Tag: surigao del sur
PH Thanks Washington for Assistance to Typhoon Victims
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Philippine Embassy today expressed its appreciation to the United States for its prompt response in support of disaster relief efforts in typhoon-ravaged areas in Mindanao. “Our people are grateful for the assistance extended by the United States to help us respond to the aftermath of Typhoon Pablo in the Southern Philippines,” Ambassador Jose [...]
Heavy rains kill eight in Philippines
Fifty-two villages were reported under water in Surigao del Sur province on the southern island of Mindanao, forcing local governor Johnny Pimentel to declare a state of calamity so emergency state rescue funds could be tapped. “The town of San Miguel alone is already submerged under six feet (1.8 meters) of flood water,” Pimentel told [...]
Philippines denounces rebel ‘extortion’ ahead of talks
MANILA, December 28, 2010 (AFP) – Philippine President Benigno Aquino’s government on Tuesday denounced communist rebel extortion of businesses, which his spokeswoman said could scare away investments and jobs. The government has learned that seven mining firms in the main southern island of Mindanao are threatening to pull up stakes after the New People’s Army [...]
