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SangyawMindanao: two-three years ago MILF (Moro Islamic Liberation ... : " March --' Is the Philippine Government serious in Peac Talk?' --Haj Ibrahim Murad On March 01, 2008, all the packs of the US T..." jsbraza/iligan

 March --" Is the Philippine Government serious in Peac Talk?' --Haj Ibrahim  Murad On March 01, 2008, all the packs of the US Troops for the Balikatan Exercises were done. they were now ready to go back to their homeland after serving Lanao del Sur and marawi City for 13 days. During their stint, there were 3,000 natives, as listed given medicines in five municipalities. There were also a number of natives that were not in the list but they were still given medicines, made from different pharmaceuticals of the country, were purchased locally by certified provincial health doctors and nurses to ensure that they are safe. the US Navy engineers, together with the Phikkklipppine Army engineers had built lot of school buildings and classrooms withCR in Basak, Marawi City. It is sad to note, however that the nativesat first did not welcome the American troops because of their fear that in the past their ancestors had suffered greatly from the American troops. The US men did no...

Written by: Laure , Raniel Monday, 05 October 2009 ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews) — Representatives of civil society here gathered last Friday to respond to growing concerns on climate change. Mark Cervantes, program officer of Disaster Risk Reduction under Ecoweb Inc., said “civil society will be joining the worldwide call to prioritize the enforcement of environmental protection policies.” Cervantes bared that Global Climate Risk Index ranks the Philippine archipelago as fourth in terms of risk and vulnerability to climate change impacts, thus its essential for us to be part in a global action though we will be drumbeating local movements.” Cervantes added that 50 of our country’s 80 provinces are predicted by scientists to experience the effect of one-meter sea level rise based on research. “The Asian Development Bank says that the Philippines, along with Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia will experience a decline in rice productivity by as much as 40 percent to 75 percent b...

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY: Mercy Corps believes that Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) is an essential part of our mission to help people build secure, productive and just communities. We therefore incorporate DRR strategies in our assistance work to help communities become more resilient to hazards, and thus reduce the likelihood that their development may be undermined by one or more disasters.  There is a broad spectrum of hazards which call for active disaster risk reduction – ranging from earthquakes, tsunamis and civil conflict to cyclones, flooding and drought – some of which are being exacerbated by global climate change. GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY: The Director of Disaster Risk Reduction will provide strategic guidance, technical assistance, and capacity building on DRR for Mercy Corps staff.  He/she will develop ways to integrate DRR and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) strategies into humanitarian and transitional programming in collaboration with Mercy Corps’ Cl...

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