An extraordinary disaster year for the Philippines The year 2020 was an extraordinary disaster year for the country. It began with a volcanic eruption and ended with two magnitude 6 earthquakes, one shaking Luzon on Christmas Day. In between came Typhoon Goni, a super typhoon that was the strongest in the world last year. And then there were the biological...
TYPHOON JOLINA Situation Report #1 September 7, 2021 11:00 PM
Situation Overview On September 5, a Low Pressure Area (LPA) entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and was spotted in Guiuan, Eastern Samar. On Monday, September 06, it developed into a Tropical Depression and was named “Jolina” making it the 10th tropical cyclone for 2021. The tropical depression packed maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers per hour (kph) near...
“APOY, BAGYO, KALAMIDAD: DIBUHONG PAMBATA” or ABKD 2021.
In recognition of children’s capacity to take active part in the advocacy of disaster-related issues, the Citizens’ Disaster Response Center Foundation, Inc. (CDRC) is staging its 26th annuan poster-making contest “APOY, BAGYO, KALAMIDAD: DIBUHONG PAMBATA” or ABKD 2021. Since 1996, ABKD has served as a venue for children to show their creativity and artistic talent, as well as express their...
Urban Farming in the Time of a Pandemic
Marlyn Tambagan is the president of SAMABOCS-HI (Samahan ng Mamamayan sa Barangay Old Capitol Site – Hydraulic Compound Inc.). SAMABOCS is an organization of the residents of Brgy. OCS in Quezon City. It is also under the ALSA-DILIMAN, an alliance of organizations in Brgy. UP Campus that prepares for the most anticipated Big One. Most of their community is not...