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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.
Project Management Orientation Conducted in Sitio Masablang, Dominglay, Licuan-Baay, Abra
In line with the implementation of a community water system in Masablang, Dominglay, a Project Management Orientation was conducted on May 1, 2014 which was attended by 27 participants representing the 26 households beneficiaries. In the CorDis project implementation...
Can-eo, Bontoc School Children Joins Cultural Workshop
Dap-ayan ti Kultura iti Kordilyera, in partnership with the Cordillera Disaster Response and Development Services, Inc. (CorDis), have conducted a two-day cultural workshop with elementary school children in Barangay Can-eo, Bontoc, Mountain Province on June 21-22,...
Sustainable Agriculture Training conducted to preserve traditional farming practices of IP Communities
Sito Manapnap in Barangay Binasaran, Malibcong, Abra is one of the program areas of CorDis wherein the Community-Based Integrated Development Program (CBIDP) is presently implemented. The community still practices organic agriculture wherein most of the sustainable...
Typhoon Pedring leaves fatalities…
Situational Report: Typhoon Pedring Typhoon Pedring (Nesat), entered in the Philippine Area of Responsibility on September 25, 2011 with Virac Catanduanes as entry point. It had maximum wind strength of 65 kph and gustiness of 80kph. It entered in the Cordillera...
Disaster Risk Reduction Training at Tonglayan Natonin, Mt. Province
A three day Disaster Risk Reduction Training held in Barangay Tonglayan, Natonin, Mt. Province on December 3-5, 2011 was attended by 34 participants representing different sectors such as students, barangay officials, teachers and key leaders of different People’s...
Health Orientation and Herbal Medicine Preparation Training
Participants of the training on Health Orientation and Herbal Medicines Preparation Training in Daulan, Tonglayan , Natonin, Mt. Province were able to prepare herbal medicines using available medicinal plants in the community. The training conducted in October 20-22,...
Cordis RDS.. activated its Disaster Coordinating Structure
The Cordillera Disaster Response and Development Services (CorDisRDS) activated its Disaster Coordinating Structure (Discord), in preparation for Typhoon Pedring. CordisRDS have also alerted its provincial partners for monitoring and documentation in their provinces....
Elementary Schools in Some High-Risk Areas of Benguet and Mountain Province Observe Disaster Consciousness Month
July 31, Baguio City—An earthquake drill in Ampucao Elementary School marked the last leg of disaster risk reduction activities conducted in observance of the National Disaster Consciousness Month. Eight public elementary schools in Benguet and Mountain Province...
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