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Disaster Mitigation
SOME of the most fatal and destructive typhoons ever to hit the country in recent times struck this year, killing an estimated 1,293 people, leaving 389 missing and injuring 1,061. The typhoons damaged P6.4 billion in agricultural crops, P2.9 billion worth of public works, 625,774 houses and eight fishing boats. (more)
90% of homes damaged as ‘Reming’ batters Marinduque
APPEALING for help, Marinduque Governor Carmencita Reyes said on Friday that the sheer magnitude of Reming’s devastation on her island province was worse than Marcopper mining disaster in 1996. (more)
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