Tags: typhoon Pedring

By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
“Aquino is of no help to poor people like us even if he has the authority over all government agencies in the country, like a father to his family. So far, he has done nothing but to make sure he looks good before the eyes of the public ”

Sidebar: Guimba peasants face calamities all year round

By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Felisando Repaso, 53, was hoping he could get some financial assistance from the Social Security System (SSS). His house in Cupang village in Antipolo, Rizal was shattered by the strong winds of typhoon “Pedring.” A jeepney driver, Repaso admitted he has stopped his contributions to the SSS, saying…

By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com Learning from the impact of typhoon Ondoy, which hit the country hard two years ago, President Benigno Aquino III, upon assuming the presidency, sacked the chief of Pagasa, the country’s weather bureau, and declared a “zero casualty policy” in the government’s response to natural calamities. When relatively mild storms hit the…

By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com After typhoon Pedring hit the country hard comes the Aquino government’s imposition of a 12 percent value-added tax on toll fees. The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) is demanding anew that Malacañang drops all its plans to impose the VAT on toll fees, saying that the public is still reeling…