Julibeth Angal or “Lalay” as she is fondly called by her family and friends, is a 45 – year old mother of five and a grandmother to three children. She is a member of the Taguibawa tribe formerly living in the mountainous area of Sitio Kapatagan, Brgy. Luayon, Makilala, Cotabato. Lalay helps her husband plant corn, palay, rootcrops and vegetables...
Typhoon Pepito Situation Report #1 October 19, 2020 4:30 pm
Overall Situation • On October 19, at 2:00 am, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) east of Virac, Catanduanes developed into a tropical depression. The Tropical depression named Pepito continued to accelerate as it moved west with maximum winds of 45 km/h and gustiness of up to 55 km/h. • Signal no.1 was raised in some parts of Aurora and Isabela...
BAYANIHAN: Alive inside a Cemetery
Sheba Babac is an active DPC member of Tanza-Timawa 2, Iloilo City and thus sees how her fellow urban poor strive to survive every day. Furthermore, their experiences have enabled them to grow and cope with other problems that they are, and will be, facing. Tanza-Timawa 2 is a community inside a cemetery, which is why it is locally known...
Realizations for Future Plans: A Need to Invest in Disaster Preparedness
Vivian Asong, locally known as Nay Viv, was the DPC member chosen by PCDR to be trained on CBDM Training of Trainers last March 9-13, 2020, along with the EnCap 2 project staff. Nay Viv was chosen for that activity because she is an active urban poor organizer and leader under the Katilingban sang Imol sa Syudad (Urban Poor Association)...