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This past couple of days we experience a storm that is named "enteng". We were suppose to go to school but unfortunately there's a typhoon. Classes we're postponed and we must take precautions about the storm. Now, we we're advise to go on asynchronous/synchronous class or online class. And study for the continuation of the school days.

Now, who should be accountable for this disaster. Is it the government or the citizen? In my stand, it goes both ways. The government should help, rescue, and inform the public about the storm. Enforce the rescue team of the contingency plan and broadcast the PDRRMC about the duties and responsibilities for the people that first handedly experiencing the disaster. Especially, those who are in the Hazardous or vulnerable area. They must find a place to relocate for them to be safe. Also, the government must have a plan for the flooding not just in Bulacan but in the entire Philippines who experience flooding. The government must have an urban planning, proper waste segregation in every regions in the Philippines, educate the masses about 3'rs (Reuse, Reduce, Recycle) and not corrupt the money just for the sake or benefit for

their own sake. Furthermore, the role of the citizen is to be clean in the environment and take care of the nature and not litter elsewhere. As I say, the citizen must have a proper waste segregation and be knowledgeable in this cases. The citizen will also benefit if they know how to do this acts because it's for their own good.

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DISASTER

We, the highest form of animals, are now facing the effects of disaster and human behavior that has a significant effect on our lives, which stems from typhoons, and lack of attention and responsibility towards our environment by both the government and its citizens. But, we all know that the government holds the primary authority to address calamities and has a responsibility to both minimize risks and respond effectively.

Recently, we’ve experienced the devastating effects of typhoons Enteng and Carina. The cities are flooding, landslides are happening, and living things are dying at the time of the typhoons. Aside from the heavy rain, it is mainly the outcome of human activities such as deforestation, mining, improper garbage disposal, and more. The disaster's impact could’ve been decreased through appropriate environmental protection and with the effective counter of the government. Nonetheless, the capacity of our country to respond to such disasters is inadequate. The Philippines is highly susceptible to typhoons, and the damages it causes has been a recurring challenge for us over the years, yet the gaps are still unfilled. We continue to face a lack in relief goods, equipment, responding quickly, and even rescue personnels. It is the government's responsibility to resolve these problems in our community,  but they have not yet managed to resolve them. I therefore conclude that the government holds liability for addressing this issue. Their ultimate priority is to be able to anticipate the needs of our country. Enforcing stricter policies when it comes to proper garbage disposal, increasing recycling rates, organizing nationwide community clean-ups, and addressing the factors that cause climate change to get worse would greatly help.

As a Disaster Risk Reduction student, I believe it is crucial for everyone to understand the factors that influence our country's level of disaster risk considering that many are still uneducated and unaware about it. Without a clear understanding of the causes and potential impacts of disasters and without a unified effort between the government and the public, effectively reducing and managing the impacts of typhoons and other calamities becomes nearly impossible. Education, discipline, support, and consistency are the keys to building resilience and minimizing the effects of such events.

Although the government should be held accountable for these issues , the citizens must also take action to reduce the impact of disasters. It is important for everyone to be conscious of our environment, as we all live in it and will be affected by its condition. For the country to survive, grow, and thrive, cooperation between the people and the government is necessary.

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Natural disasters are something we can’t stop from happening. Even though we can’t prevent them, we can reduce their impact by being prepared and working together. It's important to have plans and know what to do. By getting ready and helping each other, we can protect lives, reduce damage, and recover more quickly when a disaster occurs.

As a disaster risk reduction student, citizens and the government must work together to manage calamities effectively. For example, during Typhoons Carina and Enteng, the government needed to prepare emergency plans and issue warnings, while everyone had to stay informed and follow safety protocols. Everyone needs to help each other in times of disaster, government provide resources and support, and citizens prepare and act responsibly. When both do their part, communities are better protected and more resilient against future disasters.

