Disasters

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines–Running priest Fr. Robert Reyes has called on the government to speed up the transfer to permanent shelters of survivors of Super Typhoon Yolanda who are still in bunkhouses and tents here.

MANILA, Philippines – How are climate-resilient communities created? Experts who gathered during the recently-concluded Partnerships for Disaster and Climate Resilience conference hosted by the Carlos Romulo Foundation for Peace and Development, Manila Observatory, and the Zuellig Family Foundation conceded that strong infrastructure, effective disaster response plans, and proper funding are factors that ensure the creation…

Over 6 months since Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), over a million households still await power restoration MANILA, Philippines – Over half a year since Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) battered the Philippines, President Benigno Aquino III said the Department of Energy (DOE) continues to work on restoring power in areas affected by the November storm.

Preparing for rougher seas ahead: Bancas for the Philippines offers a platform to make a climate-smart technology – mass-based. In turn, more fishermen boost their resilience, self-reliance, and self-sufficiency. (Derrick Lim / Imagine Nation Photography) MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has started building 5,000 units of…

From the Department of Social Welfare and Development The Philippine government will launch on June 23 in Ormoc City the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services-National Community-Driven Development (KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP) that will empower communities in over 800 municipalities nationwide to participate in the planning, budgeting and implementation of community-level projects…

FILIPINOS, particularly those in Eastern Visayas, are still reeling from the devastation caused by Supertyphoon Yolanda months after the super typhoon hit the region, according to IBON Foundation Inc.

THE following are remarks on Yolanda rehabilitation delivered by Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan at the ASEM Manila Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction on Management: RAY is the Government’s strategic plan to guide the recovery and reconstruction of the economy, lives, and livelihoods in the areas affected by Yolanda. It was conceived about a…

SUPERTYPHOON “Yolanda” survivors continue to be housed in tents that were donated by United Nations relief agencies. An overnight fire razed a tent that was being used as temporary shelter by the survivors, killing a woman and six of her children. AP CEBU CITY—The Office of the Presidential Assistant for Rehabilitation and Recovery has approved…

MANILA, Philippines – Presidential assistant on rehabilitation and recovery Panfilo Lacson aims to complete about 85 to 90 percent of the rehabilitation of areas devastated by Super Typhoon Yolanda before the term of President Aquino ends in 2016.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) yesterday launched a center that provides scientific data to government agencies and humanitarian organizations involved in the rehabilitation of areas ravaged by Super Typhoon Yolanda.

Because of ‘incorrigibly uncooperative’ cluster heads? Not necessarily, the rehabilitation chief’s office says MANILA, Philippines – Despite Rehabilitation Secretary Panfilo Lacson’s warning against “incorrigibly uncooperative” colleagues, two Cabinet clusters continue to stall rehabilitation efforts after Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan).

SIX months after Supertyphoon Yolanda hit the Central Visayas, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) admitted that a big part of the budget allotted to victims and survivors has not yet been released.

Even without a master plan, the rehabilitation of Yolanda-hit areas may proceed starting June, according to former Senator Panfilo Lacson, the Aquino administration’s “rehabilitation czar.”

The Philippines’ rehabilitation efforts in areas devastated by Super Typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) proves to be a disaster in itself 6 months on. A governance and climate change specialist said the country’s system is “designed to fail for massive disasters.” The government, he said, have to improve on the “most important matters,” namely providing…

The Philippine system is ‘designed to fail for massive disasters,’ an expert says Conclusion (Read Part 1: ‘Uncooperative’ officials derailing Yolanda rehab?) MANILA, Philippines – Six months after Yolanda (Haiyan) damaged the Philippines in a way never before seen since World War II, the country faces another disaster: its own rehabilitation efforts.

MANILA, Philippines — Close to 15,000 houses and 165 classrooms are currently being constructed in areas ravaged by powerful typhoon “Yolanda”, according to Presidential Assistant for Recovery & Rehabilitation (PARR) Panfilo Lacson.

TACLOBAN – Parts of the Philippines laid waste by Super Typhoon Haiyan (local name Yolanda) are showing signs of recovery six months later but years of work lie ahead, aid officials said Wednesday.

Six months after the super typhoon struck, Rehabilitation Secretary Panfilo Lacson says his biggest frustration ‘is not being able to do what I have wanted to do’

MANILA, Philippines – Six months after Super Typhoon Yolanda struck, mental health problems are emerging in affected communities, with more than 84,000 babies born and 70,000 more expected to be delivered in the next three months.

MANILA, Philippines — Half a year since super typhoon Yolanda swept through the central Philippines, the United Nations noted some progress in improving he situation for survivors but said the provision of aid and livelihood to devastated communities remains sorely lacking.

(Updated 2:48 p.m.) Saying the road to recovery will be long, the International Federation of Red Cross, which includes the Philippine Red Cross, and Red Crescent Societies are now laying out a three-year recovery plan costing 320 million Swiss francs (P16 billion) for victims of super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan).

MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has put up women-friendly spaces (WFS) in evacuation centers in Roxas City, Capiz, to make women evacuees productive.

The plight of about 200,000 survivors of Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) might worsen if the government’s relocation efforts would not focus on job generation, an international aid group said.

MANILA – Up to 200,000 survivors of last November’s deadly typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) are at risk of worsening poverty due to government relocation plans that have not factored in how they will later earn a living, the United Kingdom-based humanitarian organization Oxfam said.

MANILA, Philippines – Almost 6 months after Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) ravaged the Visayas, the lack of adequate housing still remains one of the biggest challenges faced by over 200,000 Yolanda survivors and, most likely, by soon-to-be survivors of future calamities.

Children at a Tacloban tent community five months after Yolanda MANILA, Philippines — Presidential assistant for rehabilitation and recovery Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday said the rehabilitation of areas devastated by super typhoon Yolanda last year will have to proceed piece-meal for lack of a master plan, which he blamed on the Office of Civil Defense.

AGRICULTURE Secretary Proceso J. Alcala announced on Thursday that rehabilitation of areas of Region 8 gravely hit by Supertyphoon Yolanda (international code name Haiyan) is “under way.”

MANILA, Philippines – Around $16.2 million is required to address the reproductive health needs of some 3.5 million women in areas battered by Typhoon Yolanda in Eastern Visayas, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

PROTECTION. The youth of Tanauan, Leyte find refuge in an open space where they can learn about reproductive health. Photo by Save the ChildrenPROTECTION. The youth of Tanauan, Leyte find refuge in an open space where they can learn about reproductive health. Photo by Save the Children

Thousands of Filipinos were killed and millions worth of properties were destroyed when storm surges brought by super typhoon Yolanda surprised the residents of Eastern Visayas in November.