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Bagyo harayo pa, mga Nagueño preparado na!
MIKE V. PADUA: PAG-ASA kan Naga
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 This
is the official entry of NAGA CITY
SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL for the
Doon Po Sa Amin Learning Challenge,
a project where teachers and students of
Smart Schools Program
(SSP)
partner schools
are encouraged to use computer and Internet
technologies to generate web-based
information and educational materials about
their respective communities.
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STORY DESCRIPTION
With the
unstoppable economic advancement of Metro Naga comes the
development of the residential, commercial and
industrial sectors. The booming economy of the city
brings new opportunities for investors, businessmen and
the like, and at the same time, poses a great demand for
protection from natural calamities and all other forms
of disasters. Being the economic center of the province of
Camarines Sur, the City of Naga needs to prepare,
therefore, for the worst that typhoons can bring. David
Michael V. Padua, a.k.a MIKE PADUA, steps up to this
challenge.
Mike Padua, dubbed as the
“storm
chaser” by the research team, has earned his local fame
through his invaluable help to the typhoon-stricken area
of Naga City and other nearby towns by providing early
alert signals of upcoming typhoons. Through his
state-of-the-art way of tracking and monitoring, he’s
able to determine the typhoon’s exact location,
movements, wind velocity and gustiness; thus, allowing
his fellow Nagueño to prepare long beforehand, as the
subtitle suggests.
This community-based research,
therefore, seeks to minimize the damage to properties during
calamities and more importantly, bring down the casualty
count with the help of the first ever storm
chaser of the City of Naga.
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