Why The Philippines Is So VULNERABLE To Natural Disasters

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The Philippines is an incredible archipelagic country consisting of some of the most awe inspiring mountain views, tropical rainforests, and sandy beaches. It also happens to be the most vulnerable country in the world when it comes to natural disasters, as highlighted by the World Risk Index Report in 2023. So what makes this country in particular so vulnerable? Well, as usual, it all comes back to the physical and human geography of the country.
But while the Philippines is very vulnerable, the reality is that south, east and southeast Asia is the most natural disaster-prone regions of the entire world. Which is unfortunate because it's also home to over half the world's population.
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[@ryancxdd]

As someone from Hong Kong, the typhoons we get are usually severely weakened because they get smashed at Luzon

[@maikotter9945]

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[@skybluskyblueify]

The Philippines are the Jupiter of asia?

[@PineappleOnPizza69]

@@skybluskyblueify yep

[@RR52517]

For the last 5 years, the number of typhoons that hit the country are less than 15 in a year. They are not so strong also. Most of the strong typhoons hit China. You still believe the old story.

[@Liz-sc3np]

@@skybluskyblueifyAlso the Florida of Asia

[@JimJones-kj8jk]

They say the Philippines is Asia's welcome mat to typhoons.

[@edwardlee1497]

@@JimJones-kj8jk I hate how true this is 😂

[@Pearloryx]

It’s funny that no matter how damaged the Philippine cities by typhoons, they’re instantly rebuilt in weeks to months. While a modern city New Orleans got so much bad after Katrina obliterated it, the population got declined badly and the society had screwed up.

[@jadmillete4247]

Correction it's Door mat actually

[@AztonMC]

@@jadmillete4247 correction, for some reason it's the gate doormat

[@Brix2121]

Well we get free pools for it around 8-10 times a year

[@ks_ig2728]

Fun Fact: During the Pinatubo eruption, a category 3 Typhoon struck Luzon at the same time as the pyroclastic eruption. These guys literally can't get a break.

[@batboyhood3]

😭

[@vonisidro9116]

As a filipino category 3 is just a normal storm category 5 is just the strong

[@drewkastelajara3812]

As a Filipino, I highly disappointed.

[@asterborealis1417]

​@@drewkastelajara3812I am* sorry i had to

[@rongiefaustino8867]

@@ks_ig2728 I am too young to remember that. But JFC… There was also an earthquake days before a signal no. 4 typhoon somewhere there. And a volcanic eruption that required evacuations just before the COVID lockdowns.

[@rongiefaustino8867]

You just covered 5 months of Philippine Geography class within the first 4.5 minutes of your video.

[@flaneurnz]

Ikr. 😊

[@timmillan6701]

Just the facts - a smooth stream of information- no hyperbole. Subscribed

[@juliusnepos6013]

Yes

[@andilouis8770]

Our geography class meant to be slow and steady as possible but our teachers tend to limit and be negligible.

[@beashemmad.sayson545]

@@andilouis8770 not all😭😭

[@dalian8677]

not so fun fact: the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in Luzon occurred while Typhoon Yunya was making a landfall in Luzon. what's crazier is that Yunya's eye literally passed directly above Mount Pinatubo. I have no idea how my parents survived that day

[@dukeon]

I was at university when that happened. A good friend of mine was Filipino. I remember it like it was yesterday… I’m happy your parents survived!

[@allier1867]

Imagine all the babies born at that time how horrible.

[@esemtv8844]

@@allier1867 present

[@Atomic1212]

@@allier1867 my brother was born during ulysses

[@alice_agogo]

I was 10 we were in Luzon for my sister's graduation 🎓 but we were already home in Mindanao a few weeks before it erupted. But my sister and her 1½ year old child got left behind for the paperwork. She said day turned to night.

[@minrkam]

that's insane, not this video being recommended after typhoon carina 😭 some people i know are not yet done cleaning their houses because of the severity of the heavy rain and flood

[@souma-kun4541]

@@minrkam yeah mostly here in Bulacan

[@Luminia-c13_Schuld]

@@minrkam wla typhoon dito sa Sorsogon,ulan lang

[@boop_9767]

also rn😭

[@Cloudie-qf3pf]

@@minrkam For me typhoon carina didn't cause a lot of damage,nor any around where i go(NCR and Region 111) Its enteng that caused a lot of destruction also Yolanda

[@Mitshura._Official]

@@Cloudie-qf3pfwait, what’s the most recent typhoon right now? and how much typhoons have we got in 2 months-

[@mjanimationz5882]

The Philippines got decimated by typhoons so much, they aren't going to be surprised for the next typhoon anymore.

