Category: Blog
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Mandaue Exploratory Engagement for Adopt-A-City
LOOK: National Resilience Council (NRC) Strengthens Contextualized Approach through Adopt-A-City (AAC) initiative. The NRC fellows, Dr. Gregory Tangonan and Dr. Emma Porio, met with stakeholders from the University of San Carlos- Water Resources Center (USC-WRC), Mandaue City Disaster Risk Management Office (MDRRMO), Mandaue City Comprehensive National High school (MCCNHS), and the Desalination plant in Cordova…
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Anticipatory Technologies
LOOK: Climate, Young People, Community, and the Arts of the TECHNOLOGIES FOR ANTICIPATORY ACTION: Innovations for Climate and Disaster Resilience Exhibit and Conference For the last day of the 3-day Exhibit and Conference, focus is given on the intersections between the youth, community, and arts in climate action. With Ms. Jessica Dator-Bercilla, Science Resilience Fellow…
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SHIELD SAMBAYANIHAN Capacity Assessment
ICYMI: The National Resilience Council (NRC) together with the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PSBP) and other implementing partners of the Strengthening Institutions and Empowering Localities Against Disasters and Climate Change or SHIELD Programme, conducted a Joint Capacity Assessment Activity in five program areas: Quezon, Albay, Eastern Samar, Davao Oriental, and Agusan Del Norte, last…
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SHIELD Year-Starter Planning with the SHIELD Consortium
ICYMI: YEAR-STARTER PLANNING WITH THE SHIELD CONSORTIUM The two-day Year-Starter Planning of the Strengthening Institutions and Empowering Localities against Disasters and Climate Change (SHIELD) Programme gathered key stakeholders from DILG, Provincial local government units, along with the Consortium Partners convened by the UNDP. Together, they collectively identified priorities, allocated resources, and created an implementation roadmap,…
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Iligan Academic Partner Orientation and Prepare Phase Baselining
LOOK: National Resilience Council (NRC), together with the MSU-IIT teamed up to revitalize roles in the Adopt-A-City program and conducted a baseline consolidation during the Prepare Phase, with the primary goal of minimizing the loss of lives and assets. The NRC team, led by Resilience Fellow Mr. Juan “Bong” Villamor, kicked off the 3-day activities…
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Mandaue “MOU Signing” for Adopt-A-City
City Government of Mandaue, NRC, and partners pledges partnership for resilient city In a significant step towards building a more resilient Mandaue city, the National Resilience Council (NRC) and the City Government of Mandaue, together with Vivant Foundation Inc. (VFI), Visayan Electric Company (VECO), University of San Carlos (USC), and Carlos P. Romulo Foundation (CPRF),…
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NRC Partnership with Mandaue
NRC initiates dialogue for partnerships with Mandaue City The National Resilience Council (NRC) had a courtesy meeting with Mandaue City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) Head, Mr. Buddy Alain Ybañez, on 6 Feb 2024. An initial discussion in preparation for the recently held ceremonial signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), as well as…
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NRC, RAFI “partnership exploration” for Cebu resilience
Last February 6, the National Resilience Council (NRC) paid a visit to the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) to explore potential partnerships that will enhance resilience on a community-level in the province of Cebu. Together with RAFI’s COO Riella Guioguio, Chief CAP Officer Estee Plunket, Program Officer Pet Rom, a dialo integrating the NRC’s Barangay…
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DENR, NRC “Workshop for the Formulation of Project TRANSFORM Framework Rizal”
LOOK: DENR, NRC held Workshop for the Formulation of Project TRANSFORM Framework for Rizal On January 24, 2024, various stakeholders coming from different private sector partners, academic institutions, and civil society organizations together with the local government units of Antipolo, Baras, Rodriguez, San Mateo, and Tanay of the Province of Rizal gathered to develop an…