Civic Force immediately mounted a campaign for donations after the December 16, 2011 floods and landslides in Northern Mindanao and Central Visayas where more than 1,000 people died.

The survivors, who were left homeless, are staying in evacuation centers. They are in dire need of food and non-food support.

The local NGO Citizens’ Disaster Response Center and its Regional Centers Panday Bulig (PB) and Center for People’s Resources and Services (CPRS), are currently undertaking the Relief Delivery Operation in the affected areas.

Thousands of families were left homeless after floods and landslides submerged and destroyed villages, and killed more than 1,000 people.

Caritas Switzerland immediately pooled together funding amounting to 166,050 Swiss Francs (Php 7.7 M) from various sources: Swiss Solidarity, City of Geneva, Caritas Luxembourg, Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Caritas Austria in order to send relief aid to the provinces of Misamis Oriental, Lanao del Norte, and Negros Oriental.

Relief packs containing 10 kg of rice, 1 kg mung beans, 1 kg dried fish, 6 cans sardines, 500 ml cooking oil, 1 kg sugar, 1 bar laundry soap, water container, mattress and blanket, will be distributed to 4,605 families in 17 communities in the most affected and least-served areas.

The Philippine-based NGO Citizens’ Disaster Response Center (CDRC) and its Regional Centers, Panday Bulig (PB) and Center for People’s Resources and Services (CPRS), will implement the Relief Delivery Operation.

More than 1,000 people were killed when “Sendong” ravaged Northern Mindanao and Central Visayas on Dec. 16, 2011. Floods and landslides washed away houses and infrastructures, leaving thousands of families homeless.

DKH, a member of the ACT (Action by Churches Together) Alliance, the global alliance of churches and aid agencies, donated 82,895 Euro for the relief efforts. The humanitarian organization has also sourced-out funds from the German Federal Foreign Office to help respond to the emergency situation.

The German Government donated 166, 676 Euro to fund non-food items like laundry soap, water containers, sleeping mattresses, blankets and sanitary napkins for 12,270 families in Cagayan de Oro City and Iligan City, the areas most affected by the storm.

DKH on the other hand will shoulder the assistance for food items such as rice, mung beans, dried fish, sardines, cooking oil, and sugar for 5,665 families in the provinces of Misamis Oriental, Lanao del Norte and Negros Oriental.

Relief Delivery Operations will be undertaken by the Philippine NGO Citizens’ Disaster Response Center, and its Regional Centers Panday Bulig (PB) and Center for People’s Resources and Services (CPRS), starting December 29, 2011.

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The Citizens’ Disaster Response Center, through its Regional Center Panday Bulig, distributed 1,000 relief packs to families affected by Tropical Storm Sendong in Cagayan de Oro City last December 23, 2011.

The relief effort was made possible through the generous support of Mercy Relief, a humanitarian aid agency in Singapore, which donated SG $12,000.

The family packs contain the following: 1.5 litres of mineral water, 5 kg of rice, 2 canned food, 2 packs of noodle, 1 piece of bar soap, 1 packet of detergent, and 3 toothbrush.

The relief packs were distributed  to 3 Barangays in Cagayan De Oro namely Macansadig, Balulang and Pag-Asa.

Photos here: http://www.cdrc-phil.com/photo-gallery-from-the-hearts-of-singapore/ ]]> http://www.cdrc-phil.com/cdrc-provides-relief-to-1000-sendong-affected-families/feed/ 0 http://www.cdrc-phil.com/denmark-sends-emergency-aid-to-disaster-areas-in-the-philippines/ http://www.cdrc-phil.com/denmark-sends-emergency-aid-to-disaster-areas-in-the-philippines/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:33:14 +0000 CDRC Admin http://www.cdrc-phil.com/?p=6660 The tropical storm Washi has left a trail of death and destruction in the Philippines as a result of floodings. Denmark has decided to donate DKK 300,000 for an immediate humanitarian response in disaster struck areas. To date the storm has killed over a thousand people and destroyed 28,000 houses.The number of deaths is increasing and the situation is still critical for many in the Philippines. Especially children and women are very vulnerable at this stage.

The activities supported by Denmark will target 1,500 families in the urban areas of Cagayan de Oro City and Iligan City where food, water, sanitation materials, mattresses and blankets will be distributed to the victims.

Denmark is cooperating with the Philippine NGO, Citizen’s Disaster Response Center (CDRC), who is already operational in the disaster areas.

Philippine government officials inform that deforestation in watersheds and illegal mining has exacerbated the effects of the heavy rain. The relief aid will thus be followed up by awareness building on disaster reduction.

Many of those killed were women and children who drowned when rivers swelled in Cagayan de Oro City and Iligan City. Other victims came from Zamboanga del Norte and Compostela Valley.

