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in BustedBusted: Have you seen that photo of ladies carrying sacks of rice ‘after Lawin’? That was taken in 2012!
After Supertyphoon Lawin (international name Haima) hit Northern Luzon on October 19, it came with winds similar to that of catastrophic Yolanda (international name Haiyan) in 2013. It left 19 people dead in its wake, as of October 23’s reports, and destroyed tens of thousands of homes and crops, among others. After Lawin, relief efforts […] More
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in NewsLack of foreign aid right after Lawin? DSWD chief explains gov’t funds enough for now
Despite the aftermath of supertyphoon “Lawin” in Cagayan as well as other provinces in northern Luzon the past week, local officials and residents of Cagayan province are left to wonder as to why any form of foreign government assistance are yet to be delivered in the region in the first few days after the typhoon. […] More