Degree of Loss and Destruction: A Look into the Impact of Typhoons that Hit the Philippines from 2008 - 2011
December 2012
Table of Contents
Title Page ………………………………………………………… i
Table of Contents ………………………………………………………… ii Chapter 1 – Introduction Background of the Study ………………………………………. 1
Statement of the Problem …………………………………….... 2
Significance of the Study ………………………………………. 3
Scope and Limitations ……………………………………… 4
Chapter 2 – Conceptual Framework Objectives of the Study ………………………………………….. 5 Hypotheses ………………………………………….. 5 Conceptual Framework ………………………………………….. 6
Chapter 3 – Review of Related Literature ………………………………. 8
Chapter 4 – Research Method Archival Research …………………………………………... 17
Chapter 5 –
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ACADEME - This research will help schools in making their students better prepared for storms in teaching them and informing them the impact made by storms based on the data collected. It can also help the schools when they will make try to help the victims of storms. The school will know what should be their proper action to help the victims.
COMMUNITY - This research will let the community be aware on the effects storms have in the Philippines. The community will know what the proper course of action will be to be safe from the storms.
PSYCHOLOGISTS/SOCIAL WORKERS - This research will give knowledge to them of what to expect from the victims of the storm. So that they will be able to help properly and deal with the victims who just came from these tragic events.
Scope and Limitations
The study was conducted here in Davao City. The researchers used the Archival technique to look for different source documents from archives, the internet, and other reference materials related to further support the study.
It focuses on the different impacts of the typhoons that have struck the Philippines starting from the year 2008
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