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Help for the helpers: Mental health support for Yolanda's first responders
In the clamor for mental health support during natural calamities, most of the attention is focused on the victims, but those who provide relief response also need help
#ThewRap: Things you need to know, November 7, 2017
Hi! Here's a roundup of the news you need to know this Tuesday.
3 unresolved issues, 3 years after Yolanda
I am not satisfied President Rodrigo Duterte says referring to the slow pace of rehabilitation in Yolanda affected areas
VLOG: Binay, opposition lead Typhoon Yolanda commemoration
Vice President Jejomar Binay visits typhoon hit Leyte to campaign and to check on the condition of the survivors
After Haiyan: The ship that stayed
One of the ships that ran aground in Tacloban now serves as a memorial for those who died during Typhoon Haiyan Yolanda
'Iiskwaton kami': Displacement, resistance in Leyte 2 years after Yolanda
In some communities in Leyte Super Typhoon Yolanda is part of a broader history of threatened eviction displacement and marginalization of communities doing their best to stay afloat
Romualdez to Aquino: Sorry for harsh words
Tacloban Mayor Alfred Romualdez: Nakapagsalita kami ng maanghang na salita We said harsh words but in no given time are we ungrateful for help given to us
Filipino couple finds love, hope among typhoon misery
Two years after the monster storm devastated the coastal city of Tacloban killing thousands Juvelyn Luana has a new partner a new son and a shack far from the deadly shore
Memorial unveiling, candle lighting to mark Yolanda's 2nd anniversary
Two memorial markers and a candle lighting ceremony are the highlights of the commemoration of the second anniversary of Typhoon Yolanda Haiyan in Tacloban City
Climate debate takes global pulse ahead of Paris summit
One of the first debates is in the Philippines a Southeast Asian nation particularly vulnerable to climate change and already hit by an average of 20 major storms or typhoons a year
Families in Tacloban to receive housing aid
The national government has provided P315 million intended for families whose houses were partially damaged due to the onslaught of Super Typhoon Yolanda more than a year ago
In Sendai, Philippines shows lessons from Yolanda
The Philippines signs a framework for disaster risk reduction during a recently concluded United Nations conference in Sendai Japan
A post-Yolanda project that caught the French president's eye
A housing project for the victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda Haiyan led by French businesses in the Philippines catches the attention of the French president
Oceans warmest during Yolanda – Filipino NASA scientist
This indicates that more cyclones as strong as Super Typhoon Yolanda Haiyan will occur in the future says UP alumnus Dr Josefino Comiso
What the health sector can learn from the papal visit
Here are three things the health community can glean from Pope Francis recent State and Apostolic mission to the Philippines
Pope Francis warns vs 'destruction' of family
Pope Francis: Through sin man has also destroyed the unity and beauty of our human family creating social structures which perpetuate poverty ignorance and corruption
FULL TEXT: Pope Francis' homily, Mass at Luneta
The full text of Pope Francis homily as delivered during the Holy Mass at the Quirino Grandstand in Luneta Manila Sunday January 18
Pope to Filipinos: Be missionaries of the faith
UPDATED Being the foremost Catholic country in Asia is both a blessing and a vocation for the Philippines Pope Francis says
IN PHOTOS: Pope Francis in the Philippines, day 3
Highlights of Pope Francis third day in the Philippines in photos
FULL TEXT: Pope Francis' undelivered homily, Holy Mass at Tacloban airport
[UPDATED WITH VIDEO Here is the full text of Pope Francis prepared homily for the Holy Mass at the Tacloban airport Saturday January 17 which he decided to ditch in favor of an impromptu homily
FULL TEXT: Undelivered speech: Pope thanks Yolanda volunteers
Here is the full text as prepared for delivery of a speech Pope Francis was supposed to deliver at the Palo Cathedral during his visit there
FULL TEXT: Pope Francis' homily, Holy Mass in Tacloban
UPDATED WITH VIDEO Pope Francis in Tacloban: I come to tell you that Jesus is Lord and he never lets us down
Pope in raincoat says mass in Tacloban
Viva il Papa Papa Francesco Yolanda survivors chant as Pope Francis arrives in Tacloban to console them
Holiday in Leyte for Pope visit
Work in all government offices and classes in all levels both public and private will be suspended from January 15 to 16
FAST FACTS: Palo Cathedral, Leyte
Palo Cathedral or the Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lord’s Transfiguration is one of the structures badly hit by Super Typhoon Yolanda in 2013
