Philippines is most disaster-affected country in 2012

The Philippines topped the list of countries with the highest mortality rate due to natural disasters in 2012.   The Citizens’ Disaster Response Center (CDRC), a non-government organization based in the Philippines, cited the records of the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), which showed that 2,360 people were killed due to [...]

ABKD 2012 Essay Writing Contest Winning Entry

Ano nga ba ang kahalagahan ng Biodiversity sa atin? Ano ang mga maaaring maging epekto kung isasawalang bahala ng mga tao ang pangangaral at pagpapaalala sa atin na pangalagaan ang kapaligiran? Sino ang mga magdurusa at sasalo ng mga magiging epekto? Sino ang dapat sisihin? Una sa lahat, ang Biodivesity   o ang pagkakaiba-iba ng bawat [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

CDRC Awards On-the-Spot Poster Contest Winners

The Citizens Disaster Response Center awarded the winners of the ABKD On-the-Spot Poster-Making Contest last December 3, 2012 at the CDRC Training Center in Quezon City.   The winners of this year’s contest are: 1st prize, Shaina S. Robles, 15 years old, Brgy. Capri, Quezon City; 2nd prize, Janber Parayaoan, 14 years old, Brgy. Capri, [...]

CDRC announces winners of ABKD Poster Contest

The Citizens’ Disaster Response Center (CDRC) has formally announced the winners of  the annual nationwide poster-making contest entitled “APOY, BAGYO, KALAMIDAD: DIBUHONG PAMBATA (ABKD) 2012” during the organization’s 28th year anniversary last October 6, 2012. This year’s major winners are Justine Nicole G. Hsueh and Ayesha Stephanie R. David for Category A; and Roxie Mayn A. Eslabon [...]

Caritas Swiss provides early recovery to flood-affected families

Caritas Switzerland, through its back donors Caritas Austria, Caritas Luxembourg, Caritas Germany and Swiss Solidarity, is providing emergency and early recovery assistance to 1,617 flood-affected families in Muntinlupa, Pangasinan, Laguna and Rizal. The southwest monsoon rains has devastated farm lands and houses in these areas.   The total damage to property was estimated at P616,376,611.50, [...]

German aid agency donates funds for flood victims

Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe, an NGO under Diakonisches Werk of the EKD, the Social Service Agency of the German Protestant Church, has donated funds to CDRC to help assist 2,260 families affected by the monsoon rains. Thousands of families were forced to evacuate after the southwest monsoon rains caused severe floods and landslide in Metro Manila and [...]

Japanese NGOs assist flood-affected families

Civic Force and Peace Winds Japan, two Japanese NGOs, are providing relief assistance to 8,364 flood-affected families in Metro Manila, Southern Tagalog and Central Luzon. Funding for this project, amounting to P9.2 M, was sourced-out from Japan Platform. Last August 7, 2012, torrential rains caused by the southwest monsoon and enhanced by Tropical Storm Haikui, [...]

CDRC is now accepting entries to 2012 ABKD poster making contest

The Citizens’ Disaster Response Center (CDRC) is once again staging its annual poster-making contest entitled “APOY, BAGYO, KALAMIDAD: DIBUHONG PAMBATA or ABKD 2012”. Since 1996, ABKD has served as a venue for children to show their creativity and artistic talents, as well as express their views and concerns on disaster-related issues. This year, CDRC is [...]

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