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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.
CorDisRDS 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...
Holy 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...
2,000 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...
Emergency Response to Communities Affected by the EARTHQUAKE reached 704 Families
From the funding support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI), 704 affected families from the four barangays of Bucloc, Abra was provided with relief assistance on September 2-4, 2022. The Cordillera Disaster Response and...
CorDisRDS facilitated a disaster risk reduction training in Kayan
Members of the Kayan Unity for Development Organization (KUDO), individuals from the BLGU, and youth representatives participated in the Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) training conducted in Kayan East Tadian Mountain Province on June 25-26, 2022. It...
First Aid & Basic Life Support Training conducted in Binasaran, Abra
Barangay Binasaran is one of the farthest barangays in Malibcong, Abra where basic services such as health care and emergency response are very hard to access. In cases of emergencies, fast and structured response and patient management are crucial for every patient’s...
Community Irrigation System in Barangay Balangao, Natonin, completed
CorDisRDS assisted in the implementation of the community irrigation system in Barangay Balangao, Natonin by providing the needed construction materials like HDPE pipes, cable, and cement. This was completed on December 2021 through the practice of angkas. The...
Kayan farmers benefit from mechanized sugarcane presser (dapilan)
The Cordillera Disaster Response and Development Services Inc (CorDisRDS) delivered a second mechanized sugarcane presser (dapilan) in Kayan East, Tadian, Mt. Province on February 11, 2022. The assistance aims to help farmers and the community to process and produce...
CorDisRDS, CDPC & Brgy. Buanao LGU conducted Relief Deliver Operation to Fire Victims in Abra
On November 13, 2021, Cordillera Disaster Response and Development Services Inc. (CorDisRDS) and Center for Development Programs in the Cordillera (CDPC), in partnership with Barangay Buanao LGU conducted a relief delivery operation due to a fire that affected 11...
Community Drills Conducted in Kadaclan, Barlig, Mtn. Province
Cordillera Disaster Response and Development Services inc. (CorDisRDS) facilitated the drill exercises under the Project Increasing the Resilience to Natural Hazards (INCREASE) which were participated by Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committee...
Fruit of Community Collective Work
As we celebrate the world food day with the theme "Our actions are our future- Better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life" the people of Balbalan Proper celebrated the fruit of their collective hard work through inauguration of the...
CorDisRDS & CARE turned over emergency equipment in Project INCREASE areas in Mtn. Province
CorDisRDS Inc. and CARE Philippines turned over basic emergency equipment and first aid kits on September 8-9, 2021 to 4 barangays in Barlig and 2 barangays in Natonin Mtn. Province. The turnover of emergency equipment is part of the Project INCREASE which started...
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