Guinobatan, Albay – Yolanda Opiana turned 56 on October 7 in a place not her own but where she is very familiar with – in an evacuation center. “Dito na ako inabutan ng birthday ko (I celebrated my birthday here),” Yolanda recalls without a trace of resentment. Yolanda, who is from the outlying municipality of...
Category: Bicol Region
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Mayon threat displaces thousands of families
Thousands of families are driven out of their homes and places of work as Mayon Volcano’s alert status is raised to Alert Level 3. With sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission rates peaking at 2,360 tonnes/day on Sept. 6, 2014 and Mayon’s seismic network recording volcanic earthquakes and rockfall events, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology...
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Typhoon Glenda leaves more than 800,000 people affected
Last July 16, 2014, Typhoon Rammasun (Glenda), the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, made its landfall Tuesday night (July 15, 2014) in Rapu-Rapu, Albay. It affected Regions I, III, IV-A, IV-B, V, VIII and NCR with sustained winds of 140 kilometers per hour. Typhoon Glenda made its exit Thursday afternoon. Areas and...
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Music Video: Bangon Pilipino
Four months after Yolanda, devastated communities still need our help. They still need food, water, and help in rebuilding their homes and reviving their livelihood. They need our continued support. Video and Music by Karl Ramirez