[@Shythalia]

Yeah, we're just used to it at this point. lol "Oh, look. It's June now. It's typhoon season again. Anyway."

[@GoldRetriever]

Light work no reaction

[@kenvaldez7111]

Just another breeze passing by, big deal XDD

[@mucho6476]

@@mjanimationz5882 Thats true. But as a fellow filipino we also worries about the upcoming typhoons after haiyan hits. We've never been the same after that.

[@Liz-sc3np]

When Mt. Pinatubo blew up in the 90s there was also a typhoon happening at the same time.

[@pabz7874]

It also happens last 2013, 2 weeks before the typhoon haiyan(yolanda), there was magnitude 7.2 earthquake happen in visayas

[@OfflineDisconnects]

​@@pabz7874So in Cebu some buildings were destroyed but because of Typhoon Yolanda their construction is ruined?

[@pabz7874]

@@OfflineDisconnects both but majority caused by the earthquake itself. Typhoon haiyan(yolanda) didnt hit much the province but still devastating since it was under signal 3

[@MichaelRosales-ls7mu]

​​@@pabz7874 that's not at the same time tho. Yunya was making landfall on the same day Pinatubo erupted, so what was supposed to be ashfall became more like a mudfall "raining down concrete" The Bohol earthquake was a few months before Haiyan

[@pabz7874]

@@MichaelRosales-ls7mu yeah almost a month but there was 1 typhoon i think or maybe only LPA hit our place weeks ahead before yolanda landfall. But still at that time we experience strong aftershocks

[@montemasterson9588]

Philippines is a typhoon magnet the way Florida is a hurricane magnet.

[@davedave3520]

Florida doesn't get hit as much as Philippines

[@aron1332]

Florida is not even close to Philippines at all though in terms of landfalls

[@franzgamerz6358]

Typhoon in the philippine can recked the roof. Unlike in Florida hurricane it can wipe out the whole houses

[@montemasterson9588]

@@franzgamerz6358 I think if you saw what cat 5 hurricanes like Michael can do in Florida you'd know that houses in the Sunshine State can and do get demolished. True that US building codes are better but with 130 mph plus sustained winds even the best structures won't hold up.

[@aron1332]

@@franzgamerz6358 what?

[@4thDimensioon]

"What Natural Disaster do you want" Philippines: Yes.

[@NBS-rk8bl]

@@4thDimensioon There's no natural disaster called "yes"...

[@jdgsplays9222]

@@NBS-rk8bl its a joke cant you take it?

[@andietorres3755]

@@NBS-rk8bl 🤦‍♂

[@jhapethlloydciron3185]

@@NBS-rk8bl what

[@BarrySmith-n1k]

Philippines: I'd like a blizzard please Sorry out of stock

[@Reragi]

of course this video gets recommended while manila is flooded...

[@KopiAusomeJourney]

😭😭😭😭

[@catayloprince4772]

Algorithm my man.

[@jhapethlloydciron3185]

​@@catayloprince4772gotta keep them updated

[@tjaymetal3116]

7 foot high flood ….”ahhh we need help” Filipinos: Time to swim madafackaz

[@jhapethlloydciron3185]

Way more sir

[@TatsuyaShiba03]

I remember swimming during Typhoon Frank when we were living in the province. It was fun! 😂

[@baranix3384]

1 month before the COVID lockdowns, Taal volcano exploded. There was a shortage of masks (to protect from the ashfall) before the plague even spread.

[@babyrage1763]

@@baranix3384 remember this. Was in Taiwan for a trip then our flight home got cancelled because of Taal.

[@Cloudie-qf3pf]

I saw how devastated That area around taal was too,we went there a week before it ended,i saw all of the ash and the black

[@rubiepie]

Shit i still remember that. Our school still hasn't announce suspension at that time since Our 4th quarter examination also happening. We only did 1 Day of examination if I remember correctly it's TLE and English... it suspend for a week and after the suspension the government then we suddenly announced Covid Lockdown happened. Because of it Our examination was basically passed.

[@benmcreynolds8581]

It's one of the most unique areas in the entire world. Put the natural disasters aside. It can basically be considered a sort of natural paradise. There's such a rich diversity to it's geographic landscapes. More islands than anyone can count. Biodiversity on a level pretty much not seen anywhere else in the world. I could see someone using it's geographic footprint to base an alien sci-fi show. Getting creative with the biology and ways settlements built to adapt to it's unique landscape in order to bring the most out of their environment.

[@user-Chaotic]

@@benmcreynolds8581 I can confirm this as true. Too many islands so too many vacation spots you can just take a vacation on.

[@alice_agogo]

​@@user-Chaoticyeah we have way more and better beaches than Thailand 🇹🇭 it's actually because of our negative reputation that few tourists come.

