Update: “Pepeng” (Parma) leaves 719 casualties

The number of casualties from the floods and landslides brought by Typhoon Pepeng (Parma) has already reached 719 after more bodies were recovered, majority of which came from the landslide-hit areas of the Cordillera Region, and the flooded province of Pangasinan. The National Disaster Coordinating Council said, 465 were killed, 207 injured, and 47 remain missing. The number of affected...

FOUR WEEKS AFTER “ONDOY” (KETSANA): Several communities in Metro Manila still flooded

Four weeks after Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana) struck Metro Manila, several communities are still submerged under floodwaters, the Citizens’ Disaster Response Center (CDRC), a non-profit organization advocating community-based disaster management revealed. “We did not expect our emergency relief operation to last this long, but after doing continued rapid assessments, we discovered that several areas are still under water, and very much...