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Reports and stories from communities across the seven provinces of the Cordillera. Trainings, programmes, partnerships and the people behind them.
Our work is community-led, so most of what we publish here comes straight from the field. For situation reports during an active emergency, see Disaster Updates. For reports and research you can download, see Publications.
Feed Processing Training Strengthens Community Resilience
Sotto, Agbannawag | August 1, 2026 CorDisRDS conducted a Feed Processing Training as part of its continuing efforts to promote sustainable agriculture, strengthen food security, and build resilient farming communities. The activity also demonstrated the value of...
CorDisRDS Holds Emergency Preparedness Workshop
The Cordillera Disaster Response and Development Services (CorDisRDS) Inc. successfully conducted a three-day Emergency Preparedness Planning (EPP) Workshop on May 27–29, 2026 at the Sta. Scholastica Convent in Baguio City. The activity brought together provincial...
Weaving Tradition Back to Life in Kayan East
Kayan East, Tadian, Mountain Province, February 12, 13, 2026. For two days, members of the Kayan Unity for Development Organization (KUDO), together with students and facilitators from the Cordillera Disaster Response and Development Services (CorDisRDS), gathered not...
CorDisRDS Conducts Food and Feed Processing Training in Kalinga
From April 7–9, 2026, the Cordillera Disaster Response and Development Services (CorDisRDS), in partnership with the Center for Development Programs in the Cordillera (CDPC) and the Magsasaka at Siyentipiko para sa Pag-unlad ng Agrikultura (MASIPAG), successfully...
Psychological First Aid Training in Tabuk by CorDisRDS
Tabuk City, Kalinga — Strengthening community resilience and advancing mental health awareness, Cordillera Disaster Response and Development Services, Inc. (CorDisRDS) successfully conducted a two-day Psychological First Aid (PFA) Training in Tabuk City, Kalinga on...
Human Rights and FPIC Training in Tulgao West, Kalinga
In Tulgao West, Tinglayan, Kalinga, community members requested a training to learn, share stories, and talk about their rights as Indigenous Peoples. It was fitting that the training was held on December 13–14, right after International Human Rights Day (December...
Laya West Leads Mental Health Roll-Out in Kalinga
Promoting Mindful Wellness: Laya West Community Holds Two Mental Health Roll-Out Sessions As part of the ongoing implementation of Project MindWell: Mindful Wellness, the Cordillera Disaster Response and Development Services, Inc. (CorDisRDS) continues to strengthen...
Kalinga Coffee Farmers Trained on Coffee Rejuvenation
Tanglag Coffee Farmers Enhance Rejuvenation, Processing, and Marketing Skills Through CorDisRDS and KSU Training Lubuagan, Kalinga — More than 20 coffee farmers from Tanglag, Lubuagan, participated in a two-day Coffee Rejuvenation, Harvesting, Processing, and...
CorDisRDS Turns Over Kalinga Communal Irrigation System
CorDisRDS officially turned over the rehabilitated Kalinga communal irrigation system to the Kutipa Farmers Organization (KFO), a partner people’s organization in Asibanglan, Pinukpuk, Kalinga, on September 6, 2025. Why was the Project Needed The project was...
KUDO Strengthens Recordkeeping Through Bookkeeping Training
Tadian, Mountain Province – The Kayan Unity Development Organization (KUDO), in partnership with the Cordillera Disaster Response and Development Services Inc. (CorDisRDS), successfully conducted Bookkeeping Training II on August 16–17, 2025, at the Social Hall of...
Community Finally Enjoys Water System After a Long Journey
Tabuk City, Kalinga – After years of waiting and overcoming numerous challenges, the residents of Sotto, Agbannawag, can now enjoy safe and reliable water from their newly constructed submersible pump water system, which was officially turned over to the community on...
Coffee Dehuller Delivered to Tanglag Farmers
July 26, 2025 – Liglig, Tanglag, Lubuagan, Kalinga. Tanglag community members worked together to carry a newly delivered coffee dehuller, a machine requested by the people, to their village. With no road access to the sitio, the community had to bring it up manually...
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