“While we welcome all aid extended to our brothers and sisters in the Visayas, we don’t see the necessity of deploying missile cruisers and missile destroyers and, amphibious assault vehicles and other warships.” – Cristina Palabay, Karapatan
Before they could start rebuilding their lives, survivors of Typhoon Yolanda have to account for their missing loved ones first. Sadly, the Aquino government made it clear that searching for survivors beneath the rubble is not its priority.
A poem in response to Joi Barrios-Leblanc’s “Sumpa ng Kawayan” ni E. SAN JUAN, Jr. “….Iniluwa ko na ang galit sa pusong nagpupuyos Nang putulin ang aking binti, ngunit di pa rin nakaligtas Sa sumpa ng marahas na kalagayan– O Yolanda! Yolanda! Walang kailangan, elastiko’t “resilient” daw ako Mapagbigay, pigil ang luha’t tiis ang gutom–sino…
MANILA — With relatives of victims and survivors of Yolanda, workers led by national labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno marched from Avenida Avenue cor. Recto Avenue in Manila to Mendiola this morning to protest what they call Pres. Noynoy Aquino’s “criminal negligence” in handling the supertyphoon. Despite warnings about Yolanda’s strength, Aquino did not undertake…
On November 8, 2013, Typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan) hit the Philippines and left thousands dead and millions more homeless in its wake.
“It is the children we are worried about. They cannot bear hunger. Adults can manage but not children.”
“Some may have survived the typhoon, but can they survive the aftermath?” relatives of typhoon-ravaged areas ask.
While Yolanda survivors arrive in droves in Manila and Cebu, there are those who embark on a journey back to typhoon-ravaged areas to know about the fate of their families and kin. Will they find relief or sorrow when they arrive in their hometown?
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QUESTION EVERYTHING Mong Palatino Bulatlat.com If there is a bigger calamity than super typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), it must be the Philippine government which has been notoriously inept in the wake of the devastation wrought by the storm in the Visayas. But aside from deficiency in leadership, the slow response of the government also reflected the…
“It’s a small step forward in our fight against corruption and political patronage. Yet what is notable about the decision is that it would set the precedent for succeeding constitutional challenges regarding discretionary public funds.” – Kabataan Rep. Terry Ridon
“The government is so incompetent that it even allowed the conduct of relief, rescue operations to be undertaken by foreign troops.”