On July 22, President Rodrigo Duterte delivered his 4th State of the Nation Address (SONA). As expected, he told Congress what laws he wants passed and what Filipinos can expect in the last half of his term. One of the priority bills he mentioned was the creation of a Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR),...
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CDRC calls on lawmakers: NO to DDR bill, YES to strengthening current DRRM system
The Philippines as an archipelago is eminently exposed to natural hazards because of its geographic and climatological location. It is positioned along the Pacific Typhoon Belt and is within the Pacific Ring of Fire. As such, the country is affected by multiple recurrence of natural hazards such as typhoons and storm surges, earthquakes, floods and...
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CDRC opens 2019 poster-making contest
12 July 2019 – The Citizens’ Disaster Response Center Foundation Inc. (CDRC) is inviting Filipino youth aged seven to 12 to submit entries to its 2019 annual poster-making contest. Titled Apoy, Bagyo, Kalamidad: Dibuhong Pambata (#ABKD), this is CDRC’s 23rd annual contest held to recognize children’s capacity and advocacy of disaster and risk management in households, schools, and...
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Andam Lahar: Anticipation for Lahar Risks Brgy. And Municipal Training by CDRC and TABI
Pursuant to the continuing effort of the consortium in raising awareness and preparedness of local government units, civil societies and other members of the served-communities, the consortium conducts a Brgy. and Municipal Training to the three project-areas to develop a lahar module which may be used as a guide of the different stakeholders to build...