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ASSESSMENT OF FLOOD VULNERABILITY OF EACH BARANGAYS

IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF OBANDO, BULACAN

A Thesis
Presented to the Faculty of the
College of Engineering

In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

ARIEL D. ARNOCO
SEAN CLYDE ANTHONY D. BRIGOLI
MAYEN T. CARNO
FREDIE T. FERRER
February 2017

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ABSTRACT
Obando,Bulacan, which is divided into different barangays, is located in

region 3 that is considered a flood prone area because of its terrain description,

topography elevation and it is surrounded by bodies of water. Thus, most

barangays in the Municipality of Obando, Bulacan are flooded during rainy

season. Hence, the researchers chose this location to do their study

Assessment of Flood Vulnerability of Each Barangay in the Municipality of

Obando, Bulacan to measure how vulnerable a certain barangay in Obando,

Bulacan when it comes to flooding. The main goal of this study is to determine

the measures of vulnerability of each barangay in Obando, Bulacan and to make

an assessment for the results gathered. Researchers aim to know up to which

extent a barangay is vulnerable to flooding. To determine the vulnerability, the

researchers had used three (3) factors, and it is exposure, susceptibility and lack

of resilience. Before the social survey was conducted, a computation was made

to determine the enough number of respondents for the survey, and the

researchers used each household population gathered from Philippine Statistics

Authority (PSA) to calculate the said number. The researchers made an

improved questionnaire for conducting the survey that helped them to collect the

data for the flood vulnerability indicators in every barangay in Obando, Bulacan

to make a flood hazard map. In overall calculated average vulnerability scores for

the 3 factors, barangay Paliwas got the highest average v-scores which means it

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is the most vulnerable barangay in terms flooding event. The researchers

translated all of the computed v-scores into flood hazard map to easily identify

and visualized which barangay is most vulnerable in flood and will easily

experience a flood with a minimum amount of rainfall. With this flood vulnerability

scores and hazard maps, it is clear which barangay is more vulnerable than the

others.

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APPROVAL SHEET
This thesis entitled ASSESSMENT OF FLOOD VULNERABILITY OF
EACH BARANGAY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF OBANDO, BULACAN
prepared and submitted by ARIEL ARNOCO, SEAN CLYDE ANTHONY
BRIGOLI, MAYEN CARNO, and FREDIE FERRER in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering has
been examined and recommended for acceptance and approval for oral defense.

ENGR. JOE LOUISE L. GARCIA

Adviser

THESIS REVIEW PANEL

Approved by the Committee on Oral Examination

ENGR. ROVIEL DE GUZMAN ENGR. PAUL JOHN AGUILAR

Member Member

ENGR. BENJAMYN CEZAR TANYAG

Member

Accepted and approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

degree of Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.

ENGR. JORDAN N. VELASCO

Dean, College of Engineering

Date of Final Defense: February 3-4, 2017

Grade:

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Foremost, we would like to thank our dearest families for their unwavering

support, for giving their time and effort, and sharing with us their resources to

accomplish this feat.

We extend gratitude to our supportive friends back home and our fellow

colleagues for their blunt suggestions and corrections that had a great impact to

our research.

We would like to express our deepest gratitude to the residents of

Obando, Bulacan who imparted their knowledge in answering our social

vulnerability survey. This research would not be possible without them.

Also, the Barangay officials of Tawiran, Isla Karuhatan, Polo, Poblacion,

Tagalag and Wawang Pulo who guided us to conduct survey and back to our

home safe and sound.

We are also thankful to our research adviser, Engr. Joe Louise L. Garcia

for giving his support and guidance in our studies. We are truly grateful that he

enlightens us to believe in our abilities and extend our imaginations beyond our

limitations.

We are deeply grateful to our Almighty God who has been always treating

us so kind and generous. For His unconditional love towards us and many

blessing, we are grateful.

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And to the greatest guru of all: life.

With love and thanks.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
Title Page i
Abstract ii
Approval Sheet iv
Acknowledgement v
Table of Contents vii
List of Tables ix
List of Figures x
Chapter
I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
Introduction 1
Theoretical/Conceptual Framework 5
Statement of the Problem 7
Hypothesis 7
Significance of the Study 8
Scope and Limitations 8
Definitions of Terms 9
II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES
Local Studies 10
Local Literature 20
Foreign Studies 25
Foreign Literature 40
Synthesis of Related Literature and Studies 55
III METHODOLOGY
Research Design 56
Research Locale 56
Samples and Sampling Technique Used 57
Instrumentation 57
Data Gathering Procedure 58
Statistical Treatment of Data 71

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IV PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

General Research Area 72
Survey Questionnaire Results 75
Exposure Questionnaire Results 77
Susceptibility Questionnaire Results 80
Lack of Resilience Questionnaire Results 81
V CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Conclusions 83
Recommendations 85
Bibliography 86
Appendix 90
Curriculum Vitae 109

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LIST OF TABLES

Table 1.1 2015 Asia-Pacific losses by disaster type

Table 2.1 Datasets for Indicators

Table 2.2 Flood Zones

Table 3.1 Indicators used in some related studies

Table 3.2 Developed Questionnaire for Survey

Table 4.1.1 Computation of No. of Respondents per Barangay using

the Household Population (as of August 1, 2015) Gathered

from www.psa.gov.ph

Table 4.1.2 Adjusted Number of Respondents per Barangay

Table 4.2.2 Overall Average Score per Barangay

Table 4.3.2 Vscore Equivalent for Flood Depth, Velocity and Duration

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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 2.1 Disaster Events in Southeast Asian Countries (2001-2005)

Figure 2.2 Community Based Flood Vulnerability Detailed Framework

for Urban Flooding

Figure 2.3 Structure of Philippine Risk Index

Figure 2.5 Flood in the Philippines

Figure 2.6 Aftermath of an earthquake in Bohol, 2013

Figure 2.7 Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) aftermath

Figure 2.8 NDRRMC Network

Figure 2.9 Diagram of the relations of the term vulnerability to similar

expressions

Figure 4.1 Eleven (11) Barangays of Municipality of Obando, Bulacan

Figure 4.1 Overall Average Vulnerability Scores in each Barangay

Figure 4.3.1 Average Exposure Flood Vulnerability Scores in each

Barangay

Figure 4.3.2 Flood Danger Vulnerability Scores in each Barangay

Figure 4.4 Average Susceptibility Flood Vulnerability Scores in each

Barangay

Figure 4.5 Average Lack of Resilience Flood Vulnerability Scores in

each Barangay