Typhoon Pedring (Nesat) left Php 14.9 billion in damages to agriculture and infrastructure, surpassing the Php 12.3 billion in damages wrought by Typhoon Ondoy in 2009, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said. NDRRMC reported 12.7 billion damage to agriculture (crops, livestock, fisheries) and 2.1 billion in infrastructures (schools, hospitals, roads, bridges). Five...
Category: Southern Tagalog
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Photo Gallery: Distribution of seeds and farm tools in Rizal
CDRC and STPRC, through the support of the Philippine Emergency Response Taskforce (PERT), distributed seeds and farm tools to the Dumagats in Rizal as part of the ongoing rehabilitation project in the area after Typhoon Ondoy.
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Taal Volcano placed on Alert Level 2
Taal Volcano has remained on alert level 1 since 23 November 2005. However, due to the recent anomalous changes in monitored parameters such as: the crater temperature, the number of volcanic earthquakes detected per day, and the intensification of steaming activities, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) has increased the level of alert to a level 2.
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Photo Gallery: Capturing the innocence of children
Photographer John Voltaire Lim captured the innocence of children during one of CDRC\'s psychosocial activities in Sta Inez, Tanay, Rizal last February. CDRC, together with Project 20 and other student volunteers facilitated free play, art workshop and story telling sessions.