Criselda Yabes is a journalist based in the Philippines. She is author of "The Battle of Marawi," her 10th book, which was published last year.
When Typhoon Rai ravaged huge portions of the central Philippines in December, leaving nearly 400 cities and towns without power for days, even weeks, with many towns still not reconnected, what rankled so many people was the central government's inability to foresee the consequences of natural disasters.
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