Ma. Isabel Ongpin
IT is distressing that during three typhoons hit the country this holiday season causing an unconscionable loss of life and billions of pesos in infrastructure and property and residential damage. Most of these typhoons occurred in Mindanao, particularly the two Lanaos (Norte and Sur) and Zamboanga del Norte for “Vinta.” According to Mindanao News, a total of 214 people were killed and 101 are missing. We already know the toll from Biliran, Samar and other parts of the Eastern Visayas that were hit by “Urduja,” too many in a region that is historically typhoon-prone.