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GMA cronies took advantage of Mindanao power crisis – Erap
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – Former President Joseph Estrada accused yesterday the Arroyo administration of causing the power crisis in Mindanao to “line the pockets” of associates.
Speaking to reporters at the Pwersa ng [...]
Continue Reading →Editorial: Blank check
Philippine Daily Inquirer
PLACING the entire island of Mindanao under a “state of calamity” allows affected towns, cities and provinces suffering from a severe power shortage to use as much as five percent of their respective budgets to fund emergency measures. This [...]
Continue Reading →Palace: No need to worry about use of calamity funds
By Marvin Sy
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang allayed fears raised by some politicians that the authority of local government units (LGU) to manage the calamity funds could become a source of [...]
Continue Reading →Presidential aspirants warn vs use of disaster funds in Mindanao for polls
GMANews.TV
Following the declaration of a state of calamity over Mindanao due to the power shortage there, two presidential aspirants on Friday warned against the possible use of disaster funds for election purposes.
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Continue Reading →Arroyo OKs state of calamity in Mindanao
abs-cbnNEWS.com
MANILA, Philippines – President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has approved the National Disaster Coordinating Council’s (NDCC) recommendation to place Mindanao under a state of calamity to address the power crisis in the island due to the ongoing dry [...]
Continue Reading →Palace set to declare state of calamity in Mindanao
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – President Arroyo is set to sign a proclamation declaring a state of calamity in Mindanao where a long dry spell brought about by the El Niño phenomenon has already severely [...]
Continue Reading →Place Mindanao under state of calamity, Arroyo urged
By Katherine Evangelista
INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines—The National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) on Wednesday recommended that a state of calamity be declared in Mindanao in light of the power crisis being experienced in the region.
Defense Secretary [...]
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