Manila, Feb. 5 -- Filipinos have improved in disaster preparedness especially in the use of hazard assessment tools but more needs to be done to make the Philippines more resilient to disasters, Office of Civil Defense (OCD) administrator Ariel Nepomuceno said Tuesday.

"We have seen improvements, specifically on the use of scientific data with Hazard Hunter or Geohazard maps," Nepomuceno said in a statement.

The hazard assessment tools are crucial in enabling people to make informed decisions in preparing for or mitigating disasters, Nepomuceno said.

These tools are needed as around 20 typhoons visit the Philippines annually alongside the risk of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

"With these platforms, the people already know the ha...