Indigenous 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...
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2011 Disaster Situation in the Cordillera Region
TYPHOONS In 2011, 40 tropical depressions entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), 21 of these became storm. Tthe first typhoon felt in the month of April while the last, which was the most damaging, was in December. The month of July has the most number...
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