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The second component of the “Right to Food Assessment Philippines: The Filipinos’ Right to Food - An Assessment of the Philippine Legal Framework Governing the Right to Food” provides an assessment that will ascertain whether legal…

Carlos O. Abad Santos Rosemarie G. Edillon Sharon Faye A. Piza The study was developed by APPC for Food and Agriculture Organization for the project “Developing methods and instruments to implement the right to food” funded by the Government…

Introduction 1. From 16 to 26 November 2009, after confirming the existence of credible allegations of the use of anti-personnel (AP) mines, Geneva Call conducted a fact-finding mission (hereafter 'the Mission') in the Philippines in order to verify if the…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng hit several parts of Philippines within a span of two weeks in September and October 2009. These typhoons and floods caused havoc in the urban and rural setup of northern Luzon - particularly…

Executive summary During the first days of environmental assessment it became clear that while many areas affected by flooding following Tropical Storm Ketsana faced serious problems with disaster waste management, the major “big and obvious” risk with…

BACKGROUND AND RISK FACTORS The Philippines is an archipelago located in the western Pacific; the capital and main port of entry is Manila. The country comprises more than 7 000 islands with a total land area of approximately 300 000…

TC-2009-000205-PHL Disclaimer The present hazard identification has been carried out based on publicly available information. An attempt has been made to identify locations of facilities and objects as precisely as possible. However, the list is not exhaustive or conclusive; other hazards may…

Executive Summary This research was undertaken in eight countries that are currently experiencing or have experienced armed conflict or other situations of armed violence. The aim was to develop a better understanding of people's needs and expectations, to gather views…

Summary The Delegation held a series of Mid-Term Review (MTR) consultations with civil society and local government representatives during the months of February and March 2009. The discussions were all introduced with two PowerPoint presentations, one featuring the social and economic…

TYPHOON DURIAN - Situation Report (December 12, 2006) ASSESSMENT OF CAMARINES SUR Department of Health World Health Organization December 8-10, 2006 BACKGROUND Camarines Sur is one of the provinces of the Bicol Region severely ravaged by Typhoon Durian. The province is composed of…