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A disaster-prone area
Located at about 377
kilometers South of Manila in the Province of
Camarines Sur, Naga City has it all from tall
buildings, shopping malls, business establishments,
modern subdivisions, historical places down to some
tourist destinations, having been hailed as the
educational, commercial, and religious center of the
Philippine Administrative Region of Bicol in the
Southeastern tip of Luzon.
The 27 barangays which
have an estimated total population of 160,510 in
2007 occupy the city’s 8,488 agricultural hectares
of territory. They are situated in the lowland
basin–like Western sections and crisscrossed by
creeks and waterways flowing from the upland areas
in the Eastern part of Mt. Isarog.
Naturally, when a
typhoon passes the Bicol region, it can easily leave
the entire place flooded, especially during
unprecedented volume of rainfall.
The 27 flood-prone
barangays of Naga City are as follows:
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Abella |
Liboton |
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Bagumbayan Norte |
Mabolo |
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Bagumbayan Sur |
Pacol |
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Balatas |
Panicuason |
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Calauag |
Peñafrancia |
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Cararayan |
Sabang |
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Carolina |
San Felipe |
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Concepcion Grande |
San Francisco |
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Concepcion Pequeña |
San Isidro |
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Dayangdang |
Santa Cruz |
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Del Rosario |
Tabuco |
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Dinaga |
Tinago |
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Igualdad Interior |
Triangulo |
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Lerma |
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Against all odds
For a first class city but
a disaster-prone community like Naga City, taking
precautionary measures is indeed very much needed. This
is the very reason why the research team finds it
relevant to clarify the underlying issues surrounding
Mike Padua’s public service of giving weather advisory
apart from that of PAGASA.
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