“…Previous studies about disasters in Zambales focus on disaster science and management (Abugho, Angeles & Dacayo, 2016), flood disaster (Farin et al, 2017;Paz-Alberto et al, 2016;Paz-Alberto et al, 2019;Subia, Jocson, & Florencondia, 2019), typhoon (De Viana, 2016), volcanic eruption (Newhall, & Solidum, 2017;Reid, 2017), and earthquake (Causapin, 2018). The present study, however, seeks to investigate the awareness and preparedness of the community in response to different man-made and natural disasters.…”