Created by Suzette Doctolero Starring Richard Gutierrez Original language(s) Filipino, Tagalog First episode date 22 August 2010 Program creator Suzette Doctolero Executive producer Wilma Galvante | Directed by Rico Gutierrez Country of origin Philippines No. of episodes 8 Number of episodes 8 Director Rico Gutierrez | |
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Nominations PMPC Star Awards for TV Best Documentary Special Similar Kap's Amazing Stories, Show Me Da Manny, Urban Zone, Ang Yaman ni Lola, Art Angel | ||
Hillsborough anatomy of a disaster
Anatomy of a Disaster is a monthly documentary created by GMA Network. That brings environmental awareness to television viewers as it unravels some of the most destructive natural disasters in our planet’s history the show will hosted by the Greenpeace advocate Richard Gutierrez.
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Plot
Considered to be a more comprehensive version of Richard’s former infotainment show Full Force Nature, Anatomy of a Disaster features different stories of tragedy, survival, and heroism adapted from the international AOD series of the same title. Each of the 13 episodes provides a scientific and detailed account of various natural disasters such as volcanic eruption, flood, hurricane, earthquake, and climate change, among others, in both local and international contexts.
For its local component, Richard will revisit some of the most catastrophic calamities ever to struck our country through interviews with environmental experts, eyewitness accounts, and actual footages, and deliver his spiels entirely on location.
The pilot episode on Volcanic Eruption will take viewers on a trek to Mt. Pinatubo as Richard vividly narrates its earth-shattering eruption in 1990. The explosion, which resulted to the second largest earthquake recorded that year, claimed hundreds of innocent lives, and destroyed thousands of homes in Zambales and nearby provinces.
Realizing that readiness is key to survival, Anatomy of a Disaster also provides viewers with substantial information and practical solutions on how to respond to and prepare for future disasters.