Joining Hands for Mindanao: Rebuilding Lives and Livelihoods After the LPA Inundation
The Ecosystems Work for Essential Benefits, Inc. (ECOWEB) and partners call for more community led solutions and better complementation of efforts for rebuilding lives and livelihoods of population heavily affected by the recent flooding and landslides caused by the low-pressure area (LPA) trough in Mindanao that have impacted over 1.2 million individuals and 354,019 families from 768 barangays in the Region XI and Caraga. A landslide in Davao de Oro left 7 people dead and 100 others missing. Despite minimal media coverage which attention has focused more in Davao region, the severe effects of the LPA trough are clearly evident in Agusan del Sur and Agusan del Norte, where homes, farms, and livelihoods lie submerged. A total of 358,775 individuals and 85,224 families are affected in Agusan del Sur while Agusan del Norte and Butuan City have 18,755 individuals and 5,100 families affected.