Australia enhances PAGASA’s weather forecasting system

MANILA – The “ Enhanced Tropical Cyclone Early Warning System” was finally launched Friday at the Weather and Flood Forecasting Center, Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) compound in Quezon City. The module was developed with support from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology through the Php 17 million grant from the Australian Government Aid Program.
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Photo Gallery: Relief Delivery in Tunasan, Muntinlupa

CDRC, with the support of Caritas Switzerland, distributed relief goods to families affected by Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana) in Tunasan, Muntinlupa

New hope for Bagumbayan (New City) through comprehensive relief assistance

Approximately 50 meters away from the high-rises of Eastwood City, a narrow road leads to Bagumbayan Elementary School, a temporary evacuation center for some 1,080 families, where the Citizens’ Disaster Response Center (CDRC) conducted a comprehensive relief delivery operation on Saturday, October 24.
The barangay sits next to a river which overflowed in a matter of [...]

A Volunteer’s Reflection: A visit to Brgy. Bagumbayan

On the 22nd of October I had the chance to visit one of the areas in Metro Manila which was struck by Typhoon Ondoy/Ketsana. Together with some team members of the Citizens’ Disaster Response Centre (CDRC), a colleague of their local co-operator CREST, a member of the local community and some Japanese volunteers, we went [...]

Photo Gallery: Relief Delivery in Muntinlupa

Relief delivery operation in Muntinlupa with Civic Force for the families still inside evacuation centers, and whose homes are still flooded.

Update: “Pepeng” (Parma) leaves 719 casualties

The number of casualties from the floods and landslides brought by Typhoon Pepeng (Parma) has already reached 719 after more bodies were recovered, majority of which came from the landslide-hit areas of the Cordillera Region, and the flooded province of Pangasinan.
The National Disaster Coordinating Council said, 465 were killed, 207 injured, and 47 remain missing.
The [...]

Photo Gallery: Relief Delivery in Kasiglahan, Montalban, Rizal

Relief delivery operation in Kasiglahan Village, Montalban, Rizal with Samahang Operasyong Sagip. This was supported by Caritas Switzerland.

FOUR WEEKS AFTER “ONDOY” (KETSANA): Several communities in Metro Manila still flooded

Four weeks after Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana) struck Metro Manila, several communities are still submerged under floodwaters, the Citizens’ Disaster Response Center (CDRC), a non-profit organization advocating community-based disaster management revealed.

“We did not expect our emergency relief operation to last this long, but after doing continued rapid assessments, we discovered that several areas are still under [...]

Photo Gallery: Relief Delivery Operation in Bagumbayan, QC

CDRC, with the support of Civic Force,  a Japanese NGO, distributed relief goods to the Typhoon Ondoy-affected families in Bagumbayan, Quezon City. Psychosocial therapy and feeding for kids were also launched.

Photo Gallery: Relief Delivery in Dalandanan, Valenzuela

CDRC, with the support of Caritas Switzerland, distributed relief goods to families affected by Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana) in Dalandanan, Valenzuela.

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