in the recent years,the philipine government has started to shift its approach to natural disaster management towards a moe proactive strategy. this paradigm shift is in line with the country's international commitment to disaster reduction as set out in the 2005-15 Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA). The proposed "priorities for action include ensuring that disaster risk reduction is a national and local priority with a strong institutional basis for implementation. and identifying. assessing and monitoring disaster risk and enhancing early warning