by Davao Today DAVAO CITY--The tropical depression spotted two days ago east of the Philippines has now developed into a typhoon named Zoraida, heading into Visayas and Mindanao on Tuesday.…
Mayor Duterte also shot down suggestions from Tacloban officials to declare martial law in the city following looting and chaos. “We are not dealing with fighting forces, we are dealing with human misery,” he said.
Accuweather said "the good news is that winds ... will be significantly weaker than in Haiyan when it reaches the Philippines. The bad news is that the disturbance is still expected to strengthen into a tropical storm and unleash the heavy rain."
No one should expect someone like, say, Henry Sy to be in any real danger from any kind of typhoon. The more resources you have the greater your chances of surviving. So with this in mind, natural calamities are actually just another form of social injustice.
by Davao Today Davao City - Typhoon Yolanda destroyed farms and several properties including eleven schools and five government buildings in Dinagat Island Province in Caraga Region. The Caraga Region…