Pepeng
Ondoy, Pepeng victims yet to recover, study says
MANILA, Philippines - Many residents in poor communities that were heavily affected by tropical storm Ondoy and typhoon Pepeng in 2009 are still struggling to recover due to lack of assets and working capital to restore their livelihood lost to the floods, a new study said.
Insurers adapt to changing climate
With 75% of all property losses caused by 2009 typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng uninsured for acts of god, and amid forecasts of a stormy summer, the insurance industry is gearing up to provide the public with better protection.
Residents evacuate over fear of Pepeng-like floods
Sinalanta rin ng bagyong Juan ang Pangasinan. Napilitang magsilikas ang ilang residente roon dahil sa takot na muling tumaas ang baha gaya ng nangyari noong bagyong Pepeng. Live mula sa Dagupan City, nagpa-Patrol, Cris Zuñiga. TV Patrol, Oktubre 19, 2010, Martes
‘Pepeng’ survivors recall tragedy
Isang taon matapos hagupitin ng bagyong Pepeng ang Pangasinan, muling binalikan ng ABS-CBN ang mag-asawang nailigtas noon sa gitna ng matinding baha sa bayan ng Rosales. Nagpa-Patrol, Jeff Canoy. TV Patrol, Linggo, Oktubre 3, 2010
'Calamity' in calamity funds
MANILA, Philippines - Budget Secretary Florencio 'Butch' Abad on Wednesday said he will audit the P2-billion calamity fund after discovering that 70% of the fund has been spent in the first 6 months of 2010 despite the absence of any major disaster in the past months.
School buildings destroyed by Pepeng still unusable
Sa Benguet, may school buildings na hindi pa rin maaaring magamit ngayong pasukan matapos bagyuhin noong isang taon. Exclusive mula Benguet, magba-Bandila si Butch Mendizabal. Bandila, Lunes, Hunyo 14, 2010
NEDA oks P6.5-B Ondoy, Pepeng rehab project
MANILA, Philippines - The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) approved on Tuesday a P6.48-billion project aimed at rehabilitating infrastructure damaged by killer typhoons Ondoy (international codename: Ketsana) and Pepeng (Parma).
Last-minute OK of disaster risk reduction bill urged
MANILA, Philippines - Two congressmen on Wednesday urged the passage of the Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM) bill filed in the lower House.