Balay Mindanaw’s DREAM Team is continuing to monitor our areas for ill effects of the tropical depression Agaton (which has since weakened into a low-pressure are). As of 11PM today, rainfall advisories have been terminated by the DOST PAG-ASA. However, we intend to remain vigilant until all alerts for floods and landslides have been cleared.Read More »AGATON/LINGLING EMERGENCY RESPONSE UPDATE NO. 4
Today, we are continuing relief operations despite slowly subsiding of floods and water levels and decreased rainfall in areas we are monitoring. Considering that weather forecasts from multiple sources (including DOST PAG-ASA, Weather Underground and Weather.com.ph) still predict light to heavy rains in many areas of Mindanao for today, we are also alert for any changes. Despite this, also, many people remain in evacuation centers.Read More »AGATON/LINGLING EMERGENCY RESPONSE UPDATE NO. 3
This afternoon, the Balay Mindanaw Emergency Response has been activated. As rains brought by Tropical Depression Agaton have been pouring over many parts of Mindanao on-and-off for more than a week, the threat of floods and landslides became very real. We have first reached out to our own staff, family and friends who live in low-lying communities in Cagayan de Oro by offering our Peace Center as an evacuation center. We have also been keeping close coordination with our partner communities in Cagayan de Oro, Surigao del Sur, North Cotabato, Gingoog City and Misamis Oriental in order to monitor their conditions and to supplement ongoing relief operations.Read More »AGATON/LINGLING EMERGENCY RESPONSE UPDATE NO. 2
As of 2pm, 20 January, Balay Mindanaw has activated its emergency response plan. Monitoring, coordination, communication, transportation, logistics and other systems have been put into… Read More »Agaton/Lingling Emergency Response Update No. 1