Figure 3. A geographical depiction of the projected damage of “The Big One� to Quezon City
economic losses and structural damages that have fortified and braced the barangay officials and residents alike. However, as the conurbation is also beleaguered by various hazards, both barangays also experience significant flooding in times of storms, typhoons, or torrential rainfall. Chiefly, the Quezon City government has since moved the establishment of a Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council to possibly avert and respondto looming hazards and potential disasters which may occur in its barangays. Since July 2013, the Quezon City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (QCDRRMO) was established to better prepare, prevent, and respond to the plethora of hazards that the city is predisposed to. At present, this office is under the direct supervision of Mayor Herbert Bautista.
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Principally, this urban resilience research was aimed at improving the welfare of the children and youth in the metropolis, with particular focus on strengthening the disaster and climate resilience at the community level. The study was conducted and pioneered mainly in three (3) key cities in Metro Manila: the cities of Quezon, San Juan, and Valenzuela. To build on the context behind the selection of these project areas, both the proponents and researchers of this study chose these cities due to their high levelof urbanization and the large population of the urban poor residing in their localities. Among the many vast metropolises in the metro, Quezon City