“We might need semi-dam dikes to hold the river’s water capacity, while the Bato Lake needs desiltation. But our urgent need is to block the side of the river with collapsed dike,” Mayor Domingo Escoto Jr. said.
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Tropical storm Paeng leaves 48 dead, thousands flooded
Provinces in the south were hit the hardest while a “state of calamity” has been declared in the city of Cotabato where some 67,000 residents have been affected by the storm.
For Odette survivors in Leyte, every day is a struggle
Farmer Edgardo Gases and the thousands of affected families in the province are getting by through relief aids and with the help of relatives working in Manila.
Disasters, Mother Nature’s wrath?
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com It is no longer raining hard in Metro Manila and in most parts of the country. The skies are cloudy, rain showers are intermittent and hardly a cause for concern. That is why the damage wrought by the monsoon rains three to four weeks ago has almost been forgotten, except by…
Benjie Oliveros | Why disaster strikes
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis When Pagasa announced, early this week, that typhoon Chedeng might hit the country, local government officials frantically inspected and dredged rivers, canals, and drainage systems. They readied rubber boats and set up an emergency communication system. President Aquino called on his administration to aim for zero casualty. The people living near…