Contributed by: Glo A. Tuazon
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La Trinidad, Benguet. The ShelterBox team members arrived on the evening of October 16, 2009 at the Benguet State University grounds with initial 32 pieces of ShelterBox Kits. They were earlier transported from Antipolo to Clark Air Base and transported to Baguio City via military trucks. Joining the team are Rotary members of Baguio City and La Trinidad who assisted them.
Tent Community in Tublay, Benguet
ShelterBox is a disaster relief charity organization providing emergency shelter, warmth and dignity to victims affected by calamities and wars. The organization sustains the operations thru international donations and aids and to date has helped in about 80 worldwide disasters in almost 50 countries. This program was a brainchild of a Rotarian and former Royal Navy search and rescue diver Tom Henderson who in 2000 started it with the help of fellow Rotary members.
These aids come in the form of shelterboxes. The boxes originally contains a tent, mats, thermal blankets, pots and kitchen utensils, water purification needs, childrens pack etc. With the urgent need of shelter in the Cordilleras though, the team decided to just bring in the tents to address the problem. That way they could bring in more tents than just a few boxes with complete kits. A tent could house a maximum of 11 people.
This project was a response to the fact that when disaster strikes the foremost needs of food, medicines and clothing are mostly thought of but by the end of the day the people affected are still homeless. This would give a family a little bit comfort and dignity while rebuilding their lives.
Tent Installation Demo - Tublay, Benguet
In Wangal, La Trinidad were erected 7 tents and 24 others in the hectare wide lot of BSU going to the Strawberry Farms. In Tublay were erected a total of 22 tents in different evacuation centers. Mr. Brian Joy and his colleagues from ShelterBox came all the way from UK to assist the Rotary of Baguio-Benguet and the Benguet officials in affected places install the tents. These would temporarily house the displaced families and individuals until they could and would have found shelter or restored their houses. The team is still going around the affected provinces assessing the conditions and those who would be needing the kind of help and project they provide.
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edgar bilayon
I just want to thank those kind hearted peole who donated those shelter boxes, it will be of great help to our kailians in this time of disaster, until such time that they can recover they have some temporary shelter to cover their heads, though in the close knit culture of the igorots, relatives will not allow them to stay there for long.
Benguet became the very first provincial government to be established in the Philippines, a year earlier than the inauguration of the civil government of the Philippines, when it was established by the Philippine Commission on November 23, 1900 through Act No. 49 with Baguio as its Capital.
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Sleeping beauty - Kalinga
Lake Bulalakaw along Ballay-Tawangan stretch, Kabayan, Benguet (by Ronnie Calugay)
A crypt inside Dumanay cave, Pungayan, Kapangan (by Glo A. Tuazon)
HEART BAGUIO/BURNHAM advocates sit it out and do weekly bonfire vigils at the Pine Trees of The World Park (back of Athletic Bowl) for more than a month now. Journalists and musicians and concerned groups and individuals gather to protest the killing of the trees and the park as well as preserve the use of the same for the people of Baguio City. (By Glo A. Tuazon)
Sagada, Mt. Province (by Glo A. Tuazon)
Sadsadan morning view, Bauko Mt. Province
Sagada Cave, Sagada, Mt. Province (by Gordon P.)
the green houses of Atok, Benguet (by: Glo A. Tuazon)
ammo da.........congratulation! additional knowledge...
09/09 03:33
saud
eid mubarak!
09/09 03:33
saud
nice...
08/09 21:56
naks
Wet weew thanks for the info... nakaadalak met... saan lang nga ni 1234
08/09 16:14
hmmm
1234 The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) was created by virtue of Executive Order No. 220 issued and signed by former President Corazon C. Aquino on July 15, 1987. Furthermore, Administrative Order No. 36 was issued for the creation of CAR Offices and corollarily the Department of Tourism – CAR came into being on July 1, 1989.
08/09 00:42
1234
when was the date DEpartmetn of Tourism-CAR was estbalished?
04/09 03:31
loi
:)..... nice po
02/09 03:32
cordillera
good morning saud he he
01/09 01:36
saud
good morning cordillera! happy baguio day...
30/08 20:07
folk
tama
30/08 09:21
30/08 03:37
Rico
Hi May alam po kayo CAR folk stories?? kailangan ko lang kasi sa report.. meron ako nahanap Hudhud Hi Aliguyon, kaso di ko alam kung tama.. thanks~
gud morning! Rise & shine 4 8 s only at dis point wer u hav gold in your eyes, corn oil on your face, methane in your mouth & very fashionable hairstyle!
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