Tacloban

a woman with her left leg amputated at the knee sits in a doorway

For Filipinos with disabilities, climate change and natural disasters are a dangerous mix

July 9, 2018Climate Change

Climate change-related disasters have the potential to disrupt access to caregivers, assistive devices and medical supplies, which many people with a physical disability depend on, says Alex Ghenis of the Berkeley, California-based World Institute on Disability.

Jing Geronimo, inmate Roberto Maanyo, and their son Robert James outside the small shack the family shares on the grounds of the Leyte Provincial Prison on the outskirts of Tacloban.

In typhoon-hit Tacloban, some families have moved into the local prison

April 9, 2014Development & Education

Rene Celis stands in the ruins of Barangay Pampango, a seaside neighborhood in Tacloban that was destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan. Celis was the neighborhood leader—or “captain.”

Filipinos made homeless by Typhoon Haiyan struggle with where to rebuild

January 21, 2014Development & Education

The Vergara family is rebuilding a home on the site of the one devastated by Typhoon Haiyan, using lumber and corrugated tin gathered from the wreckage.

This simple story shows what it means for survivors to rebuild their lives after Typhoon Haiyan

November 20, 2013Development & Education

‘I’ve never walked through an area with so many bodies’

November 15, 2013Development & Education

It’s another complicated and tough day in the Philippines

November 14, 2013Development & Education

Aid workers and military support from across the globe are pouring into the Philippines, including the USS George Washington and its naval group. But relief efforts are still stymied by bottlenecks at the few damaged airports and ports in the hardest-hit areas and the poor roads and other infrastructure in the country.

Filipino-American jazz singer Charmaine Clamor.

Filipina jazz singer in Los Angeles feels helpless as her homeland tries to pick up the pieces

November 13, 2013Development & Education

Jazz singer Charmaine Clamor says Filipinos need help recovering from the destruction left by Typhoon Haiyan, but warns people about trusting relief aid to the country’s corrupt government.

The islands of the Visayas region were impacted by Typhoon Haiyan.

This is why getting aid to survivors of Typhoon Haiyan is so slow and difficult

November 13, 2013Development & Education

Getting relief to the survivors of Typhoon Haiyan, or Typhoon Yolanda as Filipinos call it, has been painfully slow. The World’s Jason Margolis explains that much of the challenge comes from the geography and lifestyle of the Philippines, as well as the lack of everything from roads to runways.

Typhoon survivors struggle to get food and water

November 12, 2013Environment

Typhoon Haiyan survivors woke up to heavy rain today. A BBC reporter says people are increasingly desperate for food, water and other aid, even as international officials pledge help.