Citizenry-Based & Development-Oriented Disaster Response Acknowledgements By its very nature, this book is the product of ideas and involvement of many people. It is difficult to enumerate here all the individuals, organizations and communities who made this book a reality. Special thanks are due to the authors, Annelies Heijmans and Lorna Victoria, for conceptualizing, organizing and seeing this book project through its completion with much aplomb --- notwithstanding budget constraints. As a collaborative endeavor between the Center for Disaster Preparedness and the Citizens’ Disaster Response Center, gratitude is due to Celso Dulce Jr., for finding time from the frenzied pace of work at CDRC to sit in meetings to give comments and suggestions on the contents of the book and for facilitating access to CDRC/N documents, files and photos. We acknowledge the assistance of the Field Operations and Research and Public Information Departments for locating project files, reports and photos, particularly Marietta Lupig, Nikki de Vera, Miguel Mendreza, Odon Morillo, and Rolando Libang for sharing their experiences with communities and the network members, and who served as informants to check out historical information. Nona Melendres and Edwin Elegado gave comments from the Regional Centers’ perspective. From the CDP staff, special mention goes to Noel Puno for coordinating technical support and Marita Santos for providing computer assistance. Malu Cagay, May Fourth Luneta and Ricky Pinlac gave support and encouragement. From the CDP Board, Emmanuel Luna participated in the initial meetings to design and critique chapters. Appreciation is also extended to Bert Bruins for critically reviewing the drafts from a non-CDRN point of view to make the presentation and text more readable and understandable. Gratitude is also extended to Labrador Victoria for some assistance in editing. This book would not have been possible without the funds from the Dutch Relief and Rehabilitation Agency for the Preparedness Support Program Finally, due recognition and credit are expressed to the Citizens’ Disaster Response Network and its partner people’s organizations who are the real authors of many of the ideas expressed in this book. However, CDP claims sole responsibility for whatever errors and shortcomings this book may have. Zenaida G. Delica Eufemia-Castro Andaya CDP Board of Directors
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