Recent Philippine Flood Disasters: 2009 Typhoon Ondoy and Pepeng

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Abstract
Natural disasters are out of control phenomena that continue to devastate even the most advanced countries in the world. Flood disaster is one of the most serious natural hazards for human societies which cause damages to properties as well as loss of human lives. A country, such as the Philippines, which is bounded by limited funds, is most likely to have a public outcry in times of catastrophes like intense floods. This paper examines the impacts of the 2009 Ondoy and Pepeng flood in view of the Philippines’ productive and social sectors as well as presents a glimpse on the economic conditions of the urban and rural poor communities and how they survived the hazards of the said catastrophes amid limited support from the government and other institutions. Data from the studies funded by the different institutions both local and international were used in order to evaluate the damages and losses on the economic and social perspective of the country during the said two catastrophic events. This assessment, backed up by previous actual observations, will help the government and civil society groups to refine and apply different recovery and reconstruction strategies for the benefit of the entire country.

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Abstract
Natural disasters are out of control phenomena that continue to devastate even the most advanced countries in the world. Flood disaster is one of the most serious natural hazards for human societies which cause damages to properties as well as loss of human lives. A country, such as the Philippines, which is bounded by limited funds, is most likely to have a public outcry in times of catastrophes like intense floods. This paper examines the impacts of the 2009 Ondoy and Pepeng flood in view of the Philippines’ productive and social sectors as well as presents a glimpse on the economic conditions of the urban and rural poor communities and how they survived the hazards of the said catastrophes amid limited support from the government and other institutions. Data from the studies funded by the different institutions both local and international were used in order to evaluate the damages and losses on the economic and social perspective of the country during the said two catastrophic events. This assessment, backed up by previous actual observations, will help the government and civil society groups to refine and apply different recovery and reconstruction strategies for the benefit of the entire country.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Abstract
• 1. INTRODUCTION
• 2. CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES