Daniel C. Lor (Author)

Abstract

This perspective examines disaster response in the Philippines through the lens of early warning, suspension policies, evacuation, local mitigation, and overall preparedness across early response, infrastructure, communication, and education. It highlights notable gains—such as the national weather bureau’s increasingly impact-based warnings, standardized class/work suspensions, and the routinization of pre-emptive evacuations—while surfacing persistent gaps in last-mile risk communication, uneven LGU (local government unit) capacities, infrastructure maintenance, and risk education. The paper proposes actionable improvements: fully impact-based, locality-specific alerts; clearer, harmonized suspension triggers for schools and workplaces—including SUCs (state universities and colleges); stronger pre-disaster logistics and forecast-based financing; community-owned evacuation protocols; nature-based defenses alongside resilient infrastructure; and continuous public risk education integrated with local planning.

Keywords: climate resilience, community-based disaster management, disaster risk reduction, early warning systems, Philippine disaster response, pre-emptive evacuation

DOI: http://doi.org/10.69651/PIJHSS0403486

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Lor, D. C. (2025). Beyond warnings: A perspective on disaster response and preparedness in the Philippines. Pantao (The International Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences) 4 (4), 5240-5249. http://doi.org/10.69651/PIJHSS0403486

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