Binay visits victims of typhoon in Capiz

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Nov 162013
 
Binay visits victims of typhoon in Capiz

Residents carry a coffin containing the body of a victim of Typhoon Haiyan during a funeral in Tanauan, Leyte, central Philippines November 14, 2013. (MNS photo) MANILA, Nov. 14 (Mabuhay) – After visiting Iloilo on Wednesday, Vice President Jejomar Binay on Thursday flew to another Yolanda-hit province- Capiz, to continue his conduct of ocular inspection and oversee the ongoing relief efforts for the survivors. The vice president arrived with his team at Roxas City, the Capiz’ capitol, at around 1 p.m. today. While at Capiz, Binay will meet with Gov. Victor Tanco to update him on housing sector’s assistance for Yolanda victims. He is also set to meet with Cuartero Mayor Tito Mayo, Dumalag Mayor Amado Eriberto Castro, Jr. and Dao Mayor Joselito Escutin in their respective municipalities. Moreover, Binay will distribute some relief goods to the typhoon victims. The whole province of Capiz was declared under state of calamity since Sunday after the super typhoon affected 90 percent of its towns. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) said the typhoon totally damaged 20,000 houses, affecting 92,753 families composed of 400,000 individuals. According to provincial disaster council’s latest record, the death toll in the province climbed to 42 and 34 persons were reported injured. (MNS)

Pacquiao torn by typhoon victims’ plight

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Nov 142013
 
Pacquiao torn by typhoon victims’ plight

Brandon Rios (left) and Manny Pacquiao meet a Sentinel. (Chris Farina/Top Rank) MANILA, November 13, 2013 (AFP) – Boxing star Manny Pacquiao admitted feelings of anguish and regret after the final stages of training for a must-win fight kept him from visiting typhoon victims in his native Philippines. Pacquiao said he felt “very bad” for the thousands killed and displaced by super typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful ever recorded, which swept through central islands. But Pacquiao, who is training out of harm’s way in his home city of General Santos, said he could not jeopardise preparations for his November 24 fight against America’s Brandon Rios. “I really feel very bad over what happened in the Visayas region where more than 10,000 people are believed to have lost their lives,” Pacquiao said in a “statement to his people” posted on his website. “I really want to visit the area and personally do what I can to help our countrymen who have suffered so much in this terrible tragedy but I’m in deep training in General Santos City for a crucial fight so I regret I cannot go.” The 34-year-old Congressman pledged to send aid to affected areas, where the desperate search for supplies has turned deadly with eight people killed in a crush at a government rice store. “I will send help to those who need it the most and I enjoin all of you to pray for our country and people in these trying times,” he said. Pacquiao, Read More …

Pentagon orders aircraft carrier, ships to PHL

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Nov 122013
 
Pentagon orders aircraft carrier, ships to PHL

U.S. Marines board a KC-130J Hercules aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, to depart for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan, Nov. 11, 2013. The Marines are assigned to the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David N. Hersey WASHINGTON, November 11, 2013 (AFP) – US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered the aircraft carrier USS George Washington and other American ships to head to the typhoon-stricken Philippines, the Pentagon said Monday. The carrier, which has 5,000 sailors and more than 80 aircraft aboard, is currently in Hong Kong for a port visit. The crew is being recalled early from shore leave and the ship is expected to be underway later this evening, the Pentagon said in a statement. “In company with the carrier will be the cruisers USS Antietam and USS Cowpens and the destroyer USS Mustin. The supply ship USNS Charles Drew is already underway and will rendezvous with the group as they get closer,” it said, noting the ships should be on station within 48-72 hours. The USS Lassen, also a destroyer, got underway Sunday for the region. On board the USS George Washington are sailors and “aircraft designed to perform various functions including disaster relief,” including the Sea Combat Squadron 12 flying the MH-60S Seahawk helicopter; and the “Saberhawks” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 77. “As needed, these ships and aircraft will be able to provide humanitarian assistance, supplies, and medical care Read More …

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