Two Tales of Loss from Little Kibungan
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Cordillera Most Ravaged by Pepeng
Cordillera Most Ravaged by Pepeng
By ARTHUR ALLAD-IW
The Cordillera region incurred most of the damages in Northern Luzon with 309 dead and P1.398 billion of damaged infrastructures and agriculture caused by typhoon Pepeng.
Closure of ‘Destructive Dams’ Urged
Closure of ‘Destructive Dams’ Urged
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
"The dams, particularly San Roque Dam, are supposedly designed and used to control floods. However, the floodings these infrastructures have brought us prove that they were not really designed for that function. These dams just bring profit to its proponents and more harm than benefit to the people."
Dam Nation: A Bloody History of Struggle Against Dams
Dam Nation: A Bloody History of Struggle Against Dams
By ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
The construction of dams has always been opposed because of their destructive effects on whole communities. Several anti-dam leaders have been killed as a result. The recent devastation by the dams of Luzon proved that they were right all along.
Analysis: Ondoy, Pepeng and the Bane of Development Illusion
Analysis: Ondoy, Pepeng and the Bane of Development Illusion
In the years ahead, the number and magnitude of disasters will increase with colossal human and economic losses. The task of rescue, recovery, relief and rehabilitation will have to fall more and more on the people themselves as they have in fact done in recent years.
Relocation Solution Poses a Dilemma to Slum Dwellers Made Homeless by Ondoy
Relocation Solution Poses a Dilemma to Slum Dwellers Made Homeless by Ondoy
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Days after Ondoy struck, the government declared that it would no longer allow these poor Filipinos to return to their shattered homes.
Ondoy, Pepeng Underscore Need for ‘Pro-Active’ Disaster Management System
Ondoy, Pepeng Underscore Need for ‘Pro-Active’ Disaster Management System
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
The Citizen's Disaster Response Center urges the passage of the Disaster Risk Reduction Management Bill. But even without this law, trainings in disaster mitigation should be conducted down to the barangay level, it says.
After Ondoy and Pepeng, Now Comes the Hard Part
After Ondoy and Pepeng, Now Comes the Hard Part
By ARNOLD PADILLA
The challenge that policy makers now face is how to raise the needed resources to fund in a sustainable manner and without placing additional burden on Filipinos the requirements of relief and rehabilitation.
Slideshow: For the Poor, Ondoy Strikes a Double Whammy
Slideshow: For the Poor, Ondoy Strikes a Double Whammy
For the Poor, Ondoy Strikes Double Whammy
Poor Are Worst Hit by Ondoy; Inept Leadership Makes Them Suffer Even More
Poor Are Worst Hit by Ondoy; Inept Leadership Makes Them Suffer Even More
By CARLOS H. CONDE
A disaster-prone country like the Philippines should by now be a nation of experts on calamities and how to deal with them. But, as Ondoy has shown, Filipinos are almost always caught unawares. And often, the high cost of these calamities are caused not so much by lack of knowledge or resources as by poor governance.
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