In its continuing assistance to the survivors, the MSU-IIT through the College of Nursing (CON) and the Sendong Dynamic Response Team (SDRT), with the Alliance in Motion (AIM) Global, organized a medical mission for the Typhoon Sendong survivors.

The MSU-IIT Sustainable Development Studies Program (SDP) of the School of Graduate Studies (SGS) and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Extension (OVCRE) partnered with Ecosystems Work for Essential Benefits, Inc. (ECOWEB) and the Catholic Overseas Development Agency CAFOD in hosting a forum on “Mainstreaming Flood Disaster Preparedness” last January 13, 2012.

Iligan City, Philippines – Deadly Sendong (international name: Washi) hit Northern Mindanao in the cities of Iligan and Cagayan de Oro evening of December 16 bringing about 10 hours of heavy downpour that triggered flash floods in the early dawn of December 17.

Iligan woke up battered in the morning of December 17 after typhoon Sendong unleashed its overnight fury which destroyed properties, claimed hundreds of lives, and left widespread devastation.