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Landslide Disaster Management in the Philippines Landslide Disaster Management in the Philippines by Feliciano G. Calora, Jr., John F. Malamug and Edgar M. Molintas by Feliciano G. Calora, Jr., John F. Malamug and Edgar M. Molintas ABSTRACT ABSTRACT The Philippine archipelago is prone to landslide disasters which results mostly from prolonged The Philippine archipelago is prone to landslide disasters which results mostly from prolonged rainfall and earthquakes. Landslides are regular occurrences in roadsides located in rainfall and earthquakes. Landslides are regular occurrences in roadsides located in mountainous regions leading to urban areas like Baguio City, the summer capital of the mountainous regions leading to urban areas like Baguio City, the summer capital of the Philippines. As a mitigation measure, different engineering and vegetative measures have been Philippines. As a mitigation measure, different engineering and vegetative measures have been used to manage landslides due to prolonged rainfall which also causes threat to life and safety used to manage landslides due to prolonged rainfall which also causes threat to life and safety of Filipinos living at the foot of the mountains. The resulting landslide known as mudslides has of Filipinos living at the foot of the mountains. The resulting landslide known as mudslides has destroyed property and taken the lives of many Filipinos. Examples of these calamities are the destroyed property and taken the lives of many Filipinos. Examples of these calamities are the Central Luzon earthquake (1990), the Mt. Pinatubo Eruption (1991), the Quezon Flooding and Central Luzon earthquake (1990), the Mt. Pinatubo Eruption (1991), the Quezon Flooding and Mudslide (2004), the Caraga Floods and Leyte Landslide (2006), the Mt. Bulusan Eruption Mudslide (2004), the Caraga Floods and Leyte Landslide (2006), the Mt. Bulusan Eruption (various dates) , Mt. Mayon Eruption (various dates) and Typhoon Reming (2007) calamity. As a (various dates) , Mt. Mayon Eruption (various dates) and Typhoon Reming (2007) calamity. As a result of these disasters, the Philippines has developed a disaster management plan composed result of these disasters, the Philippines has developed a disaster management plan composed of mitigation, preparedness, rehabilitation and response. Disaster response in the Philippines of mitigation, preparedness, rehabilitation and response. Disaster response in the Philippines is an inter agency effort to provide emergency and relief to victims of disasters or calamities. is an inter agency effort to provide emergency and relief to victims of disasters or calamities. Disaster responses Disaster responses are inter-agency are inter-agency concerted efforts, whether public or concerted efforts, whether public or private, to provide emergency private, to provide emergency assistance or relief to persons who are assistance or relief to persons who are victims of disasters or calamities, and victims of disasters or calamities, and in the restoration of essential public in the restoration of essential public activities and facilities activities and facilities Mitigation Mitigation refers to measures aimed refers to measures aimed at minimizing the impact of a at minimizing the impact of a natural or man-made disaster on a natural or man-made disaster on a nation or community in terms of nation or community in terms of casualties and damages, such as casualties and damages, such as the conduct of surveys and the conduct of surveys and inspection of public and private inspection of public and private infrastructures for their safe infrastructures for their safe occupancy occupancy Preparedness Preparedness includes pre-disaster includes pre-disaster actions and measures undertaken to actions and measures undertaken to avert or minimize loss of life and avert or minimize loss of life and property, such as, but not limited to, property, such as, but not limited to, community organizing, training, community organizing, training, planning, equipping, stockpiling, planning, equipping, stockpiling, hazard mapping and public hazard mapping and public information and education initiatives information and education initiatives Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation, on the other hand, refers on the other hand, refers to activities where the affected to activities where the affected communities or areas receive financial communities or areas receive financial or immediate basic provisions (i.e. or immediate basic provisions (i.e. food, shelter, clothing, medicines, etc. food, shelter, clothing, medicines, etc. and temporary restoration of structures and temporary restoration of structures in place of those damaged and in place of those damaged and devastated devastated

