Typhoon YOLANDA (Haiyan)

[marg]

We want our RICE!!!

News5 Everywhere - RELIEF GOODS MULA SA IBANG BANSA, MASARAP PERO BITIN SA BUSOG

Puro kanin, kaya hindi lumalaki ang mga pinoy.

[badkuk]

beggars cannot be choosers sirs ;) Hayaan nyo pag nakabangon na, magpakasawa sila sa kanin

[Monseratto]

Yolanda quotes that cameback to haunt PNoy...

ANC Lists: 5 stormy sound bites from PNoy

ANC Lists: 5 stormy sound bites from PNoy
ANC – Sun, Nov 24, 2013

People who are under so much pressure and stress say things that they may regret. We cut them some slack because they're under duress. Unfortunately, this privilege doesn't always apply to public figures.

When Typhoon Yolanda struck and things fell apart, all eyes—and ears—were on President Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III. Perhaps, confronted by the confusion and overwhelming devastation, he said some things that fueled debates. There's a saying that goes, "Stick and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." That's not necessarily true in this case. The words of a President can make or break a country's spirit. Through his words alone, he can give people a sense of direction or leave them completely lost. That's both the blessing and the curse of his job description.

We picked five Typhoon Yolanda-related statements made by PNoy that clearly polarized public opinion.

"Fully mission capable po ang tatlo nating C-130 upang rumesponde sa nangangailangan. Naka-standby na rin po ang 32 na eroplano at helicopter ng ating Air Force. Nakapusisyon na po ang 20 barko mula sa ating Philippine Navy sa Cebu, Bicol, Cavite, at Zamboanga. Ang mga relief goods ay naka-pre-position na rin sa karamihan ng mga apektado o maaaring maapektuhang lalawigan; sa mga hindi pa po naaabot dahil pinagbawalan nang pumalaot ang mga barko dahil sa peligro, umasa po kayong darating agad ang tulong paghupa ng bagyo." —PNoy in a televised speech right before Typhoon Yolanda hit (These words would be used by his critics later on, as government rescue and relief operations were accused of being "slow.")

"Yung Tacloban, hesitant lang ako. Para bang hindi ganun ka-prepared compared to other areas. Siguro I will reserve comments muna at this point in time hangang mas makumpleto natin yung datos." —PNoy's remarks during a National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) briefing a day after Typhoon Yolanda hit Tacloban City and other areas in the Visayas

“But you did not die, right?” —PNoy's reported reply to a Tacloban City businessman who related how he was held at gunpoint by some looters and asked the President what would be done about the situation (To be fair, in a video uploaded by the Presidential Communication Operations Office, PNoy emphasizes that the loss of one life is already a big issue for him.)

"Kung sino ang handa, siya ang unang makakakuha. Sa iba, habang hindi pa alam, di rin namin alam kung ano ang ipapadala sa inyo." —PNoy on how the government's relief operations work during the press conference Guiuan, Eastern Samar on November 17 (He explained that local government units who had a ready list of what they needed were most likely to get help first than those who didn't know what they needed.)

"Ten thousand, I think, is too much and perhaps that was also brought about by...how do I put it?...being in the center of the destruction. There was emotional trauma involved with that particular estimate. Quoting both a police official and a local government official, they were just too close to the incident. They didn't have basis for it. The figure I have right now is about 2,000 but this might still get higher. We're hoping to be able to contact something like 29 municipalities left wherein we still have to establish their numbers, especially for the missing. But, so far, 2,000 to 2,500 is the figure we are working on as far as deaths are concerned." —PNoy replying to CNN's Christiane Amanpour, who asked about a police official who estimated the Typhoon Yolanda death toll to be 10,000 (The police official in question was Chief Superintendent Elmer Soria, head of the Philippine National Police in Region 8. Soria was later sacked for his death toll statement.)

[joemarski]

Totoo ba ito?!? Ito ba 'yung tinatawag nilang "Diskwento Caravan"?!?

[badkuk]

[QUOTE=joemarski;2269774]Totoo ba ito?!? Ito ba 'yung tinatawag nilang "Diskwento Caravan"?!?

Odd, My impression is that hindi naman tayo nagkukulang sa relief goods, be it from foreign or local, and yung problem is the actual distribution.

Meron kayang namakyaw diyan?

[joemarski]

[quote=badkuk;2269803]

Totoo ba ito?!? Ito ba 'yung tinatawag nilang "Diskwento Caravan"?!?

Odd, My impression is that hindi naman tayo nagkukulang sa relief goods, be it from foreign or local, and yung problem is the actual distribution.

Meron kayang namakyaw diyan?

