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 Cebu
DetailsRecent storms over this area: Penha 2026Koto 2025Kalmaegi 2025Bualoi 2025
Recent M5+ earthquakes nearby: M6.9
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 | 1,125 of 1,507 mapped | ₱19B (65%) |
| Flood (100-year) | 263 of 1,505 mapped | ₱8B (27%) |
| Landslide | 265 of 1,505 mapped | ₱5.6B (19%) |
| Storm surge | 128 of 1,505 mapped | ₱4.1B (14%) |
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+)
- M5.4 · 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
- M5.0 · 023 km S 29° E of Glan (Sarangani) · Oct 28, 2026 09:11 PHT · 18 km deep231 projects · 73 schools · 1 hospitals in radius
- M5.1 · 019 km S 16° E of Glan (Sarangani) · Oct 28, 2026 07:43 PHT · 15 km deep229 projects · 68 schools · 1 hospitals in radius
- M5.1 · 021 km N 55° W of Balut Island (Municipality Of Sarangani) (Davao Occidental) · Oct 28, 2026 07:43 PHT · 18 km deep156 projects · 44 schools · 0 hospitals in radius
- M5.1 · 073 km N 59° E of Baganga (Davao Oriental) · Oct 16, 2026 17:13 PHT · 2 km deep0 projects · 0 schools · 0 hospitals in radius
- M5.6 · 021 km N 49° W of Balut Island (Municipality Of Sarangani) (Davao Occidental) · Oct 08, 2026 16:07 PHT · 25 km deep452 projects · 122 schools · 2 hospitals in radius
- M5.0 · 062 km N 73° W of Sibutu (Tawi-tawi) · Oct 06, 2026 21:11 PHT · 13 km deep0 projects · 0 schools · 0 hospitals in radius
- M5.4 · 064 km S 46° E of Balut Island (Municipality Of Sarangani) (Davao Occidental) · Sep 01, 2026 21:22 PHT · 113 km deep0 projects · 0 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.