The Community-based Disaster Management Story of Malabuan Disaster Preparedness Committee

Ang nangyaring mga lindol noong October to December 2019 ay napakalaki ang pinsala nito para sa libo libong pamilya sa Cotabato. Ang Barangay Malabuan ay isa sa mga lugar na naapektohan kung saan nawasak ang kabahayan, nagkaroon ng landslide ang mga lupang sinasaka at labis na pagkapinsala ng kanilang kabuhayan at seguridad. “Ang araw araw na pagyanig ng malalakas at...

Hope in the face of two disasters: Nenita’s Story

Hope in the face of Disasters: Nenita’s Story Brgy. Lalauanan, Tumauini, Isabela – Nenita is a 56-year-old mother to ten children and a farmer in a remote community in the Municipality of Tumauini, located in the province of Isabela. The area is blessed with rich and fertile agricultural lands, but the farming families still experience hunger and food insecurity. Nenita’s...

CDRC conducts virtual tabletop exercise for the ‘Big One’

CDRC conducts virtual tabletop exercise for the ‘Big One’ The Philippines frequently experiences seismic and volcanic tremors since it is located along the Pacific Ring of Fire, a vast Pacific Ocean region where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur. In recent months, we experienced a series of earthquakes that shook various parts of the country on top...

Julita’s Story

Julita Nuñez, 62 years old, is an elderly living in Barangay Maguiting in the municipality of San Narciso in Quezon Province. She lives with her two grandchildren and makes a living from tingting (broom made from palm leaf midribs) and a kaingin (slash-and-burn) farm. She makes tingting until two to three in the morning and sells five pieces a day...