1. Impact of Natural Hazards in Some Key Cities in the Philippines
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Background
The Philippine archipelago has a total land area of 115,800 square kilometers
It has 115 cities and 1,496 municipalities
Metro Manila is the seat of Philippine Government and is composed of 15 cities
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Hazards
An average of 22 typhoons enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility each year; 5 of which may be destructive
About 5 earthquakes a day is felt in the country. That is about 1,825 quakes a year!
From 1999 to 2003, 39 weather disturbances were experienced by the country
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CAMANAVA
CAMANAVA stands for Caloocan City, Malabon City, Navotas City and Valenzuela City
These areas are high prone to flooding and flashfloods due to its topographical location and rapid urbanization
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Marikina City
Marikina City is located along the valley in eastern Metro Manila. It is composed of 14 barangays, 12 of which lie along the Marikina River.
Marikina River is a tributary of the Pasig River
Marikina City’s population is approximately 480,000 to 500,000
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Baguio City
Baguio City is located at the Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR). It is prone to soil erosions, landslides and earthquakes.
16 July 1990 Earthquake in Baguio City
401 dead
1,103 injured
223 missing
3,668 families rendered homeless
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7. Other Key Cities Prone to Natural Hazards
Ormoc City (Region VIII)
Flooding and Flashfloods
Dagupan City (Region I)
Flooding
Cabanatuan City (Region III)
Liquefaction
Butuan City (CARAGA)
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Urban Growth
Urban Growth has aggravated the effects of natural hazards in previous years
Metro Manila’s population is about 10.5 million
Population Annual Growth Rate
City of Manila is 3.6%
Quezon City is 4%
Caloocan City is 3.5%
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Rapid Urbanization
Rural – urban migrants has boosted the percentage of squatters in Metro Manila. In 1980, National Housing Authority reported that one out of four Metro Manila resident is a squatter.
Rapid urban growth paved way for these informal settlers to build houses along the river banks and coastal areas.
Rapid Urbanization has tremendously aggravated the effects of natural hazards
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10. Payatas Dump Site Tragedy
This tragedy is dubbed as “trashslide” or “garbalanche” and happened only in the Philippines.
This is a concrete picture of the hazard incurred due to urban migrants.
This tragedy resulted to 224 deaths and 38 missing persons.
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