Poor communities in Bohol most vulnerable to natural hazards
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.
Tag Archives: Typhoon Odette
Climate Disaster Survivors in Bohol Struggle to Recover as Rehabilitation Plan Remains Unclear
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.
Resilience eases Bohol schools’ bumpy road to recovery
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.
Funding woes beset Bohol schools’ recovery from 2021 super typhoon
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.
Typhoon Odette Survivors in Bohol Celebrate New Lease on Life
Boholanos celebrate the Christmas season with vigor a year after Typhoon Odette robbed them of holiday joy.
A year after Odette, Siargao folk put the pieces of life back together
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.
Waiting for another disaster in Ubay?
It needs strong political will from both the local and national leadership to first protect its people from natural and man-made disasters. The people should be spared from a bigger disaster, that is, politics.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Southern Leyte gov’s ‘Dos Por Dos’ remark on Robredo, Odette relief NEEDS CONTEXT
The video snippet cut off the rest of the context.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: 10-year-old photos FALSELY passed off as the effects of Typhoon Odette
They were taken in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Sendong in December 2011.
