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.

Thinking Out Loud: A Mental Health Awareness Cultural Night

Center for Women's Resources Events, Statements and Media Releases November 10, 2019May 22, 2020 4 Comments

According to the most recent data of Department of Health (DOH), there are about 19 million Filipinos who suffer from schizophrenia, major depressive disorder and are considered bipolar; however, access to affordable mental health services remains limited for many Filipinos especially to marginalized sectors.

‘Ondoy’ women survivors still struggling to get back on their feet

#HerStoryOurStory Fellow #HerStoryOurStory, In the News September 30, 2019May 21, 2020climate, climate change, disaster, environment, Ondoy, women 0 Comment

Written by: Jhesset O. Enano, Philippine Daily Inquirer

(Last of three parts)

MANILA, Philippines — From on top of a cabinet at the second floor of their house in Marikina City, Nora Cencil and her three young children watched in fear as the brown and murky floodwaters threatened to inundate their perch.

‘Ondoy’ spurred new laws but passivity still the norm

#HerStoryOurStory Fellow #HerStoryOurStory, In the News September 28, 2019May 21, 2020climate, climate change, disaster, environment, Ondoy, women 0 Comment

Written by: Jhesset O. Enano, Philippine Daily Inquirer

(Second of three parts)

Sept. 26, 2009, seemed an ordinary Saturday in Marikina City.

Around 11 a.m., Jackeline Parilla, three months pregnant, briefly noted the floodwaters outside her home in Barangay Industrial Valley Complex, a stone’s throw away from Marikina River. But within minutes the waters rose and spilled into her home and others nearby, and reached the level of her waist.

‘Ondoy’ victims still need counseling 10 years later

Media #HerStoryOurStory, In the News September 27, 2019May 21, 2020climate, climate change, disaster, environment, Ondoy, women

Written by: Matthew Reysio-Cruz, Philippine Daily Inquirer

Exactly 10 years after Tropical Storm “Ondoy” (international name: Ketsana) ravaged Marikina City, survivors gathered at the banks of the Marikina River, where they lit candles to commemorate a day that at once felt far away but not far enough.