Medina Devis is a 54 year-old mother to five children. She lives in Purok 5, Barangay San Pedro, Rizal, Occidental Mindoro together with her husband and two children who are still studying. Both she and her husband are tenant farmers in a farm, planting rice, onion and other crops. During the onslaught of TY Quinta, their crops were damaged by...
Ma. Lusia’s Story
Ma. Lusia Alvarez, 38 years old and a mother to four children, lives in Zone 2 in Barangay Adela, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro. She works as a Barangay Health Worker and a part time maker of handicrafts made out of recycled materials. Her husband works in a farm. During the lockdown, she had stable earnings from her handicrafts as she...
Alfredo’s Story
Alfredo Casa, 62 years old, is a jeepney driver Iloilo City. He has eight children, three of whom currently lives with him. Due to his age, Alfredo was not able to go back to driving as he belongs to the sectors most vulnerable to the COVID-19 virus. Prior to the pandemic, Alfredo earns just enough to feed his family three...
Typhoon Ulysses Situation Report #6 November 14, 2020 11:00 PM
Situation Overview As of November 13, TY Ulysses weakened to Category 2. TY Ulysses originated as a tropical depression northwest of Palau, where it slowly continued its northwest track until it made landfall in Quezon. After making landfall on Wednesday night, November 11, TY Ulysses caused extensive flooding on some parts of Manila and other provinces in Luzon particularly in...