Post-disaster Housing Reconstruction in a Philippine Estuarine Island Case 1: Alma

This is part of a series of case write-ups developed from ethnographic data collection activities (using a combination of remote and in-situ methods due to Covid-19 restrictions) in Isla Sasa, a Philippine estuarine island, from 2020 to 2021 (ongoing as of writing). The data collection was conducted as part of the author’s doctoral research on design and citizenship citizenship practices within post-disaster housing reconstruction for the School of Architecture and Urban Design at RMIT University. Data collection focused on adult householders who suffered from either housing loss or damage after Super Typhoon Glenda in 2014 (international name: Rammasun), the most destructive storm on the island and one of the most destructive storms in the Philippines. Aside from exposure to typhoons, inhabitants of the four-hectare island also suffer from intense flooding that can be traced to land subsidence and sea level rise. Case 1 was conducted via a remote interview using a mobile phone and arranged through the assistance of a community health worker residing in the island. The interview was conducted in Tagalog. The interview was transcribed and this summary is based on the transcription.<br>