The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) will provide Php 26.6 million worth of 'Alternatibong Pangkabuhayan' (Livelihood Recovery Program) to 1,850 families who were severely affected by typhoons Pedring and Quiel in Pampanga, Bulacan and Isabela.

This is the second phase of the 'Alternatibong Pangkabuhayan' provided by the Red Cross as part of its recovery program for disaster-stricken families.

This revised emergency appeal adjusts the appeal budget from CHF 4,114,366 to CHF 2,941,756 with operational changes based on detailed situation analysis. The operation’s timeframe is extended until 30 November 2012. A final report will be made available by 28 February 2013, three months after completion of the operation.

By Daniel B. Codamon
Thursday 20th of September 2012

LAGAWE, Ifugao, Sept. 20 (PIA) --The Japan Red Cross (JRC) recently completed the delivery of materials for the construction of houses destroyed by typhoons Pedring and Quiel last year.

Provincial Red Cross Ifugao Chapter Head Randy Blanco received the materials consisting of concrete posts, galvanized iron sheets, and other aggregate housing materials as shelter assistance of the JRC to the 43 families rendered homeless by past calamities in Banaue, Kiangan, Lagawe, and Lamut.

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT

• The 2012 secondary season paddy and maize harvests officially estimated at a record level

• Prices of rice continue to rise, while those of maize have remained relatively stable

• Food insecurity persists in some areas of the country

The 2012 secondary season paddy and maize harvests officially estimated at a record level

GLIDE n° TC-2011-000147-PHL and TC-2011-000149-PHL
Operation update n° 4 (9-month consolidated update)
2 August 2012

Period covered: 4 October 2011 to 3 July 2012

Appeal target (current):
CHF 4,114,366

Appeal coverage:
The appeal is 53 per cent covered.

Appeal history:

• A revised emergency appeal launched on 10 November 2011, seeking CHF 4.1 million in cash, kind, or services to support the Philippine Red Cross to assist 25,000 families (125,000 persons) for 12 months.

By Thelma C. Bicarme

MADDELA, Quirino, June 19 (PIA) -- A total of 3,713 families and 1,624 students in the municipalities of Maddela and Nagtipunan who were affected by typhoons Pedring and Quiel in September last year were benefited by the rehabilitation projects of the Philippine Red Cross.

The projects which were recently turned over to the beneficiaries by PRC Chairman Richard Gordon include rehabilitation of health facilities and classrooms, health equipment and supplies, community health education, and basic disaster management trainings.

A total of 5,000 families and over 4,000 students who were affected by typhoons Pedring and Quiel in September last year in the northern provinces of Isabela and Quirino were benefited by the rehabilitation projects of the Philippine Red Cross.

PRC Chairman Richard J. Gordon led the turn over of the renovated health facilities and water system, as well as classrooms to local authorities in the provinces.

Japanese Ambassador Toshinao Urabe and Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert F. Del Rosario exchanged notes for the “Non-project Grant Aid for the Restoration and Disaster Prevention” amounting to 600 million yen (approximately 315 million pesos) on April 27, 2012.

This project is for the recovery of devastated areas after several typhoons hit the Philippines in the last quarter of 2011 and damaged basic infrastructures such as roads, houses, public facilities and farmland, as well as for the establishment of disaster-prevention schemes in the country.