#JARO, #LEYTE – The Citizens’ Disaster Response Center Foundation, Inc. (#CDRC) handed over 300 permanent houses to families hardest hit by super typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan) almost four years ago. The ceremony was held on Oct. 6, 2017 at 11 am at Brgy. Buenavista in Jaro, Leyte. Office of the Presidential Assistant for the...
Category: Eastern Visayas
Letter to the Editor: On Pres. Duterte’s State of the Nation Address
We, in the Climate Change Network for Community-based Initiatives, are hoping that President Duterte translates his tough words against the plunderers of the environment in his SONA into tough actions. In his one year in office, we have been used to hearing the President issuing stern warnings to big local and foreign mining companies that...
Typhoon Nina (Nock-Ten) Situation Report No. 4
Situation Report No. 4 27 December 2016 CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY On 23 December, typhoon Nina became the 13th typhoon of the 2016 season. It was predicted by both the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) and the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) to devastatingly sweep in a westward/ westnorth westward track across the Bicol and Southern Tagalog...
Typhoon Nina (Nock-Ten) Situation Report #3
Feature photo credit: Jerome Ruiz Berja 26 December 2016, Monday, 8pm See full report: Nina Sit Rep 3