FURTHER to my article last week titled “The Big One” (and thanks to the overwhelming response in social media), I tried to describe impact assessment of a major earthquake when it hits Metro Manila (National Capital Region or NCR). I revisited the Metro Manila Earthquake Reduction Impact Study (MMEIRS) done by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in partnership with the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) back in 2004.

Our region’s urban vulnerability to earthquake damage paints a grim picture, and this may happen if we fail to plan and prepare. “The Big One” may divide Metro Manila in quadrants, north and south Pasig River, and east of west of the fault line. High intensity of the earthquake may cause bridges crossing the river to collapse and roads and utilities to be damaged, especially those situated on top of the fault line.

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