Photo Gallery: Caritas visit to Central Luzon

Representatives from Caritas Switzerland, Ms Judith Niederberger and Ms Regula Hafner, visited the Regional Center in Central Luzon to monitor the progress of the project: Agricultural Rehabilitation Program for Ketsana and Parma Survivors.
Alay Bayan-Luson is one of the five partners implementing the agricultural production component of the project with activities such as distribution of farm [...]

Pedring surpasses Ondoy in damage caused

Typhoon Pedring (Nesat) left Php 14.9 billion in damages to agriculture and infrastructure, surpassing the Php 12.3 billion in damages wrought by Typhoon Ondoy in 2009, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said.
NDRRMC reported 12.7 billion damage to agriculture (crops, livestock, fisheries) and 2.1 billion in infrastructures (schools, hospitals, roads, bridges).
Five provinces, eight [...]

Photo Gallery: Pedring destruction in Bulacan

Bulacan was one of the provinces severely affected by Typhoon Pedring (Nesat). These photos were taken during the Damage, Needs, Capacities Assessment conducted by CDRC and ABI in the aftermath of the storm. The towns of Calumpit and Hagonoy were flooded.

Photo Gallery: Pedring batters Luzon

Typhoon Pedring (Nesat) battered Luzon from Sept 26-28, 2011. Central Luzon was one of the regions heavily affected.
These photos were courtesy of the local government of Gabaldon.

“Pedring” lashes Luzon

Typhoon Pedring (International Name: Nesat), which entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility on September 25, 2011, left 35,273 families or 171, 570 persons affected.
At least 20 people were killed, 14 injured and 35 missing in the National Capital Region, and the provinces of La Union, Cagayan, Bulacan, Zambales, Pampanga, Rizal, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes and Ifugao.
All [...]

Photo Gallery: Caritas Switzerland monitoring visit

Caritas Switzerland representative Ms Erna Kaeppeli visited CDRC project sites in Pangasinan and Albay from February 23-26, 2011. She saw the Typhoon Pepeng-affected communities of Alay Bayan Inc. in Bayambang, Pangasinan where shelter and non-food items were distributed, and the Typhoon Reming rehabilitation areas of Tarabang para sa Bicol in Camalig, Albay. ABI and TABI [...]

Photo Gallery: Typhoon Juan Relief Assistance

CDRC and its Regional Partners (CDRDS, ICRED, ABI and CRRS-CV) launched a series of Relief Delivery Operations in the Typhoon Juan-struck provinces of Ilocos Sur, La Union, Cagayan, Isabela, Pangasinan, Aurora, Tarlac, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Abra, Benguet and Ifugao. The RDOs, which happened in a span of three months (November 2010-January 2011), served more [...]

Photo Gallery: Relief Delivery in Zambales

CDRC and Alay Bayan Inc. (ABI), conducted relief delivery operations in Zambales for the families affected by Typhoon Megi (Juan). Psychosocial support for children and disaster preparedness orientations were also launched during the distribution.

ABI receives “Sukli sa suki” cash reward from Mercury Drug

Angeles City, Pampanga – ALAY BAYAN, Incorporated receives twenty five thousand pesos (P25,000.00) in cheque from the Mercury Drug Corporation through its representatives Ms. Eloja Pineda-Garcia and Mr. Danilo Aquino. The grant was handed over by the Department of Social Welfare & Development Region III Representative Ms Susan Soriano-Hernandez today, November 8 2010.
ABI’s Vice Chairman [...]

Finally, rain! Be informed of the dangers

In the Philippines, the month of June is marked by the change in climatic patterns from the dry to wet season. This year, the change in weather has caused particular excitement for many, due to the fact there has been a prolonged period of dryness throughout the country since June 2009. The dryness, referred to [...]

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