UN DP- DAP B ohol E cotow n He alth S e ctor Page |2 most recent earthquake of 2013 reported earlier is an example of their vulnerability. From 2011 to 2013 alone, the Philippines had 187 earthquakes at least 5.0 in magnitude, of which 18 were 6.0 to 6.9 in magnitude, and three at least 7.0 in magnitude. The epicentre of the Magnitude 7.2 An estimated 11.3 million people in nine regions over 10 per cent of the country’s population—are affected. 673,042 people are displaced by the typhoon temblor was near Sagbayan, Bohol on Oct. 15, 2013. On November 8, a category 5 storm hit the Philippines including Bohol and displaced a sizable amount of the population. An estimated 11.3 million people in nine regions over 10 per cent of the country’s population—are affected. 673,042 people are displaced by the typhoon.4 In both situations, the toll and cost to human health are of considerable sum so that whatever public health inputs from existing international donor funded initiatives and of national (DOH) programs definitely suffered. Bohol’s climate as classified by PAG-ASA belongs to Corona’s 4th Type, characterized by rainfall more or less evenly distributed throughout the year. Intensification of the southwest monsoon usually occurs during the months of July to October. The rainfall varies from about 1,200 mm/yr around the coast to slightly more than 2,200 mm/yr in the mountainous areas in the province. Based on the climatogical records of Tagbilaran City weather station, the province has an annual average of 161 rainy days. Average rainfall and trend has illustrated a declining trend of 250 mm over a period of 35 years of about 7mm a year due likely to climatic change in the Southeast Asian Region.5 Population The land to person ratio in the province of Bohol is declining as the land comes under increasing population stress. The province land to person ratio decreased from 0.272 persons per hectare to 0.206 hectares per 4 5 http://www.unhcr.org/528228cf9.pdf PAG-ASA Report and Bureau of Soil and Water Management