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Where Art and Action Meets: Creative Resilience Workshop equips students and community responders for climate and disaster risks

Where Art and Action Meets: Creative Resilience Workshop equips students and community responders for climate and disaster risks

From May 8 to 9, 2026, the Creative Resilience Workshop brought together students and community responders to promote Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation through art-based learning and community engagement at the Holy…
When the ground shakes, the Filipino spirit endures: Mindanao volunteers choosing to serve

When the ground shakes, the Filipino spirit endures: Mindanao volunteers choosing to serve

  It was the morning of the first day of classes when the magnitude 7.8 earthquake sent tremors across Mindanao. More than 200 kilometers away from the epicenter, A-PAD PH Human Resource Network volunteer Aldrin…
Under the Mango Trees: How Bicol’s Youth Are Redefining Disaster Response One Outreach at a Time

Under the Mango Trees: How Bicol’s Youth Are Redefining Disaster Response One Outreach at a Time

What started as an evening of music on the streets of Legazpi City found its fullest meaning a week later under the mango trees, where children received school supplies, families gained access to clean drinking…
Learning to build resilience, spark collaboration, and promote climate action in Nueva Ecija

Learning to build resilience, spark collaboration, and promote climate action in Nueva Ecija

As part of this continuing effort, A-PAD Philippines convened multi-sectoral partners in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija, on August 13, 2026, for a learning session on “Navigating Compounded Risks: Climate Change and the Energy Emergency.” The…
Building Resilience Through Local Action: A-PAD PH’s Second Quarter Newsletter 2026

Building Resilience Through Local Action: A-PAD PH’s Second Quarter Newsletter 2026

The second quarter of 2026 highlighted A-PAD Philippines’ continued push to turn resilience into practical, locally driven action. Across Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, A-PAD PH worked with communities, local governments, businesses, health institutions, civil society,…
Project MedX: Strengthening Central Luzon’s Emergency Medical Response through Simulation Exercise (Simex)

Project MedX: Strengthening Central Luzon’s Emergency Medical Response through Simulation Exercise (Simex)

A-PAD Philippines, together with the City of San Fernando Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, the University of the Assumption, and partners from government, healthcare, academe, the private sector, and humanitarian organizations, conducted Project MedX:…
Reshaping Resilience: A-PAD PH 2025 Annual Report

Reshaping Resilience: A-PAD PH 2025 Annual Report

Disaster resilience is built long before emergencies happen. Throughout 2025, A-PAD Philippines strengthened communities by investing in emergency medical preparedness, expanding volunteer networks, advancing climate action, and forging stronger partnerships across government, the private sector,…
Project MedX Strengthens Central Luzon’s Readiness for Major Health Emergencies 

Project MedX Strengthens Central Luzon’s Readiness for Major Health Emergencies 

​       When disasters strike, every second counts. Saving lives depends not only on the speed of emergency response but also on how well responders, hospitals, academe, public and private sectors and humanitarian partners…
Building Command and Coordination: A-PAD PH and Partners Gear Up for Project MedX Through ICS and EOC Executive Courses

Building Command and Coordination: A-PAD PH and Partners Gear Up for Project MedX Through ICS and EOC Executive Courses

A-PAD Philippines continues to support multi-agency preparedness and training initiatives in Central Luzon.
Tayo Para sa Mindanao: Mapping Multisectoral Humanitarian Action

Tayo Para sa Mindanao: Mapping Multisectoral Humanitarian Action

Weeks after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck offshore Maasim, Sarangani, humanitarian response efforts continue as affected communities work toward recovery.