CDRC welcomes 2023 with renewed commitment to strengthen community resilience. As we leave 2022, we bring along valuable lessons from our rich experiences in responding to disasters that affected communities nationwide. We had successfully overcome the difficulties brought about by the lockdown imposed due to COVID 19 pandemic. Vulnerable communities which experienced typhoons that have...
Situation Overview The country’s weather bureau, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services (PAGASA), issued several warnings and advisories regarding the Shear Line a few days before Christmas. The combined effects of the northeast monsoon (locally known as “Amihan”), and the “shear line” (convergence of cold and warm winds) brought heavy rains and massive floods in...
Mirus Ponon, a participant in the SRHR Forum says he hopes to have contributed to the issues that the activity is aiming to address. Mirus is the Founder of the ASEAN Youth Advocates Network, a youth-led non-profit organization that breaks down opportunity barriers for the youth and other disadvantaged sectors using development initiatives at the...
Severe Tropical Storm Paeng (Nalgae) Situation Report #4 November 02, 2022 3:00 pm Situation Overview The Philippines’ 16th tropical cyclone Paeng (Nalgae) left the country’s jurisdiction at 12:10 pm on Monday, October 31 after triggering immense flooding and widespread destruction in several areas in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Still, its effects are being felt in...
