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Natural Hazards and their Impact to the three (3) Campuses of Mindoro State College of Agriculture and Technology (MinSCAT): Basis for a Sectoral Risk Prevention and Mitigation Measures

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  • 1. Mindoro State University

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Abstract

Education in the Philippines is one of the most vulnerable sectors that suffer from the impact of natural hazards. Having the right knowledge about the threats of natural hazards in our community will enable us to proactively respond to hazardous events (13). This study assessed the natural hazards and their impacts on the three campuses of Mindoro State College of Agriculture and Technology (MinSCAT): MinSCAT Main Campus (MMC), MinSCAT Calapan City Campus (MCC) and MinSCAT Bongabong Campus (MBC). The study used primary and secondary data collection. Descriptive qualitative research was used to identify the impacts of the hazards and cost of damage and quantitative research to calculate and rank the hazardsaccording to its frequency of occurrence and magnitude of impact. The Results show that in 30 years, MMC has the highest cost of damages amounting to 17,085,000.00; seconded by MCC amounting to 5,400,000.00 and MBC amounting to 2,785,000.00pesos. The major hazard in the three (3) campuses is tropical cyclones. Flooding is the most disastrous event in MMC and MCC, hence, sea level rise has a considerable impact in MBC. The occurrence of hazards to each campus differs according to geographical location and physical characteristics. Each campus has existing programs to reduce the potential catastrophic impact of natural hazards. Hence, existing programs and implementation still need further improvement. Thus, this paper recommends policies and programs to improve actions in reducing the adverse impacts of natural hazards and better able toprovide a safe learning environment to the community.

 

Key words: Natural hazards, Impacts, MinSCAT, Sectoral Risk Prevention and Mitigation Measure

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