Earthquake-affected adolescent and youth in North Cotabato step up
Rhea, 16, and Hamdia, 19, had the same reaction when the magnitude 6 Mindanao earthquakes occurred in October 2019—they both froze in place. In North Cotabato, October 16, 29 and 31, 2019, are dates routinely mentioned by residents as they recount their experience of each violent shaking. In the province, around 175,000 children and youth were…