A fragile state may be characterized by weak state institutions, unstable political arrangement and internal armed conflict. In these times of climate change where risk hazard for citizens are increasing, fragile states may find their problems intensify. A fragile state has minimal or no mitigation and adaptation policies for the effects of climate change, and in the event of a calamity, will most likely fail to deliver basic services to those who need it.

The Philippines is an example of a fragile state. State institutions are inefficient, laws are not taken seriously by its citizens and more than 4 decades of armed conflict that challenges the legitimacy of the state itself.

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I’m asking your help to spread the word. Tulungan po ninyo akong ikalat ito. Beyond this, we should also demand action. I disabled a plugin so you can copy the photos of relief goods rotting in DSWD warehouses. You can link this post to your blogs, facebook, websites etc. You can also email the photos.

Philippine News (US based Philippine newspaper) will use this as its front page story this week. Every Filipino has the right to know where the tons of donations from the UN and other counties go. Kahit po nakakahiya sa mga nag-donate. Kung sa ganitong paraan, matutulungan natin ang mga nasalanta, then by all means, let’s do it.

For those who have the time, please try to volunteer sa DSWD warehouses. Getting in was not easy. A friend had to put in a word for us. Let’s see kung madali nang makapasok sa DSWD warehouse ang mga volunteers.

Please read on and good luck to us.

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Here are the hotlines for the missing people caused by Typhoon Ondoy that caused massive flooding in Metro Manila on Sept 26, 2009.

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originally posted at the QuadraForte blog

Our CEO Franklin Naval has been doing a yeoman’s job of updating the maps that are featured on the “Help for Typhoon Victims in the Philippines” landing page hosted by Google. The Philippines is now bracing for the onslaught of a category 5 typhoon named “Pepeng” (international code name: Parma) just right after “Ondoy” (international name: Ketsana) it devastated not only the Philippines but Vietnam, Cambodia and even Laos. I don’t think Franklin can go on forever updating the maps so I’ll go through a walkthrough to show everyone HOW EASY this is and if we distribute the load to 20-40 people who know how to blog, this will be over in 10 MINUTES TOPS!

NOTE: Click on the photos for high-resolution

The first step is to have access to the spreadsheet (make sure you have an invite to EDIT via a GMail address – twitter me @pageman or @franknaval to get an invite). You’ll see the spreadsheet like this:

The cells with red circles are the relevant information needed – the last two cells on the right under On Map? and Who? indicates if the missing persons have been mapped already (NOT YET) and who mapped it (BLANK FOR NOW)

To find the Missing Persons Map, you can just Google “Ondoy” and you should be able to see the Google landing page for Ondoy – you should see several layers – what is of interest to you would be the Missing Persons Layer

Once you click on “Missing Persons” it should bring you the Typhoon Ondoy Missing persons page

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Here’s a CNN weather report on Super Typhoon Parma (Pepeng). Forecasted to hit Metro Manila late Friday and Saturday.

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PAGASA (11:30am): Typhoon Pepeng now a significant typhoon, slowly becoming a Super typhoon with wind speeds up to 175 kph with gustiness of about 210kph. Entering Northern Luzon by Sat morning. But expect heavy rainfall by tomorrow.

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I saw this on Youtube about Richard Gutierrez saving Cristine Reyes who was on the roof of her house due to the flood caused by Typhoon Ondoy the hit Metro Manila on Sept 26, 2009.

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Here is a link to Gawad Kalinga for their Ketsana Relief drive to help the casualties of Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana) that caused massive flooding in Metro Manila on Sept 26, 2009.

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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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Any help to the victims of Typhoon Ondoy that caused massive flooding in Metro Manila will help a lot. Please share this video or send your donations to the following:

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Willie Revillame of Wowowee interviews Eric, the Marikina River survivor which overflowed making Marikina one of the worst hit cities during the flooding caused by Typhoon Ondoy that hit Metro Manila on Sept 26, 2009.

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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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Please help the victims of Typhoon Ondoy. Here are some info on how you can help.

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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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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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