(Eagle News) — Plano ng National Housing Authority (NHA) na matapos sa taong 2019 ang housing program nito para sa mga biktima ng super typhoon Yolanda na nanalasa noong taong 2013. Ayon sa NHA, umaasa sila na maitatayo ang natitirang permanent housing units sa unang quarter ng 2019. Tiwala aniya sila na matatapos ito hanggang sa second quarter ng nasabing taon. Batay sa status report ng ahensya, mula nitong October 30, nasa kabuuang 78,291 units […]
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Leyte able to recover quickly – UN
According to Margareta Walstrom, United Nations Special Disaster Risk Reduction representative, Leyte was able to quickly recover from the ravages of super-typhoon “Yolanda” in 2013. She added that it usually takes 10 years to recover from such devastation. She took note of the agricultural investments implemented in the province. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
DSWD defends slow rehabilitation of Yolanda struck areas
MANILA,Philippines, Aug 3 (Eagle News) — Social Welfare and Development Secretary Dinky Soliman defended the slow rehabilitation process of areas struck by super-typhoon Yolanda, saying that there is a lack of structural engineers as well as the slow liquidation process of the local government. This is in response to the criticism of the United Nations regarding said slow rehabilitation. <em>(Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)</em> https://youtu.be/s_iPrtbkvag
More than a year after super-typhoon, many still remain homeless
After more than a year after the rampage of “Yolanda”, more than a hundred residents of Tacloban can still be found living in tents. Said residents expressed their dismay at the slow action of the government.
Palace insists on “no-build zone policy” in eastern Visayas
MANILA, Feb 2 (PNA) — Despite some calls by typhoon “Yolanda” survivors for the abolition of the no-build zone policy, Malacanang on Sunday has remained firm in keeping its policy for the safety of residents. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said on state-run dzRB Radyo ng Bayan that the policy will continue to be implemented along the eastern seaboard of Eastern Visayas. Valte said that this was to avoid another calamity from wrecking havoc as […]





