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Mayors, disaster risk reduction and city planning officers, as well as LGU consultants of the National Capital Region will gather on May 29-30 for the final leg of the “Iba Na ang Panahon (INAP):Science for Safer Communities” at the Philippine International Convention Center.

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Local officials, disaster risk reduction and city planning officers, as well as local government unit (LGU) consultants in Eastern Visayas or Region 8 are now better prepared to deal with earthquakes and typhoons as strong as Yolanda after taking part in the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) information campaign on disaster preparedness recently at the Sabin Resort Hotel in Ormoc City, Leyte.

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Many disasters have already happened in the country with the Bohol earthquake and the typhoon ‘Yolanda’ as the most recent. Disasters left the country with many lessons learned. After super typhoon Yolanda for example, many victims were reported to have no food to eat for many days. Preparing food was impossible with no electricity, water and gas in the disaster zone.

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Preventing disasters is now greatly aided by scientific tools such as hazard maps. This kind of map shows areas that are affected or vulnerable of a particular hazard, such as earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, flooding and tsunamis. It helps in preventing serious damage and deaths.