Keep a special place in your hearts for the lives lost, unaccounted or not, during the onslaught of typhoon Yolanda, President Marcos said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) Marcos made the statement on the 10th year commemoration of Yolanda on Wednesday, Nov. 8, stressing...
President Marcos has ordered government agencies and response clusters to address the "lingering issues" caused by the devastating super typhoon Yolanda 10 years after its onslaught. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) Marcos tasked the Yolanda response clusters...
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Borongan City in Eastern Samar issued a circular on Wednesday, Nov. 8, commemorating the 10th anniversary of super typhoon "Yolanda" as a call for healing, reconciliation, and hope. (Bishop Crispin Varquez / Manila Bulletin file photo) "May our collective memory...
TACLOBAN CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the 10th anniversary commemoration of super typhoon "Yolanda" here on Wednesday, November 8. PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (center) leads the 10th anniversary commemoration of super typhoon 'Yolanda' on Nov. 8, 2023, in Tacloban...
A few days before Typhoon Yolanda made landfall on Nov. 8, 2013, the Philippine government prepared the country for the storm, also known as Haiyan around the world, as though they were expecting an unexpected visitor. Forty-eight hours before its landfall, Yolanda intensified into a “super...
The social action arm of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), Caritas Philippines, in a statement on Saturday, Oct. 28, announced that it is set to commemorate the 10th year of Super Typhoon Yolanda on Nov. 7 to 8 in Tacloban City, Leyte. Photo credit to Caritas Philippines...
TACLOBAN CITY – The 10th anniversary of super typhoon “Yolanda” (international name “Haiyan”) on November 8 will be a celebration of life and thanksgiving to all the countries, individuals, and organizations that helped this city recover from the disaster in 2013. Malu Tabao, city tourism...
SUPERWOMAN Imelda Marcos, matriarch of the Romualdez family, turns 94 on July 2, 2023 Here’s to strong women connected to the divine, who help guide us as women equal to men on this earth. In my lifetime, I have been fortunate enough to meet a handful of women who have greatly impacted my life...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. wants the Philippines to continue commemorating the deadly typhoon Yolanda years after it hit the country to keep the memory of those who perished. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) Marcos, during the 9th year commemoration of...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) commemorated the ninth anniversary of Super Typhoon (ST) “Yolanda” (international name: Haiyan) on Tuesday, Nov. 8, the most powerful storm to make landfall in the recorded history of the Philippines. Senior Undersecretary Jose Faustino Jr. (left), chairman of...
The effects of Super Typhoon Yolanda will forever be remembered by Filipinos as it destroyed many lives, homes, and subsistence of thousands of families in the Visayas ravaging the provinces of Leyte, Eastern Samar, Western Samar, Capiz, Cebu, Iloilo, and Aklan, and Palawan. A file photo shows...
Eight years after the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, locally known as Super Typhoon Yolanda, one of the most powerful storms that hit the country, which took more than 6,000 lives, and left 30,000 individuals injured, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) shared that their operations have remained "unparalleled"...
