A volcano eruption, the death of a beloved sports superstar, medical frontliners, film stalwarts, an ongoing pandemic...
HEALTH RISK In this photo taken on Jan. 20, residents fleeing the eruption of Taal Volcano in Batangas province seek temporary shelter at the National Shrine of Padre Pio in the City of Sto. Tomas. Today, families displaced from the Volcano Island remain in evacuation centers in Laurel, Talisay and Ibaan towns,making them vulnerable to the coronavirus. —GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE
FLEEING ‘AMBO’ Residents of Padang village in Legazpi City, Albay, near the 7-kilometer danger zone in the path of lahar-laden floodwaters from Mayon Volcano, are evacuated to a school in the city as Typhoon “Ambo” bears down on Bicol region on Thursday. Evacuees face the challenge of keeping physical distancing to avoid coronavirus infection and trying to survive the storm in the emergency shelters.
These are some of the recently departed public figures who devoted their lives, one way or another, contributing to nation-building.. A former columnist for Philippine Daily Inquirer and BusinessWorld, she was also known for being a critic of dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Cacho-Olivares, who founded and served as Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Tribune, died on January 3 at the age of 78.died on January 14 after her bout with cancer.
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