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Landslide Disaster Management in the PhilippinesLandslide Disaster Management in the Philippinesby Feliciano G. Calora, Jr., John F. Malamug and Edgar M. Molintasby Feliciano G. Calora, Jr., John F. Malamug and Edgar M. Molintas

ABSTRACTABSTRACT

The Philippine archipelago is prone to landslide disasters which results mostly from prolonged The Philippine archipelago is prone to landslide disasters which results mostly from prolonged rainfall and earthquakes. Landslides are regular occurrences in roadsides located in rainfall and earthquakes. Landslides are regular occurrences in roadsides located in mountainous regions leading to urban areas like Baguio City, the summer capital of the mountainous regions leading to urban areas like Baguio City, the summer capital of the Philippines. As a mitigation measure, different engineering and vegetative measures have been Philippines. As a mitigation measure, different engineering and vegetative measures have been used to manage landslides due to prolonged rainfall which also causes threat to life and safety used to manage landslides due to prolonged rainfall which also causes threat to life and safety of Filipinos living at the foot of the mountains. The resulting landslide known as mudslides has of Filipinos living at the foot of the mountains. The resulting landslide known as mudslides has destroyed property and taken the lives of many Filipinos. Examples of these calamities are the destroyed property and taken the lives of many Filipinos. Examples of these calamities are the Central Luzon earthquake (1990), the Mt. Pinatubo Eruption (1991), the Quezon Flooding and Central Luzon earthquake (1990), the Mt. Pinatubo Eruption (1991), the Quezon Flooding and Mudslide (2004), the Caraga Floods and Leyte Landslide (2006), the Mt. Bulusan Eruption Mudslide (2004), the Caraga Floods and Leyte Landslide (2006), the Mt. Bulusan Eruption (various dates) , Mt. Mayon Eruption (various dates) and Typhoon Reming (2007) calamity. As a (various dates) , Mt. Mayon Eruption (various dates) and Typhoon Reming (2007) calamity. As a result of these disasters, the Philippines has developed a disaster management plan composed result of these disasters, the Philippines has developed a disaster management plan composed of mitigation, preparedness, rehabilitation and response. Disaster response in the Philippines of mitigation, preparedness, rehabilitation and response. Disaster response in the Philippines is an inter agency effort to provide emergency and relief to victims of disasters or calamities.is an inter agency effort to provide emergency and relief to victims of disasters or calamities.

Disaster responsesDisaster responses are inter-agency are inter-agency concerted efforts, whether public or concerted efforts, whether public or

private, to provide emergency private, to provide emergency assistance or relief to persons who are assistance or relief to persons who are victims of disasters or calamities, and victims of disasters or calamities, and

in the restoration of essential public in the restoration of essential public activities and facilities activities and facilities

MitigationMitigation refers to measures aimed refers to measures aimed at minimizing the impact of a at minimizing the impact of a natural or man-made disaster on a natural or man-made disaster on a nation or community in terms of nation or community in terms of casualties and damages, such as casualties and damages, such as the conduct of surveys and the conduct of surveys and inspection of public and private inspection of public and private infrastructures for their safe infrastructures for their safe occupancyoccupancy

PreparednessPreparedness includes pre-disaster includes pre-disaster actions and measures undertaken to actions and measures undertaken to

avert or minimize loss of life and avert or minimize loss of life and property, such as, but not limited to, property, such as, but not limited to,

community organizing, training, community organizing, training, planning, equipping, stockpiling, planning, equipping, stockpiling,

hazard mapping and public hazard mapping and public information and education initiativesinformation and education initiatives

Rehabilitation,Rehabilitation, on the other hand, refers on the other hand, refers to activities where the affected to activities where the affected communities or areas receive financial communities or areas receive financial or immediate basic provisions (i.e. or immediate basic provisions (i.e. food, shelter, clothing, medicines, etc. food, shelter, clothing, medicines, etc. and temporary restoration of structures and temporary restoration of structures in place of those damaged and in place of those damaged and devastateddevastated