This year is such a year that fulls of tragedy and unfortuitous events that brought tears, despair, and chaos in the lives of many Filipinos. A volcanic eruption, animal virus outbreak, and a Pandemic in march (Covid-19).
Typhoon Phanfone
As of 3 January, over 2.4 million people are affected in over 2,700 barangays (villages) in Regions V, VI, VII, VIII, MIMAROPA, and Caraga due to Typhoon Phanfone.
Taal Volcano Eruption
The 2020 eruption has affected thousands of families and causes millions-worth of damage when it's erupted last January 12, 2020
Cavite, Batangas has been d in a state of calamity and remained at status level 4.
some municipalities have been into lockdown due to jeopardy.
More than 300 schools are being used as evacuation centers, as of 21 January, more than 271,000 people are affected, of whom more than 148,000 people are being assisted in over 490 evacuation centers, and over 87,000 people are with host families.
Covid-19 Outbreak
April 13, 2020, A community quarantine is in place until 13 April 2020, aimed at decreasing stress on health facilities through minimizing the risk of COVID-19 infection.
The first case was identified on January 30, 2020, and it involved a 38-year old Chinese woman confined at San Lazaro Hospital located in metro manila, followed by a 44-year-old Chinese man and it is recorded as the first death and confirmed cases inside the Philippines.
As of December 13, there have been 449,400 confirmed cases of the disease in the country. Out of these cases, 418,687 recoveries and 8,733 deaths were recorded.
6.6 Magnitude Masbate Earthquake
A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck the province of Masbate in the Bicol Region at 8.03 a.m. local time on 18 August. Tectonic in origin, the tremor was felt in the entire Bicol region and several provinces in the Visayas.
Almost 3,700 people have been affected, with 1,176 people still displaced and staying in 14 evacuation centers. Over 725 houses have been either destroyed or damaged with local authorities continuing assessments on the impact.
Goni and Vamco AKA Typhoon Ulysses and Rolly
On 1 November 2020, Super Typhoon Goni, the world’s most powerful tropical cyclone this year thus far, brought torrential rains, violent winds, mudslides, and storm surges to Luzon.
The typhoon, locally known as Rolly, left extensive destruction and damage in its path, killing at least 25 people, injuring 399, affecting 2 million people in 8 of the country’s 17 regions, as reported by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The typhoon left an estimated 845,000 people in need of assistance and protection.categoey4 Typhoon Vamco (Ulysses) swept through central Luzon on 11 and 12 November, flooding tens of thousands of homes in Manila’s low-lying suburbs while causing floods and landslides in the country’s northern, agricultural provinces of Cagayan and Isabela. The national capital has not seen such devastating flooding since Tropical Storm Ketsana (Ondoy) of 2009 and Cagayan Valley has not experienced such a ferocious deluge in four decades. As of 25 November, Typhoon Vamco has killed 73 people, injured 82, and affected 4.2 million people in almost the same 8 regions battered by Typhoon Goni. On 19 November, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte placed the entire Luzon under a state of calamity to facilitate swift relief and rehabilitation efforts in the flood-hit communities.
ASF (African Swine Fever)
As pandemic arises, ASF still pumping and it's already reached the northern towns of Benguet.
Three towns are already on Red Alert. La Trinidad, Itogon, and Tuba.
Read more here: https://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/philippines-super-typhoon-goni-rolly-and-typhoon-vamco-ulysses-humanitarian-needs
before this year ends, let's pray for all the victims of these disasters.
2020 surely full of disasters that we've never expect. I hope 2021 will be the year of prosperity and recovery.
Rise up my fellow Filipinos!
We heal as One :)
This is Mon, I'm out!🐱👤
