This paper attempts to depict some vulnerabilities that may affect internally displaced persons (IDP) in relocating communities affected by the 40-meter danger zone after the onslaught of Supertyphoon Haiyan. On the ground, the IDPs' sentiments were pooled to develop recommendations patterned with the rights-based framework as the Inter-Agency Standing Committee of the United Nations recommended. Incorporated also in this analysis are reports from the National Government, Local Government Uni...
Days before Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) expected landfall, local radio stations had extensive information dissemination in some of their programs. Print, local and regional television had their constant advisories for the preparation. But despite of the public dissemination, this resulted in a lot of human casualties because of subtle responses in the preparation stage. This paper looks at some gaps in media’s dissemination and peoples’ preconceptions to explore inputs in media’s...
As vital instruments for rehabilitation, teachers must be equipped with approaches as students seek recuperation in schools after a disaster. When Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) devastated Eastern Visayas, teachers became vulnerable to posttraumatic stress disorder (PSTD). Compassionate Reach International (CRI), an American faith-based organization, responded to elementary schools training 117 teachers from 22 Dulag North District elementary schools to become psychological first aiders to ...