November 12, 2014 – The first anniversary of super typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan) reminds us that the Philippines is already suffering from the impacts of climate change. We at the Climate Change Network for Community-Based Initiatives (CCNCI) fear that not enough measures have been undertaken to prepare the country for future disasters. While the...
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Disaster survivors extend help to Mayon evacuees
Guinobatan, Albay – Yolanda Opiana turned 56 on October 7 in a place not her own but where she is very familiar with – in an evacuation center. “Dito na ako inabutan ng birthday ko (I celebrated my birthday here),” Yolanda recalls without a trace of resentment. Yolanda, who is from the outlying municipality of...
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Photo Gallery: Relief distributions for Yolanda
CDRC, together with its Regional Centers (PCDR, LCDE, STPRC, and CPRS), conducted relief distributions in Negros Oriental, Capiz, Mindoro Oriental, Mindoro Occidental, Samar, and Eastern Samar from December 2013 to January 2014 to serve the Typhoon Yolanda-affected families. This was supported by Diakonie Katasrophenhilfe and the German Government. A total of 6,300 families were served...
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Photo Gallery: Yolanda Relief Operations
The first three weeks of our Relief Delivery Operations for Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) have so far reached 13 provinces — Leyte, Samar, Eastern Samar, Mindoro Occidental, Mindoro Oriental, Palawan, Cebu, Capiz, Iloilo, Aklan, Bacolod, Negros Occidental and Masbate. We have served more than 17,000 families. All thanks to our donors and volunteers! Mabuhay!