Posts Under typhoon pablo Tag
In Cateel, typhoon survivors start anew, hope for prosperity
CATEEL, Davao Oriental (MindaNews / 4 Jan) – Resilience is eminent among town people as they slowly restore their lives back to normal from the devastations of typhoon “Pablo” and… »
A Month After Pablo
Laarni Escalon, 55, attends to her sari-sari store inside their temporary shelter within the New Bataan National High School grounds in Compostela Valley Province on Thursday 3 January 2012. Escalon,… »
“Swimming pool”
Children in the poblacion in New Bataan, Compostela Valley province take a dip in what they refer to as “swimming pool “ on December 30. Evening of January 2, the… »
Landslides, floods feared as LPA nears; forced evacuations done in New Bataan
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/02 January) – The regions of Caraga and Davao in Mindanao and Eastern Visayas have been warned against flashfloods and landslides as another low pressure area (LPA) has… »
“We don’t have to sit back and wait for the next storm”
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/01 January) – For a couple of years now, astrogeophysicist Fr. Daniel McNamara, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences of the Ateneo de Davao University, had… »
Baganga, Cateel, Boston not accessible (again) by land trip via Mati
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/01 January) – The three towns hardest hit by super typhoon Pablo – Baganga, Cateel and Boston – were already accessible by land travel via Mati, Davao Oriental… »
Baganga village bounces back
BAGANGA, Davao Oriental- Days after typhoon Pablo inundated their village, Barangay Ban-ao chair Mera Adlawan Ching thought the community and the life they knew would cease to exist. The National… »
In the town where ‘Pablo’ made landfall, children list wishes for 2013
BAGANGA, Davao Oriental (MindaNews/29 December)- The children here noisily flocked together on chairs or any flat surface to draw on pieces of white paper what they wanted for the coming… »
In New Bataan, they buried the dead, finally, but temporarily
NEW BATAAN, Compostela Valley (MindaNews/28 December) –They finally buried the dead three weeks after super typhoon Pablo hit this town on December 4, but only temporarily. At the public cemetery… »
Barangay Andap survivors to visitors: ‘please be sensitive’
NEW BATAAN, Compostela Valley (MindaNews/28 Dec) — No, it has not reached the level of “disaster tourism” on the scale of post-hurricane Katrina New Orleans where guided bus tours are… »
Psychosocial Processing
A psychologist from the Center for Psychological Extension and Research Services (COPERS) of the Ateneo de Davao University interacts with one of the young survivors of Typhoon Pablo in New… »
Lingig: Typhoon Survivor
A resident carrying relief goods walks past houses damaged by Typhoon Pablo at Ugpason Beach, Barangay San Roque, in the town of Lingig, Surigao del Sur on Christmas Day. MindaNews… »
Souvenir Shots
People flock to typhoon-devastated areas in New Bataan, Compostela Valley Province Ð like these people spotted 27 Dec 2012 in Barangay Andap where rocks, boulders and raging waters washed away… »
Precious Water
These boys brave the strong river currents just to bring drinking water from the town proper to Purok 8 in New Bataan, Compostela Valley province on Thursday. Purok 8 is… »
Forced evacuation imposed in Siargao Islands as Typhoon Quinta approaches landfall
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/25 December) — Forced evacuation is now in place in Siargao Islands, the country’s surfing capital, following the intensification of tropical depression Quinta into a tropical storm. Public… »
Typhoon Quinta to make landfall in Dinagat Wednesday; 6 provinces under Signal 1
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/25 December) – Six provinces along the northeastern part of Mindanao have been placed under public storm warning signal 1 as the low pressure area spotted east of… »
PCA-11 eyes replanting of coconut trees in 40,000 ha
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/ 23 December) — A total of 40,000 hectares (ha) will be replanted to coconut trees in the Davao Region as part of a strategic rehabilitation plan after… »
‘Pablo’ to exact P9.6B value losses in 2013–MinDA
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/ 23 December)—Typhoon “Pablo” would exact an estimated value losses of P9.6 billion for 2013 in areas hardest hit by the disaster, according to the Mindanao Development Authority… »
POETRY: 3 X Pablo. by Ricardo M. de Ungria
