A four-hour fire broke out thursday night in Barangay Navotas West and Barangay Sipac in Navotas city, leaving at least 1,491 families or 7,157 persons homeless. 800 houses, mostly made of light materials, were destroyed. Two children were reportedly killed in the incident. 5 evacuation centers, including Bagumbayan Elementary School, Navotas National Highschool and the...
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Photo Gallery: Fire in Navotas
A four-hour fire broke out thursday night in Barangay Navotas West and Barangay Sipac in Navotas city, leaving at least 1,491 families or 7,157 persons homeless. Sources: Community Response for Enlightenment, Service and Transformation, Inc. (CREST) Philippine Daily Inquirer. “Navotas fire victims move to new shelters”. Retrieved 31 August 2010 from http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/metro/view/20100831-289647/Navotas-fire-victims-move-to-new-shelters
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10 Ondoy-affected communities organized for child protection and disaster preparedness; 1,097 children now on their way towards psychosocial healing and recovery
Some 1,097 children and 502 adults in 10 communities in Quezon City, Muntinlupa, Manila and Marikina severely affected by TS Ondoy are now organized for child protection and disaster preparedness. This was made possible through the project “Rebuilding Lives After Ondoy and Pepeng: A Contribution to Children’s Recovery and Disaster Risk Reduction” funded by UNICEF...
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Typhoon ‘Basyang’ death toll rises to 76
The death toll from the typhoon “Basyang” (international name Conson) has increased to 76, the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) said in its latest situation report. Forty three of the deaths were from Southern Tagalog, followed by Central Luzon with 15 and Bicol region with 18. Seventy-two people remain missing, mostly from Bicol. Basyang hit...