[@achuuuooooosuu]

@@alice_agogo It's because of corruption and all the red tape. Also poor urban planning in Metro Manila that our cities just get bad reps.

[@AsianSP]

@@alice_agogo Philippine tourist are genuinely tourist. Look at the top 10 Foreign visitors of the country not single Developing country will show which is different from neighboring countries with at least developing foreign visitors. They're land are connected so exchanging tourist and people is easy.

[@alice_agogo]

@@AsianSP excuses. 🇯🇵🗾 despite being islands got 31 million visitors in 2019

[@James1230]

Our life in the Philippines for a year: Jan - Mid March - cool breeze/coldest months April to mid June - hottest months. Summer. Up to 41-50°C (but we still drink hot coffee cause why not). No typhoon and less rain, but hellish weather. mid June to September - Typhoon season. These months are usually bombarded by typhoons. One after the other. Depending on severity, some typhoons 🌀 don't make any landfall--means we're safe but can still bring torrential rains. October-December - there are still typhoons but not much compared to the previous months. December is also the start of cool season.

[@minim6981]

mention heat index when you're talking about heat index and not temperature. Please don't make people believe that it gets up to 50 degrees in the Philippines. The highest temperature recorded in the Philippines was 42.2 in 1912 and 1969. You need to specify that you're not talking about actual temperatures but feels like temperatures

[@James1230]

@@minim6981 okay, since you did, I don't have to

[@joblesschris1400]

But dang, I feel like it now slightly hotter during December instead of cooler.

[@Shieruzu]

​@@minim6981Read that wrong, oops

[@bmona7550]

The fact that the Philippines can still manage to run still surprises me. Most other countries would just die and ran out of funds from all those yearly storms.

[@chanelherrera3346]

The government allocates funds yearly just for natural disasters.

[@queenwamy]

@@bmona7550 we got international help charities and such. People are kind

[@Ishikawa745]

To be fair that just how the Philippines Evolved as it is now. It's far from perfect but as you can see . the way we build buildings in here requires to be able to handle storms and other calamity.

[@Cloudie-qf3pf]

Tbh Saying this as a filipino,we don't even care about those rains and stuff at this point,our houses just survive bcs it not really that much:)We just go swimming in the floods XD.

[@barbarabrooks4747]

They need to hire a team of Dutch engineers and Icelandic volcanologists to help them with disaster preparedness and prevention. These experts are used to dealing with such challenges, albeit their countries have a less complex home geography.

[@dianafegodinez6719]

@@barbarabrooks4747 why dutch engineers?

[@barbarabrooks4747]

Most of the Netherlands is below sea level. The Dutch are experts at pumps, seawalls, dikes and other improvements to prevent flooding. Of course, the Netherlands has a very different climate, but their knowledge would be useful. They are considered to be among the best civil engineers in the world.

[@djroguefireify]

A lot of Japanese engineering is already applied in building codes so businesses, affluent districts, and government installations are already quite resilient. Now it's a different story for the common Filipino. Codes? What are codes?

[@athenstar10]

I'm not sure about that because even our local volcanologists, meterorlogists and engineers are being hired all over the world, mostly by first world countries because of their expertise.

[@HuntergamerbenOfficial]

@@barbarabrooks4747 Yea Sure Go Ask The Goverment To Do That (They Dont Give A Shit)

[@Dangic23]

Geoff learning that KZbinrs use Philippines in their titles to boost views 1000%

[@zethcao11]

Anyway it has truth in it so that others may learn on how to be resilient

[@beashemmad.sayson545]

@@zethcao11realness

[@kilayqueenvlogs8130]

True! haha once foreign use Philippines or Filipinos as their content. 1000% sure of the high views hahahahaha

[@bmona7550]

@@Dangic23 Infinite money glitch fr

[@jonnieshaw8539]

I swear filipinos have more important matters that needs more attention over mere foreign validation.

[@Ken_Liuzhou]

This is true and sad. Natural disasters make the philippine economy’s growth so sluggish. Billions of dollars are spent just for humanitarian aid, relief and major repairs.

[@benjaminadorio6033]

Corruption is also a disaster...

[@lexhowardtanque6751]

Unlike the natural ones, that can't be prepared for.

[@RodHAT2024]

@@lexhowardtanque6751 Trueee

[@HuntergamerbenOfficial]

All This Talking And Stuff Actually Make Me Question Why Was I Born Here

[@lexhowardtanque6751]

@@HuntergamerbenOfficial terrible luck. Bad spawn

[@HuntergamerbenOfficial]

@@lexhowardtanque6751 I Mean I Guess You Could Say That But What In The World Am I Suppose To Do? I Cant Just Oof Myself Because In Life You Only Get One Chance

[@carlomalabanan]

Most Filipinos keep saying that the number one reason why the Philippines is so poor is because of corruption from the government, but they do not notice that the largest wasted expenses, especially among poor Filipinos, are from natural disasters and bad geography (even much worse than Japan as mentioned from this video), not corruption.

