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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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Video: Empowering Yolanda Devastated Communities

Last November 2013, Typhoon Yolanda resulted in widespread destruction in the Philippines, particularly in Samar and Leyte, where thousands of people were killed. Months after the landfall of Yolanda, people affected are still left in despair with their source of livelihood damaged and their houses gone. Continued support is still needed to help them fully...