractures as a result of earth movement. This
earth movement is what we called tectonic forces that compress the land.
• Within the past two decades (1990-2010), five destructive earthquakes were
recorded and human casualty included 15 deaths and 119 persons injured.
Damaged to the economy was estimated to reach PhP 207 million (Doroteo, 2015).
EARTHQUAKES:
The 1990 Luzon earthquake, the Moro Gulf Tsunami and the collapseof the
Ruby Tower were some of the most devastating ever recorded in the
Philippines (Doroteo, 2015).
Here is the list of the major active fault lines in the Philippines:
a) Marikina ValleyFault – coversMontalban, San Mateo,Marikina, Pasig,
Taguig,Muntinlupa, San Pedro, Biñan, Carmona, Sta. Rosa, Calamba, Tagaytay and
Oriental Mindoro.
b) Western Philippine Fault – Luzon Sea, Mindoro Strait, Panay Gulf and SuluSea.
c) Eastern Philippine – Philippine Sea
d) Southern of Mindanao Fault – Moro Gulf and Celebes Sea
e) Central Philippine Fault – Coversentire Ilocos Norte,Aurora, Quezon,
Masbate,Eastern Leyte, Southern Leyte, Agusan Del Norte, Agusan Del Sur and
Davao Del Norte.
EXAMPLE:
6. DROUGHTS
DROUGHTS:
·Drought is a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall; a shortage of water
resulting from this.
·The Philippines has been affected by a strong El-Niño-related dry spell since
December 2015, which has hit food production (GEO Hive, 2015)
·El-Niño peaked betweenDecember and February,and drought affected40% of
the country, and is expected to persist in 2016 (GEO Hive, 2015).
·The most drought-affected area is the island of Mindanao in the south, which
is the country's poorest area and where more than half of the population is
reliant on agriculture (GEO Hive, 2015).
·According to the Department of Social Welfare and Development, 676,465
people have been affected by drought in the following areasof Mindanao:
Cotabato,South Cotabato, and Sultan Kudaratin Soccsksargen and
Maguindanao in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). The
Zamboanga peninsula in Mindanao has been facing severe water shortages
(GEO Hive, 2015).
EXAMPLE:
7. TERRORISM
TERRORISM:
·Defined as “criminal acts intended or calculated to provoke a state of terror in
the general public, group of persons or particular persons for political
purposes are in any circumstance unjustifiable, whatever the considerations
of a political, philosophical, ideological, racial, ethnic,religious, or any other
naturethat may be invoked to justify them.”
·Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), Moro Islamic
Liberation Front (MILF), Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), New People’s Army (NPA),
Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and Maute Group also known as
Islamic State of Lanao are some of the most notable terrorist groups in the
Philippines.
·Zamboanga Siege in September of 2013 wherein200 people died and the
attack on Marawi in May of 2017 are the most recent terrorist attacks in the
Philippines (GMA News Online, 2017).
EXAMPLE:
NEXT
Top 10 Natural
Disasters to Hit the
Philippines (100 Years
Back)
TOP 10 NATURAL DISASTERS
TO HIT THE PHILIPPINES
(100 YEARS BACK)
According to the Disaster Risk Profile and Disaster Risk Management
Framework of the Philippines (Doroteo, 2015), here is the list of the
top 10 natural disasters to hit the Philippines in the last 100 years in
chronological order:
Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) devastated the Eastern Visayas region

and the city of Tacloban in November 2013. Leaving the country with
7,986 deaths and 16.11 million affected people, it is considered as the
strongest typhoon which made landfall ever recorded.
(100 YEARS BACK)
Typhoon Bopha smashes into the main southern island of Mindanao
on December 3, 2012. Rarely hit by cyclones, the region suffers about
1,900 people dead or missing.
Typhoon Washi hits the northern part of Mindanao island on
December 16, 2011, killing at least 1,080 people.
An entire mountainside collapses on the village of Guinsaugon on the
central island of Leyte on February 17, 2006, killing 1,126.
Tropical Storm Thelma unleashes flash floods on the central city of
Ormoc on Leyte island on November 15, 1991, killing more than 5,100.
(100 YEARS BACK)
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake strikes the mountain resort of Baguio
city and other areas of the northern Philippines on July 16, 1990,
killing 1,621 people.
Typhoon Ike hits the central islands on August 31, 1984, killing 1,363
people.
A tsunami triggered by a magnitude 7.9 earthquake devastates the
Moro Gulf on the southern island of Mindanao on August 16, 1976,
killing between 5,000 and 8,000 people.
Floods and landslides unleashed by Typhoon Trix kill 995 people in
the Bicol region of the main island of Luzon on October 16, 1952.
Taal volcano, about 60 kilometres (30 miles) from NCR, erupts on
January 30, 1911, killing about 1,300 people living in nearby villages.
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·From June to December typhoons often strike the archipelago. On

ØA volcano is classified as active if it is currentlyerupting or is

Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) devastated the Eastern Visayas region

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