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Tag: Haiyan

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    Categories Earth Files Editor's Pick News

    Wiser and stronger after surviving typhoon Haiyan

    By Luis Liwanag  |  Nov 25, 2021 1:22 PM

    Time has not erased from the mind of Nick and Doris “Chai” Quieta what happened on November 8, 2013. Nor has it healed the pain and suffering that typhoon Haiyan brought to their families and that of more than 7, 000 others who perished in that tragedy.

    Haiyan, Leyte, November 8 2013, Tacloban, typhoon Haiyan, typhoon Yolanda, Yolanda

  • Categories News

    Advocates urge adoption of child-friendly policies after disasters

    Nov 08, 2014 9:22 AM

    By JAKE SORIANO A YEAR after the country was struck by the deadliest typhoon ever to hit land, child advocates are pushing for measures aimed at protecting the rights and […]

    Children, Disasters, Haiyan, Yolanda

  • Categories News Yahoo

    Post-Yolanda Visayas no place for mamas

    May 08, 2014 10:19 PM

    By JANE DASAL THE devastation wrought by supertyphoon “Yolanda” and the slow pace of rehabilitation have made the Visayas a difficult place to be a mother. The mothers’ lack of access […]

    Haiyan, Mothers, Philippines, Yolanda

  • Categories Arts & Culture Yahoo

    ‘Yolanda’ fiberglass boats modern-day Noah’s ark

    Apr 23, 2014 8:25 AM

    By JANE DASAL IF you want to save the earth, build a boat. That’s what a group of environmentalists is saying, especially if you want to save both the forests […]

    Earth Day, environment, Haiyan, Palawan, Tacloban, Yolanda

  • Categories Banner Video Yahoo

    Churchgoers attend Simbang Gabi in disaster-hit areas

    Dec 17, 2013 10:52 PM

    By VERA Files CHURCH bells rang as Filipinos marked the first day of Simbang Gabi on Monday. A time-honored Christmas tradition of the Catholic faithful, the devotees flocked to dawn […]

    cebu bohol earthquake, Haiyan, Simbang Gabi, typhoon Yolanda

  • Categories Banner

    The ghost of a remembered place

    Nov 19, 2013 7:18 PM

    Text and photos by LUIS LIWANAG TACLOBAN City — A palette of magenta and orange filled the eastern skies at daybreak, the silhouette of windswept trees whispered poetry, and a […]

    disaster, Haiyan, Leyte, Yolanda

  • Categories News Photos Video

    Yolanda survivors arrive in Villamor

    Nov 17, 2013 11:25 AM

    Text and photos by LITTLE WING LUNA VILLAMOR Air Base has become the first stop for Typhoon “Yolanda” victims fortunate enough to board the military’s C-130 planes from typhoon-ravaged Cebu […]

    Haiyan, typhoon Yolanda, Villamor Air Base, Yolanda

  • Categories First Person Photos Top Stories Video

    Like a post-apocalyptic Hollywood movie

    Nov 17, 2013 9:01 AM

    Text and photos by LUIS LIWANAG NATURAL disasters and extreme weather phenomena have become so routine lately that to hear the impending landfall of another supertyphoon failed to whet my […]

    Cebu, Haiyan, Luis Liwanag, Ormoc, Tacloban, typhoon Yolanda

  • Categories Photos Top Stories Video

    Mass burial in Tacloban

    Nov 15, 2013 12:40 PM

    Text and photos by LUIS LIWANAG TACLOBAN CITY—The city government of Tacloban finally buried the dead in a shallow ditch that officials said was just a temporary resting place for […]

    Haiyan, mass burial, Tacloban, typhoon Yolanda, Yolanda

  • Categories Banner News

    A war amid disaster?

    Nov 14, 2013 3:28 PM

    Text and photos by LUIS LIWANAG TACLOBAN, Leyte–Residents of this city and nearby towns joined an exodus toward safety Wednesday, after hearing of reports of an alleged gunfight between soldiers […]

    Haiyan, Leyte, Luis Liwanag, Tacloban, Yolanda

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