In the year 2020, three typhoons hit Rizal province and left a mark of its ferocity. October 25, 2020 when typhoon Quinta (international name Molave) hits Rizal under signal number…

Continue ReadingUlysses-affected org in Rizal builds bamboo bridges outside, inside their homes due to water rise

Ulysses-affected org in Rizal builds bamboo bridges outside, inside their homes due to water rise

How can donors respond to emergencies rapidly, effectively, and with dignity to the survivors? In the Philippines, we are used to seeing food packs containing rice, sardines, noodles, and some…

Continue ReadingCash and Vouchers as effective response to a crisis

Cash and Vouchers as effective response to a crisis

-Yet, studies have revealed that only 0.4% (as of 2017, source: https://charter4change.org) of humanitarian aid goes directly to local and national NGOs. This issue is among the commitments included in…

Continue ReadingDo you think local and national NGOs are in better position as first responders?

Do you think local and national NGOs are in better position as first responders?

Dear Grand Bargain Sherpas, We, one of the multi-country networks of local actors actively engaged on localisation, know that the next annual meeting of Grand Bargain on 24-25 June 2020,…

Continue ReadingWorld localisation day: Local actors matter

World localisation day: Local actors matter

--“This speaker system helped us a lot. We don’t have to go from house to house to warn the people of the incoming calamity. We use this to inform the…

Continue ReadingHow these communities achieve zero casualties during typhoon Ambo?

How these communities achieve zero casualties during typhoon Ambo?

  by Carino V. Antequisa “Sa ngayon mga 50% sa mga households along the main road mula San Julian to Oras ang apektado, lalo na ang mga bahay na made…

Continue ReadingTyphoon Ambo (Vongfong) hits ECOWEB partner-municipalities in Eastern Samar
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Pre-emptive evacuation in Dolores in the morning of May 14. Photo courtesy from Alren Beronio

Typhoon Ambo (Vongfong) hits ECOWEB partner-municipalities in Eastern Samar

Distance means so little when service to humanity calls out. It does not stop humanitarian workers from realizing the true essence of “bayanihan” . COVID-19 neither separates nor divides people,…

Continue ReadingSenior, elderly group in Caloocan opts for cash aid, distributes rice to members

Senior, elderly group in Caloocan opts for cash aid, distributes rice to members

  After being a national finalist for four years, Ecosystems Work for Essential Benefits, Inc. was named as the best civil society organization in the Philippines during the national awarding…

Continue ReadingEcoWEB bags the best civil society organization in the Philippines, champions sclr in the national sphere

EcoWEB bags the best civil society organization in the Philippines, champions sclr in the national sphere

EcoWEB conducted a community-based livelihood vulnerability adaptation and analysis resiliency planning in barangays Bacayawan and Lininding, Municipality of Munai, Lanao del Norte last October 22-25 and October 28-30, 2019 under…

Continue ReadingEcoWEB facilitates livelihood vulnerability, resiliency planning in Munai, Lanao del Norte Vinta-affected barangays

EcoWEB facilitates livelihood vulnerability, resiliency planning in Munai, Lanao del Norte Vinta-affected barangays

EB No. 1 - As of November 2, 2019 Pertaining to: Series of Earthquakes with Epicenters in the Municipalities of Tulunan and Makilala, Cotabato Province, Region XII, Mindanao, Philippines Dates…

Continue ReadingEMERGENCY BULLETIN: North Cotabato Earthquake

EMERGENCY BULLETIN: North Cotabato Earthquake