Topic: relocation

She fled the 68th floor. She’s finally dealing with 9/11 trauma

She fled the 68th floor. She’s finally dealing with 9/11 trauma

James Barron, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 11 04:20 PM

Thousands of civilians like Bergeron — people who worked in the trade center or were nearby when the twin towers collapsed — also survived. Some have developed physical symptoms. Some have not. But together they have become a largely overlooked segment of the World Trade Center community.   Read more »

Malate demolition

Malate demolition

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 16 04:02 PM

A child plays by a creek as MMDA and DENR personnel demolish houses during clearing operations at the stretch of Estero de San Antonio Abad in Malate, Manila on Friday. Read more »

Before and After

Before and After

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 20 03:40 PM

The Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) has started relocating informal settler families (ISFs) at the Estero de Magdalena in Binondo, Manila on Thursday. Read more »

5 years after Yolanda: How do you weather-proof the Philippines?

5 years after Yolanda: How do you weather-proof the Philippines?

Arlene Burgos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 30 10:53 PM

The Philippines yearly has about 20 typhoons, many of them destructive. How can the country protect itself from storm surges, rain-induced landslides and flooding? A geologist thinks he has the answer. Yolanda’s Ground Zero may just be trying it out.  Read more »

Residents in Boracay wetlands to be relocated

Residents in Boracay wetlands to be relocated

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 01 12:43 PM

MANILA - The government has already identified a relocation area for the residents living in the wetlands of Boracay, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government said Tuesday. Read more »

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