HELP BRO: A Mobile Application for Calamities and Disaster

The Philippines is battered by different natural and man-made disasters. Until now, typhoons, earthquakes flash floods and fires are sending thousands or even millions of individual to death and damage to properties as well. Development of new technologies can improve the effectiveness and efficiency in conducting the rescue missions to those who are affected. Disaster warnings and evacuation guidelines may also save lives of many peoples. The Philippines has lack effective disaster preparedness system to resist natural disasters. The primary aimed of the study is to develop “HELP BRO”: A Mobile
Application for Calamities and Disaster. The study was conceptualized and developed to help during disasters and emergencies. The Help Bro app has two main modules: The Rescuer App and “the Rescue App”. The rescuer application can be used by concern government agencies such as the NDRRRMO, the
BFP and the Red Cross. The rescuer app can locate the exact location real time of the user who needs help via GPS, wifi or the cellular data. While the rescue app can be used by the people who needs help. The app will automatically locate and select the nearest rescuer. The application the developed system were by evaluated by twenty (20) Information and Communication Technology Professionals, (30) rescue professionals coming from the City NDRRMO, BFP and Red Cross using International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9126 Six (6) Software Quality Standards. The result revealed that the system’s functionality, reliability, usability, reliability, efficiency, maintainability and portability were “very acceptable.

Keywords –Disaster, Mobile Application, Rescuer App