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Tag: Leyte

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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

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    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

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    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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    A city in ruins

    Nov 14, 2013 6:44 AM

    Text and photos by LUIS LIWANAG ORMOC City—The city of Ormoc in Leyte was just a speck in the horizon but to 38-year-old Marie Jean Decio, it was a place […]

    disaster, Haiyan, Leyte, Ormoc, Tacloban, typhoon, Yolanda

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    Leyte creates disability affairs office

    Jul 02, 2013 5:45 PM

    By REYAN L. ARINTO TACLOBAN City — It was a worthy last act. Before the 15th Leyte Sangguniang Panlalawigan ended its term last June 30, the provincial board approved an ordinance creating […]

    Leyte, Leyte PDAO, PDAO, PWD

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