Region 11: Davao -Davao is known as the "Durian Capital" of the Philippines. -Davao‚ provides a living for many fishermen. Some of the fish products include: yellow fin tuna‚ brackish water milkfish‚ tilapia‚ shrimp‚ and crab. -The fourth-most-populous city in the Philippines and the most populous in Mindanao. Provinces Capital Compostela Valley Nabunturan Davao
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MUSIKAHAN FESTIVAL of Tagum‚ Davao del Norte MUSIKAHAN FESTIVAL The Festival Held annually in the city of Tagum‚ Davao del Norte during February 21-27‚ Musikahan Festival also known as Musikahan sa Tagum‚ is a distinct cultural event celebrating Filipino excellence in music through composition‚ performance and production‚ providing the youth with more opportunities in the music industry as its goal. Local government of Tagum provides musical instruments to public schools aiming to amplify
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defined as any tragic event stemming from events such as earthquakes‚ floods‚ catastrophic accidents‚ fires‚ or explosions. It is a phenomenon that can cause damage to life and property and destroy the economic‚ social and cultural life of people. A natural disaster is any event of force of nature that is caused by environmental factors that has catastrophic consequences. Natural disasters include: avalanches‚ earthquakes‚ floods‚ hurricanes‚ impact events‚ landslides‚ mudslides‚ tornadoes‚ tsunamis
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DAVAO CITY- Its Republic Act 9211 and City Ordinance No. 143‚ or the Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003 or the City’s comprehensive anti-smoking ordinance had known Davao City worldwide. This law prohibits anyone to smoke in public utility vehicle‚ government-owned vehicle or any other means of public transport for passengers‚ accommodation and entertainment establishment‚ public building‚ public place‚ enclosed public place‚ or in any enclosed area outside of ones private residence‚ private place of
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FLOODS What causes Floods? Heavy Rainfall: Causes increase in sea level rise etc. Over–saturated soil (when the ground can’t hold in any more water and could turn into mud etc): Infiltration can’t take place due to the soil’s impermeability resulting in so then surface run off will be increased. High River‚ Stream‚ and Sea Level (caused by heavy rain/particle expansion): The amount of water in the channel becomes too high‚ forcing water inland. Objects such as fallen trees and littering can causes
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SOCIAL ISSUE: Informal Settlements in Davao City TOPIC DISCUSSION: Urban housing is a worldwide need‚ especially urgent in rapidly growing cities of the developing world‚ evident in unplanned and informal communities. These are examples of the informal sector housing – often described as squatter settlements or “slums” – that represent latent assets and the basis of urban solutions (Bhatt‚ 2004). In Davao City‚ the increasing number of informal settlers can be attributed to the rapid
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TITLE : Flash Flood In Compostela Valley Statement of the Problem : Causes of Flash Flood. Intro : | Flash floods are floods that happen very suddenly and with little warning. They are very dangerous What is flash flood? A sudden local flood‚ typically due to heavy rain. | . A very heavy rain or an accident like a dam break can cause one.Sometimes the ground is too hard or too wet to soak up water. The only place the rain can go is downstream. Usually rainfall of more than one inch in
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The Flood Last winter‚ we drove up to New York to visit my grandparents for Christmas. The plan was to spend the holiday there‚ and take a train into New York City the next morning. My grandparents live in Syracuse‚ so it ended up being about a six hour train ride. When we arrived and stepped out onto the street from Penn Station‚ my jaw literally dropped. The city was amazing. It was like nothing I had ever seen before. It was late at night and the streets were as full as they would be during
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With a population of _____‚ Indonesia is facing problems in withstanding floods and environmental issues. When walking around on the streets‚ one thing people always notice is trash and polluted rivers. People throw things carelessly‚ which can block the canals and rivers‚ making them polluted and hard to maintain. Another part is the amount of weight we produce; cars‚ buildings adds on to the weight in which can cause the land to sink. For the past two decades‚ the environment and population
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------------------------------------------------- Flood A flood is an overflow of water that submerges land which is normally dry.[1] The European Union (EU) Floods Directive defines a flood as a covering by water of land not normally covered by water.[2] In the sense of "flowing water"‚ the word may also be applied to the inflow of thetide. Flooding may occur as an overflow of water from water bodies‚ such as a river or lake‚ in which the water overtops or breaks levees‚ resulting in some of that
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