Submission of entries to the 22nd Apoy, Bagyo, Kalamidad: Dibuhong Pambata (#ABKD) poster-making competition is now open! The Citizens’ Disaster Response Center Foundation, Inc. continues to recognize children’s capacity to take active part in the advocacy of disaster-related issues. ABKD serves as a venue for children to show their creativity and artistic talents, as well...
Category: Eastern Visayas
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Yolanda Stories
After STS Yolanda (international name Haiyan) struck, #CDRC implemented two #shelter projects which gave 600 families new homes. In the following writing, some of the beneficiaries shared about their livelihoods before and after Yolanda, as well as their experiences during the super typhoon. Written by Ditte Baltersen Jessica Jessica, the first beneficiary I met, lives...
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TS #UrdujaPH Situation Report # 1
Samar and Leyte after TS Urduja Situation Report # 1 21 December 2017 CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY On 12 December 2017, a low pressure area formed east of Mindanao into a tropical depression. Intensifying into a tropical storm, Urduja (International code name Kai-Tak) made landfall on 16 December over the province of San Policarpio, Eastern Samar. Because...
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CDRC Hands Over 300 Houses to Yolanda Survivors on Its 33rd Year
#JARO, #LEYTE – The Citizens’ Disaster Response Center Foundation, Inc. (#CDRC) handed over 300 permanent houses to families hardest hit by super typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan) almost four years ago. The ceremony was held on Oct. 6, 2017 at 11 am at Brgy. Buenavista in Jaro, Leyte. Office of the Presidential Assistant for the...