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Philippines: Legarda supports gov't initiatives on disaster mitigation

27 Jan 2012, Office of Senator Loren Legarda

'The cost-effectiveness of investing in pre-disaster activities has already been proven in other countries including China, Vietnam and Bangladesh. The use of the calamity fund for pre-disaster activities will boost the ongoing efforts of government agencies and LGUs and will hasten the realization of our goal to become a disaster-resilient nation'...


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Human Exposure
Hazard type Population
exposed
Percentage of population
Cyclone 872,234
Drought 1,518,480
Flood 3,403,041
Landslide 14,538
 
Earthquake 52,545
Tsunami 269,834
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report
Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
Disaster Date Affected (no. of people)
Storm 1980 9,027,174
Storm 1980 6,624,710
Flood 2000 5,000,004
Storm 1989 4,635,762
Flood 1999 3,504,412
Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database
Data version: v11.08   *: Including tsunami
Data displayed does not imply national endorsement.
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