Perjerie Panila, 45, is a person with disability (PWD) from Barangay South Baluarte, an urban poor community in Iloilo City. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he was dislocated from his primary source of income. Perj is left worrying how to sustain the needs of his one-year old child. Prior to the pandemic, Perj sells fish...
Ma. Doris Soriano, 26, is a resident of Barangay Tanza- Timawa Zone II, which is locally known as Tanza-Patyo (Tanza Cemetery), since the barangay is located inside a cemetery. Doris has three children, two of whom are in school. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Doris works as a saleslady in a small shop that sells...
Introduction The Philippines is a country prone to disasters. In terms of disaster risk, the Philippines ranked 9th among all the countries with the highest risks globally conferred by the World Risk Report 2019, with index value of 20.69. This is broadly due to the area and geographical situation as the risk affecting coastal hazards...
The Citizens’ Disaster Response Center Foundation Inc. (CDRC) is inviting Filipino youth aged seven to 12 to submit entries to its 2019 annual poster-making contest. Titled Apoy, Bagyo, Kalamidad: Dibuhong Pambata (#ABKD), this is CDRC’s 23rd annual contest held to recognize children’s capacity and advocacy of disaster and risk management in households, schools, and communities. ABKD is divided...
