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MANILA – Aside from killing them and displacing them from their homes and exposing them to illness, tropical storm Ondoy dealt poor Filipino families severe blows that could make their lives in the months ahead much more difficult. (Read sidebar: Ondoy Pushes Tens...
By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA
Aid operations went into full swing two days after “Ondoy” devastated Metro Manila and other parts of the northern Philippines as various organizations started distributing relief goods to calamity victims.
By NERVE MACASPAC Bulatlat.com The total number of fatalities from tropical storm “Ondoy" (international name: Ketsana) that submerged some areas in Central Luzon and Calabarzon in mud and water may already be close to 200. The National Disaster Coordinating...
Ni ROLAND TOLENTINO Kulturang Popular Kultura Bulatlat.com Magiging historikal na araw ang Setyembre 26, 2009. Ito ang araw na lumubog ang Metro Manila at karatig-lugar. Ang araw na pinagmistulang lawa ng tubig at putik ang Marikina at Quezon City. Ito ang...
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Women and men are differently affected by natural disasters. For example, women are especially vulnerable to poor nutrition, vitamin and iron deficiency—especially anemia, which can be fatal in pregnancy.
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