It is the risks that the Philippines has to deal with—the risks before, during and after the disaster. PHIVOLCS together with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has undergone with the Metro Manila Earthquake Impact
Regina Claire S. Sawal B-6R Economic Analysis of the Effect of Climate Change to the Profitability of Rice Rice production in the Philippines is imperative to the sustenance supply in the nation and economy. The Philippines is the eighth biggest rice producer on the planet, representing 2.8% of worldwide rice generation. The Philippines was likewise the world's biggest rice importer in 2010. As per Atienza and Espino, most minimal generation for both rice and corn was seen in 1998 at 8,554.8 metric
According to this book, Philippines has attained important achievements in infrastructure development, particularly in terms of access to infrastructure services by the population. Despite these achievements, the overall state of infrastructure in the country has not kept up with rapid population growth and urbanization, and has emerged as a key impediment to the Philippines’ economic competitiveness. In addition, it says that Philippines had become competitive in the past years and has been one
Results and Discussion The population of farmers in the Philippines is declining and aging. According to a study recently conducted, the average age of Filipino farmers is already 57 years old. Moreover, Filipino youths are increasingly dissuaded in pursuing opportunities in the agricultural sector due to the persistent poverty levels seen in agricultural areas (Santiago, 2015). This view has been reinforced by other factors such as its perceived hardships as described in a famous Filipino song “Magtanim
As large numbers of soldiers were stationed throughout the World War II, the dengue also had spread to some new regions. The first epidemic of severe dengue was reported in Manila, Philippines in 1953 and then later it has been spread in Southeast Asia. During the year of 1960s and 1970s the Central America and South America had organized efforts to eliminate dengue in that areas, thus it leads to fewer occurrences of dengue fever but
Access to Potable Water The Philippine Institute for Development Studies conducted a study last late 2008 to early 2009 about the local service delivery in the sectors of education, health and potable water and it focused in the area of Dumaguete City in Negros Oriental and the province of Agusan del Sur in Mindanao (Israel, 2009). Several studies were made regarding the accessibility of potable drinking water in the Philippines. According to Greenpeace and World Bank, one out of 5 Filipinos did
2.2 Causes of land use changes Land use change is usually a result of many combined factors arising from different phases of organisation. The combined causes of land use change differ with time, space and environment(Lambin et al., 2003). There are direct causes of land use change which includes population growth, economic growth and initiation of policy, laws ad legislations (Morara et al., 2014). 2.2.1Population growth Population growth has been the fundamental driver of land use change all
zone around WWI (of course now it is still important industrial area in Japan) to Keihin industrial zone after WWII. Those may due to many different factors: Firstly, industrial manufacturing depending on both water and marine source; secondly, urbanization improved the location changing of industrial center and expansion; thirdly, two of the largest industrial zone in Japan, Hanshin and Keihin industrial zone, have Osaka bay and Tokyo Bay, which is much useful and efficient on not only
Leptospirosis is an endemic zoonosis in the Philippines with an average of 680 leptospirosis cases and 40 deaths from the disease reported every year and a prevalence of 10/100,000. It is seasonal with a peak incidence during the rainy months of July to October. It is anticipated that leptospirosis will continue to re-emerge in the country as a result of rapid urbanization, deforestation, poor sanitation and increased incidence of typhoons brought about by
Throughout his life time Dwight D. Eisenhower contributed significantly to the United States and helped transform it into the country that we know it to be today. Eisenhower was always seen as a natural leader by many and held various high ranking powerful positions that showed how strong of a leader he was, his leadership abilities, and displayed how strong of a man he was to be able to handle such leadership roles. Working hard Eisenhower was able to become the thirty- fourth President of the