Photos of the Groundbreaking Ceremony in Salcedo, Ilocos Sur for the reconstruction of the footbridge destroyed by Typhoon Parma in 2009. This bridge will help school children go to school even during the rainy season. The water level in the river usually rises during heavy rains, preventing children from crossing the river on foot, and...
Category: Ilocos Region
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Photo Gallery: Typhoon Juan Relief Assistance
CDRC and its Regional Partners (CDRDS, ICRED, ABI and CRRS-CV) launched a series of Relief Delivery Operations in the Typhoon Juan-struck provinces of Ilocos Sur, La Union, Cagayan, Isabela, Pangasinan, Aurora, Tarlac, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Abra, Benguet and Ifugao. The RDOs, which happened in a span of three months (November 2010-January 2011), served more...
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Typhoon Juan affects livelihood in Ilocos Region
Typhoon Juan hit Northern Luzon on October 18, 2010 and a public storm warning signal # 3 was declared in all Ilocos provinces. On midnight of October 19 as Typhoon Juan exited on the coastal areas of La Union and Ilocos Sur, storm surges destroyed homes, crops and livelihood and thousands evacuated in coastal municipalities....
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Supertyphoon Juan leaves Northern Luzon devastated
As Supertyphoon Juan (International name: Megi) heads out of the Philippines, it left billions of pesos of damages on staple crops, vital infrastructures, and power transmission lines in Northern Luzon. Thousands of people were dislocated, including some 12 people who died. As of 4:00 p.m. today, October 20, 2010, Juan was located 350 km West...