In recognition of children’s capacity to take active part in the advocacy of disaster-related issues, the Citizens’ Disaster Response Center Foundation, Inc. (CDRC) is staging its 26th annuan poster-making contest “APOY, BAGYO, KALAMIDAD: DIBUHONG PAMBATA” or ABKD 2021. Since 1996, ABKD has served as a venue for children to show their creativity and artistic talent, as well as express their...
Urban Farming in the Time of a Pandemic
Marlyn Tambagan is the president of SAMABOCS-HI (Samahan ng Mamamayan sa Barangay Old Capitol Site – Hydraulic Compound Inc.). SAMABOCS is an organization of the residents of Brgy. OCS in Quezon City. It is also under the ALSA-DILIMAN, an alliance of organizations in Brgy. UP Campus that prepares for the most anticipated Big One. Most of their community is not...
August 2021 Lockdown Situation Report #3 August 15, 2021 9:00 PM
Situation Overview • August 15, 2021 marked the fifth consecutive day that the country has recorded five -digit increase in COVID-19 cases. In Metro Manila, despite being under the strictest lockdown, the trends in reported cases, severe cases, deaths and positivity continued to rise. • In Quezon City, COVID-19 cases are rapidly increasing which has created more risk of transmission....
CDRC condemns harassment of development workers in Mindanao
The Citizens’ Disaster Response Center Foundation, Inc. (CDRC) condemns the harassment and human rights violations being experienced by the staff of Disaster Response Center (DIRECT), its partner organization based in Sarangani in Mindanao. On August 4, vehicles parked at DIRECT’s Koronadal Operations Center were intentionally burned by unidentified persons using Molotov – torches made up of bottles that contain gasoline....