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6 dead so far as #Hagupit (#RubyPH) tears through #Philippines’ central islands

December 8, 2014 - by benign0 - 4 Comments.

Thanks to “the largest peacetime evacuations the country has ever seen” mounted in preparation for the coming of Super Typhoon Hagupit (locally code-named “Ruby”), death at the appalling scale seen …

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Civics / Development / Environment / Government

Deja vu all over again as Typhoon Mario’s devastation of Metro Manila mirrors Ondoy’s in 2009

September 19, 2014 - by benign0 - 26 Comments.

Today may as well have been a day in September 2009 when Typhoon Ondoy struck and devastated Manila. Back then I wrote about the Philippine government’s utter failure to step …

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Korina Sanchez is Mar Roxas’s wife! (and other insights gleaned from the Yolanda disaster)

November 17, 2013November 17, 2013 - by benign0 - 34 Comments.

Did the Filipino people elect their leaders so that they could be given a “break” in times when their leadership is needed the most? It seems that’s exactly what they …

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Glitz and Glamour / Politics / Society

Manny Pacquiao: do pro boxing and national politics mix?

December 14, 2012 - by benign0 - 21 Comments.

Thanks to GR Post commenter ‘FelYounghusband’ for a comment she posted on my previous article “Where was Philippine Congressman Manny Pacquiao when Typhoon Pablo devastated Mindanao?” as it eloquently consolidates …

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Where was Philippine Congressman Manny Pacquiao when Typhoon Pablo devastated Mindanao?

December 12, 2012 - by benign0 - 40 Comments.

The other day I came across what I thought was a pretty poignant tweet coming from one of the humour Tweetizens I follow. It went something like this: Our boys …

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Que horror! President Noynoy Aquino failed to watch the Manny Pacquiao fight!

December 11, 2012 - by benign0 - 81 Comments.

I mean, really, does one need to even make a press release about something one did not do? I’m referring to a recent statement issued by Malacañang with regard to …

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Culture / Environment / Government / Media / Society / The South

Typhoon Pablo casualty could hit 1400+ as Filipinos mourn Pacquiao defeat

December 10, 2012 - by benign0 - 20 Comments.

The casualty toll in the aftermath of Typhoon Pablo (Bopha) could reach more than 1,400 which is almost equal to the carnage wrought by Typhoon Sendong (Washi) in 2011. According …

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Development / Environment / Government / Politics / The South

Ph Government pats itself on the back for level of preparedness as Typhoon Pablo batters Mindanao

December 6, 2012 - by benign0 - 119 Comments.

As bodies recovered in the aftermath of the devastation wrought by Typhoon Pablo (Bopha) in pile up in makeshift morgues all over Mindanao, the casualty statistics begin to approach the …

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