Dino orders contractor to turn over Yolanda housing within the year

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/20/2016

Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Michael Dino has ordered the contractor of a relocation site for families displaced by Supertyphoon “Yolanda” in Daanbantayan town, northern Cebu, to turn over housing units to the beneficiaries before the end…

Yolanda victims in Bantayan town gets Capitol aid

Nestle L. Semilla 11/14/2016

Provincial Board Members approved on Monday, a resolution authorizing Cebu Governor Hilario Davide III to allocate P5.8 million to aid Super Typhoon Yolanda victims in the municipality of Bantayan in Bantayan Island to rebuild their damaged homes.…

The Emirates is no haven for Kerwin

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 11/14/2016

Less than a month after he was arrested in Abu Dhabi, Kerwin Espinosa, the alleged biggest drug lord of Eastern Visayas, is expected to arrive in Manila on Thursday to face charges linking him to the illegal…

No funds for Yolanda rehab in 2017 budget, says Recto

11/13/2016

SENATE Minority Leader Ralph Recto on Friday noted the lack of explicit allocations for the rehabilitation of areas devastated by supertyphoon Yolanda in the Visayas three years ago, calling for an “itemization” of related projects under the…

It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark

Jeff Ruffolo 11/10/2016

THIS is a true story. Many decades ago, a very old man had a vision. Some called him mad. To others, a prophet. He said it came to him in a dream that every member of his…

MAO BA? Varying fortunes

11/09/2016

Three years after supertyphoon Yolanda devastated northern Cebu, a lot of victims are still struggling to get back on their feet while others have become rich by receiving foreign and domestic aid. One fisherman in Bantayan Island…

MAO BA? Mendicant mind-set

11/09/2016

A barangay official in Sta. Fe said there were folks in their town who wished that another Yolanda or a supertyphoon hits their area so they can receive more aid. “Kanusa man magkabalik og Yolanda diri sa…

YOLANDA STATUS REPORT: More work to be done, 3 yrs after

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/08/2016

Government agencies have completed 74 percent of all Yolanda rehabilitation projects in Central Visayas after three years, but an official of the regional National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA-7) said a lot remains to be done. Based…

NHA urged help in making Yolanda projects possible

Nestle L. Semilla 11/08/2016

CEBU Gov. Hilario Davide III is encouraging the National Housing Authority to fast track their housing projects for Super Typhoon Yolanda victims. Davide made the call since three years has passed and the resettlement projects had yet…

DENR-7 exec call for talks with Bantayan officials, Yolanda-affected fisherfolks facing relocation

Morexette Erram 11/08/2016

Officials of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7) is calling for a dialogue with the Bantayan town officials and Yolanda-affected fisherfolks to solve the issue of their relocation from their previous homes…

3 YEARS AFTER YOLANDA: World Vision joins typhoon survivors in celebrating life and resilience

PR 11/08/2016

Life moves on for most Leyteños as they commemorate Supertyphoon Yolanda’s third anniversary today. Three years after Yolanda, survivors slowly rise up and build back what they had lost. Rogelio Pagobo, a 66-year-old baker from Tacloban, has…

Forum: No-build zone policy to displace Yolanda survivors

Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/07/2016

IN time for the third anniversary of Super Typhoon Yolanda that wreaked havoc in the country, a forum was held to highlight the current plight of Yolanda survivors, who are still struggling to recover from the effects…

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