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MapaKalamidad.ph partners with De La Salle College of Saint Benilde Center for Social Action

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Doing ordinary things, extraordinarily well. MapaKalamidad.ph is thrilled to enter into a partnership with De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde Center for Social Action. With this partnership, MapaKalamidad will empower Benildean community through disaster preparedness and community engagement.  The Memorandum of Agreement signing event on April 3, 2024 was attended by other institutional and barangay partners…

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Multi-hazard Platform Launched by MapaKalamidad.ph Revolutionizes Disaster Reporting in the Philippines

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Manila, Philippines – January 29, 2024 – MapaKalamidad.ph, a groundbreaking platform designed to revolutionize disaster reporting in the Philippines, officially launched its multi-hazard platform on January 29, 2024, at Novotel Manila. This cutting-edge platform will enable individuals, communities, and authorities to report earthquake, typhoon, volcanic eruption, and flooding events, providing a comprehensive and real-time view…

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MapaKalamidad.ph Partners with Philippine Transmarine Carriers, Inc. to Strengthen Disaster Preparedness in the Philippines

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MapaKalamidad.ph, the leading disaster information sharing platform in the Philippines, entered into an official partnership with Philippine Transmarine Carrier Inc.’s (PTC) Resiliency Improvement, Support, and Education (RISE) for Seafarer Communities in the Philippines Program, the flagship disaster risk reduction and management program of PTC. This strategic partnership aims to promote and enhance disaster preapredness efforts in the…

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WATCH: Iwas-baha gamit ang Mapakalamidad | Newsroom Ngayon

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In a bid to shed light on the innovative approach to disaster resilience, MapaKalamidad.ph’s project manager appeared on CNN Newsroom Ngayon with Ruth Cabal for a live discussion about the groundbreaking disaster mapping platform, MapaKalamidad.ph. The segment, aired on January 31, 2023 at 3:00 PM, featured Sen Roxas, the project and partnerships manager of MapaKalamidad.ph,…

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Over 1600 community leaders join MapaKalamidad.ph in an unprecedented nation-wide disaster preparedness training event!

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Yayasan Peta Bencana, supported by USAID BHA and endorsed by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), conducted a nationwide disaster preparedness event with barangay community leaders from all over the Philippines!  Attended by more than a thousand barangay community leaders, participants simulated real-time disaster information sharing via the MapaKalamidad.ph platform. MapaKalamidad.ph is a free and open-source…

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MapaKalamidad.ph takes Next-Generation Bayanihan to a national level!

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Disaster Map Foundation (Yayasan Peta Bencana), supported by USAID BHA and endorsed by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), officially launched MapaKalamidad.ph, a free and open-source real-time flood mapping platform for the Philippines.  In 2021, the Philippines was struck by a total of 22 storms, nine typhoons, and five super typhoons. The most recent, Typhoon Odette,…

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