Situation Overview The restive Mount Bulusan had been under alert level 0 (normal) for more than eight months until its explosion yesterday, June 5 at around 10:30 am in the morning. Several portions of Sorsogon Province were covered in ash after Bulusan’s phreatic or steam-driven eruption with steam-rich gray plumes rising about a kilometer and...
Category: Bicol Region
Delivering hope to Typhoon-affected farmers in Bicol
Bicol, Philippines – Maritess is a svelte, stout woman in her golden years. For years, she is the leader of “Samahan ng mga Kababaihang Magsasaka ng Concepcion Grande” in Naga, Camarines Sur. She never lost her assertiveness even in interviews. Maritess is a poor farmer from Naga, Camarines Sur in the Bicol Region, a region...
Typhoon Rolly (GONI) Situation Report #1 October 31, 2020 11:00 am
On October 28, Wednesday morning, the weather disturbance remains a tropical depression – the weakest kind of tropical cyclone according to PAGASA. TD Rolly is now 1,960 kilometers East of Central Luzon. It is slowly moves west northwest toward the PAR’s eastern boundary. TD Rolly is now 1,960 kilometers East of Central Luzon. PAGASA...
CDRC Joins ANDAM LAHAR Evaluation
2 August 2019 – The recently conducted Andam Lahar Evaluation in Legazpi City, Albay is a culmination activity of the 3-month implementation of the project. Andam Lahar is a 3-month consortium project led by Christian Aid together with CARE Philippines, Humanity and Inclusion (HI), CDRC, Tarabang Para sa Bicol (TABI), Simon of Cyrene Community Rehabilitation and...