Catholic Church also provided $160,000 worth of food to the nation. Additionally, Social Welfare and Development Secretary Mita Pardo de Tavera donated $50,000 for emergency disaster relief, though many locals complained that this aid was too little and too late. Around of rice was donated for use in eight provinces, and on December 1, an additional of aid was airlifted to the region. Belgium also launched a four-month program to help 380,000 post-storm victims. Most flights in and out of Manila had returned to a normal schedule by November 28. In all, nine countries and several foreign Red Cross organizations responded by providing aid, totaling roughly $700,000 worth of value, mostly from Japan. PAGASA later retired the name Sisang on the list of tropical cyclones in the country; it was replaced by Sendang. See also List of near-Equatorial tropical cyclones Typhoon Utor (Seniang; 2006) – another late-season typhoon which affected the same areas as Nina. Typhoon Son-Tinh (Ofel; 2012) – a typhoon that affected central Philippines as a tropical storm in October 2012. Typhoon Bopha (Pablo; 2012) – an intense near-Equatorial typhoon which struck Mindanao in late-2012. Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda; 2013) – had a similar path and also caused widespread destruction in the Philippines in November 2013. Notes References External links Super-typhoon Nina report Typhoon Nina track 1987 Pacific typhoon season Typhoons in the Philippines 1987 disasters in the Philippines Typhoons Retired Philippine typhoon names Nina