Located on the southernmost tip of Samar Island, the town of Guiuan in Eastern Samar province has moved to preserve,...
‘Paglaom’: How theater has become an instrument of healing and remembering in post-‘Yolanda’ Visayas
I was in Tokyo, Japan, last year representing the Philippines at the Asian Performing Arts Festival when Supertyphoon “Yolanda” struck.
In Barangay (village) Mabuhay, Eastern Samar, “mother leaders” know wellness best.
The year 2013 was full of both hardship and happiness. However, for many places in the Philippines, it was a year of utter destruction and heartbreak.
“Tindog, sinirangan Visayas!” Amid the debris from the heavily damaged municipal hall, a government employee in Guiuan, Eastern Samar, reports to work wearing a shirt with this message of hope, urging the entire region to rise up after Supertyphoon “Yolanda” brought massive destruction in many parts of the country last month.
