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No, they are not okay yet

No, they are not okay yet

By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective If you live in Manila, you most probably have not read any article during the last few months about the victims of Typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan). Of course, almost three years have passed since that fateful day...

‘Ruby blows off hype on US troops, Aquino ‘readiness’

‘Ruby blows off hype on US troops, Aquino ‘readiness’

“Thousands were reported to have searched for alternative evacuation sites or forced to settle in unsafe sites, as designated evacuation centers were overflowing. Some declared evacuation centers were actually disaster-prone areas, and initial reports reveal how an evacuation center was even destroyed by Ruby’s violent winds in Eastern Samar province.”

Eastern Visayas folk appeal for support as they battle storms, poverty, militarization

Eastern Visayas folk appeal for support as they battle storms, poverty, militarization

“Not only have we been left for dead by the government’s criminal neglect after supertyphoons, we also suffer from the violence of the military – and for what? For practicing bayanihan (mutual aid) and demanding social justice for disaster survivors?” – People Surge

See also: A victim of rights violation, then of typhoon and gov’t neglect

#RememberHaiyan | Yolanda survivors brand the Aquino government as ‘Waray Pulos’

#RememberHaiyan | Yolanda survivors brand the Aquino government as ‘Waray Pulos’

“Seeing and living with Yolanda survivors first-hand tells us two things: one is that the Yolanda survivors have been doing their best to live and survive and face the aftermath of Yolanda. Two, is that the Aquino government and the ruling local elite are themselves like storm surges that devastate the people more by their neglect and shameless profiteering.” National Union of Students in the Philippines

‘Dear Pope: don’t let Aquino demolish our homes in your name’

‘Dear Pope: don’t let Aquino demolish our homes in your name’

“Various people’s movements and humanitarian organizations have been hard at work for almost a year in various bayanihan (mutual aid) efforts for rehabilitation and reconstruction. Meanwhile, the Aquino government continues to hide behind these initiatives in a clear attempt to abandon its mandate to ensure the people’s right to housing and other social services.”

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