[@e-tanking7578]

don't waste your time on people who don't have any amount of common sense in the comment section, they are spreading toxicity in a topic specific channel like Geography by Geoff because their only purpose in this world is to become toxic keyboard warriors.

[@carlomalabanan]

@@e-tanking7578 hahaha I agree with you

[@migspeculates]

Corruption from the government adds unnecessary damage though. Many people in the Philippines don't understand the word "priority" and don't think long term

[@j134679]

Corruption is still number one. Aside from volcanos, the disasters shouldn't be much of an impact if the annual budget isn't being pilfered for decades on end. This video even directly states that the unplanned urban growth is a huge reason why even the most minor of weather phenomenon became a major problem. Barely any urban planning, barely any disaster risk planning. Endless news of missing government funds every single year.

[@carlomalabanan]

@@j134679 I disagree with you. Did you know how much would urban planning cost? Assuming that the country dont have that much corruption, that would still cost in billions of dollars given that our geography is really bad. The national government should cut other budgets from other departments (that would result to complaints and chaos) to place them in urban planning (like DILG, Housing, DOT, etc) and so private sectors are the ones who fund urban planning, but that is not enough. As part of urban planning, how would you convince people from the provinces (like 51% which is way below compared to developed countries) to live in sustainable cities without becoming squatters? That would be way expensive. Did you know how many people from the provinces want to move to Manila, Cebu or Davao so badly? Like A LOT OF THEM especially the young ones. But that would be hard to do because as migration demand grows to cities, living there would raise the prices up and become unsustainable and expensive for them to live (and that is why squatter exist). You would say we should get fiscal budgets from business taxes, but how can we attract local and foreign businesses and be at par with other developed countries if the geography is bad? Especially foreign investors they would rather choose developed cities where access to almost everything is easier and cheaper. In my opinion the Philippines should concentrate more on getting money from outside the country (FDI abroad, remittances, BPO, Import goods, foreign investments to Maharlika Funds) just like what Japan is doing, and there is nothing wrong with that.

[@preciousbarroga9342]

That is why we have slow economic development because natural disasters erase all our gains in a year. Yet, you see smile in every Filipinos face despite these adversities. Resiliency became our survival tool.

[@jowieonit]

add the fact that our corrupt politicians just want us to focus on agriculture on a macro scale, they really just want us to be dirt poor while they are rich AF oligarchs. take note: Japan is technology-industry based first economy rather than agriculture based, if our politicians threaten us to starve, why aren't Japs starving? look how rich Japan is compared to us.

[@baboink493]

@@preciousbarroga9342 add the useless programs the gov't provide. Funding flood projects but still getting flooded. People lack discipline as well.

[@0927kira]

nah, it's the corruption

[@preciousbarroga9342]

@@0927kira disgree.

[@0927kira]

@@preciousbarroga9342 you disagree because you deny that corruption exists or that corruption has no negative effect?

[@nepticone4324]

the suspension of classes are crazy

[@C1lairv]

Real

[@SelwynClydeAlojipan]

I was waiting for you to mention the Typhoon Belt which led to the creation of the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). When an internationally named tropical storm enters the PAR, it is given its own local Philippine name to indicate that it sideswiped or directly hit the archipelago.

[@revinhatol]

2:03 Basically, the Central Panay (pa-NIGH) Mountain Range is mostly covered by the Province of Antique (ahn-TEE-keh)

[@raynorchavez3500]

Btw, it is pronounced at Pah-Nai, not with a “Puh”

[@revinhatol]

@@raynorchavez3500 ikr

[@castout60]

its pronounced with a strong accent light PA nai and an Ti ke

[@ChadSimplicio]

I have relatives who live in the Philippines--particularly in Manila & the Mindanao city of Cotabato City. They really can't catch a break. Some even rely on descendants living & working aborad to send them remittances.

[@migspeculates]

They need those dollars for their bertdey partis and karaoke seshons

[@alice_agogo]

No one invests in ARMM so it's poor. But SocGen and Davao are very progressive.

[@markv1974]

@@ChadSimplicio imagine having to rebuild your house and replant crops after every storm

[@ianhomerpura8937]

You might want to ask your relatives in Cotabato City about their experiences during the 1976 earthquake and tsunami. The city was pretty much destroyed back then. The 2011 floods also took a toll on people there.

[@adolfosantisteban4953]

thank you Geoff for featuring my country! Watching from Augusta, GA!