3 X Pablo by Ricardo M. de Ungria [Ricardo M. de Ungria teaches at the University of the Philippine-Mindanao in Davao City. He was Chancellor at UP Mindanao (2001-07) and… »
Nothing Left
Aurelio Pescadio, 58, shows where his shop once stood in Trento, Agusan del Sur on Dec. 21. 2012. The shop of Pescadio sells bukag along the highway. MindaNews photo by… »
New Fields, New Hope
Less than a month after typhoon Pablo destroyed agricultural lands in Davao Oriental, farmers plant rice in Cateel town on Dec. 21, 2012. MindaNews photo by Ruby Thursday More
‘Pablo’ victim calls on ‘megastar’ Sharon Cuneta for help
TRENTO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews/22 December)—A survivor of Typhoon Pablo here is wishing upon show business “megastar” Sharon Cuneta to help him rebuild their family’s shattered lives. “I hope Sharon… »
Aliwagwag Falls after Pablo
Aliwagwag Falls, one of the top tourist destinations in Davao Orietal, had crystal clear waters and lush surroundings before super typhoon Pablo hit Cateel town and neighboring coastal towns of … »
From the land of war ‘bakwits,’ help for Typhoon Pablo’s ‘bakwits’
NEW BATAAN, Compostela Valley (MindaNews/20 December) – “Noon, kami ang palaging tinutulungan. Kami naman ngayon ang tutulong” (We were always given assistance before. Now it’s our turn to help). Officials… »
Back to Business
This barbershop within the public market of Montevista town, Compostela Valley Province is back to business on Wednesday, December 19, 2012, two weeks after Typhoon Pablo battered this town. Most… »
Refreshing
Survivors of Typhoon Pablo in an evacuation center in Compostela town, Compostela Valley province get a free shower from a Tagum City fire truck. The project, scheduled in different… »
Prayer and Thanks
THANKS AND PRAYERS. Signages thanking donors for all their help and asking for continued prayers are posted inside this multi-purpose hall beside the Sta. Teresita Chapel in Purok 2, Barangay… »
For Typhoon Pablo Survivors
Workers of Bachelor Express and Rural Transit Mindanao bus lines load relief goods onto a bus on Monday night, December 17 at their headquarters in Maa, Davao City. The relief… »
Bus firm cancels Xmas party, donates budget to ‘Pablo’ victims
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/18 December) – The Vallacar Transport Inc., which operates bus lines Bachelor Express and Rural Transport Mindanao Inc. (RTMI), called off the Christmas party for their 10,000 employees… »
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Urgent call to the national government
We are a small Mindanao-based NGO trying to give our humble share in response to the devastation brought by Typhoon Pablo. We have decided to focus our efforts and resources… »
Tents for students whose classrooms were destroyed by Pablo
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/16 December) — Students in elementary and high school whose classrooms were destroyed by Typhoon Pablo on December 4 will be holding classes in tents, soon, the Department… »
ADVOCACY MindaNOW: No crisis manager!
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/16 December) — With the situation getting worse everyday, handling the aftermath of Typhoon Pablo should be left in the hands of a competent crisis manager. Unfortunately, there… »
BISAG UNSA: Singil sa Kinaiyahan
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW (MindaNews/16 Disyembre) — Naningil na ang kinaiyahan,” komento ni Melot mahitungod sa paglampurnas sa Bagyong Pablo sa New Bataan, Compostela Valley. Wala pa gani mabalita nga grabe… »
Andap Then and Now
Left photo shows Barangay Andap in New Bataan from the road to Maragusan town, also in Compostela Valley Province in March 1, 2011. Right photo taken December 6 shows the… »
It’s a ‘miracle,’ says lieutenant who survived Pablo
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/14 December)– “Miracle ang nangyari sa akin (What happened to me was a miracle),” Second Lieutenant Jose Enrico Nuas said of his harrowing experience while Typhoon Pablo battered… »
Pablo aftermath: why were the emergency telecom kits not sent to Mindanao?
BAGANGA, Davao Oriental (MindaNews/12 December) – At the Incident Command Post inside the Department of Public Works and Highways compound here, everyone was excited on Tuesday noon as volunteers from… »
Animals, not just humans, suffer too from Pablo’s wrath
MONKAYO, Compostela Valley (MindaNews/ 13 December)—In times of natural disasters, it is not just human beings who suffer a lot. Animals do too. Like humans, companion pets such as cats,… »
