Center for Women's Resources (CWR)

Remember Ondoy: 10th year

Survivors and their children gathered in Marikina to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Typhoon Ondoy.

Move to Mob

CWR's annual campaign Move to Mob went to Polytechnic University of the Philippines to discuss the link between violence against women and mental health.

‘Remember Ondoy’

Media #HerStoryOurStory, In the News September 26, 2019May 21, 2020climate, climate change, disaster, environment, Ondoy, women

Written by: Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

Marikina residents remember Typhoon Ondoy, which unleashed a month’s volume of rain in just six hours 10 years ago, during a lecture forum in Malanday, Marikina on Thursday. According to the Center for Women’s Resources, some survivors of the devastating typhoon still need post-disaster counselling because of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and is calling on the government for long-term and adequate disaster response.

Horrors of ‘Ondoy’ still haunting survivors

Media #HerStoryOurStory, In the News September 26, 2019May 21, 2020climate, climate change, disaster, environment, Ondoy, women

Written by: Chito Chavez, Manila Bulletin

Survivors of the disastrous tropical storm “Ondoy” in 2009, where 4.9 Filipinos were affected, still feel the pain and horror 10 years after the tragedy and are in dire need of post-disaster counseling, a women’s group said Thursday.

Remember Ondoy

Center for Women's Resources #HerStoryOurStory, Events September 26, 2019May 22, 2020climate, climate change, disaster, environment, forum, women

Typhoon Ondoy (International Name: Ketsana) is considered as one of the worst disasters that hit the Philippines in terms of number of people affected. On September 26, 2009, typhoon Ondoy devastated many parts of the Philippines and affected more than 4.9 million Filipinos.

After 10 years: Ondoy survivors still need post-disaster counselling

Center for Women's Resources #HerStoryOurStory, Statements and Media Releases September 26, 2019May 22, 2020

Tears still flow when survivors recall what happened to them ten years ago, when typhoon Ondoy devastated the Philippines in September 2009, affecting 4.9 million Filipinos. The disaster-affected communities in Marikina show worrying signs in the re-telling of their experiences, indicating the need for post-disaster counselling.