Higit 160,000 pamilya apektado ng bagyong Paeng sa Panay
Umabot sa higit 160,000 pamilya at nasa higit 600,000 indibidwal ang naitalang na-apektuhan sa pananalasa ng bagyong Paeng sa isla ng Panay noong Sabado, Oktubre 29.
Typhoon Rai aftermath highlights Duterte’s sluggish disaster response
Affected communities and local governments have been appealing for help after the typhoon-ravaged agricultural zones across Samar, Leyte, Bohol, Cebu, and Negros Islands and even overwhelmed Cebu City, a major commercial and cultural hub in the Visayas-Mindanao regions.
Former Dubai resident recounts typhoon ordeal in the Philippines
Baylosis said: “We used to watch (on TV) this kind of situation from the comforts of our apartment, now we are the news. It was a scrabble to manage everything without electricity and phone communication.”
Gov’t priorities enrich a few and destroy the environment–IBON
“The Philippine government’s bias for profit-seeking interests even at the expense of the environment are the root cause of the logging, quarrying and land conversion in Rizal and Cagayan provinces that have caused such devastating floods.”
Govt stinginess worsens Filipinos’ suffering and PH economic collapse
The -11.5% growth, or contraction, in gross domestic product (GDP) in the third quarter, confirms that the Philippines is on its way to becoming the worst performing economy in Southeast Asia in 2020. The economy is saddled by the Duterte administration’s refusal to spend on aid for Filipino families and support for small businesses so needed amid the pandemic.
Swept away – Philippine agriculture bears wrath from government neglect
The only way the country can really be disaster-prepared would be if risk reduction and response followed a comprehensive plan across pre-calamity and calamity scenarios. This needs to start with strengthening the heart of the economy and that is Philippine agriculture and manufacturing.
Barangay chairperson halts relief distribution in Isabela, insists on taking over
Hacienda Sta. Isabel Norte chairperson Leonora Uy allegedly ordered a stop to the humanitarian activity for hundreds of farmers in her barangay after allowing photos to be taken of only a few residents receiving food items.
Red Red Whine
“Reds proudly embrace these ideas, and are famously relentless in putting these ideas into practice as conditions allow. They wear their red hearts on their sleeves and wave their red flags, literally and figuratively, because it isn’t enough for the ideas to be compelling. They have to be grasped and embraced and practiced by as many people as possible.”
Academic Break, hiling ng mga mag-aaral sa buong bansa
Pangunahin na hiling ng mga mag-aaral na magkaroon ng national academic break dahil sa sunud-sunod na sakuna na dumaan sa bansa gayundin ang mga pahirap na sistema sa online classes. Ang academic break, ayon sa kanila, ay maagang deklarasyon ng pagtatapos ng semestre at mass promotion ng mga estudyante.
A new and novel way indeed – and heed
some offer cellphone load, it’s quite relief/this, one way there to help beyond a doubt/the typhoon victims down, down in their grief/
from nasty blasting typhoon’s* ruthless clout.