DISASTER RISK PROFLIE☠

BF Homes Parañaque

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           ~ Introduction~

Barangay BF Homes is the largest barangay in the city of Paranaque. Some of the subdivisions that belong to Barangay BF Homes are South Bay Gardens, Tahanan Village, BF Classic Homes, BF Inner Circle and BF West.

    Geography

   ☞ Location: Paranaque City, NCR, Philippines

     

   ☞   Boundaries: 

•          North: Sucat Road
•          South: Alabang Zapote Road
•         East: South Luzon Expressway
•         West: El Grande Avenue

 

 ☞     Physical features: plain; relatively flat

 

   ☞ Prominent landmarks: Parish of the Resurrection, Pergola Mall, Loyola Memorial park, Shopwise/Paranaque

Parañaque City Map☺

  

History

It adopted the name BF from Banco Filipino. The barangay was established in April 1976 by Presidential Order No. 1320 by then President Marcos.

Population

In 2010, BF Homes was projected to have more then 17.900 households and 87,000 people.

Disaster Profile

There were many typhoons that hit BF Homes. For example Typhoon Gener became a Tropical Storm on July 30, 2012  leaving people running for shelter as they tried to escape the heavy rains, not to mention the floods and power outages. Most of Manila was hit by this, and Barangay BF is not an exception. Being such a large area, the scope of damage differed in each area. Most places experienced floods, while others had no power in their homes. It did not come as a surprise to many when classes had to be suspended in most areas. The storm in general took hundreds of our countrymen, and left thousands stranded. Though the damage was not as severe in Barangay BF, it still posed many problems to the health of the people, such as Leptospirosis. This is a fatal disease that is animal-borne. This virus can travel in flood waters and enter into the open wounds of those who happen to be wading in the water. Hundreds of people were affected and many have died. This is why the officials of the Barangays must quickly fix the problem of floods, to lessen the number of casualties.

There were also other storms like:

•  Ondoy
• Milenyo

Conclusion

We conclude that due to the physical features to our barangay being relatively flat, floods can occur but do not get very high. We believe that these problems can be solved through proper disposal and segregation by the residents. Trash sometimes clogs the drainage systems of the barangay, worsening the flood situation.