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The typhoon Enteng, together with other typhoons and heavy rain, reiterates a complicated relationship between while natural and human systems. In my mind, the impact of these natural disasters is usually magnified not only due to environmental degradation but also wrong policies of the cities. On the one hand, typhoons can lead to severe damage through the high volume of precipitation pooled with the strong winds that can bring down the infrastructure. However, the humans tp the severity of their consequences is also shaped by the human_ whether they take action and the preparations of the systems to respond to such disasters.

The accountability for the damages caused by Bagyong Enteng can be examined from two perspectives: the government and the citizens. The government has to pay a huge share of responsibility when it comes to preparation and response. This can be achieved through adequate infrastructure, effective early warning systems, urban planning that is integrating the management of floods and other environmental threats, among others. Besides, government organizations must ensure a timely and smooth process of evacuation, provision of aid and infrastructure reconstruction. Negligence in governance is most likely to result in a higher impact of the natural disasters.

On the other hand, the involvement of the citizens cannot be neglected. Not only at the individual level but also at the community level, citizens can engage in activities such as following evacuation orders and volunteering in disaster response initiatives that can take the edge off the destructions. Moreover, public awareness and education about the methods and ways to survive through the disaster are the pillars to build resilience among people. Although the forefront duty of disaster management is in the hands of the government, the active and well-prepared citizens can immensely leverage the success of disaster response and recovery programs. In conclusion, the real answer to the troubles caused by typhoons like Bagyong Enteng is a combination of both state and personal responsibilities in an attempt to save the transparent and add to the fortitude of people.

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Disasters are inevitable, such as the two typhoons, Carina and Enteng, that we recently experienced. These typhoons caused severe flooding, leading to the evacuation of many people. Some people were trapped in their homes, while others lost their lives due to their inability to swim. The typhoons also damaged farms, and some are unable to go fishing, which could lead to food scarcity. Typhoons also have diseases like measles and leptospirosis which are communicable.

That's why for me as a DRR student both the citizens and the government are accountable for this kind of disaster. The government is responsible for early warning alerts so people can prepare for the incoming disaster. They are also responsible for the fast response of rescuers because some people are trapped in the house and need help. While the citizens are responsible too for being insensitive to the environment, we can admit that people throw trash around and there is garbage everywhere we go on the roads and this is one of the reasons of floods.

As I end this, I just want to say that nobody is perfect in this world everyone makes a mistake, and neither government nor citizens is the same person. We just need to cooperate. Help the ones who need it and prepare more for future disasters.

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Disaster Risk Reduction is important especially for students, for them to understand and reduce risks associated with natural and man-made disasters. It also helps students to know the impacts of disasters. With these you can be prepared, to help people and also to protect yourselves.

Disasters are powerful, it can destory anything in just one single blow. For this saying, transfering to a safer place when disaster occurs are one of the top priority. Be aware of your surroundings also look for evacuation zone. When it comes to your belongings, as much as possible put it at high place, or leave anything that isn't important when emegency happens. For pets, if you can't bring them at least remove their tie. Dogs can protect themselves and hide to a safe place, than being tied and can't do anything but to wait of their own death.

Now, who should be accountable for all of these? Government or Citizen? My answer is the Government. Individuals can protect themselves, and take steps to move to a safer place. But government has the resources and responsibility to lead their society. They have wider reach when it comes to audience, so providing an early warnings and alerts will notify people, so that they can prepare themselves. They have the responsibility to carry out such tasks, like having a evacuation routes to every area, shelters, and reliefs. They have the money to improve the country, yet they chose to not to. Resulting for poor buildings, areas. Of course the individuals play an important role too such as organizing local drills, cleaning community, following safety protocals and creating evacuation plans.

