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Displaced population (cumulative) There were displacement incidents which happened in each quarter of 2017. As of 31 December 2017, 59,100 families remained displaced affected by Marawi Conflict and...

October 8th, 2017 ― Doha: Qatar Red Crescent Society's (QRCS) Mission in the Philippines have recently initiated a new project to rehabilitate the houses affected by the earthquake that rattled the...

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck off the coast of north-eastern Mindanao, Philippines on 10 February 2017. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has completed the distribution of the Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA) to families who had been affected by the 6.7-magnitude earthquake that...

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster 10 February 2017 – A magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes off the coast of north-eastern Mindanao 11 February – Surigao City is placed under state of...

HIGHLIGHTS • Over 1,800 children were formally disengaged from the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces and Bangsamoro Islamic Women Auxiliary Brigade in a landmark agreement between the armed groups and...

EDITOR’S NOTE Greetings fellow ASEANers! We are excited to reveal this 26th edition, as you may have noticed, it comes with a new look. The Column has always been one of our tools in providing...

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 21 -- Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), in partnership with the Psychological Association of the Philippines (PAP), tapped Xavier University Psychology...

FEATURE Iraq AFFECTED AREAS Mosul district, Salahuddin governorate CAUSE OF DISPLACEMENT Conflict FIGURES About 43,000 new displacements between January and 5 March CONTEXT About 42,000 people were...

Rubb Halls, ambulances, emergency field hospitals, rescue trucks, pay loaders, water tankers, generators, and thousands of doctors, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), surgeons, trained first...

Marie’s husband, a construction worker, was working in Surigao City when the magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit the city on the night of Feb. 10, 2017. She tried calling him to check on him, but he didn’t...

I. SITUATION OVERVIEW At 10:03 PM on 10 February 2017, Friday, a strong earthquake of magnitude 6.7 shook the island of Mindanao. The epicenter is located 16 km offshore northwest of Surigao City,...

I. SITUATION OVERVIEW At 10:03 PM on 10 February 2017, Friday, a strong earthquake of magnitude 6.7 shook the island of Mindanao. The epicenter is located 16 km offshore northwest of Surigao City,...

I. SITUATION OVERVIEW At 10:03 PM on 10 February 2017, Friday, a strong earthquake of magnitude 6.7 shook the island of Mindanao. The epicenter is located 16 km offshore northwest of Surigao City,...

I. SITUATION OVERVIEW At 10:03 PM on 10 February 2017, Friday, a strong earthquake of magnitude 6.7 shook the island of Mindanao. The epicenter is located 16 km offshore northwest of Surigao City,...

SRI LANKA As of 3 March, an estimated 1.2 million people are affected by prolonged drought in 16 districts across Sri Lanka’s nine provinces. Kalutara District (Western Province) has the most people...

By Priam F. Nepomuceno MANILA, March 5 (PNA) -- Field units of the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) with their local government counterparts in Surigao Del Norte are now...

FEATURE Puntland, Somalia and Somaliland CONTEXT More than 135,000 people were displaced by drought in Somalia between November 2016 and February 2017. About 3,800 people were pushed by drought over...

HIGHLIGHTS A 6.7-magnitude earthquake in Surigao displaces thousands of families and causes destruction to homes, schools and infrastructure. Over 29,000 people are still displaced in Mindanao due to...

MYANMAR A CERF allocation of almost US$4.4 million has been approved to support the humanitarian response following the 9 October attacks and subsequent security operations in the northern part of...