Layunin ng papel na ilarawan ang pamayanang malapit sa baybayin ng Laguna de Bay na nakararanas ng pagbaha. Ginamit sa pagsipat-suri ang limang ari-ariang bahagi ng Sustainable Livelihood Framework upang mailatag ang kabuuang pagtingin sa kalagayan ng mga taong nakararanas nang matagalang pagbaha sa kanilang lokal na pamayanan. Nagsagawa ng sarbey sa 150 sambahayan at suportado ng datos mula sa saliksik-arkaybal at impormal na pakipagkuwentuhan sa ilang lokal na mga residente. Natuklasang 48% ng populasyon ay mga bata, 66% ng mga puno ng sambahayan ay walang permanenteng trabaho, 6% lamang ang nakatapos ng kolehiyo, ang mga bahay ay gawa sa mahihina at tira-tirang materyales, at hindi organisado ang mga tao para lumahok sa politikal na proseso ng relokasyon. Mahalagang matugunan ng Pilipinas ang problemang may kaugnayan sa disaster lalo ang matagalang pagbaha sapagkat labis itong nakaaapekto sa pang-araw-araw na pamumuhay ng mga tao sa pamayanan. The paper aims to describe a lakeshore community along Laguna de Bay that experiences flooding. The frame for analysis was based on the five assets of the Sustainable Livelihood Framework to present a holistic perspective on living conditions of people experiencing prolonged flooding in their local community. A survey was conducted among 150 households and supported by data from archival research and informal conversations with some local residents. It was discovered that 48% of the population are children, 66% of household heads do not have a permanent job, only 6% finished college education, houses are made of light and salvaged materials, and people are not organized to be involved in the political process of relocation. It is imperative for the Philippines to address disaster related problems, especially prolonged flooding due to its drastic effects on daily lives of people in the community.
Keywords: disaster, pagbaha, sambahayan, likas-kayang pag-unlad, Laguna de Bay disaster, flood, household, sustainable development, Laguna de BayArdales, Gregorio Jr. Y. et al. “Trends in Rainfall and the Causes of Flood Events in the Municipalities of Los Baños and Bay, Laguna, Philippines. Journal of Nature Studies 14.2 (2015): 40-53. Journal of Nature Studies.Org. Web. 20 June 2017.
Ardales, Gregorio Jr. Y. et al. “Adaptive Capacity Index of Public Schools in the Municipalities of Bay and Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines. Journal of Environmental Science and Management, 20.1 (2017): 71-87. JESAM-UPLB.Org. Web. 15 May 2018.
Calzeta, Eduardo C. et al. “Flood Risk Analysis for the Municipality of Bay, Laguna, Philippines.” Asia Life Sciences 23.2 (Hulyo-Disyembre 2014): 607-622. ResearchGate. Web. 25 June 2017.
Cannon, Terry. “Disasters, Climate Change and the Significance of Culture.” Cultures and Disasters. Understanding Cultural Framings in Disaster Risk Reduction. Ed. Fred Krüger et al. Routledge, 2015. Print.
Department for International Development. Sustainable Livelihoods Guidance Sheets, United Kingdom, 1999. ELDIS.Org.Web. 16 March 2015.Jocano, Felipe L. Folk Medicine in a Philippine Municipality. Punlad Research House, Inc., 1973. Print.
Laguna Lake Development Authority. Resolution No. 113, series of 1999. LLDA.Gov.PH. Web. 10 January 2015.
Laguna Lake Development Authority. Laguna de Bay Basin Master Plan: 2016 and Beyond Towards Climate-Resiliency and Sustainable Development. Draft Copy, September 2015. LLDA.Gov.PH. Web. 10 January 2015.
Majale, M. Regulatory Guidelines for Urban Upgrading:Towards Effecting Pro-poor Change. Intermediate Technology Development Group, United Kingdom, 2002. AssetsPublishingService.Gov.UK. Web. 11 February 2015.
Morse, Stephen at Nora McNamara. Sustainable Livelihood Approach. 2013. Springer Link. Web. 11 February 2015.
United Nations Children’s Fund. Unless We Act Now. The Impact of Climate Change to Children, 2015. UNICEF.Org. Web. 1 January 2016.
United Nations Development Programme. Sustainable Development Goals. Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 25-27 September 2015. UNDP.Org. Web. 1 January 2016.