It is important for us to understand importance of preparedness and having knowledge about certain disaster. So than we can protect and save ourselves. " The best disaster response is to prevent the disaster in the first place"

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As we all know, we can't avoid natural disasters, but at least we can be prepared once a natural disaster happens, but it seems like not everyone knows what to do and what to avoid. For example, when the typhoon named "Enteng" entered the Philippine area of responsibility and passed by the Philippines. Many areas of Luzon got flooded, including the Bulacan province, which I am currently in, and the reason why? Trash that is blocking the drainage system because the citizens of Bulacan don't have any discipline to throw out their trash in proper garbage disposal; no trees and soil that can absorb the rainwater because the government constructed buildings in the area where the soil and trees once were. And the consequences of their actions are property loss and potentially emotional damage to the young kids that are experiencing the hardship of going out and evacuating in the places that they are unfamiliar with.

The government also lacks the ability to respond quickly once the disaster happens, for example, by giving out relief goods, healthcare, and a place to evacuate to those who got affected by the disaster. The following shows the lack of preparedness by the government and lack of manpower to help every single one that got affected by the disaster simultaneously. That's why I think that the government and the citizens are the ones that are accountable.

That's why, for me, it's important that everyone learns about DRR, also known as disaster risk reduction, because once disaster strikes, everyone is prepared, and everyone already knows what to do once disaster strikes. Which is why I believe that every barangay should have an evacuation center that is far away enough from any buildings and other things that can cause disaster so that everyone knows where to go. I also believe that with the combination of effort by the government by not constructing buildings in the place where soil and trees are and the community by throwing their trash in the proper garbage disposal, we can rest assured that we can avoid experiencing severe flooding in our area.

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All of us experienced these two typhoons such as Typhoon "Carina" and "Enteng". These two disaster affects us since there was a flood, house destruction, died or drowned and so on. Typhoon Carina shooks our environment because since this typhoon was falling, the river beside our house was rising. I remember, 4am in the midnight my tita calls us because the river was overflowed and the flood entered the first floor of our house. In the morning, the rain still doesn't stop and it was strong, the flood almost entering our second floor but thanks to god the rain stop and the flood is slowly disappearing. The flood was gone and our whole first floor is covered by mud and various garbage, our other appliances is broken such as our LPG and our door.

I think the reason because of so much flood is because of people's lack of discipline. All of us throwing garbage everywhere and everytime when we don't see a trash can. This is one of the reason why the canals are clogged and it doesn't do what it's supposed to do. Also the trees, the trees absorbs water so it can reduce the flood. Canals and trees are so essential when it comes to this kind of disaster.

In my opinion, the citizen is mainly accountable for this kind of event. We have brains and if we use our knowledge properly to avoid floods, it will never happen again and when it happens again it won't be as bad as before. In our place, the government already knows that there is always a flood when there is a heavy rain or typhoon because it is sometimes reported on the news and posted on Facebook but they  don't do any actions about this, they gives us a relief goods after or during a flood. They don't have a program to avoid floods, so we people must be accountable for this kind of natural phenomenon.

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As a Disaster Risk Reduction student for me both governments and citizens are accountable. The Government is in charge of ensuring the disaster preparedness through early warning of disasters. They are in charge of making sure that emergency plans are in place, and communities are sufficiently prepared through training and drills. And citizens also have a duty to participate in preparedness activities, and take personal responsibility for reducing risks in their own environments. Both governments and citizens should cooperate with this kind of task to ensure the safety of both parties.

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Many people and towns and lives are suffering as a result of the multiple typhoons that were headed towards the philippines. Just as the typhoon enteng came in the Philippines. Immediately after it begins to heavily rain and thunder. As a result for this is flooding. The reason for all of this is because Many areas have lots of structures including buildings and highways. In addition the amount of garbage in cities that can causes the drainage to get clogged that may cause flooding. I think the government and the people are the ones who should be responsible for what has happened the government should provide shelters and health care and give people relief goods for the people who are affected by the typhoon. Also the people should be responsible for what they are doing if they know they are in a hazardous area they should move somewhere safer and they should prepare for the flood so if it happens again they are prepared.Due to heavy rain and flooding that has affected many people. Many areas of Marilao had heavy flooding as a result of these typhoons which resulted in destruction of property and injuries to the people. and classes were suspended because of heavy rain and flooding.

