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Regional Focus

The Philippines

Ship supply returns to normal

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after Typhoon Haiyan

hen Typhoon Haiyan, She added: “We gathered reports typhoon survivors as they rebuild their

known locally as Super that Pasar Wharf in Isabel had been lives and communities,” said DBM

Typhoon Yolanda, hit The
damaged and rehabilitation soon Secretary Florencio Abad.
Philippines on 8th November last year, Following a huge worldwide relief began as more and more vessels were

nothing could have prepared the appeal, The Philippines received lined up at the Isabel anchorage waiting
Filipino people for the devastation it money to help with this and, sponsored for their turn to berth at the port

would cause.
by the Department of Tourism, until December.”
Three months after it flattened Most items also had to be shipped launched ‘The Philippines say thank

towns and cities in the Visayas, statistics in from Manila to Cebu due to the poor you campaign’ with print and billboard
from the National Disaster Risk quality of goods in Cebu and their advertisements appearing around the

Reduction and Management Council limited availability and high prices.
world on 8th February “to thank the
show the toll death standing at 6,201 “Today our supply operations in the world for helping the Philippines in

with a further 28,626 injured and 1,785 provinces of Cebu, Bacolod, Palawan some of its darkest times,” said

people still missing.
and Leyte are now normal,” added Ms Llanto.
The devastation not only claimed Ms Llanto.
She added: “We thank you all for

lives and property but it wrecked the concern, prayers and donations that In February, the Department of
livelihoods, however the Philippine are continuously coming from all parts Budget and Management (DBM)

Ports Authority (PPA) declared port of the world.” announced it had already released
operations to have returned to normal I
P17.69 billion for the rehabilitation of

just two weeks after the disaster.
areas ravaged by Yolanda.
Despite this, one Filipino ship “The extent to which the typhoon

supplier, Don Don Ship Supply & struck down economic activity in
Marine Services in Manila, said times several parts of the Visayas will have

had been tough following the typhoon.
serious implications on the country’s
“Based on our actual experience, growth agenda....public expenditure in

there were no food supplies at all in 2014 will therefore respond both to the

Isabel and Tacloban port as of 11th common development needs of the
November,” explained Operations country’s broader population, as well as

Manager Agnes Llanto.
the extraordinary requirements of
She said they had been asked by

Wrist Ship Supply to supply a vessel at
Isabel on 19th November and

explained that all the goods would be
coming from Cebu island via seafreight.

“However, we were already
anticipating problems as the Ro-Ro

operations between Cebu and Ormoc

or Palompon were dedicated to only
receiving relief cargoes. Our operations

decided not to risk food spoilage and
declined the supply because even

Tacloban airport was then closed for
commercial flights and was set up as a

distribution hub for relief goods by the
national and local government.”

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