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- YemisrachBA - Nov 29 2007 | people, humanitarian, Natural Disasters, Aid Policy
"Despite the typhoons eventually veering off and weakening, Governor Salceda said that the preparations were worth it. “Was it worth P19.5 million to save a single life? Yes, it was,” the governor told IRIN, adding that they were now documenting their experience in readiness for the next typhoon. "
Quoted: In a sign of the nation truly coming together to thwart disaster, the Philippine military even suspended counterinsurgency operations against the New People’s Army as the typhoon approached to focus on disaster operations, and the communist rebels responded in kind by declaring an indefinite ceasefire in typhoon-ravaged areas.
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