Images of the devastation wreaked by typhoons, flooding, earthquakes and drought in the Philippines circulate globally as an important part of disaster discourses. This collection seeks to move beyond these simplistic representations of calamity by bringing together a group of Filipino and international scholars from diverse disciplinary backgrounds to grapple with the complex nature of disaster in the Philippines. Firmly grounded in the relationship between disaster and place, the volumes contributors confront the challenges of the Philippine nations internal heterogeneity of language, ethnicity and class. In doing so, this book seeks to engage the specificities of place amid diversity, and explores two broad but interrelating avenues of investigation through case studies drawn from across the archipelago: How can environmental extremity in the Philippines help us understand disasters? How can disasters help us understand the Philippines?
Maria Carinnes P. Alejandria is assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Santo Tomas.Will Smith is associate research fellow at Deakin University.
Introduction: Place, Politics, and Disaster in the Philippines,Will Smith
Chapter 1: At a Glance: Disaster in the Philippines and the Philippine Disaster Management System,Zbigniew Piepora, Oliver Belarga, and Anthony Alindogan
Chapter 2: Aid Effectiveness and the Role of Evaluation in the Design and Implementation of Disaster-Oriented Programs in the Philippines,Anthony Alindogan
Chapter 3: Children in Post-Disaster Conditions: The Case of Humanitarian Intervention of Save the Children in Post-Typhoon Haiyan in Leyte, Philippines,Liezl Riosa, Fernanda Claudio, M. Adil Khan
Chapter 4: Post-Disaster Accountability in the Haiyan Shelter Response: Who had the Greater Say?Ladylyn L. Mangada, Irma R. Tan, Margarita T. dela Cruz
Chapter 5:Sanay Kami sa Bagyo (We are Used to Storms): Unpacking irrational Evacuation Decision-making within the Sentient Ecology during Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda),Pamela Gloria Cajilig, Diego S. Maranan, Kathryn B. Francis, Gintare Zaksaite
Chapter 6: Surviving the Old Tides: Disaster Resilience Among Food-Insecure Older Adults in an Urban Poor Settlement in Manila,Maria Carinnes P. Alejandria
Chapter 7: Baha at mga bata (flood and children): Exploring selected filipino childrens flood experiences, vulnerable contexts& resilience,Arlen Ancheta, Clarence Batan, Dan Angelo Balita, Maria Carinnes AlejandriaChapter 8: Drought, Food Insecurity, and Cultures of Hunger in the Philippines,Will Smith
Chapter 9: Ethnographic Approaches to Locating Disaster: Honey Harvesting, Livelihoods and Everyday Uncertainty on Palawan Island,Sarah Webb
Chapter 10: Community Engaged Resilience in an Island Community: Case of Fisherfolks in Pamarawan Island, Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines,Alain Jomarie G. Santos, Zosimo O. Membrebe Jr, John Christian C. Valeroso, Dr. Arlen A. Ancheta
Chapter 11: Harnessing Participatory and Community-Based Approach in Disaster Recovery Planning in Areas Affected by the Earthquake in Bohol,Emmanuel M. Luna, Rosalie Quilicol and Victor G. Obedicen
Chapter 12: Climate Hazard Effects on Socio-Environmental Health and Adaptation Strategies in Two Coastal Communities in Palawan Island, Philippines,Patrick A. Regoniel, Frederick A. Precillas, Melissa Theodora U. Macasaet, Nelly MendozaConclusion: Reframing Disaster,Noah Theriault
