Aug. 19-20, 2015 – CDRC conducts a Disaster Preparedness Training in Gawad Kalinga, San Andres, Manila.
Category: National Capital Region
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CDRC and CREST finish Training of Trainers
25 February 2015 – A total of 15 trainees from the Citizens’ Disaster Response Center (CDRC) and Community Response, Enlightenment, Service and Transformation (CREST) successfully completed a Training of Trainers on Disaster Risk Reduction (TOT-DRR) conducted by Arbeiter Samariter Bund (ASB) at the CDRC Conference Room in Quezon City on Feb. 16-20, 2015. Action Medeor,...
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Typhoon Ruby affects 1,200,000 persons; casualties, damages continue to rise
8 December 2014 – Reaching a maximum sustained winds of 215 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 250 kph, Typhoon Ruby (international name Hagupit) is officially this year’s strongest storm. It lashed through central Philippines with violent winds and heavy rains. Although the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services...
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Typhoon Ruby displaces 900,000 persons; threatens to dislocate more
Reaching a maximum sustained winds of 215 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 250 kph, Typhoon Ruby (international name Hagupit) puts at least 47 out of 81 provinces in the Philippines at high risk of strong winds and rains. Although the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAG-ASA)...