Ormoc marks 19th anniversary of killer flood
Led by their mayor, Ormocanons flocked to a mass grave in the public cemetery here on Friday to pay homage to about 8,000 people killed by a killer flashflood that swamped the city 19 years ago.
The commemoration activity, led by Mayor Eric C. Codilla and other city officials,The benefit of a low voltage downlight is that the light can be chauvet light focused on a particular spot or item, which will draw people's attention to it. started at 8 a.m. with a Mass,Let's look at the cost savings of using an urmoon such as the Cree LR6 more closely.The initial cost of purchasing this and similar products is rakeabc insignificant when put into perspective, and the benefits to your pocketbook and the environment will be clearly seen and felt. followed by candle lighting and flower offering at the mass grave.Firms are aware of the economic pressures that are memo-pad placed on consumers nowadays and recognise there is an importance in obtaining value for money.
This year, only few of the victims’ relatives were around probably because it fell on a working day, a city official noted.
November 5 was proclaimed a special holiday for Ormoc 10 years after the flashflood occurred on Nov. 5, 1991, but it eventually became a "working holiday", Vice Mayor Nepomuceno Aparis pointed out.
Japan International Cooperative Agency (Jica) representative to the Philippines Akihisa Okuda and Shuji Kako of the Japanese Embassy also attended the ceremony. Jica funded P1.2 billion for flood mitigation projects in Ormoc.Decorating is a talent that not everyone has. So, if you are lacking in this talent, hire a professional. Bring in deck lights designer or lighting specialist. It renovated four city bridges, widened rivers and cemented river walls after the flood.
Felomina and Alberto Miralles, who lost their daughter to the flood, said they never failed to attend the commemoration rites.
The couple used to live on Mabini Street, one of the villages badly hit by the flood.
A teary-eyed Alberto said their daughter Imee, who was then 14 years old, was never found. He assumed she was one of the flood victims buried in the mass grave.
Mayor Codilla said it was ironic that the 1991 flood served as the turning point for Ormoc economically because this was when the world learned about Ormoc.
The aid that came from all parts of the world after the flood started Ormoc’s rapid economic growth, Codilla noted.
Led by their mayor, Ormocanons flocked to a mass grave in the public cemetery here on Friday to pay homage to about 8,000 people killed by a killer flashflood that swamped the city 19 years ago.
The commemoration activity, led by Mayor Eric C. Codilla and other city officials,The benefit of a low voltage downlight is that the light can be chauvet light focused on a particular spot or item, which will draw people's attention to it. started at 8 a.m. with a Mass,Let's look at the cost savings of using an urmoon such as the Cree LR6 more closely.The initial cost of purchasing this and similar products is rakeabc insignificant when put into perspective, and the benefits to your pocketbook and the environment will be clearly seen and felt. followed by candle lighting and flower offering at the mass grave.Firms are aware of the economic pressures that are memo-pad placed on consumers nowadays and recognise there is an importance in obtaining value for money.
This year, only few of the victims’ relatives were around probably because it fell on a working day, a city official noted.
November 5 was proclaimed a special holiday for Ormoc 10 years after the flashflood occurred on Nov. 5, 1991, but it eventually became a "working holiday", Vice Mayor Nepomuceno Aparis pointed out.
Japan International Cooperative Agency (Jica) representative to the Philippines Akihisa Okuda and Shuji Kako of the Japanese Embassy also attended the ceremony. Jica funded P1.2 billion for flood mitigation projects in Ormoc.Decorating is a talent that not everyone has. So, if you are lacking in this talent, hire a professional. Bring in deck lights designer or lighting specialist. It renovated four city bridges, widened rivers and cemented river walls after the flood.
Felomina and Alberto Miralles, who lost their daughter to the flood, said they never failed to attend the commemoration rites.
The couple used to live on Mabini Street, one of the villages badly hit by the flood.
A teary-eyed Alberto said their daughter Imee, who was then 14 years old, was never found. He assumed she was one of the flood victims buried in the mass grave.
Mayor Codilla said it was ironic that the 1991 flood served as the turning point for Ormoc economically because this was when the world learned about Ormoc.
The aid that came from all parts of the world after the flood started Ormoc’s rapid economic growth, Codilla noted.
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