Focused Sector(s): Livelihood Project: Mitigation and Resilient Zambales Date: October 2011, October 2012, October 2013, October 2014 / 12 months each Location: Zambales, Municipality of Botolan Beneficiaries: 382 households (1,910 villagers) Problem(s): The coastal...
Focused Sector(s): Livelihood Project: Mitigation and Resilient Bicol Date: October 2011, October 2012, October 2013, October 2014 / 12 months each Location: Legazpi, Albay, Bicol Region Beneficiaries: 400 households (2,000 villagers) Problem(s): Poverty resulting...
Focused Sector(s): Disaster Preparedness and Risk Reduction, Livelihood Project: Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation Programmes 2010 Date and duration: 2010 / 9 months Location: Negros Oriental, Negros Occidental, Iloilo, Sarangani and Misamis Oriental Beneficiaries:...
Focused Sector(s): Education, Livelihood Project: Cargill’s Mangrove Information Centre Date and duration: 2010 / 3 months Location: Zambales, Palauig Beneficiaries: General Public Problem(s): Coastal communities were very poor Threats to livelihood (fishing) as a...
Focused Sector(s): Livelihood, Education Project: Empowering Communities through Community-based Ecotourism Date and duration: March 2010 / 12 months Location: Zambales, Municipality of Candelaria, Barangay Uacon and Barangay Sinabacan Beneficiaries: 1,192 villagers...
Focused Sector(s): Water, Healthcare, Livelihood Project: Health and Water Management and Livelihood Support Date and duration: November 2009 / 9 months Location: Zambales, Municipality of Palauig, Barangay Lipay Beneficiaries: 4,605 villagers from 921 households...
Date: 6 December 2014 Category: 3 (Severe Tropical Cyclone) Typhoon Hagupit made its first landfall in the province of Eastern Samar on 6 December 2014, and then made three other landfalls in the country, claiming the lives of 18 and injuring 916 others. More...
Date: 8 November 2013 Category: 5 (Severe Tropical Cyclone) Super Typhoon Haiyan, which ravaged the Visayas Region on 8 November 2013, was one of the world’s strongest storms to make landfall, and caused the biggest humanitarian crisis in the country’s history. It...
Date: 15 October 2013 Magnitude: 7.2 The earthquake that struck Bohol on 15 October 2013 devastated the entire Central Visayas region. It was one of the deadliest earthquakes to hit the Philippines, killing 222 people, injuring around 1,000, and displacing more than...
Date: 3 December 2012 Category: 5 (Severe Tropical Cyclone) Typhoon Bopha, which made landfall in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on 3 December 2012, was the strongest tropical cyclone to hit the island in recorded history. Massive flooding and landslides...
