Barangay 9

Barangay Profile

Barangay 9

HON. RANDY G. GABRILLO - Punong Barangay

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Geographic Location and Population

Barangay 9 Lawaan, Eastern Samar is a población community categorized as urban with a total land area of 457.4584 hectares with lowland land classification. Its major economic sources are commerce and agriculture. The total population is 627 with 145 number of households. The total number of families is 188. Neighboring barangays include Brgy. 10, Brgy 8, Brgy 3 and Brgy 5.

Disaster Vulnerability
  • Flooding: Flood susceptibility of the barangay is LOW to MODERATE.
  • Landslide: The areas located near hills and mountainsides and especially those sloping areas have LOW to MODERATE susceptibility to landslides. 

Hazard Map

What to do

Alert Level 1 (Yellow)
  • 3 days before the landfall, BDRRMC to operate preemptive evacuation of high-risk residents specifically the vulnerable sectors like people with disability, senior citizens, pregnant/lactating mothers and children 0-5 years old, 6-12 years old, and 13-17 years old to ensure orderly and safe evacuation.
  • Securing the livelihood and properties and provision of evacuation sites for these assets.
Alert Level 2 (Orange)
  • 1 day before landfall, employ total evacuation or forced evacuation of the populace to the designated evacuation centers.
  • Security provided to all evacuation sites and their assets.
Alert Level 3 (Red)
  • Typhoons landfall, the community is expected to be already in place at all designated evacuation centers.
  • First aid kit are provided.
  • Rescue team are on standby mode.
Safe Alert
  • 1-2 days after the landfall, BDRRMC will launch clearing operations, damage assessment and need analysis (DANA), search and rescue, and relief distribution.
  • Safe level alert will be announced upon clearance by the BDRRMC and set the operation to bring the families back to their homes.
Emergency Preparedness Tips
  • Issue warning for possibility of flooding and storm surge
  • Listen to the weather forecast/updates from TV, radio, and reliable internet sites
  • Put the house support
  • Prepare important things, documents, and appliances and put in a safe area
  • Secure animals and livestock.