Seedlings at the TABI community treeplanting and reforestation sites at the slopes of Mayon Volcano hardly survive El Niño.
Category: Bicol Region
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Photo Gallery: Evacuation Center Management for Mayon folks
CDRC conducted an Evacuation Center Management training for the Mayon evacuees in Albay with the help of its regional center Tarabang Para sa Bicol (TABI), and four Social Work students from Bicol University. Pamphlets of health and sanitation were distributed, and large murals on what to do during ash falls were mounted in strategic places in the affected communities. This was supported by Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe.
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UNICEF Video: Albay children and Mt. Mayon
Albay children near Mt. Mayon are key players in working with UNICEF Philippines, local government and NGO partners to prepare for natural disasters through disaster risk reduction programmes.
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Mayon alert lowered; more than 2,000 people remain in evacuation centers
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) has lowered the alert status of Mayon volcano to Alert Level 3 on Saturday after noting signs of decreased activity. More than 47,000 people living some seven to eight kilometres around Mayon were already allowed to return home. However, more than 2,000 people living in the 6-kilometer danger zone remain in the evacuation centers.