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Tarlac is a province from Central Luzon or Region 3 and its capital is Tarlac City. It is bordered by  Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, and Zambales

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Tarlac is made up of multiple distinct groups which are the Pampangos, Ilocanos, Pangasinenses and Tagalog.

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Tarlac's economy is mostly dominated by agriculture because of its location. Principal crops are rice and sugarcane. Since it is geographically positioned between lands it is limited to fishponds when it come to its fish products.

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SDG 8 & 9 (Decent work and Economic Growth)( Industry Innovation and Infrastracture)
Tarlac is prone to flooding because of its geographical location. It is surrounded by mountains in its western and eastern outskirts but the province itself is mostly made out of planes.

Farmers are also unjustly compensated for their work in the field and sometimes they are not given the land that they are owed to.

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530 farmers have signed a petition demanding that their share of land from the Hacienda Luisita which are owned by the Cojuangcos are given to them. It is unfair for the workers considering the amount money that they earn from farming and the large disparity to wealth between the land owners and the farmers.

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SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure)

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SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure)

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Plenty of farmers are affected because of the constant flooding within Tarlac. Excessive flooding often leaves the farmer penniless and all their hard work going to waste. This is often due to typhoons damaging the infrastructure causing it to flood.

A study by Mohammed (2018) has detailed why Tarlac has been prone to flood which is because of its geographic location but he has also identified which parts of Tarlac City are more prone to flood and have proposed to have better infrastructure in this area in order to reduce the risk whenever it floods in the area.

It is important to resolve this because plenty of lives have been lost due to the floods that this infrastructure has caused and their have been tons of livelihood that are destroyed.

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Tokyo’s Massive Flood Protection Tunnel in Japan
I think Tarlac will benefit if a similar drainage system is built. This has been protecting Tokyo and its nearby cities from catastrophic floods. However, one downside to this drainage system is its cost but this will be greatly beneficial for not only Tarlac but also its neighboring province. By preventing floods from happening the province's economy will also see a favorable outcome since the farmers can sell their produce without the floods interfering and there won't be extra expenses due to the damages that the floods bring.

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LiDAR flood risk mapping can be used to get a detailed 3D version of the topography of the area in order to help prepare when a typhoon is about to hit the area.

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About Tarlac Province, Philippines. (n.d.). Retrieved November 21, 2022, from https://www.islandsproperties.com/places/tarlac.htm

Inquirer, P. D. (2021, November 30). Hacienda Luisita Tillers demand land from firm owned by Cojuangcos. INQUIRER.net. Retrieved November 21, 2022, from https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1521555/hacienda-luisita-tillers-demand-land-from-firm-owned-by-cojuangcos
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Karding damages 6 Pampanga dikes; Tarlac Farmers Lament Lost Harvest. MSN. (n.d.). Retrieved November 21, 2022, from https://www.msn.com/en-ph/news/national/karding-damages-6-pampanga-dikes-tarlac-farmers-lament-lost-harvest/ar-AA12fSg6
Mohammed, M. P. (2018). Flood hazard zoning of Tarlac City: Towards the development of flood overlay zones and provision. Procedia Engineering, 212, 69–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2018.01.010
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