CDRC and its regional center in the National Capital Region, the Community Response for Enlightenment, Service and Transformation (CREST), immediately responded to the appeal of the residents who lost their homes to two successive fires in Manila, one in Baseco Compound in Tondo, and another in Paco.
Category: National Capital Region
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Fire razes Baseco compound; 1,000 families homeless
At least 1,000 families were left homeless after a fire razed down the Bataan Shipping and Engineering Company (Baseco) compound in Tondo, Manila at around 10 p.m., Saturday. The fire spread quickly because the houses inside the 52-hectare Baseco compound were made of light materials and were built too close to each other. The Bureau of...
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2,000 families left homeless in Paco fire
Some 2,000 families or 6,000 individuals were left homeless after a fire struck Paco, Manila last January 13. The fire hit the four densely populated Barangays of 821, 822, 823 and 824 at Gomez and Canonigo streets. The fire lasted from five thirty in the afternoon (5:30 PM) until eight in the evening (8:00 PM)....
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Photo Gallery: Distribution of Crocs Sandals
CDRC and its Regional Centers distributed 3,000 pairs of Crocs Sandals to the communities affected by Typhoon Ondoy. The sandals were donated by the Japanese NGO Civic Force. CDRC worked in close coordination with its RCs, the Southern Tagalog People’s Response Center (STPRC), Community Response for Enlightenment, Service and Transformation (CREST) and Alay Bayan, Inc....