Community Awareness on Typhoon and Assessment on Hazard Mitigation Practices of the Local Government Unit of Malvar, Batangas, Philippines

Abstract

The undertaking determined the community awareness on typhoon and assesses the hazard mitigation practices with an end view of drawing the suggested activities to the office of the disaster information and risk reduction programs of the Local Government Unit of Malvar. This descriptive study covered the household heads in the municipality. They gathered data through a researcher-made questionnaire. The results revealed that majority of the respondents were aware on typhoon and assessed the hazard mitigation practices of the municipality as good. Considering the result, it was recommended that the locality may conduct seminars, workshops and orientation programs on terminologies regarding typhoon and other environmental issues. Drills and simulations in the school and community may be exercised. In addition, they may also raise funds to provide the needed supplies of the community. The aforementioned activities may be given emphasis by the concerned authorities or agencies for maximum implementation.

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Aerielle Claire Castillo

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Aerielle Claire Castillo (2018). Community Awareness on Typhoon and Assessment on Hazard Mitigation Practices of the Local Government Unit of Malvar, Batangas, Philippines. Invention Journal of Research Technology in Engineering & Management, 2(3), 44-52. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-276366