Philippines brace for second typhoon
Residents of the Philippines are scrambling to prepare for the arrival of Typhoon Parma. This storm is expected to hit just days after another storm, Typhoon Ketsana, killed more than 200 people. President Gloria Arroyo today declared a national �state of calamity.� Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Glen Marboloc of Oxfam in Manila.
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