Photo Gallery: Lucbuban-Sorioan Footbridge

Inauguration of the Lucbuban-Sorioan Footbridge in the Municipality of Salcedo in Ilocos Sur. This was made possible through the generous support of Caritas Switzerland and Swiss Solidarity.

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 [...]

Typhoon Mina batters Northern Luzon

Typhoon Mina (Nanmadol) left 80,908 families affected in 17 provinces in 7 regions in the Philippines.
Mina started out as a Low Pressure Area in the Visayas Region on August 21, and gradually developed into a typhoon on August 25 as it moved westward towards Northern Luzon. It finally moved out of the Philippine Area of [...]

Photo Gallery: Groundbreaking Ceremony for Salcedo Footbridge

Photos of the Groundbreaking Ceremony in Salcedo, Ilocos Sur for the reconstruction of the footbridge destroyed by Typhoon Parma in 2009. This bridge will help school children go to school even during the rainy season. The water level in the river usually rises during heavy rains, preventing children from crossing the river on foot, and [...]

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 [...]

Typhoon Juan affects livelihood in Ilocos Region

Typhoon Juan hit Northern Luzon on October 18, 2010 and a public storm warning signal # 3 was declared in all Ilocos provinces. On midnight of October 19 as Typhoon Juan exited on the coastal areas of La Union and Ilocos Sur, storm surges destroyed homes, crops and livelihood and thousands evacuated in coastal [...]

Supertyphoon Juan leaves Northern Luzon devastated

As Supertyphoon Juan (International name: Megi) heads out of the Philippines, it left billions of pesos of damages on staple crops, vital infrastructures, and power transmission lines in Northern Luzon. Thousands of people were dislocated, including some 12 people who died.
As of 4:00 p.m. today, October 20, 2010, Juan was located 350 km West of [...]

Supertyphoon Juan (Megi) traversing Philippines with casualties and damages

As early as 4:00 a.m. today (Oct 19), Juan was last seen 210 km West Southwest of Laoag City heading Northwest at 22 kph. Its maximum wind reached to 160 kph near the center while gustiness up to 195 kph.
Juan’s trail with 225 kph and gusts of 260 kph yesterday’s morning landfall at Sierra Madre’s [...]

Initial report on Typhoon Juan: 3,687 affected

As of 4:00 p.m., October 18, 2010, 781 families comprising of 3,687 individuals from Region I, II, and the CAR have been evacuated to local Community Centers, Bgry. Halls, and Gymnasium as precautionary measures after Typhoon Juan as it tracked the soil of Philippines territory.
Ilocus Sur of Region I, a road was closed due to [...]

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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