Pany after FEngshen

Panay after Typhoon Fengshen (Frank)

Iloilo Kalibo, Aklan Malinao, Aklan Video clips

June 29, 2008

As Typhoon Frank was entering the Philippines, Arroyo, with a huge delegation that includes the entire Arroyo family, left for the US in a trip that was aptly called a junket. After Typhoon Frank ravaged several provinces, calls were made for her to cut short her trip, come home and attend quickly to the relief and rehabilitation efforts in the devastated provinces. But Arroyo, exercising strong political will, thought it is for the good of the country that she must stay in the United States and go on with the rest of the scheduled activities, including trying to meet with presumptive presidential candidates Obama and McCain.

Inquirer editorial notes: "It is not only the horror of the sinking of MV Princess of the Stars, which likely killed hundreds, that calls her back. It is also the scale of the destruction the storm left in its deadly, erratic wake."

PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF ILOILO

PROVINCIAL DISASTER COORDINATING COUNCIL

Typhoon "Frank" Damage Assessment Report

As of June 27, 2008 (5:00 P.M.)

No. of

Brgys. Affected

No. of

Families Affected

No. of

Persons Affected

No. of Houses Affected

No. of Evac.

Centers

No. of Families/ Persons

Dead

No. of Casualties

Partially Damaged

Totally Damaged

Inside E.C.

Outside

E.C.

Injured

Missing

GRAND TOTAL

1,070

117,338

603,030

36,637

19,541

321

41,725

36,082

122

248

115

No available data yet for Capiz, Aklan, Antique, Romblon, Marindiuque and other areas

ILOILO

AERIAL PHOTOS OF ILOILO











		Photos are from the website of the province of Iloilo


JANIUAY HOSPITAL, JANIUAY, ILOILO

KALIBO, AKLAN





Summary Report from:h ttp://kyrienne.wordpress.com Friday, June 20, evening – People are preparing for the food festival in honor of San Juan Bautista. Radio said it was Signal No1. It started to rain hard, so people just went home. Saturday, June 21 2am – Heavy rains. Strong winds. Now it was Signal #3. Picture Undang. 5am-6am – Ceiling and rooftops blown away. Aklan River was rising. 9am-10am – Kalibo proper is starting to be flooded, waist deep. Strong currents and non-stop raining. People hold on to bamboos for floatation. To move from one place to another, people jump from rooftops to rooftops. Houses in lower C Laserna are gone. 3pm-4pm – Wind stopped. Water is at 7-8 feet, Kalibo Shopping Center now submerged. The entire Kalibo town was quiet, other than the sound of the falling rain. 7pm-8pm – In the dead of the night, with no lights nor electricity, people are screaming ‘tabang’. Children wailing, women crying. Some people, who owned 2-floor houses, refused to accept their neighbors for the fear that the added weight may collapse the house.	Sunday, June 22 Sunrise– People got out of their shelters to see water and mud, tricycles upside down, boulders everywhere, dead pigs. It was like a scene from a B-rated zombie movie. First thing people looked for: DRINKING WATER. 6am – People start to walk to the market for food. They walked in 2-feet mud. People lined up to buy bread (plastic still covered with mud), canned goods, medicine. Prices skyrocketed: rice that was PhP80 is now PhP150 (good for one day for a family of 6), candles 3 pcs for PhP100, tricycle trip PhP 1000 to-fro Kalibo Airport. Everyone was in quiet shock, saying a low ‘kamusta’, and moved on to go to where their family & shelter was. Everyone salvaged what was left. They tried to dry, using water from the rain, their clothing and beddings. Furnitures (tables, chairs) are damaged but usable. Magsig-magsig anay kuno, ah The Provincial Hospital is damaged too, and the new PhP 45 Million CT Scan equipment is all lost. Where do the sick go? Stay at home and hope infection (feet are scraped and punctured due to walking on mud) doesn’t spread. That is why the corpse are now lying and embalmed at the town plaza, for we don’t have a hospital













