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A recent trip to Leyte provided me with the opportunity to witness, with my own eyes, how money that should have gone to rehabilitate the province in the aftermath of Yolanda is being misused, for reasons that I should be clear to most people.

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The Aboitiz Group is starting next month the construction of 200 classrooms in areas devastated by Super Typhoon Yolanda last year.

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Typhoon survivor Romy Cabacaba, his wife, Janeth and their six children rely on relief goods given by different groups that come to their village.

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The Cebu CFI community cooperative has extended relief assistance to typhoon hit areas in northern Cebu and in Leyte province.

[DatePublished] => 2013-11-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1256661 [Title] => Ormoc officials allegedly refusing relief to non-voters [Summary] =>

Several residents of typhoon-hit Ormoc City in Leyte complained of barangay officials refusing to release relief goods to victims who are not registered voters in their area.

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Members of Anonymous Philippines–Leyte marched through the streets of this city yesterday, saying they wanted the public to be aware of “government’s shortcomings in dealing with the recent controversies involving the country’s implementation of existing laws.”

[DatePublished] => 2013-11-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1289443 [AuthorName] => Edgar Allan Vilbar [SectionName] => Freeman Region [SectionUrl] => region [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1245631 [Title] => Telcos assure operational networks in quake-hit areas [Summary] =>

Dominant carrier Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) and Ayala-led Globe Telecom Inc. yesterday assured that their networks in Bohol and Cebu remain largely operational after the magnitude 7.2 earthquake that hit central Visayas early this morning.

[DatePublished] => 2013-10-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097197 [AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/1917/lmri.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 791323 [Title] => DPWH seeks funds to dredge Ormoc dam, rivers [Summary] =>

Residents here are worried that the 1991 tragedy where almost 8,000 people died in flashfloods, will be repeated if the Anilao and Malbasag rivers and Biliboy split dam are not immediately dredged.

[DatePublished] => 2012-03-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1165072 [AuthorName] => Bebot Sison Jr. [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 719364 [Title] => Of adversity and adventure [Summary] =>

Being an introvert, I have always had an aversion for adventure. Anything that has the capacity to throw me off balance or to make my stomach flip even just for a second is enough to make me want to bail out. Fast.

[DatePublished] => 2011-08-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133865 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1754277 [AuthorName] => Stacy Danika S. Alcantara [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 657823 [Title] => Canon sets growth target at 30% in Cebu this year [Summary] =>

Digital imaging solutions giant — Canon sees a vibrant market in Cebu and other parts of the Visayas, as it projects at least 30 percent growth this year.

[DatePublished] => 2011-02-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1298072 [AuthorName] => Ehda Dagooc [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) ) )
ORMOC AND TACLOBAN
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                    [ArticleID] => 1321086
                    [Title] => Catastrophic madness
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A recent trip to Leyte provided me with the opportunity to witness, with my own eyes, how money that should have gone to rehabilitate the province in the aftermath of Yolanda is being misused, for reasons that I should be clear to most people.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136063 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1382205 [AuthorName] => Jerry Tundag [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1292634 [Title] => Aboitiz Group to build 200 classrooms in Cebu, Leyte [Summary] =>

The Aboitiz Group is starting next month the construction of 200 classrooms in areas devastated by Super Typhoon Yolanda last year.

[DatePublished] => 2014-02-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804518 [AuthorName] => Ghio Ong [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1270025 [Title] => INC wraps up relief mission in Samar town [Summary] =>

Typhoon survivor Romy Cabacaba, his wife, Janeth and their six children rely on relief goods given by different groups that come to their village.

[DatePublished] => 2013-12-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/5744/yf28.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1259889 [Title] => CFI Coop sends8,000 relief packs to Northern Cebu [Summary] =>

The Cebu CFI community cooperative has extended relief assistance to typhoon hit areas in northern Cebu and in Leyte province.

[DatePublished] => 2013-11-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1256661 [Title] => Ormoc officials allegedly refusing relief to non-voters [Summary] =>

Several residents of typhoon-hit Ormoc City in Leyte complained of barangay officials refusing to release relief goods to victims who are not registered voters in their area.

[DatePublished] => 2013-11-14 17:03:32 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1212169 [AuthorName] => Camille Diola [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/7990/li47.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1253989 [Title] => Anonymous Phl marches in Leyte [Summary] =>

Members of Anonymous Philippines–Leyte marched through the streets of this city yesterday, saying they wanted the public to be aware of “government’s shortcomings in dealing with the recent controversies involving the country’s implementation of existing laws.”

[DatePublished] => 2013-11-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1289443 [AuthorName] => Edgar Allan Vilbar [SectionName] => Freeman Region [SectionUrl] => region [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1245631 [Title] => Telcos assure operational networks in quake-hit areas [Summary] =>

Dominant carrier Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) and Ayala-led Globe Telecom Inc. yesterday assured that their networks in Bohol and Cebu remain largely operational after the magnitude 7.2 earthquake that hit central Visayas early this morning.

[DatePublished] => 2013-10-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097197 [AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/1917/lmri.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 791323 [Title] => DPWH seeks funds to dredge Ormoc dam, rivers [Summary] =>

Residents here are worried that the 1991 tragedy where almost 8,000 people died in flashfloods, will be repeated if the Anilao and Malbasag rivers and Biliboy split dam are not immediately dredged.

[DatePublished] => 2012-03-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1165072 [AuthorName] => Bebot Sison Jr. [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 719364 [Title] => Of adversity and adventure [Summary] =>

Being an introvert, I have always had an aversion for adventure. Anything that has the capacity to throw me off balance or to make my stomach flip even just for a second is enough to make me want to bail out. Fast.

[DatePublished] => 2011-08-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133865 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1754277 [AuthorName] => Stacy Danika S. Alcantara [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 657823 [Title] => Canon sets growth target at 30% in Cebu this year [Summary] =>

Digital imaging solutions giant — Canon sees a vibrant market in Cebu and other parts of the Visayas, as it projects at least 30 percent growth this year.

[DatePublished] => 2011-02-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1298072 [AuthorName] => Ehda Dagooc [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) ) )
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