Posted on October 4, 2009 by Ishmael Fischer Ahab
The National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) unpreparedness during the onslaught of typhoon Ondoy and its aftermath showed the gaping hole in the system implemented by the agency headed by Gilbert Teodoro. NDCC was helpless during the typhoon and could only send feeble aid to the victims. Once again, bulk of the help came from the [...]
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Posted on September 28, 2009 by Ishmael Fischer Ahab
The fury and aftermath of Typhoon Ondoy last Saturday was not expected by Montalbenos. The storm poured a month’s worth of rain in just six hours. As Ondoy rages on, a rush of rainwater came flooding down from the mountains and filled the communities below and blocked the roads. Ondoy also forced the Wawa Dam [...]
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