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What is the basic composition of the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (LDRRMO)?
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?
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?
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?
What is the main framework of RA 10121?
What is the role of the Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committee (BDRRMC)?
What is the role of the Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committee (BDRRMC)?
Who can lift the state of calamity?
Who can lift the state of calamity?
What did Alfred Wegener use to support his idea of continental drift theory?
What did Alfred Wegener use to support his idea of continental drift theory?
Who is credited with the idea that the ocean can be viewed as giant conveyor belts that carry the continents?
Who is credited with the idea that the ocean can be viewed as giant conveyor belts that carry the continents?
What is the approximate speed of spreading of continents at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge according to Harry Hess?
What is the approximate speed of spreading of continents at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge according to Harry Hess?
What is the common consideration for a fault to be active?
What is the common consideration for a fault to be active?
What is the process that occurs in subduction zones?
What is the process that occurs in subduction zones?
Which of the following is NOT a piece of evidence supporting continental drift theory?
Which of the following is NOT a piece of evidence supporting continental drift theory?
What is established in Bicol University in Albay according to the text?
What is established in Bicol University in Albay according to the text?
What percentage of the government agency's allocation from the annual national budget is used for DRRM and CCA activities?
What percentage of the government agency's allocation from the annual national budget is used for DRRM and CCA activities?
What is an example of a local government unit that has conducted community-based DRRM and CCA risk mapping?
What is an example of a local government unit that has conducted community-based DRRM and CCA risk mapping?
What is the purpose of conducting a post-disaster needs assessment capacity building?
What is the purpose of conducting a post-disaster needs assessment capacity building?
What is established through integrated and sustainable management of river basins and watersheds?
What is established through integrated and sustainable management of river basins and watersheds?
What kind of program is implemented for decision makers, public sector employees, and key stakeholders?
What kind of program is implemented for decision makers, public sector employees, and key stakeholders?
What is the point on the Earth's surface located directly above the focus of an earthquake?
What is the point on the Earth's surface located directly above the focus of an earthquake?
What is the term used to describe the vibration of the ground when an earthquake occurs?
What is the term used to describe the vibration of the ground when an earthquake occurs?
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?
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?
What is the term used to describe the natural phenomena that might impact an area or a region?
What is the term used to describe the natural phenomena that might impact an area or a region?
What is the result of most of the damage from earthquakes?
What is the result of most of the damage from earthquakes?
What increases the likelihood of landslides in areas susceptible to ground failure?
What increases the likelihood of landslides in areas susceptible to ground failure?
What happens when a tectonic plate with oceanic crust meets a tectonic plate with continental crust?
What happens when a tectonic plate with oceanic crust meets a tectonic plate with continental crust?
What is the result of the collision of two tectonic plates with the same material?
What is the result of the collision of two tectonic plates with the same material?
What is the cause of the 1990 Luzon Earthquake?
What is the cause of the 1990 Luzon Earthquake?
What is the predicted magnitude of the earthquake that will cause 'THE BIG ONE' scenario in Metro Manila?
What is the predicted magnitude of the earthquake that will cause 'THE BIG ONE' scenario in Metro Manila?
What is the term used to describe the sudden movement of the ground that releases elastic energy stored in rocks and generates seismic waves?
What is the term used to describe the sudden movement of the ground that releases elastic energy stored in rocks and generates seismic waves?
What is the name of the fault that is being closely monitored by PHIVOLCS?
What is the name of the fault that is being closely monitored by PHIVOLCS?
