Hazard check
Is public money going where the hazards are?
Search a province, city, town or barangay, or a DPWH project name or contract ID. You’ll see how its projects sit on official flood, landslide, storm-surge and active-fault maps, next to what was spent.
Hazard check: City of Laoag
DetailsRecent storms over this area: Peilou 2026Noul 2026Fung-Wong 2025Matmo 2025Ragasa 2025
Recent M5+ earthquakes nearby: M5.5M5.6M5.7M5.1M6.4
Sources: Project NOAH, UP NOAH Center (ODbL); GEM Global Active Faults (CC BY-SA 4.0); PHIVOLCS earthquake bulletins; IBTrACS storm tracks. Hazard overlap is context, not a finding.
Hazard vs. spending
| Hazard | Projects in med/high zone | Spending in med/high zone |
|---|---|---|
| Within 5 km of active fault | 56 of 788 mapped | ₱838M (6%) |
| Flood (100-year) | 603 of 788 mapped | ₱9.5B (69%) |
| Landslide | 8 of 788 mapped | ₱231.9M (2%) |
| Storm surge | 77 of 788 mapped | ₱1.3B (9%) |
High shares can be expected (flood-control works belong in flood zones) or worth a closer look (schools, buildings). Sources: GEM Foundation (Philippines catalogue within GEM Global Active Faults); UP NOAH Center / DOST-PAGASA (Project NOAH); UP NOAH Center / UP NIGS (Project NOAH); UP NOAH Center / DOST-PAGASA (Project NOAH).
Recent strong earthquakes (M5+)
- M5.5 · 128 km N 64° E of Lingig (Surigao Del Sur) · Oct 29, 2026 15:31 PHT · 16 km deep0 projects · 0 schools · 0 hospitals in radius
- M5.9 · 104 km N 62° E of Lingig (Surigao Del Sur) · Oct 29, 2026 11:19 PHT · 2 km deep0 projects · 0 schools · 0 hospitals in radius
- M5.9 · 109 km N 62° E of Lingig (Surigao Del Sur) · Oct 29, 2026 11:19 PHT · 2 km deep0 projects · 0 schools · 0 hospitals in radius
- M5.7 · 125 km N 70° E of Lingig (Surigao Del Sur) · Oct 29, 2026 11:19 PHT · 10 km deep0 projects · 0 schools · 0 hospitals in radius
- M5.0 · 354 km S 20° E of Balut Island (Municipality Of Sarangani) (Davao Occidental) · Oct 29, 2026 03:56 PHT · 61 km deep0 projects · 0 schools · 0 hospitals in radius
- M5.2 · 370 km S 25° E of Balut Island (Municipality Of Sarangani) (Davao Occidental) · Oct 29, 2026 03:56 PHT · 10 km deep0 projects · 0 schools · 0 hospitals in radius
- M5.0 · 341 km S 20° E of Balut Island (Municipality Of Sarangani) (Davao Occidental) · Oct 29, 2026 03:56 PHT · 27 km deep0 projects · 0 schools · 0 hospitals in radius
- M5.4 · 011 km S 52° W of Balut Island (Municipality Of Sarangani) (Davao Occidental) · Oct 28, 2026 09:11 PHT · 10 km deep65 projects · 24 schools · 0 hospitals in radius
Source: PHIVOLCS earthquake bulletins. Radius 25/50/100 km for M<5.5 / <6.5 / ≥6.5. Distance from the epicentre is not shaking intensity or damage. Facilities: OSM via HOT (ODbL).
Hazard data used
- GEM Global Active Faults Database · GEM Foundation (Philippines catalogue within GEM Global Active Faults) · CC BY-SA 4.0
distance_m to nearest mapped trace; hazard_level not assigned - Flood Hazard Maps, 100-year rain return scenario · UP NOAH Center / DOST-PAGASA (Project NOAH) · ODC-ODbL 1.0
1 low (0-0.5 m), 2 medium (>0.5-1.5 m), 3 high (>1.5 m), depth and velocity considered; 0 outside mapped flood zones - Landslide Hazard Maps (merged SINMAP, Conefall, Flow-R) · UP NOAH Center / UP NIGS (Project NOAH) · ODC-ODbL 1.0
1 low (build with monitoring), 2 medium (slope protection needed), 3 high (no-dwelling zone); 0 outside mapped zones - Storm Surge Hazard Maps, Storm Surge Advisories 1-4 · UP NOAH Center / DOST-PAGASA (Project NOAH) · ODC-ODbL 1.0
level = 4 if inundated already at SSA1 (2.01-3 m surge), 3 if first at SSA2 (3.01-4 m), 2 if first at SSA3 (4.01-5 m), 1 if only at SSA4 (>5 m); 0 not inundated even at SSA4
Also used: PHIVOLCS earthquake bulletins; schools and hospitals from OpenStreetMap via HOT (ODbL); IBTrACS storm tracks. Liquefaction layer on the project map: Source: DOST-PHIVOLCS (GeoRiskPH public map service), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; modelled hazard zones, not a site-specific assessment. Being in a hazard zone is context, not a finding about any project.