Mind Well Project Launches Inspire Hope and Resilience in Tabuk City, Kalinga
Mental Health Project Launch Brings Renewed Hope to Barangay Laya West, Tabuk City, Kalinga Tabuk City, Kalinga – A significant milestone was reached on November 10, 2024, as Barangay Laya West hosted the successful launch of Mind Well Project (Mindful Wellness:...
read moreIndigenous Community in Barangay Dupag Revives Traditional Practices to Combat Climate Change
TABUK CITY, KALINGA — In the face of increasing climate challenges, an indigenous community in the Northern Philippines has slowly restored traditional agricultural practices, proving that traditional cultural practices can provide modern solutions. Barangay Dupag in...
read moreIndigenous Community Improves Disaster Readiness
LUBUAGAN, KALINGA — In a proactive move to enhance resilience against natural disasters, an indigenous community in Sitio Liglig, Tanglag, Lubuagan, Kalinga, recently completed a two-day Disaster Preparedness Training (DPT). As the world's climate changes, disasters...
read moreSelected communities affected by Typhoon Egay benefit from the food for work
Two hundred seventeen households (217) in Barangay Allaguia and Apatan, Pinukpuk, Kalinga received food assistance on November 8 and 9, 2023. The goods were delivered and distributed by personnel of the Timpuyog dagiti Mannalon ti Kalinga (TMK) and Cordillera Disaster...
read moreTraditional sugarcane varieties are best for muscovado production, experiment shows
Sugarcane is a traditional crop of the indigenous people of Kayan, Tadian, Mountain Province. This tall perennial crop can store a high concentration of sugar in its stem which is extracted by the locals to produce “inti” or “inakob” (sweeteners) and “basi” or...
read moreWater works project transforms Sitio Dangwa, Tabuk City, providing clean water to 30 households
Tabuk City, Philippines - In a breakthrough achievement, the residents of Sitio Dangwa in Agbannawag, Tabuk City, can finally rejoice as they now have access to clean and adequate water. The much-awaited water works project, supported by CorDisRDS, was successfully...
read moreEnvironmentally safe farming, an alternative to synthetic farm inputs
In Tanglag, Lubuagan, Kalinga, organic farming has long been practiced but in 2021, synthetic fertilizer such as urea, ammonia and pesticide such as spit fire were introduced. Since then, farmers have observed decreasing production resulting in more application of...
read moreCorDisRDS staffs learns to write a proposal through the project designing training
Seventeen (17) CorDisRDS staff and community organizers has undergone project designing training facilitated by a consultant of the Integrated Pastoral Development Institute (IPDI). The training was held on March 1-3, 2023 with an objective to capacitate the...
read moreHoly Rosary High School in Kayan, Tadian, Mtn. Province undergo School Based Disaster Risk Reduction training
Forty-Seven students from Grade 11 and Grade 12 of Holy Rosary High School participated in the School-Based Disaster Risk Reduction training facilitated by the Cordillera Disaster Response and Development Services. This was successfully conducted on December 1-2, 2022...
read more2,000 Affected Families Receives Aid in Response to the 7.0 Magnitude Earthquake
Through the funding of Tijori Foundation, in partnership with CARE Philippines, the Cordillera Disaster Response and Development Services (CorDisRDS) was able to implement a relief operation last September 6-14, 2022 in Tayum, Abra. The relief pack contains food and...
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