Poor communities in Bohol most vulnerable to natural hazards
In Bohol, like many parts of the country, the poor are forced to live in riverbanks, on steep slopes or close to the sea, making them vulnerable to natural calamities.
In Bohol, like many parts of the country, the poor are forced to live in riverbanks, on steep slopes or close to the sea, making them vulnerable to natural calamities.
Boholanos celebrate the Christmas season with vigor a year after Typhoon Odette robbed them of holiday joy.
It needs strong political will from both the local and national leadership to first protect its people from natural and man-made disasters. The people should be spared from a bigger disaster, that is, politics.