On January 28, 2023, residents of the adjacent barangays of West Habog-Habog and San Juan in Molo district, Iloilo City, woke up very early in the morning to furious flames razing their houses to the ground. A community of urban poor families, the residents’ houses were mostly made of light materials and built so close to each other, making them...
A mother’s tale of tragedy and resolve
“I saw our house being swept away by the floods. Not even a piece of wood was left,” recounted Helen, a 54 year-old widow, and a mother of four. The house where she lived and the house of her eldest child’s family were washed away by the rushing floods the morning after Christmas day. What she thought of having a...
A story of survival and gratitude of John Paul Lera from Barangay Taboc Norte, Oroquieta City, Misamis Occidental
Grateful that his family was able to evacuate before their house totally collapsed and got swept away into the ocean by the rushing flood waters, John Paul, a grade 11 student from Barangay Taboc Norte, Oroquieta City recalled how what’s supposed to be a joyful Christmas day turned out to be a tragic one when his family lost their home....
CDRN STATEMENT ON THE WARRANT OF ARREST ISSUED TO ICRED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FLORENCE “RENZ” KANG
We, the Citizens’ Disaster Response Network (CDRN), a network of disaster response and disaster risk reduction (DRR) organizations all over the country that assist the most affected and least served communities during disasters strongly condemn the fabricated charge of rebellion filed against our colleague Florence “Renz” Kang for which a warrant of arrest has been issued. Renz is the Executive...