She is from Barangay Barbacan in Roxas Palawan. Her family sells fish and they earn PhP300 a day. Before the typhoon, they prepared their things and packed up important things. However, a tree was uprooted in front of their house even before the heavy rains and winds came. They were terrified of going to an evacuation center. Jennifer expressed her...
A Gem and An Enemy: Life of a Fisherman in Southern Leyte
“Luoya namon ani, unsaon naman namo ang among pangabuhian?” (We’re so pitiful. How are we going to survive?) – An expression of undeniable distress by Diego Arong, a 45-year-old fisherman and farmer, whose motorized boat got destroyed during the wrath of Typhoon Rai (Local Name: Odette). Diego’s fishing boat was his main source to make ends meet. But with a...
Typhoon “Odette” (RAI) Situation Report #10 January 06, 2022 11:00 am
Situation Overview Typhoon Odette (Rai) hit the eastern Philippines on Thursday, 16th of December, ravaging islands and coastal communities in the eastern part of the country and carving out a path of destruction, flooding in towns and cities across the country. Its nearly three weeks after the devastation of the typhoon Odette which made a total of 9 landfalls mainly...
Typhoon “Odette” (RAI) Situation Report #9 December 28, 2021 11:00 am
Situation Overview It has been almost two weeks since TY Odette devastated areas in Visayas and Mindanao region, affecting more than four million individuals with immeasurable damage, displacement and casualties. CDRC is constantly working and remains dedicated to provide relief assistance to the affected communities while the government and other humanitarian organization are now committed to faster and smoother provision...