[@lorenzjudeceloso2444]

As a Filipino, ya this video is 100% truee 😅

[@T1MB05L1C3]

F

[@juliusnepos6013]

For the landslide part, there is actually much deadlier, recent and infamous landslide which was Guinsaugon on 2006, around 1200+ deaths which completely buried the village

[@RR52517]

This is fake news. For the earthquakes, it's not PH that's on top of the list. Google is free.

[@draspen]

Why do Filipinos always start their sentences by introducing themselves first? I swear, if it's a Philippines related clip, I always see "as a Filipino" comments everywhere.

[@Stephanie.S0068]

Did you even bothered to check his profile before accusing him as such?

[@BluescreenLKE]

This set you have in the background of this video is my favorite out of all of your videos and your lighting is great. I've been watching you tweak your setup for a long time now I love this camera angle.

[@dangonzalez3505]

I see that subscription number going up and up each week. Thanks for your contents.

[@joanoscar3910]

We are use to all of it

[@nerovalquel1844]

This video pop up in my feeds right after a big flooding

[@steampunkster2023]

The biggest problems would be typhoons and flooding during La Niña season. Volcanoes don't always go off, just rarely, but it happens, and usually under safety parameters, that goes for earthquakes too, and Japan has lots of them. Landslides? China has loads of them!

[@Dangic23]

The Taal Lake is the actual caldera of the volcano. So it’s actually one of the largest in the planet. It’s a super-volcano just like Yellowstone.

[@animesenpai1163]

It isn't... It's largest eruption is only up to VEI 7... Also I'm pretty sure Yellow Stone as a whole is bigger than Mindoro Island

[@OfflineDisconnects]

​@@animesenpai1163And yes, you are correct, largest eruption id VEI 7. I think it was 144.0km³ tephra

[@thelastvulcano8821]

no no, Mount Taal is not a super volcano.. Supervolcanoes at least have eruptions that reach 1000 km³, Mount Taal has never experienced an eruption like that.. Mount Taal's largest eruption was only at VEI 7 which reached 145 km³.

[@alice_agogo]

​@@thelastvulcano8821that's what they said about Dante's Peak

[@astererererer_]

i live near it and it's erupted like twice or thrice in the past three months 💀 thankfully it's just some weak phreatic activity

[@jamesphilbrook5567]

Absolutely love this content, thank you .

[@revinhatol]

Finally, I've been looking forward to a video about _MY_ home country right from the start! Now that I've seen this, I would like to say "MARAMI PONG SALAMAT (MANY THANKS)"!

[@nanook6620]

I am curious, are you guys thriving by your standards? if so, what is the basis of this success? if not, is it just because of the frequent natural disasters?

[@MYSTERY3377]

​@@nanook6620 I'm also a Filipino since he didn't reply here is my perspective on your comments As a Filipino, I can share some insights. Our country faces many challenges, including natural disasters like typhoons, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions. Despite these hardships, Filipinos are known for their resilience and strong sense of community.In terms of success, it's a mixed picture. Economically, the Philippines has seen growth and development in recent years, with improvements in infrastructure and a growing middle class. However, there are still significant issues such as poverty, corruption, and inequality that need to be addressed.Our spirit of "bayanihan" (communal unity) helps us overcome adversities, and while we may not always be thriving by all standards, our ability to come together and support each other is something we're very proud of.

[@richardunica3542]

@@MYSTERY3377 walang bagyo sa samal kaya ang daming russian

[@HuntergamerbenOfficial]

@@nanook6620 Heres Reallity Its Never Ending Cannon Fodder Disasters Will Come Like Every Half A Month Or So And Since We Have A Marcos In Office He WILL ALWAYS GO SOMEWHERE ELSE TO JOIN SOME RANDOM MEETING ABROAD WHICH MEANS HE HAS TO USE FUELS WHICH MEANS HE HAS TO USE THE NATIONS MONEY TO PAY FOR GASOLINE AND YOU KNOW THESE POLITICIAN VEHICLES? THEY STILL USE IT DURING SUNDAYS TO GO SOMEWHERE SUCHS AS A MALL AND STUFF AND YOU KNOW WHERE THEY GET THE MONEY FUELING THESE VEHICLES? FROM THE GOVVEREMNTS TAXES OF COURSE AND THE ENTIRE GOVVEREMENT IS A ABSOULUTE MESS AND you can NEVER escape this mess firstly you got to book a ticket so goodluck if you have the money then goodluck having extra cash to use on that country you decided to start your new life again and your life would just not be the same as theres some people who extremely despise asians so bassicaly your own your own and if your house gets destroyed screw you you got to work yourself until you can fix your house then it will get destroyed again and again and also if some random company procceds to try to buy the lot your house is on standing you would be out of luck because protection is only for the rich so you cant file a complaint or file something because the philippine goverment would always think that the company is always right So Bassicaly Your Pinned In All Sides Your Always A Loser

[@Lordvader7104]

Thanks for the content. Keep up the great work.

