The Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

DISASTER is a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts, which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society

• TRUE

• FALSE

It is a dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihood and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage.

• Hazard

• Disaster

• Vulnerability

This explains why an average of 20 typhoons enter the Philippine Archipelago every year of which five (5) are said to be destructive.

• The Philippines lies northeast of the pacific typhoon belt.

• The Philippines lies west of the pacific typhoon belt.

• The Philippines lies east of the pacific typhoon belt.

• The Philippines lies south of the pacific typhoon belt.

Which of the following are considered Human-induced Disasters?

• Floods

• SARS outbreak in 2006

• Earthquakes

• Landslides

refers to the increase in the earth’s mean temperature due to the so-called enhanced greenhouse effect.

• Vulnerability

• Hazard

• Global Warming

Establishes the National Program on Community Disaster Preparedness

• Republic Act 10121

• Presidential Decree 1566

There is a paradigm shift from PD 1566 to RA10121 from just a disaster relief response to Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

• True

• False

How many members does the NDRRMC comprise?

• 19

• 40

• 25

• 44

In the picture above, what position is missing?

• Communication Team Officer

• Information Officer

• Planning Officer

During the earthquake drill, what is the very first thing that it indicate the start of the drill?

• Duck, cover and hold

• Getting out of the house with the survival and medicine kits

• Sounding of the alarm