The Philippines gets on average about 20 tropical cyclones a year. This means that about 20 typhoons enter the Philippine area of responsibility annually. The country is also earthquake-prone and while we do experience quakes every day, most of these are not felt.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reports that there are on average about 100 to 150 earthquakes that are felt each year. Another natural disaster that from time to time plagues our country is volcanic eruptions, and with the recent eruption of Taal Volcano, the issue on disaster preparedness has once again caught our attention.