CDRC, with the support of Caritas Switzerland, distributed relief goods to families affected by Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana) in Tunasan, Muntinlupa
27 Oct, 2009February 19, 2020
New hope for Bagumbayan (New City) through comprehensive relief assistance
Approximately 50 meters away from the high-rises of Eastwood City, a narrow road leads to Bagumbayan Elementary School, a temporary evacuation center for some 1,080 families, where the Citizens’ Disaster Response Center (CDRC) conducted a comprehensive relief delivery operation on Saturday, October 24. The barangay sits next to a river which overflowed in a matter of hours when various dams...
27 Oct, 2009February 19, 2020
A Volunteer\’s Reflection: A visit to Brgy. Bagumbayan
On the 22nd of October I had the chance to visit one of the areas in Metro Manila which was struck by Typhoon Ondoy/Ketsana. Together with some team members of the Citizens’ Disaster Response Centre (CDRC), a colleague of their local co-operator CREST, a member of the local community and some Japanese volunteers, we went to Brgy. Bagumbayan, Quezon City...
27 Oct, 2009October 27, 2009
A Volunteer’s Reflection: A visit to Brgy. Bagumbayan
On the 22nd of October I had the chance to visit one of the areas in Metro Manila which was struck by Typhoon Ondoy/Ketsana. Together with some team members of the Citizens’ Disaster Response Centre (CDRC), a colleague of their local co-operator CREST, a member of the local community and some Japanese volunteers, we went to Brgy. Bagumbayan, Quezon City...