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FAITH. A child salvages her Sto. Ni?o on Tuesday in Montevista, Compostela Valley. She’s one of the survivors when typhoon Pablo destroyed houses in Linoan village. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

Today’s View : Are calamities about resilience, or injustice?

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.

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THE HANDS THAT BUILD. Constructing this building along Davao City’s C. Bangoy Street won’t be possible without these laborers. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

Is Davao ready for a big quake?

Phivolcs said officials should be prepared for such disasters as the country lies in "an active earthquake generation area known as the Pacific Ring of Fire" with one Philippine Fault Zone running from Manila to Mati, Davao Oriental.

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