As the Philippines marks on Sunday, February 16, the 100th day after Yolanda thrust the Philippines in its biggest reconstruction effort after World War II, top officials of the Red Cross challenged the world to address the “huge needs” lingering in the Philippines. They said the world tends to forget even huge disasters. Only 20.84% of total cash pledges have actually reached the Philippine government, according to data from its Foreign Aid Transparency Hub (FAITH) as of February 12. These data show that the Philippines has gotten $13.337 million in cash from the international community – only a fifth of the $69.107 million that the world promised.
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