Vasquez, Althea Marie S. creator author. Carullo, Domingo P. author. Salando, Edchell T. author. Padrigon, Julyven Marta Fridas M., adviser. Arelano, Andrew S., chair, panelist. Barcinilla, Ejay F., panelist. Eclar, Eugene N., panelist. text bibliography ph 2025 monographic eng

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345 leaves. The study explores the perceptions of the Polanguenos on social media as a tool for typhoon preparedness in Polangui, Albay, Philippines with the aim of identifying the most frequent social media utilized by the local leaders and constituents and the factors and features affecting the communication of Polanguenos during typhoon preparation. Using the PROJECT Nationwide Operational Hazard (NOAH), three (3) research locales were identified as the high level of risk in flooding which are Barangay Balinad, Balangibang and Ponso. With the use of mixed method and sequential explanatory design, a dichotomous survey questionnaire and an in- depth interview with semi- structured sets of questions were administered to the selected Barangays. Results reveal that the most dominant social media platforms Polanguenos utilized is Facebook and several factors affect the digital social media communication of the constituents and local leaders including the limited access to internet and Wi-Fi, interpretation of English posts, lack of presence of the Barangay Facebook Page and the humorous posts of local leaders. Findings also reveals that despite the accuracy of the typhoon- related information disseminated by local leaders, their promptness in replying in comments and active presence during typhoon preparation becomes the problem of the constituents every typhoon preparation phase. Thus, the study recommends a Typhoon Risk Reduction Management Strategy to improve the communication and utilization of local leaders and constituents using their social media platforms. Althea Marie S. Vasquez, Domingo P. Carullo, and Edchell T. Salando. Undergraduate Theses (BPA) - Public Administration. Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges, 2025 Includes bibliographic references. CSPC 260817 20260817164306.0 eng