There is a need to implement a disaster risk reduction plan to help farmers in the northern Philippines cope with impending emergencies as they continue to recuperate from the succession of disasters that have affected harvests – from the long drought that ended June last year to the typhoons that hit the region in October […]

Typhoon Haima, locally known as Lawin, destroyed US$50.6 million worth of infrastructure and crops when it hit northern Philippines in mid-October. It is the strongest typhoon to so far strike the country this year.  The government pre-evacuated thousands of residents in danger areas, preventing the massive loss of lives. Still, Haima left 14 people dead and forced close to 10,000 people out of their homes.  When Haima hit northern Luzon, areas […]

On October 19, super typhoon Haima or Lawin as it is locally known, struck the Philippines, leaving a trail of destroyed houses and buildings, as well as damaged lowland and upland agricultural lands in its path.  Many communities affected in northern Luzon are still reeling from the effects of the El Nino phenomenon when the typhoon hit. One of […]

Super typhoon Haima (local name: Lawin) is on track to hit the Philippines on Wednesday evening up to Thursday morning, becoming the second storm to hit the country in a week. About 2.78 million individuals are at risk in seven provinces within the 100-kilometre radius of the storm track, according to the flash update of […]