Floods

Bago Bumagsak ang Lupa: Signs You Must Never Ignore

In the days after Typhoon Uring struck Eastern Visayas in 1991, investigators found a pattern that has repeated itself i...
Earthquakes

Is Your Home Ready for Earthquakes and Typhoons?

The furniture in most Filipino homes isn't anchored to anything. Not the tall cabinet in the sala, not the ref, not the ...
Disaster Preparedness

Is Your Home Actually Protected When Disaster Strikes?

After Typhoon Ondoy inundated Metro Manila in 2009, accounts documented at evacuation centres showed a recurring pattern...
Disaster Preparedness

When Disaster Strikes Your Office: Are You Really Ready?

The most common failure pattern in workplace emergencies isn't a broken fire alarm or a blocked exit. It's that no one k...
Earthquake Preparedness

Paano Malalaman Kung May Paparating Na Tsunami sa Pilipinas

The sea pulling back — that dramatic retreat of water from the shoreline — is one of the most recognizable warning signs...
Flood Safety

Metro Manila Floods: Smart Moves That Actually Save Lives

The evacuation order for that barangay had already gone out. The water was rising fast — visible from the street, audibl...
Disaster Preparedness

Kung Walang CR: Pinakamadaling Paraan sa Sakuna

By the second day at almost any large evacuation center during typhoon season, the scene around the comfort rooms tells ...
Typhoon Preparedness

Typhoon Ready: What Every Filipino Home Actually Needs

The evacuation order had already been out for hours. But at the covered court that was serving as an emergency shelter, ...
Fire Safety

Fire Escape Route Planning: Deadly Mistakes Filipinos Keep Making

A fire alarm sounds at 2 a.m. You wake up disoriented. The hallway outside your room looks hazy. Your first instinct — a...
Fire Safety

Don’t Do This When There’s Fire: Deadly Mistakes Filipinos Make

In multiple fire incidents documented by the Bureau of Fire Protection, survivors described breathable air disappearing ...