Tropical Storm Ondoy (international name Ketsana) lashed over Metro Manila and parts of Luzon after it made landfall near the boundary of Aurora and Quezon Saturday morning, September 26. The following day, CDRC immediately conducted a Disaster Needs and Capacities Assessment. These photos were taken around Metro Manila during the rapid assessment conducted by the...
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Position Paper: PHILIPPINE DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2008
The Philippines ranks among the world’s most disaster-prone countries. It is highly prone to natural disasters, particularly typhoons, floods, landslides, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and tsunamis, lying as it does in the typhoon belt, in the active volcanic region known as the “Pacific Ring of Fire,” and in the geologically unstable region between the Pacific and Eurasian tectonic plates.