Gordon's comment is right that there should be strict laws to prohibit people from residing in these dangerous areas but is there a plan by the goverment or private sectors to relocate these people? Yes, it is good enough to restrict people not to live in these areas but there must a place for them to relocate to? I am very sure if these people are given the chance and place to relocate, they will do it...The reason these residents go back to these areas is because they do not have any other place to go.
I wonder if a massive reforestation of all the coastline using very tall bamboo species would help. A thick wall of bamboo groves around the coastline can shield communities inland from wind, waves, and swift flowing mud-- maybe. I hope the Philippines can get help from other Asian countries in terms of environmental engineering, disaster preparations, and advance and more precise warning systems. I don't believe the Philippines need to spend millions of dollars on advanced weather forecasting equipment but instead it needs the help and cooperation of more advanced countries like China and Japan for its much needed warning system.
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