by Teresita Usapdin in Manila, pictures
by Romulo Godinez
More than 100,000 families still reeling
from four successive typhoons that ravaged the Philippines late last year
are being given a fresh start after the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC)
got its rehabilitation effort into full swing.
PNRC Chairman Richard J. Gordon said
3,500 families whose houses were destroyed would be provided with construction
materials to enable them rebuild their houses.
These families are from the worst hit
provinces of Aurora, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Mindoro Oriental, Nueva