A Sendai Framework-Based Assessment of Disaster Risk Management in the Municipalities of Northern Samar: Basis for Enhancing the Local DRRM Plan

This study assessed disaster risk management knowledge among municipalities in Northern Samar using the four priority areas of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015–2030) and examined its relationship with selected municipal profile characteristics. Guided by the Sendai Framework and supported by Resource Dependence Theory and Human Capital Theory, the study employed a quantitative descriptive-correlational research design. Data were collected through a researcher-developed and