Statement of the Problem
The province of Laguna in the Philippines, according to the Philippines Statistics Authority QuickStat for June of 2018, consists of 6 cities, 24 municipalities, and 681 barangays, with a total population of 3,035,081 with an annual growth rate of 2.47. The province is beside the southern part of Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the Philippines and on its southern bother are two dormant volcanoes, Mount Makiling and Mount Banahaw. Cities and municipalities of the province are popular for numerous hot spring resorts found near the Mount Makiling slopes.
Being situated in areas where landslides factors are present and can inflict great disaster, the lack of studies and data on landslide susceptibility in the province of Laguna poses a great threat to its residents.
Significance of the Study
With the Philippine's aggressive modernization and infrastructure programs, and the abundance of elevated and sloped lands, paired with the increasing and intensifying typhoons, it is important to understand and map landslide susceptibility of its areas especially the provinces near elevated areas and bodies of water using a reliable prediction model.
This study is significant to understand, map, and give valuable data on landslide susceptibility in the province of Laguna. This study will make use of the collected data by different agencies on factors that can affect earth integrity and make assumptions on how susceptible specific areas are to landslides.
The methodology and results from this study can be used by urban planners, risk assessors, and government agencies to make preventive and positive actions to prevent disaster in the province.
Scope and Delimitation
This study will focus on modeling and interpreting the multi-mode environmental and geographical data for the province of Laguna, Philippines.