OMG! Totoo nga!!!
Palace: DTI's Diskwento Caravan predates Yolanda | News | GMA News Online

Sabi naman ng malacanang eh nandoon na raw ito bago pa dumating si Yolanda.
Masama lang ang dating sa akin kaninang nalaman ko kasi ang una kong naisip eh
bakit nila (DTI) naisip ito eh 'yung ibang affected areas eh hindi pa nga nakakatanggap ng tulong.

At saka ano naman ang ibabayad sa kanila ng mga biktima, eh pagkain nga lang wala silang pambili.
Natatawa na lang ako but typhoon victims are asking for HELP, not your ROCK BOTTOM PRICES!
Eh sinong makikinabang diyan? 'yung mga buwayang negosyante na di naman typhoon victims?!? :mad:

[shibby75]

Nakarating ang trucks ng dti, samantalang ang relief wala pa?

[Retz]

I don't know if this has been posted before pero nangyari na pala ito noon pa in tacloban 1912.

[badkuk]

3rd time na actually si Yolanda. Not sure if the term "storm surge" were used in the first 2 though.


Flashback: 1897, Leyte and a strong typhoon

Tacloban, not once but thrice

[uls]

^^^

sayang no?

if only the media or the govt gave the public a history lesson BEFORE Yolanda arrived

[Retz]

IN PACQUIAO WE TRUST | 'Yolanda' victims





BASEY, Samar - Victims of Typhoon Yolanda eagerly waited for the arrival of their boxing hero on Saturday, braving the sudden bursts of rain and scorching heat of the sun just to be able to have a glimpse of the person whom they considered their savior.

Pacquiao had said in a radio interview that he will be spending the night in Guiuan, Eastern Samar on Saturday night and from there he would travel to Tacloban. If he takes the circumferential road to Tacloban instead of the Paranas-Borongan road, then his fans from Basey and Marabut might have a chance to see the only man to win world titles in eight weight divisions.

Source: IN PACQUIAO WE TRUST | 'Yolanda' victims in Samar seek relief from 'Pambansang Kamao' - InterAksyon.com

IN PACQUIAO WE TRUST | 'Yolanda' victims in Samar seek relief from 'Pambansang Kamao' - InterAksyon.com

[uls]

sabi ko nga ang pinoy takot sa tsunami pero di takot sa storm surge haha

rumor palang nag evacuate na

Post-?Yolanda?: Antique folk flee homes after tsunami scare | Inquirer News

MANILA, Philippines – Residents from the northern part of Antique province fled their homes in panic on Sunday after false reports of a tsunami circulated.

The Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Western Visayas said that majority of residents from some towns evacuated to higher ground after hearing the misleading news.

[Retz]

ano na latest body count ng ndrrmc. baka malapit na sa estimate sa sinibak na police.

[prince777]

ano na latest body count ng ndrrmc. baka malapit na sa estimate sa sinibak na police.

Unconfirmed: 5600+ death, 1700+ missing.

http://www.philstar.com/nation/2013/...toll-hits-5670

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[Monseratto]

Sabi nga huwag ibigay sa gobyerno...
Exclusive: Ready-to-eat meals ng mga sundalong Amerikano, ibinebenta sa isang mall | 24 Oras | GMA News Online

[crazy_boy]

Sabi nga huwag ibigay sa gobyerno...
Exclusive: Ready-to-eat meals ng mga sundalong Amerikano, ibinebenta sa isang mall | 24 Oras | GMA News Online

Even before may nagbebenta na niyan online.

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[uls]

Sabi nga huwag ibigay sa gobyerno...
Exclusive: Ready-to-eat meals ng mga sundalong Amerikano, ibinebenta sa isang mall | 24 Oras | GMA News Online

hahaha

i posted this on page 51

if you think like a corrupt politician you'd be thinking how to profit from this disaster

kung corrupt ka ano ang tingin mo sa mga relief goods?

PANINDA!

hehe

baka may binebenta diyan na high energy biscuits ng UN WFP

di lang gobyerno, pati private citizen... ang tingin sa relief goods paninda

libre puhunan eh

[crazy_boy]

Checked the forum again where someone was selling MRE, biglang nag out of stock na

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[uls]

kaya not surprising yung balita na tinatabi daw mga foreign relief goods replaced with cheap local goods

all those foreign goods are highly desireable

baket basta lang ipamigay diba?

[antonath]

kaya not surprising yung balita na tinatabi daw mga foreign relief goods replaced with cheap local goods

all those foreign goods are highly desireable

baket basta lang ipamigay diba?

Take note, once you sell them in market, imported na tawag dyan. Haha. Atleast higher markup than local brands!

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