During the massive flooding caused by Typhoon Ondoy that wrecked havoc to Metro Manila on Sept 26, 2009. We’re heard stories of our fellowmen doing acts of heroism and bravery with little thoughts about their own safety.
Just like the story about a Judge Ralph Lee of Regional Trial Court Branch 83.
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“Be it hereby resolved by the Philippine Senate, to enjoin all senators to allocate at least P1 million from their Priority Development Assistance Fund to aid victims of Ondoy,” according to Senate Resolution 1378 filed by Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago on Monday.
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“It’s plain incompetence of the leadership, and government was absent,” said Sen. Loren Legarda.
The National Disaster Coordinating Center (NDCC), she said, “clearly has no action plan.”
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New reports from the Philippine Daily Inquirer are coming in that survivors of Typhoon Ondoy are angry at the lack of aid. Some survivors reported that they were trapped inside their homes or on the roof tops but were ignored by rescue helicopters flying overhead.
Countless people were dismayed by the government failure to come to their aid at the height of the massive floods that swept Metro Manila and nearby provinces at the weekend.
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Here are photos of the aftermath of Typhoon Ondoy that hit Metro Manila. This is UERM.
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Saw this video on Facebook. I don’t know who the original videographer is. Someone posted it on Youtube so I decide to share it here.
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Here are some more videos I found of the flood in Metro Manila of Sept. 26, 2009. Typhoon Ondoy dropped 30 inches of rain in 30 minutes.
Citizen reporters, videographers, bloggers and photographers out scooped most news networks. This blog actually got more photos of the flood before the Philippine Daily Inquirer got theirs on their website.
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I found some more photos of the flood in Metro Manila on September 26, 2009 caused by Typhoon Ondoy.
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Here’s a video of a van being swept away by the flood.
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