Several articles on the Philippine Daily Inquirer have been talking about the flooding caused by Typhoon Ondoy in Metro Manila on Sept 26, 2009 like this one that says nine hours would have made a difference and this one where it says flood forces developers to back off. I especially like this one where Marikina Mayor says they have learned their lessons.
All I can say is, “Ngayon pa!”
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Our fellow kababayans in Taiwan started a relief drive to help victims of Typhoon Ondoy that caused massive flooding in Metro Manila that killed 246 people and displaced over 1.9 million people.
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Here is a link to a mapping service to help victims of Typhoon Ondoy that flooded Metro Manila on Sept 26, 2009.
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This was circulating on the Facebook and a ton of people reacted
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Please help the victims of Typhoon Ondoy. Here are some info on how you can help.
“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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In her State of the Nation Address last July 27, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said: “As a country in the path of typhoons and the Pacific Rim of Fire, we must be prepared, as the latest technology permits, to anticipate natural calamities when that is possible; to extend immediate and effective relief when it is not.” She also asserted that the mapping of flood-and landslide-prone areas is “almost complete,” citing the improvement of “early warning, forecasting and monitoring systems” and the installation of flood-control infrastructure in areas of Luzon, including the Pasig and Marikina rivers.
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Here’s another video of the flood caused by Typhoon Ondoy in Metro Manila on Sept 26, 2009. This one is in Katipunan. Watch what happened to the car at 1:23.
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Here are photos of the relief operations at La Salle Greenhills to help the victims of Typhoon Ondoy. Photos by Arianne Blanche Ramirez.
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Report from ABS-CBN on Typhoon Ondoy.
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Aftermath of Typhoon Ondoy that caused massive flooding in Metro Manila on Sept 26, 2009. This is Marikina.
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Donation drive for Ondoy victim by the UST Student Council.
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As with the previous post about Gerald Anderson and his brother helping their neighbors. Here is Jericho “Echo” Rosales on a surfboard helping out his neighbors during the flood in Metro Manila caused by Typhoon Ondoy.
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Please help the victims of Typhoon Ondoy. Here are some info on how you can help.
Here are photos of the aftermath of Typhoon Ondoy that caused massive flooding in Metro Manila on Sept 26, 2009.
This is Divisoria at Sta. Elena going to Divisoria Mall.
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Here are videos I found of the underpass of Quiapo or what most people call Quiapo ilalim. After the flood caused by Typhoon Ondoy in Metro Manila on Sept 26, 2009. Quiapo ilalim turned into a virtual swimming pool.
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I saw this on Facebook and was touched by the bravery of some people during the massive flood caused by Typhoon Ondoy in Metro Manila on Sept 26, 2009.
Here are some more photos of the aftermath of Typhoon Ondoy the caused a major flood in Metro Manila.
Flooding was so bad during Typhoon Ondoy that the drains are spitting out water in Alabang.
Reports say that three dams were opened that contributed to the flood in Metro Manila.
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