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'Mas masahol po ito sa Reming': Typhoon-battered Tabaco City seeks food, housing materials

'Mas masahol po ito sa Reming': Typhoon-battered Tabaco City seeks food, housing materials

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Updated Nov 05, 2020 08:05 AM PHT

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An aerial view shows a ripped off roof of a church after super Super Typhoon Rolly hit Tabaco City, Albay province, south of Manila on November 1, 2020. Charism Sayat, AFP

MANILA - Tabaco City in Albay is in need of food and housing materials after the onslaught of 2 consecutive typhoons, its mayor said Thursday.

Esrtwhile Super Typhoon Rolly was among the worst storms that hit the city, Mayor Krisel Lagman-Luistro said as it damaged heritage structures and half of all houses in the area. In late October, Typhoon Quinta hit land in the city.

"This (Rolly) is the worst typhoon recorded since Typhoon Trix in 1952. Mas masahol po ito sa Reming (It's worse than Typhoon Reming)," she told ABS-CBN's Teleradyo.

Typhoon Trix in 1952 killed 995 people in Bicol region, while Typhoon Reming left some 734 dead in 2006.

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The city did not suffer any fatalities during Rolly's onslaught as residents were forcibly evacuated, the mayor said. Rolly's strong winds, however, unroofed evacuation centers, she said.

She added that some 3,000 residents remain in evacuation centers, where the local government would be focusing its resources.

"It is better than bumalik sila sa damaged homes nila. At least sa isang lugar dun na lang namin itututok ang resources namin kasi again scarce ang resources," she said.

The city is coordinating with the labor department in implementing an emergency employment program where residents will be given a minimum wage salary for 10 days, the mayor said.

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Solon hits PDP-LABAN statement on electing senators who will stand with Sara Duterte

Solon hits PDP-LABAN statement on electing senators who will stand with Sara Duterte

Vivienne Gulla,

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MANILA — Two lawmakers criticized the statement of PDP-Laban urging voters to elect senators, who will be allies of Vice President Sara Duterte, saying Filipinos should vote based on candidates’ platforms and not to protect one person. 

“So ‘yun ang basis ng buong kampanya nila, is to add more numbers to help the Vice President. Makikita n’yo naman po sa mga ibang kandidato, plataporma po ang ibinibida nila at sakai pinapakita nila sa taong bayan. So, dapat po ‘yung tao doon naka-focus, sa plataporma po, hindi po ‘yung pagprotekta lang ng interes ng isang tao,” House Deputy Majority Leader and La Union 1st District Representative Francisco Paolo Ortega V said.

“I do agree na sinabi piliin natin maiigi, pero ano ba ang tamang basehan? Is it because para sa isang tao or para sa bansa natin? At the end of the day, dapat pro-Philippines ang mga pipiliin natin,” House Assistant Majority Leader and Manila City 1st District Representative Ernesto Dionisio added.

In a statement last February 6, PDP Laban called on Filipino voters to choose their senators wisely, noting that the Senate will decide on the fate of the Vice President, who will be the subject of an impeachment trial. A vote of two-thirds of all members of the Senate is needed to convict the Vice President and remove her from office.

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“At the end of the day, impeachment is a numbers game and the more allies she has in the Senate, the better for our country,” the statement read.

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