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The Province of Camarines Sur is located in the central section of Region V in Luzon. It covers a total area of  5,497.03 square kilometers and as of 2015, its population is 1,952,544 covering 33.68% of the Bicol region.

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DEMOGRAPHICS
The Province of Camarines Sur is located in the central section of Region V in Luzon. It covers a total area of  5,497.03 square kilometers and as of 2015, its population is 1,952,544 covering 33.68% of the Bicol region. The capital of Camarines Sur is Pili and has Naga and Iriga as its two cities.

ECONOMY
Camarines Sur relies mostly on agriculture as most of the towns produce rice, coconut, abaca, and livestock. One of the main sources of income in Camarines Sur is handicrafts while in Naga city, it is a tri-economy and it is where all the products are brought.

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Camarines Sur is always at risk of typhoons and occasionally from volcanic eruptions. This past year, typhoons have terrifyingly increased in strength and number and have caused the region's lives and economy. On November 1, 2020, Typhoon Rolly made landfall in the Bicol Region and caused more than 2 million people affected. Although it is very normal in the Philippines to be hit by typhoons, its strength compared to before has drastically changed and became more dangerous and stronger.

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The national government's response has been slow when a typhoon hits and there have been no main project to stop or lessen the damage of a typhoon. After Typhoon Rolly hit the Philippines, President Duterte was absent and was not seen in a briefing in response to the typhoon and immediately criticized opposition. In 2013, Typhoon Yolanda made landfall and caused a lot of damage and deaths since there was no agency for standalone disaster. Philip Dy and Tori Stephens (2016) states that there was an absence in the Philippine Government and the national line agencies struggled to provide assistance to the local Government. Other issues arose when the government failed to partner with the community which leads to miscommunications.

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The use of satellites and the use of numerical weather prediction has been a big help for us to identify coming disasters and to avoid it. The NWP models are very good in terms of large-scale process. With such advances, this models can be improved finger grids. However, with the fast pace of climate change, there are instances that it cannot predict thunderstorms or the intensity of an upcoming typhoon. Predictions are not 100% accurate as well and it takes time to make a forecast.

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Tuberculosis in Bicol Region is still a problem as DOH recorded 10,614 cases and most of the cases of tuberculosis came from Camarines Sur with 3,685 cases in 2018. Tuberculosis is a curable disease, however, the response towards it has not been sustained.  It is very important to address this issue since it is more about hygiene and with proper health and respiratory hygiene we can avoid its spread whilst not needing a cure.

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The Digital Adherence Technologies is a smartphone based technology to help easily monitor patients with Tuberculosis without patients going back for check-ups. This technology helps doctors to observe and and remind patients for their medications. However there has only been a few research's if DAT helps the treatment in Tuberculosis and needs more research.

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https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1134819

https://gh.bmj.com/content/3/5/e001018

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1079906

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1120509

https://www.hks.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/centers/research-initiatives/crisisleadership/files/Dy_and_Stephens.pdf

https://eos.org/opinions/artificial-intelligence-may-be-key-to-better-weather-forecasts