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Tenor Arthur Espiritu’s inspiring journey to Llorente, Samar

  By ELLEN TORDESILLAS TENOR Arthur Espiritu and his wife, Christina, are  in Llorente, Eastern Samar to distribute the truckload of goods they have gathered from friends to the victims of typhoon Yolanda. Why Lorente? Llorente is one of the municipalities badly hit by Yolanda but has not been reported as prominently as Tacloban.  Christina

Tenor Arthur Espiritu’s inspiring journey to Llorente, Samar

Guiuan folks still struggle for their basic needs

Text and photos by MARIO IGNACIO IV GUIUAN, Eastern Samar- One week after typhoon Yolanda made its first landfall in this coastal town, residents are still in dire  need of  basic necessities like food, drinking water, fuel to cook their food and shelter. They are asking for assistance to repair their  houses and to buy

Guiuan folks still struggle for their basic needs

Guiuan: first hit, almost leveled, late aid

Text and photos by JOSE BAYANI D. BAYLON IMMEDIATELY upon landing it became obvious to me that while there was a semblance of order, this was fragile because three days had passed and no relief had been delivered to Guiuan in Eastern Samar. Guiuan was the first to be hit by typhoon Yolanda Friday morning.

Guiuan: first hit, almost leveled, late aid