[@Swiftzerman]

According to my friend there,the reason they survive is because a lot of people live in the interior parts of the country, mountain ranges are also converted rice terraces and it is not really susceptible to damages by thyphoons because of the mountain slopes, the problem is for the people who live in the plains,they catch the waters from those higher places.

[@revinhatol]

3:08 Not to be confused with the Cagayan (cug-ah-YAHN, CA-guh-yahn) de Oro River in Northern Mindanao.

[@alice_agogo]

It's ka gey yen

[@makushonjongramiresu1577]

I'm 18 and I have been three devastating typhoons and flood while living in the Philippines

[@JYB245]

Bravo!!🎉 Nice vid and nice pronunciations of places!!!

[@zacharycenit1385]

Thank you Geoff for taking the time to do your research in pronunciation of the areas in the Philippines, it shows. One thing that drives Filipinos crazy is when a non-native speaker butchers the names and words in Tagalog. It makes a lot of people cringe. Although pronunciation is not perfect, it is some of the best non native pronunciation I have ever heard! Good job dude! Keep it going

[@grandkevinlhokomputer]

And here i thought Indonesia was the home of natural disasters! I never think there's was other country other than Indonesia that was always getting the boom's and swooshes, and turns out i was wrong, you just opened my mind 👍Keep that wits strong Philiphines. Also great game you made (Until Then), love from ID ✨

[@Ivy-xz2xl]

Bagyo lang yan, Pinoy kami!!!🇵🇭😃🤟✌️🕊️🌍

[@cezzanne490]

Filipinos are tough, brave and resilient happy people that despite of all natural disasters that has passed our country Philippines....landslides, flash floods, earthquakes, volcano eruptions.....would you believe they can still managed to smile and make fun! Look at the video footages ....😊😊😊😊🎶 "We get by with a smile" 🎵

[@micoandreioribiana6860]

in the ph: A super typhoon literally obliterated my 1st floor, it submerged it and there were important stuff there, but we brought them up before it rised too high and we were sent to our lola's house for 2 days, once it was over pldt didn't work for 5 days and we weren't allowed to plug our electronics into sockets till 4 days later and we had to use our lola's electricity and after that we are back up from the ground

[@samsinghania5447]

Frequently experiences Calamities but not vulnerable. For straight decade since Haiyan and 1990 earthquake. Philippines robust to less than 10 casualties. Last year 6 earthquakes of 7+ magnitude but casualties is only 5 and not much of the damage. Compare to Syria and Turkey, their infrastructures are better.

[@classic.cameras]

Tim Hortons might just be the biggest supporter of the Philippines. I love my coffee and I love these people.

[@himasekiwari155]

What's a tim horton?

[@Kaonashi_]

@@himasekiwari155 kinda like a starbucks...

[@ShadoRegalia]

Good lord that pacific ring of fire point got brought up waaaay too many times

[@tonyinsf]

One of a handful of channels that I honestly look forward to every time a new video is posted. I always learn something from you. Also great job on your pronunciations. I think I only caught one that gave you a little bit of difficulty. Keep up the great work!!!

[@j134679]

Laguna de Bay's "Bay" is actually read as "Bye"

[@koolblablabla]

I swear as a Filipino we always experience category 3-5 super typhoons every month and I live in a mountainous place we always have landslides

[@yyy-zn6xu]

i think your graphic depiction of pacific ring of fire is wrong.. you use the other tectonic plate but the ring of fire should include Philippines, taiwan and japan.. three countries that is excluded when all of these countries just experience one of the worst disasters this year.. earthquake in japan in january 1, earthquake in taiwan a couple of months ago and volcanic eruption in Philippines this month..

[@yyy-zn6xu]

i checked it just to be sure.. yes, you used the marianas trench instead of Philippine trench thats why Philippines, taiwan and japan are not included in the ring of fire you depicted on this video...

[@kosjeyr]

11:30 I was in Okinawa when that earthquake and tsunami happened.

[@Illumisepoolist]

It was Philippines Day just last week.

[@fjp3305]

They have it wrong, it should be on 4 July

[@revinhatol]

@@fjp3305 Fil-Am Frensdhip?

[@TaLeng2023]

​@@revinhatolAmerica originally released The Philippines on a July 4 but eventually the Philippines moved the Independence Day to Jun 12 coz they don't want to be celebrating 4th of July with America.

