Rehabilitation Management At the present 20th century, the society is still vulnerable to various disasters such as flash floods,

earthquake, landslides, volcanic eruptions, fires, flood and cyclones despite of the advancement of technologies that any country has attained at the present. As cities are becoming megacities, economies nurtured by urbanization, and rapid growth of the worlds population often produces hazardous environment, causes people to be exposed to higher risks of natural disasters (Colombo, et al., 2002). This proves as Asia tops the list of casualties like damages to properties and infrastructures, and lives claimed of many people due to such disasters. (Rao, 2011). Nevertheless efforts strategies and means to rehabilitate, manage and restore the devastating losses that those disasters have left to the earlier disaster-stricken countries were established for a successful rehabilitation management. In the Philippines, the most common disaster that this country had experienced and has been experiencing is typhoons that cause flashfloods. In fact, this country is struck by about 20 major storms every year but most of them take more northerly track, hitting Luzon Island. (BBC, 2011) In the aftermath of the devastation brought by this said disaster, competent authorities or the decision-makers engaged in the various levels of the national, regional and local organizations involved in the management of disasters generally respond to this event in 3 phases: the immediate emergency relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction, and disaster risk management and preparedness. (Friendship, 2012) Immediate emergency relief, this phase covers the immediate response of the government to the disaster-stricken areas where private personnel, city relief workers and other individuals come to help distribute foods, quilts, and clothing. Other services like emergency health camps

with paramedic, doctors and nurses are also provided, catering the urgent needs of victims that are placed at the evacuation centers and to the other families that were displaced. (Lagbas, 2012). After a massive relief operation involving the evacuation of the people, and assistance in recovery efforts, done in the affected provinces. Authorities develop rehabilitation and reconstruction plans and actions that would cover, rebuilding of homes for permanent relocations, establishing of continuous social support program self-development for emotional welfare of survivors following the trauma of the typhoon that would offer counseling sessions to help them build up their self-esteem and confidence and other typhoon recovery and mitigation projects , in coordination with affected communities, local government units and other partners. (SMS, 2010). Lastly, the phase of disaster risk management and preparedness. This would be established to avoid obnoxious situations that had happened to be repeated through seminars, workshop, drills and other forms of activities that would make the community knowledgeable on what to do before, during, and after in situations mentioned. And if successfully and adequately implemented, it would result lives being saved, injuries being minimized and damages to infrastructure and the economy being reduced. (Arellano, 2002).