FAST FACTS: Pope Francis Center
The construction of the center – named after Pope Francis – is funded by Vatican City s Cor Unum the Caritas of the Holy See
FAST FACTS: Archdiocese of Palo (Leyte) and the archbishop's residence
Archbishop John Forrosuelo Du currently heads the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palo which covers the provinces of Leyte Biliran and the whole Samar island
Tacloban population to ‘double’ during Pope visit
Classes in the Leyte capital are suspended from January 14 to 16 while work in government classes are suspended from January 15 to 16
After Seniang, Ruby, Yolanda: N. Iloilo teens suddenly grow up
Typhoons Seniang Ruby and Yolanda force teens like Michelle Angelie and Antony to grow up
Lacson to step down as Yolanda rehab czar
Lacson says he will step down in February once the post Yolanda reconstruction and rehabilitation duties are transferred to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
Solar suitcases, panels to power Iloilo clinics
Should the next disaster strike some rural health units in Iloilo should be able to operate even without electricity
The role of LGUs, local councils during disasters
Local government units are expected to be at the frontline of emergency measures in the aftermath of disasters according to the 1991 Local Government Code
A fisherman's prayer
Fisherfolk are the poorest of the Fililipino poor with a poverty incidence rate of 39 2 They’ve lived along the water always at risk of danger
Yolanda survivors in Iloilo show posttraumatic growth – study
Local researchers find that survivors from northern Iloilo are now in positive psychological states a year after Typhoon Yolanda Haiyan
Q&A: UN deputy chief on Haiyan, ISIS and blue helmets
The UN s number two diplomat talks about the global implications of problems the Philippines faces like disaster risk reduction terrorism and peacekeeping
#AfterYolanda: 12,000 die of diseases in E. Visayas
It s double the number of those who died during the storm Causes are hypertensive vascular disease pneumonia trauma and accidents cancer of all forms and tuberculosis
Waves for water for northern Iloilo’s Yolanda survivors
A year after Typhoon Yolanda there are still places in Western Visayas which have little or zero access to clean drinking water
APEC delegates praise Aquino's 'economic stewardship'
President Aquino tells delegates he has a good Cabinet whose members make personal sacrifices to serve the country
Romualdez lied, performed 'below par' – Lacson
Rehabilitation Secretary Panfilo Lacson blasts Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez for being difficult and siding with anti government protesters
Yolanda: Isang paggunita
Mahalagang mabatid na halos lahat ng nagkakamalay tungkol sa isang kalamidad ay mga biktima – iba t ibang antas lamang ang tindi ng pagkakapinsala at pagdadalamhati
Yolanda stories show durability of human spirit
In this video produced by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom the unshaken and durable component human spirit is evident despite the wrath of Typhoon Yolanda
Tacloban and its uneven recovery
The use of different strokes for different folks has resulted in different capacities for recovery with implications on how people are reorienting their lives in the post Yolanda context
DSWD: Zero tents in Yolanda-affected areas by yearend
More than 1 500 families still live in makeshift tents and shelters as of September 2014 the agency s data shows
Payback time for the big polluters?
We have moved on to looking at which projects need to be stopped who should pay for the damages and how much
Post-Yolanda, NGOs make things happen in north Iloilo
Numerous NGOs help in a big way in the ongoing rehabilitation in northern Iloilo post Yolanda
PH to foreign militaries: Thank you for Yolanda aid
AFP chief General Gregorio Catapang Jr says he personally thanked chiefs of foreign militaries during the annual Chiefs of Defense Conference held in Brunei last week
Learning from disaster: Corruption and environmental catastrophe
The breakdown of accountability provides unscrupulous public officials with a golden opportunity to siphon off money and supplies from government funds and donations
#AfterYolanda: The women of Tolosa do not cry anymore
The memories of Typhoon Yolanda are lodged at the back of their minds but there are moments when the women survivors still wonder why it ever happened
Gov't to complete Tacloban airport rehab in Jan 2015
The Aquino administration reports that it has finished work on 3 other airports and 14 seaports in Yolanda hit areas
French firms build ‘disaster-resilient future’ for Yolanda survivors
The consortium of French companies operating in the Philippines eyes completion of its two reconstruction projects in Northern Cebu by 2015
