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This Week: EARTHQUAKE

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EARTHQUAKE

By Miguel Raymundo

A not-so-public JICA study depicts the magnitude of death and destruction a huge earthquake will cause in Metro Manila. With no way to accurately predict when an earthquake will strike—the country faces a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions.

Now available in National Bookstore, Fully Booked and Powerbooks. Php15.

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This week: WHAT IF? A Doomsday Scenario

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“WHAT if a disaster of cataclysmic proportions hits Metro Manila, home to more than 15 million Filipinos—and the seat of the nation’s capital? Are we ready to cope? Thousands of lives will be lost and casualties can run to millions. It will be a harrowing sight that will surely bring the nation to its knees. That is, if we consider the potential disasters on a grand scale, such as the recent earthquake in Bohol and typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) that razed big parts of Leyte to the ground. What if, instead of the Visayas, Yolanda took a path straight through the heart of the National Capital Region?” – Frederick Fabian

Find out more in this week’s incoming issue of OpinYon! Available in National Book Store, Powerbooks Store and Fully Booked!

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