Filipino Bayanihan (Humanitarian Aid and Volunteerism)

3 November 2014

The PLDT Yolanda project involves installing an underground fiber optic cables in areas devastated by Yolanda super-typhoon. The project will reconnect the affected areas to the rest of the Philippines. The project costs P400 million.
Philippine Star http://www.philstar.com/business/2014/11/03/1387291/pldt-completes-yolanda-project

31 October 2014

Aquino Approved P168B for Yolanda Rehab After A Year

P-Noy, after almost a year, approved a P168 billion recovery and rehabilitation plan for Eastern Visayas. Inquirer http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/648035/finally-aquino-oks-p168b-yolanda-plan

30 October 2014

The Rise of a New Town

It is a new town, called The New Tacloban Township, in the northern part of Tacloban, where some 500 houses were built in this 10-hectare land. The new town can accommodate 14,500 families. Away from the coastal areas, this place is least vulnerable to damage during storm surge or typhoon. Soon, this little town would have schools, a public market, and other establishments. Tempo http://www.tempo.com.ph/2014/10/new-town-to-rise/#.VFy0ADSUfng

29 October 2014

Philippines Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines, through the National Secretariat for Social Action, Justice, and Peace, aims to build at least 3000 homes for the Yolanda survivors. So far, 1600 homes (permanent shelters, not transitional ones) had been completed. NASSA is locally known as Caritas Philippines. Asia News Italy http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Filipino-Church-builds-more-than-1,600-housing-units-for-Yolanda-victims-32562.html