I first met this family in the first week of January of this year at the same place when I volunteered for City Hall to do photo-documentation of the houses devastated by Sendong. The family lives in Bayug Island, they now put a new house just close to the washed out one. It was the birthday of ...
Orchids Homes is one of the most devastated places during Sendong last December 17, 2011. About 30 to 35 houses were reduced to nothing. Not an inch of wall or columns could be seen in some houses. The death toll including the missing persons are about 50, maybe even more. The set of photos was ...
In every unfortunate events such as Sendong, depression grips those who were directly affected. But depression does not only confine within the affected, even those who live several kilometers away from the flood site. I too had occasional depression every time I hear the sad stories of the victims. Hearing stories of survival from the ...
You still can help the Sendong survivors, one way is by building their homes. According to Jun Dumaug: We have different types of Volunteers: Who may help us build the relocation of the survivors at Sta. Elena. The first one which is part of the Bayani Challenge is a Team composed of 15 members. Be ...
January 25 was the 40th day after the Sendong tragedy. I believe it’s a Catholic tradition, when surviving love ones would offer prayers for the departed. It is also the day of the commencement of the project of housing the Sendong survivors whose homes were completely washed out during the flood in December 17, 2011. ...
Motivational message hanging at Hilton Truck Sales, beside GTC in Hinaplanon area, one of the most hardest hit areas during the Sendong tragedy. Personally, I was emotionally affected by the tragedy, probably nothing compared to those who were directly affected, especially those whose properties were lost or destroyed, and those whose love ones died and ...
The Office of the City Treasurer of Iligan announced that their office is open even on Saturdays to continue the Business One Stop Shop (BOSS) Program or the renewal of business permits. According to Ms Magdalena Carpentero, acting division head of Business Tax and Fees Division (BTFD), this is because businessmen are securing business permits ...
I got this figure from the information section of the Iligan City Hall, who also go this from CSWD Disaster Report. Dead - 666 (469 identified) Missing - 566 Injured – 4,511 Died of Leptospirosis – 9 ...
I found this health information about leptospirosis symptoms posted near the Tambo Bus Terminal. I saw the several similar tarpaulin hanged at the fence of ICECS. I believe there are several hundreds of such posters scattered around Iligan City, especially in areas affected by Sendong. Leptospirosis usually occurs after every flood. This illness is caused ...
The Iligan City government is giving financial assitance of P10,000 pesos to families whose loved ones lost their lives during the Sendong typhoon last December 17, 2011. Each family will receive the said amount based on the number of death. For example, if a family lost 3 lives, they will receive P30,000. Claimants must bring ...