Statement on National Disaster Resilience Month 2024 “In line with this year’s National Disaster Resilience Month, we urge the government to unfreeze the bank accounts of CDRC and LCDe immediately and to cease the attacks against humanitarian and development workers, enabling them to continue serving and alleviating poverty in vulnerable communities.” Get to Know […]
EL NIÑO SITUATIONAL REPORT #1 (As of April 24, 2024) Based on consolidated data from the National and Local Government, PCDR, MASIPAG-Visayas, Dagyaw Pesante, RISE UP – Aklan, and PCDR DPCs DONATE HERE BACKGROUND: The current El Niño episode in the country began in the tropical Pacific in June 2023, gradually progressing
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PCDR joins the celebration of International Women’s Day While it is true that the women’s movement has come so far and has gained victories that forwarded women’s place in society–strides that advanced ideas of equality and inclusivity–there is still much work left to do. This work manifests itself in various parts and parcels of
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Building Resilient Communities Through Community-Based Disaster Management Training Over the whole month of September, PCDR and its trained instructors from the Network for Disaster Response in Panay successfully conducted five waves of Community-Based Disaster Management Training in five areas all over Panay Island – Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Iloilo Province, and Iloilo City. A total of
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CASE STORY A mother’s worries and demands after everything burned down ILOILO CITY – Last January 28, 2023, residents of adjacent barangays of West Habog-Habog and San Juan in Molo district, Iloilo City, woke up as fire razes their houses and properties. As a community of urban poor, residents rely mainly on daily wage earnings
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case story Typhoon Agaton Response in San Dionisio, Iloilo SAN DIONISIO, ILOILO – Survivors recall the fear they experienced, three months after Typhoon Agaton [MEGI] brought tremendous damage to the communities, crops, livelihoods, and houses of the people in the Western Visayas region. The massive flooding brought by Agaton in the province of Iloilo caused
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Typhoon Agaton Response danilo’s story ROXAS CITY, CAPIZ – Last April of this year (2022), Typhoon Agaton [MEGI] swept through the Eastern Visayas region, carrying a maximum sustained winds of 46-65 km/h and gustiness of 55-80 km/h. Even though Agaton did not pass through the Western Visayas, it still brought tremendous damage to the
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case story The Moquetes’ Success Story of Applied Learnings LEGANES, ILOILO – Basilia “Nay Basing” Moquete, 66, and Danilo “Tay Danilo, Moquete, 60, are married to each other and are currently residing in Guihaman, Leganes. They are amongst the most active members of PCDR’s Disaster Preparedness Committee in the town of Leganes. Nay Basing is
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COVID-19 Relief Delivery Operation Ellen’s Story KALIBO, AKLAN – Ellen Altarejos, 59, is a mother of one and a grandmother of two from Poblacion, Kalibo, Aklan. Prior to COVID-19 pandemic, the life of Ellen’s family was already very poor. They earn from collecting scraps in the dumping site of Kalibo, which enable to sustain
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COVID-19 Relief Delivery Operation Arlanie’s Story KALIBO, AKLAN – Arlanie Luciano, 42, is a mother of two from Andagao, Kalibo, Aklan. Both of her children are currently high school students. Arlanie is a housewife and their family rely mainly on the income of her husband for their daily needs. However, due to COVID-19, her husband’s
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