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As of this writing, at least 23 people have been confirmed dead due to the onslaught of typhoon Basyang. It’s the first natural disaster that the 2-week old Aquino administration has faced and needed to manage. And somehow, with what Continue reading After Basyang: The Greater Disaster
In the absence of an official government website, let me post some hotline numbers, which may come in handy at this time. I posted them last year during the different typhoons. Some of the contact persons may have changed, but Continue reading Typhoon Basyang: Typhoon Hotline Numbers
Related Post: Northern Luzon Numbers Hotline Numbers Office of Civil Defense – CAR Olive Luces Director, OCD-CAR +6374 444-9627 oluces@ocd.gov.ph Baguio City Mayor REINALDO A. BAUTISTA, JR. Tel: (074) 442-3939/442-7228/442-8920 Fax: 442-3939
OFFICE OF CIVIL DEFENSE EUGENE G. CABRERA Director, OCD Region I 072-2427624 072-7004747 CHITO CASTRO OIC, ODC Region II 078-8441630 078-8441631 NERI G AMPARO Director, OCD Region III 045-4551145 045-4550564 OLIVE LUCES Officer in Charge, OCD CAR 074-4449627 074-4445298 Continue reading Hotline Numbers for Northern Luzon Typhoon Victims
Last Friday, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo put the entire country in a state of calamity. As we have all been told, there are two reasons for this: 1) to make sure that prices of basic commodities are stable; and 2) to Continue reading State of Calamity = Term Extension ? (Update)
To say that Typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng are eye-openers is an understatement. Nevertheless, the two typhoons do underscore the fact that both government and the public need to be prepared for any disaster. As a former television reporter, I saw Continue reading How to Prepare for Disasters and Calamities