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In Bohol, like many parts of the country, the poor are forced to live in riverbanks, on steep slopes or close to the sea, making them vulnerable to natural calamities.

Two years after typhoon Odette swept away homes and devastated communities in Bohol, villagers are back in areas identified as vulnerable to storm surges as they have no place to go.

Most schools are still recovering from the devastation. Yet, there are some that have defeated the odds, returning to what they once were as if the destruction never existed.

TAGBILARAN CITY - Nearly two years since Super Typhoon Odette (international name: Rai) battered Bohol, only 17% out of 3, 338 damaged classrooms in 366 schools all over the province have either been repaired or reconstructed.

At the rate Rodrigo Duterte was giving away the Philippines to Red China, there now arises an acute need to exorcise the country from all Red Chinese concessions that he had approved. The suspension of all 22 reclamation projects in Manila Bay is a step in the right direction.

Why does proper planting of mangroves matter? Here are some important facts you need to know.

Environment advocates brought their demand to stop the reclamation in Manila Bay, Bulacan and other parts of the country to Mendiola, near Malacañang. They also want to hold accountable government agencies and officials allowing the destruction of the environment.

Metro Manila residents who care for the world we live in gather in the evening of March 25 at the Quezon Memorial Circle for the symbolic 60-minute switching off of lights as their contribution to save Mother Earth from man-made degradation.

Led by Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA), the protesters demanded the immediate halt to the dredging activities in the southern part of Manila. Photos by Bullit Marquez for VERA Files.

Staying past the bedtime hours so they can fill their jugs with water to make it through the next day is nothing new for 22-year old Lynex Joy Biquio, her family, and her neighbors in Quirino, Cagayan Valley.

Boholanos celebrate the Christmas season with vigor a year after Typhoon Odette robbed them of holiday joy.

Siargao resident affected by 2021 typhoon Odette: We are doing better right now because we already recovered. There are many tourists again and it’s like we are going back to normal days.