Genera Mangili, an Ibaloi-Kankanaey, a mother of 3 and a grandmother of 4, lived and had her own family at Ucab, Itogon, Benguet. Barangay Ucab is a mining community located at the central part of the municipality of Itogon, bounded by Barangay Loacan to the north, Barangays Virac and Poblacion to the south, Barangay Poblacion...
Category: Case Story
The Community-based Disaster Management Story of Malabuan Disaster Preparedness Committee
Ang nangyaring mga lindol noong October to December 2019 ay napakalaki ang pinsala nito para sa libo libong pamilya sa Cotabato. Ang Barangay Malabuan ay isa sa mga lugar na naapektohan kung saan nawasak ang kabahayan, nagkaroon ng landslide ang mga lupang sinasaka at labis na pagkapinsala ng kanilang kabuhayan at seguridad. “Ang araw araw...
Hope in the face of two disasters: Nenita’s Story
Hope in the face of Disasters: Nenita’s Story Brgy. Lalauanan, Tumauini, Isabela – Nenita is a 56-year-old mother to ten children and a farmer in a remote community in the Municipality of Tumauini, located in the province of Isabela. The area is blessed with rich and fertile agricultural lands, but the farming families still experience...
Julita’s Story
Julita Nuñez, 62 years old, is an elderly living in Barangay Maguiting in the municipality of San Narciso in Quezon Province. She lives with her two grandchildren and makes a living from tingting (broom made from palm leaf midribs) and a kaingin (slash-and-burn) farm. She makes tingting until two to three in the morning and...