Civic Force and Peace Winds Japan, two Japanese NGOs, are providing relief assistance to 8,364 flood-affected families in Metro Manila, Southern Tagalog and Central Luzon. Funding for this project, amounting to P9.2 M, was sourced-out from Japan Platform. Last August 7, 2012, torrential rains caused by the southwest monsoon and enhanced by Tropical Storm Haikui,...
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CDRC is now accepting entries to 2012 ABKD poster making contest
The Citizens’ Disaster Response Center (CDRC) is once again staging its annual poster-making contest entitled “APOY, BAGYO, KALAMIDAD: DIBUHONG PAMBATA or ABKD 2012”. Since 1996, ABKD has served as a venue for children to show their creativity and artistic talents, as well as express their views and concerns on disaster-related issues. This year, CDRC is...
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Disaster management network condemns brutal killing of Dutch NGO worker
The Citizens’ Disaster Response Network (CDRN) condemns the brutal killing of one of its officers — Alay Bayan-Luson, Inc. (ABI) Executive Director, Willem Geertman. Willem was gunned down by motorcycle riding gunmen at 12:28 pm on July 3, 2012 in front of his office in San Fernando, Pampanga. He was shot at close range. CDRN,...
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Philippines is world’s most disaster-hit country in 2011
The Philippines topped the list of countries most frequently hit by natural disasters in 2011, the Citizens’ Disaster Response Center (CDRC) reported. Carlos Padolina, CDRC’s Deputy Executive Director, cited the records of the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) which showed that of the 302 natural disasters that happened worldwide, 33 occurred...