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Tropical Depression Urduja (Kai-tak) made landfall for the 6th time early Monday morning, December 18, hitting Taytay, Palawan.
According to authorities, landslides triggered by Urduja, which dumped nearly 2 months’ worth of rain in Guian, Eastern Samar, have killed 26 people so far with 23 more missing in the eastern Philippines.
A different kind of storm continues to ravage the Philippines. The year 2017, our year-ender points out, is a period of declines in many ways. We saw the decline of peace, human rights and respect for human life, check and balance, democracy, independence and sovereignty.
Congress, with very little debate, approved the extension of martial law in Mindanao.
We also saw cases filed against the administration’s critics and the setbacks in cases filed against personalities involved in multi-billion fund anomalies.
Christmas is just around the corner. What’s in store for the country next year?
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