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Traffic and Flood Control a Priority for Tolentino

Published on July 28, 2010 By Tim Troutman

Philippine government officials are prioritizing the improvement of both traffic and flood control as the latest typhoon season begins. Many developing countries suffer from lack of public infrastructure to protect the poor in times of disaster. Last year’s flooding in the aftermath of typhoon Ondoy was a case in point. Of course, no nation or [...]

Progress in the Philippines

Published on July 26, 2010 By Stephen Troutman

Praise God our flight to Manila went well.  However there were a few times when I thought that the wings of our plane was going to fall off. Smaller planes always have me feeling a tad bit apprehensive. Thankfully we were only on the DC-9 for just an hour and a half. Katy had the [...]

Philippine Government to Fight Extreme Hunger

Published on July 22, 2010 By Tim Troutman

MANILA — The Philippine government said Wednesday it would give money directly to poor families in an effort to fight a sharp rise in the number of Filipinos enduring severe hunger. President Benigno Aquino’s new administration said it wanted to act after a survey released Wednesday reported that about 780,000 families in the Philippines, 4.2 [...]