Situation Overview • August 15, 2021 marked the fifth consecutive day that the country has recorded five -digit increase in COVID-19 cases. In Metro Manila, despite being under the strictest lockdown, the trends in reported cases, severe cases, deaths and positivity continued to rise. • In Quezon City, COVID-19 cases are rapidly increasing which has created more risk of transmission....
CDRC condemns harassment of development workers in Mindanao
The Citizens’ Disaster Response Center Foundation, Inc. (CDRC) condemns the harassment and human rights violations being experienced by the staff of Disaster Response Center (DIRECT), its partner organization based in Sarangani in Mindanao. On August 4, vehicles parked at DIRECT’s Koronadal Operations Center were intentionally burned by unidentified persons using Molotov – torches made up of bottles that contain gasoline....
August 2021 Lockdown Situation Report #1 August 06, 2021 9:00 PM
Situation Overview • On July 30, 2021, in a televised address, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced that Metro Manila and certain localities in Visayas and Mindanao will be placed under more restricted lockdown in August due to sudden increase of COVID-19 cases and to curb down the more contagious Delta variant. • The more tightened “Enhanced Community Quarantine” (ECQ) protocols...
Activating the Community’s Disaster Preparedness Ability
The Escopa 3 – Volunteer Barangay Emergency Response Team (VBERT) is living proof that Barangay Escopa 3 is a place full of people with a heart of service for others. Since its establishment in 2015, the volunteer organization has been actively working with the barangay administration in building a comprehensive disaster management system for the safety of their community. “Our...