By: Leyte Center for Development, Inc. (#LCDe) 22 May 2019 San Isidro is a fourth class municipality in Leyte, some 105 kilometers northwest of Tacloban City. Majority of the more than 31,000 people here derive their income from farming and fishing. Life is difficult for most of the population who are tenant farmers and fisher...
Category: Eastern Visayas
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Eastern Samar Earthquake 2019
Situation Report No. 1 25 April 2019, 7:00am Leyte Center for Development, Inc. (#LCDe) Background: On April 23, 2019 around 1:37 PM, a magnitude 6.5 #earthquake jolted the Island of Leyte and Samar. According to PHIVOLCS, the strongest shaking was registered at PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale (PEIS) VI (Very strong) in San Julian, #Eastern Samar;...
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CDRC Statement on Carol’s Passing
The members of the Board of Trustees (BOT) and the Management Committee of the Citizens’ Disaster Response Center Foundation, Inc. (CDRC) express deep sorrow on the untimely demise of Panday Bulig’s former Executive Director and Project Officer Carmencita “Carol” Abrio. They also wish to convey their deepest sympathies to the bereaved family. The whole CDRC...
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Call for entries to the 2018 ABKD poster-making competition
Submission of entries to the 22nd Apoy, Bagyo, Kalamidad: Dibuhong Pambata (#ABKD) poster-making competition is now open! The Citizens’ Disaster Response Center Foundation, Inc. continues to recognize children’s capacity to take active part in the advocacy of disaster-related issues. ABKD serves as a venue for children to show their creativity and artistic talents, as well...