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Bagyo Ka Lang, Pinoy Kami: Internal Displacement in the Philippines
Internal displacements are one of the few means we have to mitigate damage from natural disasters but the Philippines heavily relies on it as we see that in 2014, displacements reached up to 7 million occurrences.
Comparing data over the years with other neighboring Southeast Asian countries, only the Philippines is increasing in the number of displacements while other countries have seemingly stabilized.
Bantay Bangga: A Look at Road Safety Over the Years
Road incidents in the Philippines are commonly reported. A fatality rate of 25% of incidents was recorded in November 2020, in addition to widespread cases of minor and serious injuries resulting from road incidents. Hospital capacity and quality of care should be kept at a sufficient level for these road crash victims.
However, as the COVID-19 pandemic demanded the world's full attention, this unique situation poses an interesting inquiry into what could possibly affect road crash incident fatalities and their possible avenues for recovery in a time where something else (i.e., the pandemic) was the top priority.
PulotPinas: Hazardous Waste in NCR in 2022
The nutshell plot includes a bar graph and a heatmap of the Philippines. The bar graph shows the hazardous waste generators registered in NCR in 2022.
Each bar represents the number of generators of a hazardous waste code, with hazardous waste codes described in words instead of their original alphanumeric string. The colors of the bars indicate grouping via hazardous waste codes, which is indicated by the letter that starts the hazardous waste code. For example, electronic waste, pathogenic/infectious waste and pharmaceuticals/drugs all fall under miscellaneous hazardous waste and thus have the same bar color. The color mappings for these groupings are shown at the upper right of the bar graph.
On the other hand, the heatmap indicates the amount of hazardous waste produced by each region in 2022. The colormap used is magma, which ranges from purple to yellow. Darker shades of purple indicate less hazardous waste generated, while lighter shades of yellow indicate more hazardous waste generated. The color values for the amount of trash generated is shown to the left of the heat map. Also, the tons of hazardous waste produced by the NCR in 2022 is shown below the heatmap of the Philippines.
Real(i)ty Check: The Reality of Realty
Shown in the graph are the average prices-per-sqm of three different types of real estate across the different Philippine provinces. Each heatmap corresponds to a specific type of real estate namely, houses, empty lots, and condo units. For each heatmap, lighter shading corresponds to a cheaper average price per sqm of real estate in that province while darker shading corresponds to provinces with more expensive real estate. The white areas are areas not represented in the scraped data from Lamudi.
From the data gathered and looking at the graphs, houses are most expensive on average in Cebu and NCR while it is least expensive in Iloilo. Lots in general are most expensive on average in NCR and least expensive in South Cotabato. Lastly, Condo Units are most expensive in Aklan and NCR while it is least expensive in Cavite.
Overall, the graphs show the differences of real estate pricing across different provinces in the Philippines which can be helpful for aspiring homeowners and those looking into buying or investing in real estate.
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| Title | Project by | |
|---|---|---|
Bagyo Ka Lang, Pinoy Kami: Internal Displacement in the Philippines | ELEMENTS W.B. Jose, A.A. Sarmiento, A.D. Zamuco | |
Bantay Bangga: A Look at Road Safety Over the Years | FerrisWheel 🦀 J.E.M. Caluag, S.L. Ortiz, A.J. Raborar | |
PulotPinas: Hazardous Waste in NCR in 2022 | LINT T. Javier, L.R. Salazar, N.P. Sapitula | |
Real(i)ty Check: The Reality of Realty | RealEst Talk C. Gonzaga, R.G. Nuñez, L.A. Punsalan | |