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Posted: 09 Nov 2013 08:25 PM PST

Call to arms: Tech developers vs Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan)
GMA News
Concepcion, Iloilo_3. A scene from Concepcion, one of the most ravaged Iloilo towns, where Yolanda made its 5th landfall on Friday, Nov 8. JIM PENDON. Can you save lives in the Philippines from your living room this weekend? I think you can. And as both ...
Provincial board declares Iloilo under state of calamityInterAksyon
Iloilo under state of calamityRappler
P21M to aid 'Yolanda' victims in IloiloSun.Star
Solar News -Philippine Information Agency
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Posted: 09 Nov 2013 02:46 PM PST

5 hurt as mall roof caves in
Tempo
Five persons sustained minor injuries when the roof of the University of the Philippines Town Center in Quezon City caved in Last Friday. Sketchy reports showed that the accident happened at around 11:30 p.m.. The injured were on the second floor of the ...
UP Town Center debris hurts 3; 'Yolanda' blamedInquirer.net
UP Town Center ceiling collapses, injures 3ABS CBN News
Portion of UP Town Center ceiling collapsesGMA News
InterAksyon -Rappler
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Posted: 09 Nov 2013 05:56 PM PST

'Beware of Filipino fixers in Saudi'
Inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines—Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz has warned undocumented Filipinos in Saudi Arabia against dealing with fixers misrepresenting themselves as personnel of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (Polo) or the Philippine Embassy.
15 undocumented OFWs in Saudi arrested in crackdown – Migrant groupGMA News
Philippine migrant rights group questions figuresArab News
Officials calm fears of undocumented Filipino workersSaudi Gazette
Manila Standard Today -Sun.Star -Solar News
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Posted: 09 Nov 2013 08:32 AM PST

Philippine justice at stake
Philippine Star
There were two major investigations this past week. At first glance, they were very similar. Both were looking for those involved in systemic corruption in government. Both had a woman, Janet in one case and Arlene in the other, as the principal conduits.
Living a big soap operaManila Standard Today
Drilon's 'kalbaryo'Inquirer.net
Philippines: 'Pork Barrel Queen' Senate Appearance a DudGlobal Voices Online
Business Mirror
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Posted: 09 Nov 2013 09:04 AM PST

Surigao del Sur, Butuan residents return home after Yolanda
Davao Today
Davao City – Residents of Butuan City, Bislig City and Hinatuan of Surigao del Sur who had pre-emptively evacuated have all returned to their communities as of Saturday, according to the Caraga Region Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council ...
29000 flee homes in Surigao NorteManila Bulletin
Surigao City suffers P13-M damage from 'Yolanda'Minda News
Pacific coastal villages emptied as 'Yolanda' nearsBusiness Mirror
Rappler
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Posted: 08 Nov 2013 11:51 PM PST

'Yolonda' strands 1135 passengers
Manila Bulletin
Manila – At least 1,135 ship passengers remain stranded in various ports as of 6 a.m. Saturday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported. During the National Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) press briefing, the PCG said the stranded ...
Typhoon leaves 3000 stranded in seaportsAsiaOne
Passengers stranded in portInquirer.net
Sea travel allowed in some parts of Visayas; several flights still cancelledSun.Star

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Posted: 09 Nov 2013 03:01 PM PST