Liamson Times: North Refuge

== A surge of Ruling victims take refuge as highways get rebuilt ==
Althea K. Lucente | 3:39 PM | November 22, 2014
Following the reconstruction of highways and major roads, victims from the areas affected by the 8.2 magnitude earthquake in Makarito are now flocking to the capital for extensive healthcare and treatment.
Presidential spokesperson Roberto Quimpo announced the plans for highway reconstruction on September 8, 2014, boasting about the government's supposedly well-prioritized response to the February disaster known as The Ruling.
This follows Pres. Cojuangco's construction of Crisis Response Office Units (CROUs), which reportedly helped improve victims' living conditions and disseminate relief, but was criticized by experts for leaving access to healthcare in poor condition.
"They are all coming here because they believe they can finally get treatment for their injuries here," says Dr. Alvarez, director at Philippine General Hospital. "There have been no efforts to reconstruct public health infrastructure in the affected areas themselves," she added.
With hospitals at full capacity due to the sudden surge, Cojuangco continues to praise Health Secretary Frankie Santos IX for "doing his best," despite the steady rise of the death toll, which passed 402,000 in July.
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