Gold town folks lament lack of gov’t aid for Pablo

By AIDA TIZON/Correspondent Davao Today Julieta Nalam, a resident of sitio Haylo Highlander, said “Wala gyud mi naabtan og hinabang.  Nag-linya mi dinhi sukad pa gahapon pero wala mi kadawat (No help has come our way.  We’ve been waiting here since yesterday but we received nothing).”

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DOJ’s De Lima snubs Mindanao rights victims, church leaders

By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today Instead, they were met by Undersecretary Francisco Baraan III who told them that De Lima was with President Noynoy Aquino to visit the areas in Mindanao devastated by typhoon ‘Pablo.’  De Lima was present in the post-Typhoon Pablo briefing with Aquino, cabinet officials, government agencies and local chief executives in Davao City.  During the briefing, she made no statements.

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Thousands evacuate as flashfloods brought by ‘Pablo’ inundate North Cotabato, Maguindanao provinces

By DANILDA L. FUSILERO Davao Today “When flashfloods hit Cagayan de Oro and Bukidnon, it usually overflows Pulangi River,” Gov. Taliño-Mendoza said, adding that the towns are amongst the low-lying areas of the province.

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