Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices

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What is the basic composition of the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (LDRRMO)?

A lone officer

A team of emergency responders

A DRRMO and three staff responsible for administration, research, and operations (correct)

A council of barangay captains

Who recommends the declaration of a state of calamity to the President of the Philippines?

The Office of the Governor

The National Council (correct)

The Mayor of the affected city

The Punong Barangay

What is the purpose of the remedial measures stated in Section 17?

To declare a state of emergency

To ensure that the areas under the state of calamity will still follow the rule of law (correct)

To conduct research on disaster risk reduction

To provide relief goods to affected areas

What is the main framework of RA 10121?

Disaster risk reduction and management Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committee (BDRRMC)?

To assist the LDRRMO in disaster risk reduction and management Signup and view all the answers

Who can lift the state of calamity?

The President of the Philippines Signup and view all the answers

What did Alfred Wegener use to support his idea of continental drift theory?

Paleontological distributions and geological formations Signup and view all the answers

Who is credited with the idea that the ocean can be viewed as giant conveyor belts that carry the continents?

Harry Hess Signup and view all the answers

What is the approximate speed of spreading of continents at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge according to Harry Hess?

2.5 cm per year Signup and view all the answers

What is the common consideration for a fault to be active?

If it has moved one or several times in the last 10,000 years Signup and view all the answers

What is the process that occurs in subduction zones?

Tectonic plates converge and one is forced under the other Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a piece of evidence supporting continental drift theory?

Active faults Signup and view all the answers

What is established in Bicol University in Albay according to the text?

A DRRM training institute Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of the government agency's allocation from the annual national budget is used for DRRM and CCA activities?

5% Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a local government unit that has conducted community-based DRRM and CCA risk mapping?

Kitcharao Municipality Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of conducting a post-disaster needs assessment capacity building?

To assess needs after a disaster Signup and view all the answers

What is established through integrated and sustainable management of river basins and watersheds?

Local flood early warning systems Signup and view all the answers

What kind of program is implemented for decision makers, public sector employees, and key stakeholders?

Institutional and capability program on DRRM and CCA Signup and view all the answers

What is the point on the Earth's surface located directly above the focus of an earthquake?

Epicenter Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the vibration of the ground when an earthquake occurs?

Ground Shaking Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe anything that includes a physical phenomenon associated with an earthquake that may produce adverse effects on human activities?

Earthquake Hazards Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the natural phenomena that might impact an area or a region?

Hazards Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of most of the damage from earthquakes?

Ground Shaking Signup and view all the answers

What increases the likelihood of landslides in areas susceptible to ground failure?

Strong earthquakes and ground shaking Signup and view all the answers

What happens when a tectonic plate with oceanic crust meets a tectonic plate with continental crust?

The denser oceanic plate slides beneath the lighter continental plate Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of the collision of two tectonic plates with the same material?

The plates crumple together Signup and view all the answers

What is the cause of the 1990 Luzon Earthquake?

The Central Philippine Fault Signup and view all the answers

What is the predicted magnitude of the earthquake that will cause 'THE BIG ONE' scenario in Metro Manila?

7.2-magnitude Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the sudden movement of the ground that releases elastic energy stored in rocks and generates seismic waves?

Earthquake Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the fault that is being closely monitored by PHIVOLCS?

Marikina Valley Fault Signup and view all the answers