Yolanda commemoration - updates

Rappler's latest stories on Yolanda commemoration

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6 years after Yolanda, hundreds of families yet to rebuild houses

Nov 09, 2019 - 7:10 AM

These families, from the villages of Pinamitinan and Malobago in the municipality of Marabut, Samar, are still in makeshift shelters in 'no-build zones'

WAITING FOR AID. Residents of Barangay Pinamitinan in Marabut, Samar, troop to Tacloban City in Leyte on the 6th anniversary of Super Typhoon Yolanda on November 8, 2019, to call on President Rodrigo Duterte to help them get permanent housing. Photo by Jazmin Bonifacio/Rappler

LIST: 2019 Yolanda commemoration activities

Nov 06, 2019 - 7:10 PM

Here's a running list of activities you can join to commemorate the 6th anniversary of Super Typhoon Yolanda

House OKs bill declaring November 8 as Yolanda Commemoration Day

Nov 05, 2019 - 8:13 AM

The bill would declare a special non-working holiday in Eastern Visayas, which was destroyed by Super Typhoon Yolanda in 2013

PICKING UP PIECES. Residents of Hernani, Eastern Samar begin the long road of rebuilding their community after Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) in December 2013. File photo by Franz Lopez/Rappler

Don't use sky lanterns during Yolanda commemoration – Greenpeace

Nov 08, 2018 - 11:17 PM

To remember Yolanda with environmental hazards like sky lanterns is 'an act of mindlessness towards nature,' say the Eco Warriors