The Philippines ranked third in the list of countries most frequently hit by natural disasters in 2010, the Citizens’ Disaster Response Center 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 the Philippines was hit 14 times by natural disasters...
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CDRC’s partner in Japan now accepting donations for quake and tsunami victims
CDRC’s partner in Japan, Civic Force, is sending at least ten trucks everyday to the affected areas. They have established goods and food distribution system, and is working with several NGOs operating in the field. For donations, you may contact Jang Woo, email at lee@civic-force.org or deposit your donation to: 【Bank】 Bank: Mitsui Sumitomo, Aoyama...
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Philippines on Tsunami Alert Level 2
Tsunami Alert Level 2 was raised in the Philippines on Friday afternoon after a powerful 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit Japan, the biggest to hit the country in 7 years A four-meter high tsunami is expected to hit 19 provinces in the Philippines around 5:00 p.m to 7:00 p.m today. These provinces are Batanes Islands, Cagayan, Ilocos Norte,...
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CDRC welcomes PNoy’s special attention to Disaster Risk Reduction
Citizens’ Disaster Response Center (CDRC) welcomes Pnoy’s special attention to Disaster Risk Reduction A week ago, PNoy told AFP and DND to prioritize DRR programs to save lives during calamities related to climate change. According to Philippine News Agency, this was the highlight of PNoy’s command conference held in Camp Aguinaldo. Earlier this year, PNoy...