Photo Gallery: Japanese NGO donates tents to “Pepeng” evacuees

Civic Force, a Japanese NGO, donated 100 tents to the families whose homes were washed away by the floods brought by Typhoon Pepeng (Parma) in Southern Tagalog and Central Luzon. The tents were put up in temporary tent cities in Arayat, Pampanga and Los Banos, Laguna. Civic Force, which was funded by Japan Platform, coordinated with [...]

Ma-Anne Dionisio, Canada’s Lead Star of Miss Saigon to sing at Unity Concert for typhoon victims

More than 7 million Filipinos continue to suffer from the after-effects of three major tropical storms which hit the Southeast Asian country and caused massive floods, landslides and extensive damage killing more than 700 human lives. In Toronto, various groups came together and issued a call to help raise funds for the countless victims of [...]

CDRC announces ABKD 2009 Poster Contest winners

The Citizens’ Disaster Response Center (CDRC) has awarded the winners of the annual nationwide poster-making contest entitled “APOY, BAGYO, KALAMIDAD: DIBUHONG PAMBATA (ABKD) 2009”. Each of the twelve finalists, children aged 7-12 years old, received a cash prize, certificate and a gift during the awarding ceremony at the Citizens’ Disaster Response Center Conference Room last [...]

PAGASA trains media professionals in weather and climate issues

PANGASINAN–Amidst a panoply of urgent issues left in the wake of Pepeng, whose rushing floodwaters submerged 90 percent of Pangasinan last month, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services and Administration (PAGASA) convened its annual media seminar from November 13 to 15  at the San Roque Dam Guesthouse in San Manuel. The theme of the [...]

Photo Gallery: ABKD 2009 Awarding

CDRC gave recognition to the winners of the annual poster-making contest for children, the Apoy, Bagyo, Kalamidad: Dibuhong Pambata 2009 (ABKD 2009), in an Awarding Ceremony at the CDRC Conference Room on Nov. 13, 2009.

Photo Gallery: ABKD 2009 Judging

Bantayog ng mga Bayani grounds, Nov. 7, 2009

Photo Gallery: Relief Delivery in Mascap, Montalban, Rizal

Rizal was one of the provinces hit hardest by typhoon Ondoy. Floodwaters had just began to recede when Typhoon Santi dumped more rain on the town of Mascap. 72 families lost their homes and the town remains flooded. Many people are still in need of basic necessities such as food, clothing and shelter. Among these [...]

Santi whips capital leaving more families homeless

Typhoon Santi (Mirinae) lashed the capital and nearby provinces Saturday leaving 5,564 damaged houses and Php15.6 million worth infrastructural losses in Camarines Sur alone, the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) report said. Typhoon Santi, with maximum winds of 150 kph and gustiness of up to 180 kph, slammed into Quezon Province northeast of Manila around midnight Friday, quickly moving westward south [...]

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