No More Holding On
Renelyn Cuevas remembers the fear she felt as she hid with her sons in a corner of her house while the violent winds of Yolanda battered her home, yet she also remembers what she thought during the storm “I just held on to my faith in God during that moment”. As she held on for […]
Rising Up
Romulo Dayaday, 68 years old and an amputee, crawled his way to survival towards the nearest evacuation center during Typhoon Yolanda last year. He made it through, but not his house, which was totally torn to pieces. ADRA helped Romulo and his family repair their house just few months after the super storm. But as […]
Crawling for safety
Romulo Dayaday, 68, resident of Brgy. Agbobolo, Ajuy, Iloilo stayed inside their house during the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan. Before the landfall, he instructed his wife and three children to transfer to the nearest evacuation center while he remained in their hut to look after their belongings and farm animals. Few hours later, strong winds […]
Czech Republic partners with ADRA PH
ADRA Philippines is grateful for the presence of Czech Republic Ambassador Jan Vytopil in the country last week as he visited our ADRA projects in Makato, Aklan and Ajuy, Iloilo. The Czech Republic Humanitarian Aid is a major agency working with ADRA Philippines in building transitional shelters for the survivors of typhoon Haiyan in Makato […]
ADRA DRR Program save lives
For the past seven months, ADRA Philippines has been actively involved in the rehabilitation of the municipalities of Ajuy & Barotac Viejo, Iloilo after the devastation of super typhoon Yolanda. Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) is one of the cornerstones of ADRA’s programs aimed at making these communities resilient and better prepared for natural and man-made […]
Contingency Planning and Early Warning System Training
The ADRA team in Iloilo has conducted a Contingency Planning and Early Warning System Training to the members of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC) of the municipality of Ajuy. The training-workshops were held from September 15 to 19, 2014 aiming to help the municipal local government manage natural hazards present in their locality through an […]