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S U S T A I N A B L E D E V E L O P M E N T A S P E C T S
Table 6.
Number of barangay (Brgy.) and individuals (Ind.) in selected municipalities affected by floods.
Municipality Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5
Almost flooded as a
result of heavy rains
aggravated by high
tide or rise in water
level or nearby seas,
lakes, rivers, etc.
Flooded only after
several days of heavy
and continuous rains
with subsequent
rise in water level of
lakes, seas, dikes,
rivers and canals.
Flooded only after
several days of
exceptionally heavy
or continuous rains.
Never experienced
flood but present
environmental
conditions in the
area warrant LGUs’
proneness to flood and
flashfloods, landslides
and mudslides.
LGUs with residential
areas, national
and provincial road
networks prone
to landslide and
mudslides.
Brgy. Ind. Brgy. Ind. Brgy. Ind. Brgy. Ind. Brgy. Ind.
Balayan 13 18,501 3 23,032 8 21,463 4 6,218 0 0
Bauan 3 5,032 13 21,530 0 0 1 491 0 0
Calaca 7 11,395 8 10,442 5 9,915 4 3,355 0 0
Calatagan 5 10,206 15 25,819 0 0 1 1,581 0
0
Lemery 12 16,599 6 7,041 4 5,134 0 0 4 4,202
Lian 5 2,651 5 1,925 1 288 1 288 1 296
Lobo 0 0 4 5,351 3 5,284 11 9,279 5 7,332
Mabini 0 0 2 2,608 0 0 2 3,374 0 0
Nasugbu 11 28,876 26 53,013 26 5 3,013 2 3,168 0 0
San Juan 0 0 8 15,557 8 1 4,707 18 27,719 0 0
San Luis 0 0 0 0 5 7,588 5 5,843 0 0
San Pascual 0 0 0 0 6 2,450 0 0 0 0
Sta. Teresita 5 5,072 3 2,840 17 1 4,009 0 0 0 0
Sto. Tomas 0 0 14 33,851 3 3,838 0 0 4 15,006
Taal 1 3,742 1 1,260 4 6,142 0 0 3 4,774
Tingloy 2 5,400 2 400 2 1,200 0 0 1 1,000
Natural and Man-made Hazard Prevention and Management
Level of preparedness for disasters
Source: PDCC, 1993.
with supplies,) and a communication system and partners for
communicating among the local communities. The disaster
plan describes the roles and contact persons of various
partners in disaster management. Table 6 lists the number of
barangay (village) and individuals in selected municipalities
identified to be at risk in times of floods.
At the provincial level, all staff of the PACD have been
oriented in disaster management. One person from each of
the agencies in the provincial coordinating mechanism, as
well as medical respondents, had been trained for rescue
operations. There is an equivalent of one full-time person
tasked with disaster management (including maintaining
disaster preparedness). Five percent of the provincial budget
set aside for disasters may be mobilized only in the event of
a disaster, but no other budget or funding (e.g., for disaster
preparedness) has been allocated or identified. There is
a pending request for a disaster drill to better determine
disaster preparedness but funds were not allocated for this.
Only 6 (Balayan, Calaca, Cuenca, Mataas na Kahoy,
Nasugbu and San Nicolas) out of 32 municipalities have a
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