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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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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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Death toll climbs as Typhoon Pablo (Bopha) tears through the Philippines

December 5, 2012 - by benign0 - 8 Comments.

The death toll in the Philippines has skyrocketed as Typhoon Pablo (international code name “Bopha”) ravages the Philippine island of Mindanao and makes its way through the Visayas. Most tragic …

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