A quest to reduce and manage disaster
By ARTHA KIRA PAREDES
ARISTON Dawang Jr does not take the strings of floods brought about by typhoons sitting down.
Tag Archives: disaster management
DOH, LGUs adopt ‘main line of defense’ vs. strong quake
SHOULD the feared 7.2-magnitude earthquake strike Metro Manila, the cities of Marikina and Pasigthat lie along the West Valley Fault have pledged to be prepared to respond to this and other similar disasters.
Wanted: Disaster management plan for risk-prone Baguio
By AMER R. AMOR
AFTER the earthquakes that hit Japan and New Zealand, volcanologists are drawing attention to the possibility a big one could hit Baguio, but the city lacks a comprehensive disaster management program and has in fact repeatedly failed to enforce environment rules that could mitigate disaster.
