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...
Category: Eastern Visayas
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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...
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Yolanda Stories
After STS Yolanda (international name Haiyan) struck, #CDRC implemented two #shelter projects which gave 600 families new homes. In the following writing, some of the beneficiaries shared about their livelihoods before and after Yolanda, as well as their experiences during the super typhoon. Written by Ditte Baltersen Jessica Jessica, the first beneficiary I met, lives...
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TS #UrdujaPH Situation Report # 1
Samar and Leyte after TS Urduja Situation Report # 1 21 December 2017 CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY On 12 December 2017, a low pressure area formed east of Mindanao into a tropical depression. Intensifying into a tropical storm, Urduja (International code name Kai-Tak) made landfall on 16 December over the province of San Policarpio, Eastern Samar. Because...