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Opinion

Life savers

THE EAR - The Freeman
August 24, 2013 | 12:00am

LUZON FLOODS. Seeing what he described as “frightening floods” in Luzon including Metro Manila, a foreign news correspondent suggested that life vests be doled out to residents of flood-prone areas.

 

LIFE SAVERS. The correspondent said the life vests -- also called life savers -- are handed out by government groups and private business firms under a joint humanitarian program. This is what's being done in Japan and South Korea.

 

PORK BARREL. A similar program could be launched in flood-prone areas in the Philippines using the senator's and congressman's pork barrel funds. Puwede?

 

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BARREL

CORRESPONDENT

JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA

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METRO MANILA

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