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Disaster Risk Reduction is extremely important and should be taught in schools and within the community because it can help us become aware and prepared when disasters occur, especially typhoons that we often experience. It broadens our minds and can potentially lessen the impact on us.

When we know that the area we are in is prone to disasters, we should evacuate before a calamity strikes. One of the problems I see in people is that, for example, they know a storm is approaching, yet they still do nothing. No evacuation, no organizing of belongings, and no stockpiling of food and water. So when the disaster hits, they have nothing to save, not even themselves. Regarding our pets, when a disaster strikes and we cannot take them with us or rescue them, we should not tie them up so they have a chance to swim and save themselves.

Now, if you ask me who should be accountable for all of these? Government or Citizen? My answer to that is the same because we are all to blame for the disasters happening to us. We do not take care of the world that has been entrusted to us. As for the government, the only thing they can do is provide updates, rescue us, and offer assistance such as food, water, and safe places to stay. I know many people blame the government when disasters occur, but that is wrong because it is not their fault that this is happening to us. However, I also hope that the people's money is used properly to improve and fix the places in our country.

It's important that we are prepared and knowledgeable so that we can prevent disasters. "There's no harm in hoping for the best as long as you're prepared for the worst."

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In the recent days, we have experienced a stormy weather due to the Habagat and Typhoons. Many places around the country are flooded. As a STEM student in Team Mission Christian School, our subject, Disaster Risk and Reduction, have taught me that this phenomenon are an example of a disaster. Our classes have informed me on how these phenomenon work and how we can prevent it. For me, this Disaster Risk and Reduction subject should not be only limited to STEM students but to the whole levels of education. Informing and educating not only the students but also the citizens in the area as this lack of knowledge could result in a disaster.

1 month ago, we have experienced the typhoon “Carina”. It was a typhoon that shook everyone. It was a Super Typhoon that all of us didn’t expect. A strong typhoon that resulted in a lot of floods, loss of life and damage to properties. I remember this Typhoon as one of the unfortunate incidents to our church. During that time, we had just recently move to a new church location. We had set-up everything and everything seems nice but after 3 weeks, Typhoon Carina came. Most of our things are flooded. Our monitor speakers, 2 TVs, 2 amplifier, Sound Mixer, and many more have just been flooded. Some of those are fixable but some aren’t. We were forced to do only few instruments as we don’t have any amplifiers available at the time. It was a hard thing to experience as a son of a Pastor. I can literally see the sadness on my father’s face as some of the equipment that we have are just gone but we have managed to survive that. We have learned our lesson in these typhoons. We cannot just be comfortable just like our church location. We aren’t on the 2nd floor now. We are on the 1st floor. Nowadays, we always bring every equipment above the ground so that they do not got flood.

In the most recent weather in our country, an intensified rainy day have emerged due to the habagat as well as the upcoming Typhoon “Enteng”. Many areas in the country are experiencing floods. News about these areas is everywhere. I thought to myself “why is that so? Is it because the area they live in? is it because the people that build the place? Or is it because the government slow actions?”. While all of these seems the reason that they experience these kinds of disasters, I believe that the one’s who should be accountable in these kinds of situations are both the Government as well as the citizens. Why you ask? It’s because the people in the government are corrupt itself. The people in the government always think the economy and the money that will be used in rebuilding and improving the country. They always do think on what they could get out from the area. Money there, Authority here, tyranny everywhere. It’s always like that that’s why many people in the flood prone areas, landslide prone areas or disaster-prone areas are always harmed in the process. Now for the reason why the citizen should also be accountable even they are the victim is that they are being contented with how their place is without checking or giving a care whether they will experience a disaster. Some of them are always blaming the Government but that’s not how it works. If you had managed to improve your area, then this wouldn’t have happened.

