TACLOBAN (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Three months after Typhoon Haiyan devastated central Philippines, land ownership regulations and a lack of equipment are hampering the clearance of millions of fallen…
GUIUAN, Philippines (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Heavy rain lashes the damaged school building, and the tarpaulin roof of the classroom is barely holding the weight of the pool of…
New York, Dec 6 2013 5:00PM -
One month after Typhoon Haiyan churned through the Philippines, the breadth of the damage is still unfolding and the needs for…
NOTE: This is the latest update from Dr. Glo, who is in the field in Tacloban. Dr. Glo herself is a typhoon Yolanda survivor and lost all her belongings…
On 24 November 2013, Dr. Edita Miguel, Executive Director of Agape Rural (Health) Program, wrote to us to say that Inamok, Samar is 95% destroyed. This village used to…
Two weeks after Typhoon Haiyan devastated the Philippines, more than 3.2 million women and girls of reproductive age are still in need of urgent care and protection, the United…
Sent by Cris Uy, a volunteer with the relief efforts in the Philippines, just returned from Tacloban and Ormoc and this is what he writes...
"On our way…
Cris Uy, a volunteer with the relief efforts in the Philippines, just returned from Tacloban and Ormoc and this is what he writes...
"It wil take time before…
By Lean Alfred Santos on 20 November 2013 -
Almost two weeks after Super Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines, survivors in far-flung communities are still waiting for relief…
By Eric dela Cruz -
MANILA (Reuters) - The United Nations expressed fear on Monday that some Philippine islands hit by a giant typhoon have not been reached…
By Vivian Tan in Cebu, Philippines - CEBU, Philippines, November 15 (UNHCR) –
Jane Ilagan knew something was wrong when she tasted the "salty rain." The storm surge…
Here is an excerpt from a story about a medical doctor, Dr. Glo, who is working with GAiN's relief efforts:
“She flew in to Manila this afternoon to…
14 November 2013 – The top United Nations humanitarian official today called for a sustained and collective response from the international community to help those affected by Typhoon Haiyan,…
Written by Lerie Canlas -
When I saw the first satellite images of Typhoon Haiyan, and heard it described as the strongest cyclone in the world this year,…
Over one million farmers in the Philippines have been impacted by Typhoon Haiyan according to the UN.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says that hundreds of thousands…
Tacloban, Philippines (CNN) -- Typhoon Haiyan plowed into northeastern Vietnam early Monday, packing powerful winds and forcing thousands to evacuate.
While people in Vietnam took shelter, Filipinos grappled…
On September 26th, the strong typhoon, Ketsana, brought an equivalent of a month’s amount of rain in just 12 hours. As a result, the city of Manila experienced massive…