[@OfflineDisconnects]

As a Filipino, imagine a Typhoon like Haikui in 2012 who just doesn't want to hit Philippines but China...... Typhoon Haikui is such an unforgettable experience for people in the western parts of the Philippines because In the 72 hour rain accumulation in August metro manila, it reached 1000 mm. Typhoon enhancing

[@stickynorth]

Life on the Ring of Fire is both paradise and hell in equal measures. They just did an update on the Cascadia fault line and it's much angrier and overdue for a huge mega-thrust than first thought so look out anyone from Northern California to the end of Vancouver Island! You might want to be extra prepared just in case... ;-)

[@benmcreynolds8581]

Born and raised in Oregon. I'm interested in whenever that event is going to happen and how strong it's going to be? One thing we are lucky about here is that a good portion of our coastline consists of rocky cliffs. Then we have the Coastal mountain range before the Willamette valley. Luckily there isn't much high rise buildings here. I'm curious if flooding will be the biggest part of the event? I wonder if it could cause a influx of water to be pushed down into the Willamette valley area? I'm sure we will see a ton of bridge damage making travel a huge huge issue in different areas

[@rizkyadiyanto7922]

looking at the past record, its probably only happen once every hundreds of years. compare it to sumatran tsunami which happen once every decades.

[@Muslimguyislamic]

I have survived 3 earthquakes in my school because of how much smart our teachers is we learned how to survive

[@astrid703]

Most of the reasons that make the Philippines (and most of southwest Asia) so vulnerable also make it so populous--the fertile soils from the volcanos combined with equatorial year-round warm weather and heavy rain make it a rich supplier of rice and other nutrient dense foods. Of course, the volcanoes also bring eruptions, landslides, earthquakes, and tsunamis, but not nearly enough to offset the benefits provided by constant agriculture for thousands of years, hence the dense populations.

[@revinhatol]

*southeast

[@Jobless_Educator]

Even as kids we learned that we are geographically located in a bad spot: Pacific Ring of Fire: Earthquakes and Volcanoes Pacific Ocean: Nesting grounds for Typhoons, El niño and La niña Near the Equator: droughts. Droughts and Floods. Yup.

[@chezkahalextan1]

Kahit ano pa mang mangyari sa aming bansa bangon babangun parin kami! Hindi kami SUSUKO! ❤🥰🤩 Mabuhay.....!

[@Kaj_n]

Bro summoned the entire country.

[@hijodelsoldeoriente]

We're so used to it that expecting at least one Super Typhoon a year is usual. We can manage as usual though. The archipelago is like a sea wall protecting the rest of Mainland Southeast Asia and some areas on east asia.

[@Astro_Verse11]

5:07 correction, thats not the real size of luzon, it includes some tiny islands and palawan.

[@timjinn2441]

Typhoon? That just translates to 2 weeks of agonizing power outages

[@ericdanielski4802]

Important video.

[@donlee.4308]

Pacific Ring of fire is a gift and a curse for the country of the Philippines.

[@franzwashere]

As someone as a Filipino, this is very often to us.

[@lettybastien4624]

You should have listed Brownouts. The power goes out often.

[@MrSilki2]

as always, a good video

[@pabz7874]

I remember last 2013, before the landfall of the strongest typhoon haiyan. Just a week before there was a strong magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck our place. Year 2013 was the worst year so far since a lot of disaster happens including war in zamboanga and sabah standoff

[@florroma805]

Rightly so.

[@laurynsalise4863]

@@pabz7874 taga Bohol ka?

[@joshuajoramdemdam]

I can't believe you covered an entire semester in just a few minutes.

[@captainroyalty904]

As a filipino, yeah... disasters here are such a norm. Thankfully my country along my fellow southeast asians are resilient.

[@giftfarisia4361]

From this video I know that we Indonesian are even the closest sibling to the Philippines in terms of natural disaster, because natural disasters that you guys Pinoys experience we Indonesians also experience it, exception maybe on the severity and frequency of typhoon because the worst cyclone we had was a category 3 cyclone back in 1973 and the last destructive cyclone we had was in 2021.

[@rencechannel2240]

@@giftfarisia4361 we are family since ancient times. We shared same ancestral blood (Austronesian DNA)

[@chris92264]

My watching this in a typhoon/thunderstorm right now Btw my from the Philippines

[@OniwaPenut]

Yeah im from Philippines in Mindanao theres a huge earthquake here 7.8 so scary i got traumatized 13 days

[@wills.e.e8014]

As a Filipino, we become numb towards every disaster very quickly, some of us would go outside for ice cream in the middle of a monsoon or typhoon, and every electrical power outage sometimes lasts days till weeks, even water becomes scarce during and after a natural disaster, in the end we filipinos tend to get used to disasters like it's a daily part of our lives 😂

[@Sufferingzify]

Video repeats itself for 10 minutes, with the content.

