SAVING LIVES THROUGH TECHNOVATIVE FLATPACK EMERGENCY SHELTERS USING BAMBOO-CORRUGATED CARTONBOARDS AS MAIN CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL WITH ABACA-WATER HYACINTH FOR SOUND ABSORPTION

The Philippines, being within the "Pacific Ring of Fire", experiences an average of twenty (20) typhoons every year. In November 2013, Super Typhoons Haiyan (local name: Yolanda) and in December 2021, Super Typhoon Rai (local name: Odette) wreaked massive destruction. The UN OCHA Philippines Typhoon Rai Humanitarian Needs and Priorities Plan published in May 2022 stated that 2.1 million houses were damaged; 425,000 homes were destroyed, and 1,702,428 were damaged. Targeted number of people from the most vulnerable sectors for the Emergency Shelter Program (USD 30M) is 570,000. Most disaster victims and survivors sought refuge in evacuation centres, putting their health and safety at risk during a pandemic where social distance must be maintained