Catbalogan City: Braving the

An Account Storms
of the Experiences of
Catbalogan City in 2013 to 2015
Calamities
Presented by: City Mayor Stephany UyTan

Yolanda (Haiyan)

26 Barangays Affected
2,551 Affected Families
Zero Death; 3 Injured; Zero Missing
2,893 Families Evacuated
124 Totally Damaged Houses; 958
Partially Damaged Houses
203.73 crop hectares affected
(P7,275,601.30)
210 Fisherfolks Affected

Preparations and coordination with key organizations

Visiting the evacuation centers

Catbalogan under
State of Calamity

Live viewing of news at the City

Plaza

Discounted Caravan
of Basic
Commodities

Glenda (Rammasun)

57 Barangays Affected
6,607 Affected Families
Zero Death; Zero Injuries; Zero Missing
2,097 Families Evacuated
585 Totally Damaged Houses; 2,485
Partially Damaged Houses
438.88 crop hectares affected
(P9,700,233.72)
907 Fisherfolks Affected; 194 Livestocks
P7,693,860.00 worth of infra damaged

We visited the families at the seawall and

coastal areas

Several houses along coastal areas were destroyed

Visiting the seawall areas, which

was greatly destroyed during
the onslaught of Typhoon Glenda

Ruby (Hagupit)

57 Barangays Affected
25,960 Affected Families
Zero Death; 66 Injuries; Zero Missing
5,113 Families Evacuated
1,755 Totally Damaged Houses; 10,295
Partially Damaged Houses
779.24 crop hectares affected
(P31,372,444.19)
629 Fisherfolks Affected; 640 Livestocks
P378,280,100.00 worth of infra damaged

Meeting with Barangay Chairs to prepare and conduct

possible evacuation

Meeting Local Hardware Store Owners to maintain

prices and assure enough supplies during the calamity

Visited evacuation centers after the forced evacs conducted

After the Storm

Barangay Basiao

Barangay Bulu-an

Barangay Bunu-anan

Barangay Cagutsan

Barangay Canhawan
Gote

Barangay Mombon

Seniang (Jangmi)

28 Barangays Affected
16,975 Affected Families
22 Deaths; 19 Injuries; Zero Missing
44 Families Evacuated
36 Totally Damaged Houses; 167 Partially
Damaged Houses
296.53 crop hectares affected
(P3,892,700.00)
120 Livestocks destroyed
P64,000,000.00 worth of infra damaged

Rescue and retrieval operations

Visited the families of the casualties of

Typhoon Seniang during New Years Eve

Consoling affected families as clearing at the landslide area continues

Funeral and Solemn Mass for the

victims

Amang (Mekkhala)
24 Barangay Affected
661 Families Evacuated
Zero Deaths; Zero Injuries; Zero
Missing

City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

Council convenes in preparation for Typhoon Amang

Monitoring the storm at the Local Weather Station

City Traffic Enforcers assists

in the info dissemination and forced
evacuations in prone areas

Summary of DANA Reports

Classification

SENIANG

Tropical
Storm

RUBY
Typhoo
n

GLENDA Typhoo

YOLANDA
Super

Typhoo

n
Classification

SENIAN
G
RUBY
GLENDA

YOLAND
A

Tropical
Storm

Typhoon

Typhoon
Super
Typhoon

Numbe
r of
Barang
ays
Affecte
d

Occurrences

Floodin
g

Landsli
de

Stor
m
Surg
e

Number
of
Affected
Families

Health

Deat
h

Injury

Missin
g

Relief
Operations
Number of Families
Evacuated
In
Outside
Evacuati Evacuati
on
on
Centers
Centers

Households

Totally
Damag
ed

Partiall
y
Damag
ed

28

16,975

22

19

44

50

36

167

57

25,960

66

5,113

1,413

1,755

10,295

6,607
0

Agricultural Damage

2,551
0
3

Fishery

Estimated
Number of
Estimated
Cost
Fisherfolks
Cost
Affected

2,097

585

57

26

Numb
er of
Affect
ed

Crops

Area
Planted
(Has)

568

296.53

P3,892,70
0.00

2,433

779.24

629

1,209

438.88

1,259

203.73

31,372,44
4.19
9,700,233.
72
7,275,601.
30

907
210

6,875,000.00
389,000,000.00

106,000,000.00
2,485

Infrastructure Damage

0
2,893
0
124
958
33,250,000.00

ESTIMATED
Livestock

DAMAGE

Barangay
LGU
COST
Number of
Estimated
Facilities
Facilities
Livestock /
Cost
Poultry

P 0.00

120

P
36,150.00

10,161,670
.00
8,273,100.
00
76,200.00

640

355,350.0
0

OVER ALL TOTAL

ESTIMATED
DAMAGE COST

194
0

P 0.00

P
P
7,400,000.0 56,600,000.
0
00
155,970,00
222,310,10
0.00
0.00
7,693,860.00

P
64,000,000.00
401,729,180.7
5
29,368,720.75

What our City needs?

Relocation Sites
Expansion of the City for its fast
growing population and economic
activities
Resettlement Sites
Facilities (Airport, Terminal, Fishports,
Multi-Purpose Evacuation Centers)
Sanitary Landfill
Improved Drainage System

After the storms,

our hearts may have been
dampened but our spirits were
never broken.
Now, we are moving forward to a
better and stronger city.
Let us hold hands together and
STEP forward together!