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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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‘Disaster preparedness’ has become an oxymoron in the #Philippines

October 8, 2014 - by benign0 - 14 Comments.

It has been becoming increasingly apparent that “natural” disasters are now a routine occurrence all over the Philippines. The idea that Filipinos ought to be more “prepared” for such calamities …

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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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Civics / Environment / Government / Media

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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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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