“Davao City (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 22, 2012) – More than 200 corpses were buried in a mass grave on Saturday in Compostela Valley province in the southern Philippines, as the search for those still missing from the deadly typhoon Bopha still continues.
“The bodies were already decomposing and needed to be buried to prevent the spread of diseases in the town of New Bataan, one of the hardest hit by the typhoon that ravaged Mindanao on December 4. xxx”
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From Agence France Presse
“300,000 still homeless after Typhoon Bopha: IFRC
“Some 300,000 people remain homeless in the Philippines following a deadly typhoon earlier this month, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said Friday.
“The IFRC said urgent humanitarian assistance was needed to help around 200,000 of those affected by Typhoon Bopha — the deadliest storm to have struck the Philippines this year, killing more than 1,000 across the archipelago.xxx”
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From sunstar.com.ph
“Integrated approach pushed to rebuild Pablo-hit areas
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“It (Minda)recorded a total value loss in production of P25.8 billion due to damages that cover total or partial destruction of physical assets existing in the affected area. Its monetary value is expressed in terms of replacement costs according to prices prevailing just before the event.
“Minda also noted the expected value losses of P9.6 billion for 2013, which cover employment (direct and indirect), businessmen’s income, losses from rental of lands and other related services.
“ “It bears to point out that the hard hit areas of Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental are among the top producing agricultural provinces of the country, especially banana, coconut and other high value commodities,” according to Minda.
“It added that the next two to three years of rehabilitation and reconstruction will certainly need to have a strong focus on reviving the agri-industry strength of these areas to provide greater employment opportunities and catch-up growth.”
“Philippine camps overflow as typhoon toll passes 500 by Agence France-Presse
“Hundreds of thousands of survivors of a deadly Philippine typhoon crammed into shelters Friday
“Typhoon Bopha whipped the south on Tuesday, leaving at least 546 people dead and hundreds more missing in the deadliest natural disaster this year in a country that is regularly hit with quakes, floods and volcanic eruptions.”
“Hungry survivors of a deadly Philippine typhoon looted shops and warehouses in a hard-hit town in a bid to stay alive amid stalled aid deliveries, a rescue official said.
“Local officials monitored the desperate scenes in the early aftermath of Typhoon Bopha’s onslaught in the isolated southern town of Cateel, Cedric Daep, a provincial public safety official, told AFP.”
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“In the Philippines, UNICEF responds to families affected by Typhoon Bopha by tolerance.ca.
“Philippines – UNICEF is providing assistance to families affected by Typhoon Bopha (local name ‘Pablo’), with a focus on ensuring clean water supply and providing temporary sanitation and non-food items for displaced families.”
