Youth groups in EV gathered in a “Yolanda” conference
TACLOBAN CITY – Members of youth organizations from the region gathered this week to map out plans to help their sector recover from the aftermath of supertyphoon “Yolanda.” The three-day gathering which ended on December...
Leyte town residents seek PNOY assistance on graft case involving mayor
TACLOBAN CITY- An open letter addressed to President Aquino was issued and signed by representatives of various sectors, including the local Church leaders, of Capoocan town in Leyte calling for his possible assistance on...
NGO help organized homeowners association among Yolanda survivors in Tacloban
TACLOBAN CITY- A nongovernment organization convened 500 survivors of supertyphoon Yolanda into homeowners associations to ensure that they will be empowered in building houses that are typhoon-resilient. Princess Asuncion-Esponilla, information officer of the Urban Poor...
Businessmen scored government for its lack of financial support
TACLOBAN CITY-Businessmen in Tacloban have yet to receive financial assistance promised to them by the national government, a year after supertyphoon “Yolanda” devastated this city. Joel Caminade, president of Rotary Club of Tacloban, said that...
DILG recognized “Yolanda heroes”
TACLOBAN CITY- “There was only little time for me to mourn when my only sibling died after the surge. Many are in need of blood services from the Philippine Red Cross - Leyte Chapter...
US continues to provide assistance as 36 sari-sari stores destroyed by Yolanda repaired and...
TACLOBAN CITY-United States Ambassador to the Philippines Philip Goldberg led in the distribution of 36 sari-sari stores that were “reconstructed and restocked with inventory” in Baras, Palo, Leyte. The 36 sari-sari stores that were repaired...