Photo Gallery: Relief delivery in Ilocos for Pepeng survivors

Photo Gallery: Relief delivery in Ilocos for Pepeng survivors

March 16, 2010 by CDRC Admin  
Filed under Featured, Galleries, Ilocos Region

CDRC and its regional center, the Ilocos Center for Research, Empowerment and Development (ICRED), conducted relief delivery operations in the Ilocos Region for the communities affected by Typhoon Pepeng (Parma). Psychosocial activities for the children were also held. This was supported by Caritas Switzerland and Swiss Solidarity.

Photo Gallery: Relief Delivery in the Cordillera Region

Photo Gallery: Relief Delivery in the Cordillera Region

CDRC and the Cordillera Disaster Response and Development Services (CDRDS), conducted relief delivery operations in Benguet for the families affected by Typhoon Pepeng.

Photo Gallery: Treeplanting and reforestation sites in Bicol affected by El Nino

Photo Gallery: Treeplanting and reforestation sites in Bicol affected by El Nino

March 14, 2010 by CDRC Admin  
Filed under Bicol Region, Featured, Galleries

Seedlings at the TABI community treeplanting and reforestation sites at the slopes of Mayon Volcano hardly survive El Niño.

Philippines suffers from dry spells

Philippines suffers from dry spells

February 8, 2010 by CDRC Admin  
Filed under Across the Regions, News

The Philippines is now suffering from drought caused by El Nino, a phenomenon brought about by the warming of the Pacific Ocean, which is likely to last up to June 2010.

Photo Gallery: Evacuation Center Management for Mayon folks

Photo Gallery: Evacuation Center Management for Mayon folks

January 29, 2010 by CDRC Admin  
Filed under Bicol Region, Featured, Galleries

CDRC conducted an Evacuation Center Management training for the Mayon evacuees in Albay with the help of its regional center Tarabang Para sa Bicol (TABI), and four Social Work students from Bicol University. Pamphlets of health and sanitation were distributed, and large murals on what to do during ash falls were mounted in strategic places in the affected communities. This was supported by Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe.

Photo Gallery: Relief Delivery in Ilocos Region

Photo Gallery: Relief Delivery in Ilocos Region

January 29, 2010 by CDRC Admin  
Filed under Featured, Galleries, Ilocos Region

CDRC’s regional center, the Ilocos Center for Research, Empowerment and Development (ICRED), conducted relief delivery operations in the Ilocos Region. Psychosocial activities for the children were also held. This was supported by Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe and the German Humanitarian Aid.

Photo Gallery: Pepeng Hits Ilocos

Photo Gallery: Pepeng Hits Ilocos

January 29, 2010 by CDRC Admin  
Filed under Galleries, Ilocos Region

Typhoon Parma (Pepeng) lashed the Philippines just eight days after Typhoon Ketsana (Ondoy) caused major flooding in the country. One of the most affected by Parma was the Ilocos Region. These photos were taken by CDRC’s regional center, Ilocos Center for Research, Empowerment and Development (ICRED)

Photo Gallery: Relief delivery for BASECO and Paco fire victims

Photo Gallery: Relief delivery for BASECO and Paco fire victims

CDRC and its regional center in the National Capital Region, the Community Response for Enlightenment, Service and Transformation (CREST), immediately responded to the appeal of the residents who lost their homes to two successive fires in Manila, one in Baseco Compound in Tondo, and another in Paco.

Fire razes Baseco compound; 1,000 families homeless

Fire razes Baseco compound; 1,000 families homeless

At least 1,000 families were left homeless after a fire razed down the Bataan Shipping and Engineering Company (Baseco) compound in Tondo, Manila at around 10 p.m., Saturday.
The fire spread quickly because the houses inside the 52-hectare Baseco compound were made of light materials and were built too close to each other.
The Bureau of Fire Protection [...]

2,000 families left homeless in Paco fire

2,000 families left homeless in Paco fire

January 17, 2010 by CDRC Admin  
Filed under Disaster Alerts, National Capital Region

Some 2,000 families or 6,000 individuals were left homeless after a fire struck Paco, Manila last January 13.
The fire hit the four densely populated Barangays of 821, 822, 823 and 824 at Gomez and Canonigo streets.
The fire lasted from five thirty in the afternoon (5:30 PM) until eight in the evening (8:00 PM).
A month old [...]

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