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                    [Title] => Preparing for catastrophes
                    [Summary] => In the midst of this pandemic, the question frequently asked is why was the world unprepared for such a catastrophe? 
                    [DatePublished] => 2021-02-04 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Elfren S. Cruz
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                    [Title] => World Bank extends helping hand to Philippines in coping with natural disasters
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The World Bank said yesterday it is still mulling ways to further improve the ability of the Philippines to withstand shocks coming from natural disasters such as typhoons and earthquakes.

                    [DatePublished] => 2015-09-12 10:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Kathleen A. Martin
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                    [Title] => EDITORIAL - Prepare for the worst
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It’s a worst-case scenario, but Philippine seismologists aren’t the only ones who have warned that Metro Manila faces a high risk of being hit by a powerful earthquake.

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                    [Title] => Oxfam: millions needed now to avert Niger famine
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The British aid agency Oxfam says millions of dollars are needed urgently to stop a hunger crisis in Niger turning into a catastrophe.
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                    [Title] => World Bank sets up catastrophe bond scheme for natural calamities
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The World Bank has put up a catastrophe bond which developing countries can tap as insurance and developed countries can invest in.
                    [DatePublished] => 2009-10-28 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] =>  Ted P. Torres
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                    [Title] => Bleach house
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Mannequins constructed out of old newspaper dominate the window display. Long-limbed, gangly and a touch eerie, they look like something straight out of a surrealist zombie flick. 
                    [DatePublished] => 2009-01-09 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Bea J. Ledesma
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                    [Title] => P/Colonel patay sa holdap
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Patay ang deputy chief ng Makati police station matapos na barilin sa ulo ng limang hindi pa naki­kila­lang suspek na nangholdap sa loob ng kanyang van na ipinapasada, kamakalawa ng gabi sa Quezon City.
                    [DatePublished] => 2007-05-25 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Danilo Garcia
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Preparing for catastrophes

By BREAKTHROUGH | By Elfren S. Cruz | February 4, 2021 - 12:00am

In the midst of this pandemic, the question frequently asked is why was the world unprepared for such a catastrophe?

Opinion

World Bank extends helping hand to Philippines in coping with natural disasters

By Kathleen A. Martin | September 12, 2015 - 10:00am

The World Bank said yesterday it is still mulling ways to further improve the ability of the Philippines to withstand shocks...

Business

EDITORIAL - Prepare for the worst

June 18, 2014 - 12:00am

It’s a worst-case scenario, but Philippine seismologists aren’t the only ones who have warned that Metro Manila faces a high risk of being hit by a powerful earthquake.

Opinion

Oxfam: millions needed now to avert Niger famine

March 26, 2012 - 8:44am

The British aid agency Oxfam says millions of dollars are needed urgently to stop a hunger crisis in Niger turning into a catastrophe.

World Bank sets up catastrophe bond scheme for natural calamities

By Ted P. Torres | October 28, 2009 - 12:00am

The World Bank has put up a catastrophe bond which developing countries can tap as insurance and developed countries can invest in.

Business

Bleach house

By Bea J. Ledesma | January 9, 2009 - 12:00am

Mannequins constructed out of old newspaper dominate the window display. Long-limbed, gangly and a touch eerie, they look like something straight out of a surrealist zombie flick.

YStyle

P/Colonel patay sa holdap

By Danilo Garcia | May 25, 2007 - 12:00am

Patay ang deputy chief ng Makati police station matapos na barilin sa ulo ng limang hindi pa naki­kila­lang suspek na nangholdap sa loob ng kanyang van na ipinapasada, kamakalawa ng gabi sa...

Nation