In the Roman Catholic Diocese of Maasin, on the island of Leyte, Philippines, there remain today seven Filipino-Spanish churches that are made of stone, mortar and wood, ranging from almost four centuries to more than a century old. The Island of Leyte, as home to 22 active and dormant volcanoes, as exposed to the atmospheric disturbances from the Pacific Ocean, and as bisected by the Philippine Fault Line, is more at risk to extreme natural hazards than an average Philippine island. By looking at the interplay between the resistance/vulnerability of these churches on one hand, and the natural hazards threatening these churches on the other hand, this paper proffers mitigating recommendations to the primary stakeholders with the purview of...
The Philippines holds a number of historical structures, proof to the country\u27s vast and rich cul...
Certainly, it is incontestable that natural disasters result to severe economic and social damage to...
ABSTRACT: Batangas is a first-class province of the Philippines located on the southwestern part of ...
In the Roman Catholic Diocese of Maasin, on the island of Leyte, Philippines, there remain today sev...
The Philippines is exposed to numerous typhoons every year, each of which poses a potential threat t...
By its geographical location, the Philippines is exposed to different types of disasters. Natural di...
At the end of 2013 two catastrophic events occurred in the Philippines: the M 7.2 earthquake in Boh...
Super Typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan), which pummeled the Philippines on Nov. 8, 2013, ...
Disasters are serious disruption of the normal functioning of a community. Disaster risk refers to t...
Incidence of strong typhoons, threatened small islands to sea level rise and storm surges and inunda...
Incidence of strong typhoons, threatened small islands to sea level rise and storm surges and inunda...
Super Typhoon Haiyan entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on 7 November 2013, c...
Natural disasters affect thousands of lives every year. Modern technology is not able to eliminate t...
Supertyphoon Haiyan hit the Philippines in 2013; causing massive damage and loss of lives. The media...
The Philippines location on the edge of the Pacific makes it a nexus for tectonic and climatic hazar...
The Philippines holds a number of historical structures, proof to the country\u27s vast and rich cul...
Certainly, it is incontestable that natural disasters result to severe economic and social damage to...
ABSTRACT: Batangas is a first-class province of the Philippines located on the southwestern part of ...
In the Roman Catholic Diocese of Maasin, on the island of Leyte, Philippines, there remain today sev...
The Philippines is exposed to numerous typhoons every year, each of which poses a potential threat t...
By its geographical location, the Philippines is exposed to different types of disasters. Natural di...
At the end of 2013 two catastrophic events occurred in the Philippines: the M 7.2 earthquake in Boh...
Super Typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan), which pummeled the Philippines on Nov. 8, 2013, ...
Disasters are serious disruption of the normal functioning of a community. Disaster risk refers to t...
Incidence of strong typhoons, threatened small islands to sea level rise and storm surges and inunda...
Incidence of strong typhoons, threatened small islands to sea level rise and storm surges and inunda...
Super Typhoon Haiyan entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on 7 November 2013, c...
Natural disasters affect thousands of lives every year. Modern technology is not able to eliminate t...
Supertyphoon Haiyan hit the Philippines in 2013; causing massive damage and loss of lives. The media...
The Philippines location on the edge of the Pacific makes it a nexus for tectonic and climatic hazar...
The Philippines holds a number of historical structures, proof to the country\u27s vast and rich cul...
Certainly, it is incontestable that natural disasters result to severe economic and social damage to...
ABSTRACT: Batangas is a first-class province of the Philippines located on the southwestern part of ...