The Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2018,2(4), 84-91 http://www.hillpublisher.com/journals/jsfa Doi: 10.26855/jsfa.2018.04.001 84 The Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture Framework Of Disaster Preparedness Among Coastal Communities In Davao City, Philippines Moises C. Torrentira Jr., Michael Makilan University of Southeastern Philippines, Davao City, Philippines How to cite this paper: Torrentira Jr., M. C. & Makilan, M. (2018) Framework Of Disaster Preparedness Among Coastal Communities In Davao City, Philippines. The Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2(4), 84-91. http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jsfa.2018.04. 001 Corresponding author: Moises C. Torrentira Jr, University of Southeastern Philippines, Davao City, Philippines Email: moises.torrentira@usep.edu.ph Abstract This study aimed to develop framework of disaster preparedness in communities of coastal barangay’s in Davao City, Philippines. Responses from Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committee (BDRRMC) members and residents were pro- cessed and analyzed through exploratory factor analysis. Results of the study showed that those coastal Barangay which have sufficient Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) and have frequently encountered coastal disasters are more prepared and they seriously implement disaster risk reduction programming. Technical- ly, majority of the respondents were capacitated through series of skills trainings. Fur- thermore, the study was able to generate five dimensions of disaster preparedness among coastal communities of Davao City namely; awareness and knowledge on disas- ter risk reduction protocol, structural adaptation, governance, household disaster mitiga- tion management and localized emergency management system. On the other hand, the disaster risk index among coastal communities is statistically high in terms of awareness and knowledge on disaster risk reduction protocol, house- hold disaster mitigation management, and localized emergency management system while coastal communities are moderately prepared in terms of structural adaptation and governance. Finally, the study concluded that disaster preparedness practices matter to political leadership as well as sufficient financial capacity to support disaster preparedness. Keywords dimensions, disaster preparedness, coastal communities, exploratory factor analysis 1. Introduction The impact of climate change is one of the serious problems globally. It triggers severe weather condition leading to massive community devastation that impedes social and economic development. The Intergovernmental Panel on Cli- mate Change (2007) concluded that extreme weather events have increased in frequency and intensity over the last 30 years. Moreover, the susceptibility of coastal communities to natural disasters became one of the common factors of economic failure, environmental degradation, damage to social infrastructure, threatened food security and disruption of social services that lead to severe poverty condition and death. Statistically, from 1970 to 2014, a total of 2 million death and $2.8 trillion economic losses were caused by natural disasters in Asia and pacific countries. Geographically, Philippines belong to the “Pacific ring of fire ” which means that the country is surrounded with active volcanoes making it susceptible to natural hazards such as earthquake that would result to tsunami. In addition, the Phil- ippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (2010) reveals that an average of 20 tropical cyclones or typhoons enters the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) annually, five of these are expected to create storm surge that causes severe damage to agricultural crops, infrastructure, and properties as well as injuries and loss of