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

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.

Swiss and Austrian Aid Agencies help repair Pepeng-destroyed homes in Northern Luzon

Swiss and Austrian Aid Agencies help repair Pepeng-destroyed homes in Northern Luzon

A groundbreaking ceremony for the repair of more than 1,000 homes destroyed by typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng was held yesterday, March 22 in Botoc, Benguet.

Some 45 houses will be repaired in Sitio Labey in Botoc, Benguet, one of the communities which suffered from extensive damages after it was hit by typhoon Pepeng (Parma) in October 2009.

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: Relief Delivery in Benguet

Photo Gallery: Relief Delivery in Benguet

CDRC, together with the Cordillera Disaster Response and Development Services (CDRDS), distributed relief goods to the areas affected by Typhoon Pepeng in Benguet Province.  This was supported by the German Humanitarian Aid and Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe. Benguet was one of the provinces hardest hit by the typhoon which caused massive landslides.
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