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'...
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population ![]() |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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 | |
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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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