Some 4,594 people were injured, and 84 others remain missing.

In Cagayan de Oro City, 891 people were confirmed dead; while in Iligan City 481 bodies were recovered.

Entire villages were washed away, houses destroyed, bridges broken and vehicles overturned.

In Cagayan de Oro, the center of the storm, 23 barangays were flooded, after 180 millimeters of rain fell on the city. According to authorities, a month’s worth of rain fell in only a few hours, inundating rivers and tributaries.

Government officials said that deforestation of watersheds in Lanao del Norte and Bukidnon, which feed into the major rivers of Mindanao, had worsened the effects of heavy rains.

Illegal mining activities also contributed to the siltation of the river, the government said. In addition, rapid urbanization also decreased the area for water runoff and caused the siltation of the Cagayan River.

Many residents were also caught unaware since the flood came while people were sleeping.

Meantime, the Visayas region was not spared, with 39 reported killed in Negros Oriental.

The government estimates the cost of damage to infrastructure and agriculture at Php 1.1 billion.

Of the 719, 485 people affected, at least 54,795 people remain in 56 evacuation centers. They are in dire need of food and non-food assistance.

For cash and in-kind donations, please send to the following:

Panday Bulig Relief and Rehabilitation Center

Tabang Mindanao Center

12^th-22^nd Streets, Nazareth

9000 Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines

T/F: +63 (88) 856 6413

E: pandaybulig@gmail.com

Bank Account Details:

Account Name: Panday Bulig Inc.

Bank: RCBC, Velez Branch, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines

Account Number: 1095029776

Swift Code: RCBCPHMM

Citizens’ Disaster Response Center

72-A Times St., West Triangle Homes

Quezon City, Philippines

T/F: +63 2 929 9822

E: info@cdrc-phil.com

Bank Account Details:

Peso Account

Account Name: Citizens’ Disaster Response Center

Bank: Metrobank, Examiner Branch, Quezon City, Philippines

Account No. 636-3-63600741-3

Dollar Account:

Account Name: Citizens’ Disaster Response Center

Bank: Metrobank, Examiner Branch, Quezon City, Philippines

Account No. 636-2-63600158-3

Swift Code: MBTCPHMM

NDRRMC reported 12.7 billion damage to agriculture (crops, livestock, fisheries) and 2.1 billion in infrastructures (schools, hospitals, roads, bridges).

Five provinces, eight cities and five municipalities were declared under state of calamity. These were the provinces in Quirino, Isabela, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya and Cavite. The cities under state of calamity were Santiago in Isabela, Tuguegara in Cagayan, Meycauayan in Bulacan, Olongapo in Zambales, Tarlac in Tarlac, and Malabon, Navotas and Marikina in Metro Manila.

The number of people killed has also increased to 83, with 73 more injured, and 20 others missing. A total of 3 million people were affected, or 651,889 families in 3,545 barangays in 35 provinces.

Typhoon Quiel (Nalgae), which followed soon after Pedring, brought more rains and floods.

Photos here

Many thanks to our guest artists: Karl Ramirez and Musika.

This year’s major winners are Jericho G. Rivera of Little Jesus Learning Center in Laguna, Justine Nicole G. Hsueh of Philippine Tiong Se Academy in Manila, Abigail Kirsten Lee of Makati Hope Christian School in Mandaluyong City, and Kidanza A. Tallada of Village School of Park Woods in Quezon City.

Each of the four major winners and the eight finalists, children aged 7-12 years old, will receive a cash prize, certificate and a gift.

In its initial staging in 1986, ABKD has only attracted the participation of more than 50 children aged 7-12 years old. The years that followed showed a consistent rise in number of entries and participants. This year alone, more than 500 entries were submitted from all over the country, attracting the participation of both private and public schools.

This year’s contest is being sponsored by the Foundation for the Philippine Environment and Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe.

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 once again inviting children 7 to 12 years old to participate in the contest.

ABKD is divided into two categories. Category A is open to children ages 7 to 9, where they are expected to express their ideas on disaster preparedness on any of the following subjects: typhoons or floods, volcanic eruption or lahar, earthquake, fire, landslide or trash slide, and damage to the environment brought about by mining, logging and other development projects.

Category B is for children ages 10 to 12. Artworks under this category should focus on any of the following subjects: drought, red tide or fish kill, infestation, outbreak of diseases or epidemic, armed conflict, and climate change.

Artworks (in any medium) should be drawn on a ¼  illustration board, and must bear a title and a caption, and submitted together with the contestant’s name, age, address, telephone number, school’s name, grade level, and other important information.

Entries must be submitted to CDRC not later than September 16, 2011. For other information, please check ABKD posters and flyers in schools and/or any of the DepEd Regional and Division offices, or call 929-9820 / 22.

For details, download: abkd poster announcement