Families affected by Typhoon Pablo appeal for help

More than a month after Typhoon Pablo/Bopha ravaged Mindanao, the people are still struggling to get back on their feet.   Pablo, the 16th storm to enter the Philippines in 2012, made landfall on the eastern coast of Mindanao on December 4th. It brought rain and strong winds that toppled trees and power lines, destroyed houses [...]

Photo Gallery: Relief Distribution in Manat

CDRC together with BREAD, and through the support of Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe, provided relief goods in Manat, Trento, Agusan del Sur  

Photo Gallery: Relief distribution in Tudila and Basa

CDRC and BREAD, through the support of Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe, provided relief goods to to the families affected by Typhoon Pablo/Bopha in Brgys Tudila and Basa in Trento, Agusan del Sur. Most of the affected were farm workers in palm tree plantations. The strong typhoon severely affected their livelihood.  

Photo Gallery: Repacking relief goods in Butuan City

Volunteers in Butuan City are busy repacking goods for the relief operations in Agusan del Sur on Tuesday, December 18. This relief distribution is for the families affected by Typhoon Pablo/Bopha. This is in partnership with BREAD, and supported by Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe.  

Photo Slideshow: Devastation in the wake of Typhoon Pablo in CARAGA

The CARAGA Region was one of the areas hardest-hit by Typhoon Pablo/Bopha. CDRC’s Regional Center, the Bread for Emergency Assistance and Development (BREAD), was one of the first NGOs to respond to the emergency. Six barangays in Hinatuan and one barangay in Linging, Surigao del Sur received relief packs funded by Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe. Click here [...]

CDRC is providing assistance to Pablo-affected communities

The Citizens’ Disaster Response Center, through the support of its partners and Regional Centers, is providing relief assistance to Typhoon Pablo-affected areas in Mindanao. Pablo is the 16th storm to ravage the Philippines this year, bringing rain and strong winds that affected more than 5 million people. CDRC’s relief delivery operations are concentrated in Compostela Valley, [...]

UPDATED: Pablo death toll at 714

Typhoon Pablo, the 16th storm to ravage the Philippines this year, made landfall on the eastern coast of Mindanao early Tuesday of December 4. It brought rain and strong winds that toppled trees and power lines, destroyed houses and roads, and caused floods and mudslides that forced more than 300,000 to seek refuge in evacuation [...]

Lumad and peasant communities in Agusan and Surigao del Norte displaced

In 2011, Caraga region has suffered from heightened militarization, continuing and ever increasing in intensity since February this year. Combat operations are accompanied by bombings and aerial strikes targeting mountain areas where lumad communities live.  The Lumad-Mamanwa communites in Zapanta Valley, Brgy. Bangayan, Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte and Ferlda, Alegria, Surigao del Norte, Lusong, Brgy. [...]

Photo Gallery: Disaster Preparedness in Agusan del Norte

Agusan del Norte is one of the project sites for the German-funded, “Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation for Typhoon-Prone Philippine Regions”. CDRC and the Bread for Emergency for Emergency Assistance and Development (BREAD), with the support of Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe and the German Humanitarian Aid, are currently implementing the Phase 2 of the project with disaster preparedness [...]