Views from the other side: travel notes from the north face of Mayon Volcano

Rising to a height of two-and-a-half kilometers in the eastern Albay seacoast, Mayon Volcano easily dominates the province’s landscape, dwarfing nearby Mt. Masaraga and Mt. Malinao, as well as the rugged terrain of the inlands. The volcano’s conical shape can even be seen from the islands of Masbate and Catanduanes, some 80 kilometers offshore. So [...]

Photo Gallery: Soup and bread for Mayon children

Almost 400 children aged 9 months to 16 years old from Barangay Maninila staying inside the Travesia Elementary School Evacuation Center in Guinobatan, Albay, dined on soup and bread provided by TABI last December 27, 2009. These children have been staying in the evacuation center for almost two weeks now, since Mayon Volcano showed increased [...]

Photo Gallery: Storytelling and free play for children evacuees

TABI launched psychosocial activities for children evacuees at the San Jose Elementary School in Malilipot, Albay and Baligang Elementary School in Camalig, Albay. Social work student volunteers from Bicol University facilitated the storytelling and free play for Mayon kids.

Photo Gallery: Relief delivery for Mayon evacuees

Tarabang para sa Bicol (TABI) distributed relief goods for the evacuees of Barangays Sua and Tumpa staying at the Baligang Elementary School in Camalig, Albay on December 23, 2009. This was in partnership with the Citizens’ Disaster Response Center (CDRC), and was supported by Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe (DKH) of Germany.

Alert Level 4 raised over Mayon; hazardous eruption feared

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has raised the alert status of Mayon Volcano to Level 4, meaning a hazardous eruption is possible within days. Mayon Volcano showed restiveness and sudden acceleration of activity Sunday.
PHIVOLCS reported that seismic activity dramatically increased in number and size. A total of 1,942 volcanic earthquakes was detected; Sulfur [...]

Photo Gallery: Mayon evacuees cramped inside evacuation centers

Some 8,000 families are cramped inside temporary shelters in Albay after a weeklong of forced evacuations due to the imminent eruption of Mayon Volcano.

Mayon folks cramped inside evacuation centers

The number of families from across four municipalities and two cities in Albay Province living inside more than 20 evacuation centers (12 of which are elementary schools and 3 high schools) has increased to about 8,000 after a weeklong of forced evacuation around the 8-kilometer extended danger zone of the active Mayon Volcano.
In Gogon Central [...]

Photo Gallery: Community Based Disaster Management in Payatas

CDRC conducted a Community Based Disaster Management training for the youth in Payatas, Quezon City with the Intercommunication Center for Asia and Nippon (ICAN) Foundation. Payatas is a well-known dumpsite in Quezon City where more than 200 scavengers were killed and buried  under an avalanche of garbage nine years ago. Payatas was also one of the [...]

Photo Gallery: Mayon Evacuation

Close to 30,000 residents have been evacuated to 17 pre-designated evacuation centers around Albay province after molten rock and glowing lava fragments continue to issue from the volcano summit.

Community Based Disaster Relief: A first hand experience

Community Based Disaster Relief
Being a volunteer for the Citizens’ Disaster Response Center (CDRC), which is responding the needs of the victims of Typhoons Ketsana and Parma, I had the chance to get first inside views into the work of a Community Based Organization working on Disaster Relief. Having so far only read about the concept [...]

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