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10,683 displaced Bicol families still lack resettlement site

LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines--More than a year after Typhoon "Reming" (international code name: Durian) ravaged the Bicol region, housing rehabilitation here still falls short with around 10,683 displaced families still in need of permanent resettlement in Albay province alone.

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Repair of 7,000 typhoon-damaged schools in Bicol almost done

MANILA, Philippines--Repairs of 7,000-plus public school buildings in Bicol that were seriously damaged last year by typhoons "Milenyo" (international code name: Xangsane) and "Reming" (Durian) are nearing completion, according to the Department of Education (DepEd).

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Gender poses no barrier to these stone gatherers

GUINOBATAN, Albay--For Jelma Mejillano, a single mother of three, Supertyphoon "Reming" (international code name: Durian) did not stop her from going back to her usual job of gathering gravel, boulders and sand, a job normally done by men.

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Newly healed lives for survivors of ‘Reming’

LEGAZPI CITY -- To the refugees in transit shelters at the Taysan resettlement village here, the flowers abloom around them showcase yet another facet of their new lives after Supertyphoon “Reming” (international codename: Durian) struck on Nov. 30 last year.

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Albay folk remember loved ones on ‘Reming’ anniversary

LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines -- Shaina Ferrer silently sat near a grotto in Barangay (village) Padang here as she lighted a candle and uttered a silent prayer.

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