TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte — With the devastation of the city and other areas wrought by typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), health workers fear the worst for people’s health. Aldin Bagon, resident doctor at Divine Word Hospital (DWH), said that an epidemic of diarrhea, fever, wound infections, respiratory infections are likely to be expected in the coming days […]
It must have been the longest journey of his life for Reynaldo Alejandro, 59. He came from Iloilo and was waiting for a ferry at Terminal 3 in Cebu port to sail him to Ormoc, Leyte where he can ride to reach Naval, Biliran. Reynaldo was looking for his 25-year old daughter, Nina Marie. He […]
“Dulo ng iceberg” (tip of the iceberg) ng sistemang pork barrel sa gobyerno ang ibinasura ng Korte Suprema noong Nob. 19. Ito ang sinabi ni Kabataan Rep. Terry Ridon, matapos ianunsiyo ng Kataas-Taasang Hukuman ang unconstitutionality ng Priority Development Assistance Program (PDAF) at ang bahagi ng Presidential Social Fund na nagmumula sa Malampaya Gas Project. Malaking tagumpay na […]
It has been four years since 58 individuals, including 32 journalists and media workers, were brutally killed in Ampatuan town, Maguindanao. To date, no one has been convicted of murder charges since the hearing began on January 5, 2010. Even as three of the primary suspects are detained, relatives of the victims fear that Unsay, […]
In the heartland of Panay Island, within the ancestral domain of the indigenous people who call themselves, ‘Tumandok’. Photos taken after the typhoon Yolanda made its last landfall in Panay Island. Their homes, daycare centers, schools, community centers – lay in ruins. Their coffee trees and their banana trees, sources of much-needed cash in between […]
Amid reports that rice is being sold at exorbitant prices in typhoon-affected areas, women from urban poor communities today picketed the office of the National Food Authority (NFA) in Quezon City to demand for the free distribution of rice to survivors of typhoon Yolanda, saying that the price freeze declaration by President Aquino is not […]
Sectoral groups and individuals in the Philippines and abroad observed the International Day of Solidarity for victims of the typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) on November 13 by gathering in schools, communities, offices and workplaces, as well as expressing solidarity online. Lighting candles, offering prayers, songs, and speeches, students, faculty, and employees from two biggest […]
An estimated 10 million Filipinos in Visayas and parts of Mindanao at Luzon were affected by the storm Yolanda (Haiyan). Thousands were killed and many remain unaccounted for. By all indications, this is the worst disaster crisis the nation has faced. And it is only getting worse. Even with government, media and international aid agencies […]
The horrific aftermath of super typhoon Yolanda (international code name: Haiyan) that claimed thousands of lives exemplifies the Aquino government’s inability to learn from past disaster crises. Thus said Clemente Bautista, national coordinator of Kalikasan – People’s Network for the Environment (Kalikasan-PNE), a progressive environmental group. He said that, as with previous disaster crises it […]
Extending its sympathies to the millions of people affected by supertyphoon Yolanda that ravaged provinces in Visayas, Mindanao and some parts of Southern Luzon, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) called for its members all over the country that are not affected by the typhoon to mobilize support and relief operations for the victims […]
