Photo Gallery: Play Session in Olandes, Marikina

CDRC conducted a play session for the children affected by Typhoon Ondoy in Olandes, Marikina. This was funded by Unicef-Philippines under the project: “Rebuilding Lives After Ondoy and Pepeng: A Contribution to Children’s Road to Recovery”.

New Children’s Project funded by UNICEF

If someone were to total the damages incurred from back-to-back storms Ondoy (Ketsana) and Pepeng (Parma), it would be an impossible task. This is because a lot of the damages are not easily measured, and therefore often goes unnoticed. One forgotten part that is not often addressed during and after disasters; are the effects traumatic experiences have on children.

Fire leaves 2500 families homeless in Quezon City

On Sunday April 25, at around 3 pm a massive fire spread through the densely populated community of Barangay Damayang Lagi, located near the corner of E.Rodriquez and Araneta Ave (Inquirer.net) It was reported by the BBC that as many as 600 homes were destroyed, leaving more than 7000 individuals homeless. The Inquirer reported today [...]

Philippines tops list of countries with most reported disasters in 2009

The Philippines topped the list of countries most frequently hit by natural disasters in 2009, the Citizens’ Disaster Response Center (CDRC) said.

Exercise your right to make a difference: Examining the human-aspect of ‘natural’ disasters in the Philippines

A revolution in how we view our environment is needed. This concept extends far past any country’s borders. Issues can no longer be viewed as individual events with easily measurable impacts. We live in a closed-system environment and within it everything is interconnected. This system includes more than just our natural systems of water, air and land. It contains economies, global politics, women’s rights, education and well, everything. The energy behind the revolution is powered by humans, like you and me. Some feel this revolution is already happening. Are you part of it?

Photo Gallery: Capturing the innocence of children

Photographer John Voltaire Lim captured the innocence of children during one of CDRC’s psychosocial activities in Sta Inez, Tanay, Rizal last February. CDRC, together with Project 20 and other student volunteers facilitated free play, art workshop and story telling sessions.

Photo Gallery: Distribution of non-food relief packs in Ilocos

CDRC and its regional partner, Ilocos Center for Research, Empowerment and Development conducted a relief delivery operation in the Ilocos Region for the communities most severely affected by Typhoons Ketsana (”Ondoy”) and Parma (”Pepeng”). Families received non-food packs containing plastic sheets, blankets, sleeping mats and kitchen utensils.

Into the Bokod and Itogon Mountains: Enhancing capacities and reducing vulnerabilities in disaster-prone communities

It was past 7 o’clock in the morning of March 22 when we left Baguio and started traveling the mountain roads that will lead us to Bokod and Itogon. We were to learn about the impacts of Typhoon Pepeng (International name: Parma) in the villages, the response of the residents in these areas and the dangers that they continue to face.