Manila floods.. Pinoy prayers

<p style=""font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; "">Floods also started to subside in many areas particularly those affected by Kai-tak in Northern Luzon like the provinces of La Union, Pangasinan and Ilocos Norte, according to Ramos.<br /> &nbsp;</p> <p><span style=""font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; "">But he said the NDRRMC still continued to provide assistance to about one million flood victims, about 300,000 of whom are still staying in temporary evacuation centres composed mostly of public school buildings and gymnasiums.</span>Enter details of your update here</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p> <p style=""margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: -3px !important; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.149999618530273px; "">Janairo said Health Secretary Enrique Ona had ordered the disinfection and sanitation of uncollected garbage in the streets of Metro Manila to prevent the outbreak of diseases.</p> <p style=""margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: -3px !important; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.149999618530273px; "">&nbsp;</p> <p style=""margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: -3px !important; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.149999618530273px; "">He said a disinfectant solution would be sprayed on the trash to reduce the foul odor and kill germs and bacteria.</p> <p style=""margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: -3px !important; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.149999618530273px; "">&nbsp;</p> <p style=""margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: -3px !important; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.149999618530273px; "">&ldquo;We will not wait for an outbreak of various illnesses like flu, fever, diarrhea, cholera and skin problems to happen, that is why sanitation and disinfection teams were already dispatched to specific areas,&rdquo; Janairo said in a statement.</p> <p style=""margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: -3px !important; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.149999618530273px; "">&nbsp;</p> <p style=""margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: -3px !important; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.149999618530273px; "">&ldquo;We aim for prevention and we will not wait for diseases and other harmful bacteria to spread in populated areas. We should protect our health and that of our children because they are most vulnerable in contracting illness when exposed to these wastes,&rdquo; he added.</p> <p style=""margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: -3px !important; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.149999618530273px; "">&nbsp;</p> <p style=""margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: -3px !important; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.149999618530273px; "">Health officials said roadside trash heaps close to homes and evacuation centers were expected to draw swarms of flies and disease-carrying vermin.</p> </p>