		*Photo Credits:* A posting at sulit.com.ph Marcom Photostream

MALINAO, AKLAN

BONUS TRACKS: GLORIA ARROYO IN THE USA




Braving the storm Submitted by KMU on Sun, 2008-06-22 17:41 Labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno shares grief and sympathy with the victims of supertyphoon Frank that swept the country this weekend. As of this writing, more than 80 people were reported to have died from the storm. Disaster, Disaster sa Paglubog ng MV Princess of the Stars			Disasters, Disasters CPP sympathizes with typhoon victims, mobilizes forces for relief work. New U.S.-RP Agri Deal Spells ‘New Storm’ for Philippine Farmers, Group Says
While Filipinos die, GMA and cohorts spend $1.5M in US junket From: Website of the League of Filipino Students Delubyo: WHAT CAN BE MORE CALLOUS THAN THIS? While Typhoon Frank devastated the country and claimed more than 650 lives, including the poor victims of the MV Princess of the Stars sea tragedy, illegitimate President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her 74 junketeers mindlessly spend billions of taxpayers’ money to visit Bush and watch Pacquiao fight in the US. MONEY SPENT MINDLESSLY USD 1.5 M JUNKET! Filipinos dying 300-5000 - Willard Hotel rate 30 rooms booked 400-500 - Dinner per plate 207++ - Airline rate per person 800-1000 - Rental per car 30 cars rented 250 consulate officials mobilized THE PERKS GMA and Bush P100,000 - each congressman gets monthly travel allowance P1,620 - travel tax exemption when traveling with the President WHO ARE THE 74 JUNKETEERS? Representative Province Rep. Narciso Santiago III, Alliance for Rural Concerns Party List Group Rep. Monico Puentevella, Bacolod Rep. Albert Garcia, Bataan Rep. Mark Llandro L. Mendoza, Batangas Rep. Hermilando Mandanas, Batangas Rep. William Irwin Tieng, Buhay Party List Group Rep. Jose Zubiri III, Bukidnon Rep. Lorna Silverio, Bulacan Rep. Mitzi Cajayon, Caloocan Rep. Diosdado “Dato” Macapagal Arroyo, Camarines Sur Rep. Joseph Santiago, Catanduanes Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr., Cavite Rep. Antonio Cuenco, Cebu Rep. Eduardo Gullas, Cebu Deputy Speaker Raul Del Mar, Cebu City Rep. Rommel Amatong, Compostela Valley Speaker Prospero Nograles, Davao City Rep. Antonio Lagdameo, Davao Del Norte Rep. Marc Cagas, Davao Del Sur			Rep. Nelson Dayanghirang, Davao Oriental Rep. Teodolo Coquilla, Eastern Samar Rep. Andres Salvacion, Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, Leyte Rep. Trinidad Apostol, Leyte Rep. Ma. Zenaida Angping, Manila Rep. Amado S. Bagatsing, Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr., Manila Rep. Rizalina Seachon-Lanete, Masbate Rep. Herminia Ramiro, Misamis Occidental Rep. Yevgeny Emano, Misamis Oriental Rep. Rozzano Rufino Biazon, Muntinlupa Rep. Joseph Gilbert Violago, Nueva Ecija Deputy Speaker Ma. Amelita C. Villarosa, Occidental Mindoro Rep. Anna York Bondoc, Pampanga Rep. Aurelio Gonzales Jr., Pampanga Rep. Juan Miguel Macapagal Arroyo, Pampanga Rep. Conrado Estrella III, Pangasinan Rep. Ma. Rachel Arenas, Pangasinan Rep. Eduardo C. Zialcita, Parañaque Rep. Roman Romulo, Pasig City Rep. Mary Ann Susano, Quezon City Rep. Nanette C. Castelo-Daza, Quezon City Rep. Danilo Suarez, Quezon Province Rep. Junie Cua, Quirino Rep. Arturo B. Robes, San Jose Del Monte Rep. Roger Mercado, Southern Leyte Rep. Munir Arbison, Sulu Rep. Rex Gatchalian, Valenzuela City Rep. Antonio Diaz, Zambales Senate Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago Sen. Richard Gordon Cabinet Sec. Arthur Yap, Agriculture Sec. Rolando Andaya, Budget Sec. Gov. Amando Tetangco, Central Bank Sec. Gilbert Teodoro, Defense Sec. Ronaldo Puno, DILG Sec. Jesli Lapus, Education Sec. Lito Atienza, Environment Sec. Margarito Teves, Finance Sec. Alberto Romulo, Foreign Affairs Acting Sec. Marianito Roque, Labor Sec. Ignacio Bunye, Presidential Spokesman Sec. Jesus Dureza, Press Sec. Peter Favila, Trade

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