Babatngon, Leyte — Barangay Planza is one of the three island barangays of this municipality where around 800 individuals reside. Farming and fishing are their main sources of income. At present, there is only one day care center and one elementary school in the locality. Students wake up as early as 4 a.m. to travel continue reading : Island barangay learns to be self-sufficient after ‘Yolanda’
Village folks built sea wall that saved them from ‘Yolanda’
Barugo, Leyte – If there was one thing that Nelida Balaes, 31, is thankful for at the time when Typhoon Yolanda hit the country, it was the fact that they had a sea wall that protected them from the said disaster. “Kung wala iyan, tapos na kami (It would have been the end of us if the sea wall was not there),” continue reading : Village folks built sea wall that saved them from ‘Yolanda’
Last-minute construction saves community from ‘Yolanda’
Abuyog, Leyte – Barangay Buaya was right by the sea, which meant that it was at constant threat of being overcome by waves, as with other island-barangays. In fact, in order to reach the community,travellers need to take a one-hour boat ride from the town proper and bravely cross the Pacific Ocean to get to the village. Brgy. Buaya also had two rivers continue reading : Last-minute construction saves community from ‘Yolanda’
Community residents build sea wall to keep coastal Leyte village protected from Yolanda
BARUGO, LEYTE – If there was one thing that Nelida Balaes, 31 years old, is thankful for at the time when TS Yolanda [international name: Haiyan] hit the country, it was the fact that they had a sea wall that protected them from the said disaster. “Kung wala iyan, tapos na kami [It would have continue reading : Community residents build sea wall to keep coastal Leyte village protected from Yolanda
Last-minute construction saves community from Yolanda
Buaya was right by the sea, which meant that it was at constant threat of being overcome by waves, as with other island-barangays. In fact, in order to reach the community, travellers need to take a one-hour boat ride from the poblacion and bravely cross the Pacific Ocean to get to the village. Buaya also continue reading : Last-minute construction saves community from Yolanda
A tale of two mothers’ strength and resilience
Dulag, Leyte – Meet Rosemarie and Jocelyn, two mothers who have once again proven that no typhoon or calamity, even with the strength of Typhoon Yolanda, can cripple them from fulfilling their responsibilities for their loved ones while contributing to the improvement of their communities. Rosemarie Librado, 42, has nine children whose ages range from continue reading : A tale of two mothers’ strength and resilience
DSWD core houses survive ‘Yolanda’
Matag-ob, Leyte — “The core shelter units built through the Core Shelter Assistance Program (CSAP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) are still standing even after the mighty force of Typhoon Yolanda. The units were built to really withstand disasters even as strong as ‘Yolanda’,” Enrique A. Odtuhan, Municipal Social Welfare and Development continue reading : DSWD core houses survive ‘Yolanda’