Bearers of Wind and Floodwaters: A Historical Geography of Damage Caused by Typhoons Juaning (2011), Nina (2016), and Rolly (2020) on the Infrastructure and Other Assets of Tabaco City, Albay, Philippines

The Philippines has experienced the most incidents of disasters caused by natural hazards in the 20^th century, and it is one of the countries most at risk of being exposed to damaging winds and downpours brought about by typhoons (Warren, 2016). Among all Philippine provinces, it is the Province of Albay along the southeastern portion of Luzon that suffers the most damage from tropical cyclones. However, in Albay itself, its northern portion is the most susceptible to suffer floods emanating from overflowing rivers, storm surges, mudflows, and damage to infrastructure and property that result from cyclone visitations.

This study seeks to provide an account of the destruction inflicted by three typhoons on Tabaco City, the premier local government of Northern Albay, in 2011, 2016, and 2020. Using the city government’s damage reports from these storms and combining these with Geographic Information Systems, this paper will provide a story and geographic rendering of how these specific climatic hazards wreaked havoc on the infrastructure of Tabaco, as well as influenced the repairs that were conducted in the aftermath of these storms