The second annual Ugnayan at Bahaginan, a national conference on disaster risk reduction (DRR), will gather representatives from various communities across the country, as well as their partners in the national government, donor institutions, and civil society. It aims to…
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Kailangang alam at nauunawaan ng mga tao ang gagawin sa drill bago ito isagawa. Sa ganitong paraan, maiiwasan ang panic at pagkalito. Masisigurado ding sulit ang pagsali ng lahat sa drill. Ang barangay mo ba ay nagkaroon na ng public…
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“Ang pangarap natin ay maging resilient tayong bansa. Kung mas marami tayong gagawa, kaya nating abutin ang pangarap na ito. (We dream of a more resilient nation. If we all work together, that dream is achievable.)” Our executive director Marieta…
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San Jose Central School, the largest public elementary school in Tacloban City, successfully conducted an earthquake drill today, July 10. The activity aimed to test the school’s contingency plan and the capacity of their disaster risk reduction committee to manage…
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Water is life. From drinking water to domestic and hygienic purposes to industrial, energy, food and health uses – water is in our everyday living. But even if 70% of the Earth is covered in water, only 2.5% is fresh…
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Today, March 21, is the International Day of Forests. With the theme “Forests and Climate Change,” this year’s celebration aims to raise awareness on the links between the rapidly disappearing forests and the changing climate. Ecosystems, composed of living organisms…
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Together with the whole country, ACCORD welcomes the coming of his Holiness Pope Francis to the Philippines. We are one with his solidarity with the people of Samar and Leyte and all those still struggling to recover from typhoon Yolanda….
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in photo: House damaged by Typhoon Ruby / Hagupit in Barcelona, Sorsogon province. This shows their vulnerability to natural hazards and that much still needs to be done in upholding their right to a life of dignity. Nakikiisa ang ACCORD…
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Today, we pay tribute to all the communities who continue to recover and rebuild from the devastation caused by Typhoon Yolanda. They have shown us that not even the strongest storm in modern times could thwart their struggle to fulfill…
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The ECHO II Haiyan Consortium relies on bayanihan as a means of increasing the impact of our actions and EU support. Through community-level trainings and meetings, communities were able to work together, pool their cash grants and build community-owned and…
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