CDRC is now accepting entries to 2010 ABKD poster-making contest

The Citizens’ Disaster Response Center (CDRC) is once again staging its annual poster-making contest entitled “APOY, BAGYO, KALAMIDAD: DIBUHONG PAMBATA or ABKD 2010”.
Since 1996, ABKD has served as a venue for children to show their creativity and artistic talents, as well as express their views and concerns on disaster-related issues.
This year, CDRC is once again [...]

Floods in Maguindanao displace 20,000

20,000 residents in Sultan Kudarat are forced to evacuate to higher grounds due to heavy rains and flooding on June 20 Sunday, according to National Disaster Coordinating Council.

This is the third of a series of mass evacuations which started May. Evacuees came from the 10 low-lying villages namely: Bulalo, Salimbao, Calsada, Katuli, Gang, Macaquiling, Limbo, [...]

Photo Gallery: Thank you Qantas!

Last year’s Typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng wrought death, havoc and dislocation to thousands of Filipinos in Metro Manila  and nearby provinces.
Realizing these catastrophe, Filipino-Australians in Qantas and Airports went into full gear mobilization  to assist the flood victims.
One of the fund raising activities was holding a raffle. The Qantas Fil-Oz found an ally in Matt [...]

Rainy season = Dengue season

The rainy season which started a few days ago should make the public wary of dengue.
As of April 2010, 4,000 dengue cases, 50 percent higher compared to last year, have already been reported, according to Dr. Eric Tayag of the National Epidemiology Center.
In Cavite, the number of dengue cases increased in June.
DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER is [...]

Leptospirosis, Malaria: Heavy rainfall and its impact on health

Preparedness can limit the effects of certain hazards that are a result of heavy rainfall. There can be physical damage to infrastructure and casualties caused by landslides and flooding. Heavy rainfall can also damage crops which reduces supply. In the event of flooding there is the danger of electrocution because electricity passes easily through water. [...]

Photo Gallery: Play Session at Parks and Wildlife

Photographer Iver Aldas documented CDRC’s Play Session with the children of Bagong Silangan at the Quezon City Parks and Wildlife last May 1.

Photo Gallery: Distribution of school supplies

CDRC, through the generous support of the “Unity Concert 2009: Rebuilding People’s Lives”, distributed school supplies to the children affected by Typhoon Ondoy. The Unity Concert was a benefit concert organized by Filipinos in Toronto, Canada last December 13, 2009. Proceeds of the concert went to CDRC for relief and rehabilitation projects.

Photo Gallery: Summer Art Camp

CDRC’s culminating activity for the UNICEF-funded project: “Rebuilding Lives After Ondoy and Pepeng: A Contribution to Children’s Road to Recovery.” The 2010 Summer Art Camp was held at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani grounds, and was attended by children from 10 Ondoy-affected communities in Metro Manila.

Is the Philippines susceptible to sinkholes?

After the recent sinkhole disaster in Guatemala, discussions have begun to take place over where other potentially destructive time bombs might be hidden. A sinkhole is defined as a natural depression or hole in the surface topography caused by the karst processes or chemical dissolution of carbonate rocks. Sinkholes tend to form where there are [...]

DRRM Act 2010 finally signed into law

The Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act 2010 which promotes community based disaster management has been finally signed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo last May 27, 2010 into law now known as Republic Act 10121.

It took nearly nine years before the bill is signed into law and is supported by civil society organizations including Citizens’ [...]

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