To end this, I would like to say a couple of words. “Steady and Idle contradict with each other but if you change Idle to Industrious, then this country will Thrive.

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The Disaster Risk Reduction subject has taught us all about many important things related to disasters. As a citizen of a disaster-prone country, I think everyone should be educated about this for their own good. Knowing ways how to protect and ready ourselves against disasters is a step we all should take.

We are constantly battered by typhoons like the most recent ones “Carina” and “Enteng”. Their effects were felt by many people in the island of Luzon. Many families were displaced and forced to evacuate and livelihoods were disrupted as a result of severe floods. These typhoons led to the severe flooding of many areas here in Marilao that caused injuries to residents and damage of property. Additionally, due to extreme levels of rainstorm and floods, our classes were suspended which hindered our learning progress.

While I believe both the government and the people have roles to play in lessening the harmful effects of disasters, I think the government should be the one held accountable for these. For decades, the people have been suffering from the effects of disasters but our government has yet to create effective policies to counter the worsening harm of disasters. The people in power are locked inside their comfortable homes while the common Filipinos are expected to bear the brunt of disasters such as floods, landslides, earthquakes and etc. We should have compassion and empathy to our fellow countrymen especially to those who don’t have the capacity to afford basic needs in times of disasters. Victim blaming should not be the path we take for this is exactly what our government wants, pointing fingers at each other while they remain in the sidelines.

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As we can see, numerous typhoons that are approaching our Philippine Area of Responsibility are causing suffering to a large number of people, communities, and lives. Typhoons moved onto the islands of Luzon as a result, flooding the capital city of the Philippines.

The reason for all of this is that, unlike the provinces, where soil and trees can absorb water beneath them, Manila has a lot of structures like buildings and roads and is surrounded by cement. In addition, the city's drainage system becomes clogged due to the abundance of garbage throughout the city.

Due to the severe weather, heavy rain, and flooding that has afflicted many people, lessons are suspended every day for a total of one week without instruction. Therefore, the government or the local mayor should be in charge of this, or else they should decide whether to give supplies to those in need, support those who have lost loved ones, or assist those who need to evacuate to the closest evacuation center.

Of course, the government bears the most of the blame in cases like this. For example, they said that there would be no classes in the city, which forced them to convince a few mayors to make the announcement. This is crucial since it will prevent everyone from getting sick.

Regarding soil erosion in Cebu City, the homes closest to the mountain or at its base are most likely to be impacted. As such, the government and local authorities should be in charge of this issue and order an evacuation because the homes are dangerously close to the mountain.

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Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction gave us a lot of knowledge about the different kinds of disasters and their causes; it also helped students like us be aware and prepared in an emergency. I remember doing our photo survey, and as we went to a certain place that we thought was hazardous, that place is now always in the news as that place is flooded, and even the roofs are bare to the eyes. As the typhoon named "Enteng" arrived in the Philippines. It immediately starts showering us with heavy rains and thunder. Since we are in Marilao, the people living near the hazardous area evacuated as they had learned their lesson from the previous typhoon named "Carina." It caused floods in lowlands and areas near the rivers like Tabing Ilog. I haven't heard of the local government helping or giving some food packs to the evacuees, but at least it wasn't as bad as the previous typhoon, where there were losses of lives. This may have a big impact on our education because there have been no classes since Monday, and we just started synchronous and asynchronous learning yesterday. It also caused our upcoming activities like "Buwan ng Wika" to get postponed.

The government is mainly accountable for these events; the local government units should provide shelter and assistance to the victims. The government should release a patrol team around the barangay to rescue the trapped victims. Even so, the victims themselves should be responsible in case of a disaster. If they are always in a hazardous area, it is better to find a new displacement wherein there is a safer environment, or if they cannot, they should always have an emergency bag prepared so they can take it in just one snap if anything happens. Preparedness is better than cure.