I might be living in the city now but I grew up

living in the province. I stayed there for the first fifteen

years of my life and just transferred here in the city
because of my admission in the university. Honestly, I
still consider my province my community that is why I
would like to continue writing this essay with the word
community referring to my hometown.
Knowing the fact that there is a rising number of
natural calamities hitting our country, it is just safe to
conclude that there is also a rising number of methods or
techniques that the government provides us in order to
know what to do when faced with such dreadful events.
Growing up in my province in the northern part of the
country, I am occasionally exposed to different natural
calamities. I am quite proud to say that I have survived a
number of strong typhoons and some earthquakes. With
the geographic location of our province and town, it is
really unavoidable to experience such disasters. I clearly
remember what the strong typhoons have brought our
community and I can say that they really brought a lot of
damage not only to my family but also our neighbours.
Based on what took place few years ago, I can tell that
my community wasnt that much prepared for such
natural calamities.
If only we were informed well on what time or
how exactly strong the typhoons were then we would

have had enough time to prepare our houses and our

things inside it. Or better yet, if only the administrators of
the town had provided safety evacuation sites for our
neighbours that had weak houses, then the number of
injuries might have been put to minimal. It is really sad to
wake up seeing the destroyed trees in your backyard, the
yeros of your neighbours houses at the street,
lampposts and wires and trees scattered everywhere.
Due to the past disasters that hit our community, it
is just right to say that we have learned from our mistakes
now. Though there have been sacrifices, they have
contributed well in teaching us to be prepared for such
calamities. Nowadays, the local government gives
warnings and updates whenever there is typhoon. It also
provides a safe evacuation center. More importantly, the
people in our community have learned their lessons well
especially in facing such dangerous natural phenomena.
I personally think that what is important right now
is that we now know what to do when faced in such
situations. It is but true that we panicked the last time but
we promised ourselves that we would not let the typhoons
defeat us once more. Through our collective effort, we
will face whatever natural calamity it may be with our
whole hearts and our desire to protect the community we
call home.