[@iseeyou-qw4zx]

Here, I survive because of Jollibee 🗿

[@ryvincentestose966]

@@iseeyou-qw4zx tama, tama.....

[@LadyStalactites]

How do we survive? Considering that we drink coffee at 30 degrees and higher while some kids have the waist-high floods as a massive outdoor pool and jet ski pool; well...

[@BramptonAnglican]

Thanks for the great video.

[@eys3d358]

As a filipino myself, not once have i experienced a severe natural disaster, not an earthquake or volcanic eruption, now i have expetienced typhoons but it never really bothered me since i was indoors

[@yoona3612]

@@eys3d358 ignorance is bliss

[@elpidioreal9917]

Only the most virgin Pacific Ocean 🌊 water 💦 that enters the Philippines and exits to various Asian countries due to the rotation of the earth 🌎🌍. Love the Philippine beaches! Same is true about air.

[@norainnorainbow8453]

luckily we dont often experience tornadoes

[@Illumisepoolist]

So what's the next video's about?

[@AkitaMix]

When I was a child, Signal no. 3 was the strongest category being reported on the news. Maybe they'd adjusted the categorization but all of a sudden, they're reporting Signal no. 4s and no. 5s.

[@sanexpreso2944]

This description case can be applied to each Southeast Asian country, Southeast Asian countries have the same environmental problems, their main cities sink, they have a very high population density, Luzon, Java, the Mekong River Delta, Red River Delta, in turn this causes more pollution and urban heat islands are formed

[@projectblackstarph]

I remember when i was young, i think im in grade school that day when a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the central luzon on July 16th of 1990. damn that's scary AF .😨

[@joyceatienza9543]

Because we Filipinos used to strong typhoons since young and upto present we still encounter those. And that made us strong in many ways 🇵🇭❤️

[@WailiBonachita]

Cause we always get prepared for everything ❤

[@JosephSolisAlcaydeAlberici]

Don't forget that the Philippines is geopolitically vulnerable to a military Chinese invasion because China can exploit our fragmented geography and ethnolinguistic diversity to their own benefit, so there is a need for us to have a neutral common language like English or Spanish because Tagalog isn't doing its jobs in unifying Filipinos. Our geography dictates that we should have an open-door economic policy, especially for foreign investments, however, the Philippine constitution scares any legitimate foreign investor from investing in our country by requiring them to partner with a Filipino investor where 60% equity must be invested by the Filipino investor partner in a domestic corporation and private land.

[@dukeon]

Yeah the corruption, protectionism, and fragmentation have always been a problem. You’re right, it could easily be an “Asian Tiger” like some of the other countries in the region with its dense population and diverse geography. Hopefully the government sees positive reforms in the future, somewhat like how Taiwan went from a fairly brutal one-party system under the Kuomintang and now there is genuine competition from more liberal parties and more international trade (obviously). But China will dominate the entire region unless they suffer a decline or begin to stagnate as Japan did in the 90s. They will probably always be a powerhouse in the region, though.

[@j134679]

@@dukeon the Philippines is an oligarchy in truth, there is barely any real political party. Just business interests that align with whoever rubs your back the best.

[@theinsecthashira]

Taal eruption is literally hell to me back then, I have bad allergies back then because of "snow" falling in our area [We are just near there]

[@dimateadriaanm.1194]

we chillin with cat 5 supertyphoons here also me: */gets stuck on an airport because some random volcano erupts

[@independentjohn]

So many typhoons hit us but still we stand, ❤

[@keangwooichoo6138]

Thanks to philippines, malaysia became safe.

[@QuiiziYui]

Unfair, you have two countries protecting you from everything

[@UsePearAtFortniteShop]

The way he prounouced the words is good, like he lived in philipines before!😮

[@red32_12]

corruption is also a natural disaster in the country.. corrupt politicians and government officials comes in naturally..

[@PineappleOnPizza69]

not only government people but also people from private sector.

[@judyarsenaullt1875]

Subs & thumbs up from Massachusetts

[@gis4210]

When SPAIN left, they only took the S. Because the PAIN remains.

[@CrimsonMey]

Nah. They also left the S but they left it for last...so it became PAINS😂

[@superaaron7398]

In Philippines we depending on the severity just enjoy it u know, aside from oddete

[@williamwilliam728]

If I had known all of this 19 years ago I might have reconsidered marrying a Filipina, moving here from Canada, and having a family with her. NAH!!! Life is good no matter where you hang your hat. Just be prepared when the sh*t hits the fan.