Individual and corporate aid pledges show an unprecedented outpouring of relief for the victims of Typhoon “Yolanda.”
Setting aside competition, collegiate athletes went out of their way to inspire others to do what they can for Supertyphoon “Yolanda” victims in the Visayas.
These days, media, both print and broadcast, has done its homework in giving the public a blow-by-blow account of the extent of the damage Supertyphoon “Yolanda” has wrought in the provinces of Leyte, Samar, Capiz, Iloilo and Northern Cebu, as well as other places that unfortunately lay in its path.
I’m ready to die,” Miko Jadulang thought to himself as he hung on for dear life that Friday morning in San Jose, Tacloban.
As an only child, I grew up very close to my cousins. I am part of the youngest batch, which means I have a number of ate and kuya to look up to.
The boys and I decided to drop by the grocery store after church to buy the stuff we would be sending to Tacloban City. Nearing our house, we saw five Tawi kids waiting for us at the gate.
Nov. 14: I just met Tatay Ricardo Artiaga, a taxi driver in Manila who is from Tacloban. He apologized for having swollen eyes.
Palo Archbishop John Du will officiate Sunday at 3 p.m. the concelebrated Memorial Mass for those who were killed when Supertyphoon “Yolanda” swept through the province on Nov. 8.
It was an event only a multimillion-dollar Hollywood film could have created. But the cataclysmic images broadcast worldwide are real. Much more the numbers. More than 5,000 casualties. Over 25,000 injured. Nearly 2,000 still missing. And almost 250,000 left homeless. The most recent estimates pegged the total loss to property and agriculture at P24.5 billion.
Shangri-La Mactan Resort and Spa held its tree-lighting ceremony to coincide with the resort’s 20th anniversary celebration. Good thing traffic from Cebu City to Lapu-Lapu City that afternoon was easy.
