Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Yolanda victims in Iloilo complain of slow aid delivery (Yahoo! News)

By Julie Ann Mae B. Silvederio and Hazel P. Villa, VERA Files
Photos by Julie B. Silvederio




AJUY, Northern Iloilo – Overshadowed by the devastation in Tacloban, Leyte, victims of Yolanda in this town complain of meager aid and difficulty in rebuilding their lives.

Sa may kabubut-on nga maghatag materyales sa amun, gapangayo kami tani bulig kay bisan lansang subong wala kami inugbakal (To those who have the heart to provide us materials to rebuild our houses, we are asking for your help because right now we can’t even afford to buy nails),”says Geonny Del Carmen, a 61-year-old resident of the village of  Piliwan, Luca. Read the rest of the story here.

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