SOS: Typhoon Yolanda Response
The Super Typhoon Yolanda • packing a sustained wind of 234 kph and gustiness of 275 kph, Typhoon Yolanda is considered the strongest typhoon to hit the country and the world in 2013 • Described as “monster typhoon”
Super Typhoon Yolanda surged and badly affected nine regions (Regions: IV-A, IV-B, Bicol, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region and CARAGA); 41 provinces, 49 cities, 455 municipalities and 7,027 barangays.
The Destruction of Typhoon Yolanda Affected a total of 2,055,630 families or 9,497,487 individuals
The Destruction of Typhoon Yoland Left 3,974 people were dead but President Aquino said on international broadcast that the death toll will not go as high as 2,500.
The destruction of Typhoon Yoland 19,551 houses were damaged and economic livelihood disrupted.
Philippines: Disaster-prone
GLOBAL DISASTER STATISTICS
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hydrological
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climatological
1.Physical and Geographical Characteristics 2.Socio-economic and Political Situation
Physical and Geographical Characteristics •Located in the Western Pacific Basin where at least 20 typhoons passes through every year. Five of these are usually destructive. •The Philippines is part of the Circum-Pacific Seismic Belt •It is located between two major tectonic plates- Pacific Plate and Eurasian Plate •There are at least 220 volcanoes around the country with 21 considered active.
Location in the Pacific Ring of Fire
Tectonic Map
•Prone to El Niño and La Niña Source: PDI
Economic and Political Situation ECONOMIC SITUATION •High Poverty Incidence •High Inflation Rates •Low wages despite the increasing daily cost of living •High unemployment and underemployment rate • low priority on social services •Landlessness/Inequitable distribution of country’s resources • policies that add up to people’s vulnerabilities
Budget allocation for Disaster Management is very small Every year in the General Appropriation Act (GAA), budget allocated to calamity fund constitutes only 0.1% Republic Act 8185allocation of 5% of the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) of local government units for emergency purposes
NATIONAL BUDGET 2010 Agriculture
DILG 4.30%
DPWH 11.36%
2.45%
Education 8.80% social welfare 0.99% Debt Servicing 17.93%
Others 48.27%
Education Calamity Fund DND/AFP Agriculture
social welfare Others DILG
Calamity Fund 0.12%
Debt Servicing Health DPWH
What can we do to be better disaster prepared? Get involved with movement and efforts to create a culture of disaster preparedness and risk reduction on the ground, many non-governmental organizations and people’s organizations are using the community-based disaster management framework as an approach towards building disaster preparedness and resiliency among vulnerable communities
SOS is a disaster response network of various organizations and individuals coming mainly from the health sector that aim to render assistance to disaster victims. SOS was formed in the early 1990s in response to the big earthquake and lahar flows of Mt. Pinatubo.
Coordinating Body Representatives of major member organizations: AHW, CHD, COMMED, AUPWU, HSA, HEAD, HAHR, CPDG
Board 7 Members
Executive Committee 6 Members: President, Treasurer, Coordinator + 3 Staff
Education and Advocacy
Networking
Disaster Response Quick Reaction Team Emergency and Medical Relief Rehabilitation and Development
Resource Generation
What does SOS do: 1. Disaster preparedness and Mitigation initiatives 2. Relief and medical missions 3. post-disaster rehabilitation efforts
How can we help the Typhoon Yolanda survivors? 1. Start a relief and fund drive with in your organization, class, barkada or in your community. needed relief items are the following: food Medicines First aid kit Hygienic kit Construction materials Blankets and mats
Cash donation is also important
How can we help the Typhoon Yolanda survivors? 2. Volunteer for medical and relief mission 3. Form quick reaction teams for disasters 4. Lend resources like vehicles, storage areas (for relief materials, etc.), communication facilities