The bridge of resilience
We all heard and saw the news about the negative impacts of TS Bopha (Pablo) to the communities in the Mindanao region in the past days. But one community tells us a story about the indomitable spirit of the poor…
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Resilient communities, resilient Philippines.
"This will haunt me for a long time"
“We are in Tacloban, and we’ve just driven along the coast. There are dead bodies along the coast, and the terrible smell of decay. There are bodies along the road. It’s pretty horrific. The whole team are shocked by what…
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“This will haunt me for a long time”
“We are in Tacloban, and we’ve just driven along the coast. There are dead bodies along the coast, and the terrible smell of decay. There are bodies along the road. It’s pretty horrific. The whole team are shocked by what…
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Scale up, Build up
Scale Up, Build Up projects aims to support the implementation of the Disaster Risk Reduction Management Act (RA 10121) by improving access to information and increasing the institutional capacity of DRR stakeholders to increase resilience of high risk communities in…
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DRR Champions | Saint Bernard, So. Leyte
4th Class Municipality Saint Bernard leads the Way in Disaster Preparedness The February 2006 landslide in Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte claimed the lives of more than a thousand people, destroyed livelihoods and wiped out an entire village off the map….
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DRR Champions | Saint Bernard, So. Leyte
4th Class Municipality Saint Bernard leads the Way in Disaster Preparedness The February 2006 landslide in Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte claimed the lives of more than a thousand people, destroyed livelihoods and wiped out an entire village off the map….
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4th Class Municipality St. Bernard leads the Way in Disaster Preparedness
Six years later, Saint Bernard, a fourth class municipality, has rebuilt itself as a model of resilience.They did so by building capacities in managing disasters through different risk reduction initiatives supported by different partners including ECHO, CARE Nederland, and ACCORD.
Phl ahead of SEA neighbors in disaster preparedness
The Philippines is ahead of its Southeast Asian neighbors in disaster preparedness, according to the European Union. (Photo credit to Gregorio Dantes Jr.)
EU Ambassador cites collaborative efforts in Leyte save lives during disasters
Ambassador Guy Ledoux commended the collaborative efforts of the local governments, NGOs, and the communities to help save lives and to lessen damages in times of disasters. (Photo credit to Gregorio Dantes Jr.)
St. Bernard disaster-ready model after ’06 earthquake
When a 7.6-magnitude quake hit the Visayas and triggered a tsunami warning in the Pacific coast a month ago, some 7,000 residents from coastal barangays here evacuated to higher ground within 12 minutes. (Photo credit to Gregorio Dantes Jr.)