Philippines Analysing Livelihood in the Aftermath of Yolanda November 3, 2017 0 Written by Clarinda L. Berja. Restoring employment and the livelihoods of people in the community is a vital component of post-disaster reconstruction. Yet, this process…
Philippines Four Years After Yolanda November 3, 2017 0 Written by Criselda Yabes. The poor mountain villages of Marabut had black patches from charcoal pits, slash-and-burn farming, and illegal logging. They may not be…
Philippines The Two Faces of Intervention in the Visayan Coconut Industry November 2, 2017 0 Written by Gerwyn Enerlan. Eastern Visayas is one of the top producers of coconut fruit in the Philippines, ranking first or second in national production.…
Philippines Livelihood Recovery Intervention in Post Yolanda: A Different Story November 2, 2017 0 Written by Ladylyn Lim Mangada. When Super typhoon Haiyan (known in the Philippines as Yolanda) overwhelmingly devastated Tacloban City, aid and development organizations were confronted…
Philippines Keeping Yolanda in the News November 1, 2017 0 Written by Aileen Macalintal. When Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) barrelled over Central Philippines on 8 November, 2013, a storm surge almost obliterated towns in the poor…
Philippines Religion & Resilience after Yolanda November 1, 2017 0 Written by Olivia Wilkinson. On 8 November 2013, super typhoon Haiyan (known locally as Yolanda) made landfall over the Philippines, leaving a trail of death…
Philippines Municipal Governance & Politics in Disaster Situations October 31, 2017 0 Written by Jan Robert R. Go. In the Philippines, the latest development in Yolanda rehabilitation was President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s creation of an inter-agency task…
Philippines The Limits of Foreign Assistance during Disasters: Insights from Yolanda October 31, 2017 0 Written by Maria Ela L. Atienza. Since assuming the presidency in 2016, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has often lambasted the United States (US), the United…
Philippines Key Lessons for Rebuilding Disaster Affected Communities October 30, 2017 1 Written by May Tan-Mullins & Joy Spiliopoulos. In recent months, a number of natural disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, typhoons and floods, have devastated areas…
Project Yolanda Typhoon Yolanda and the ‘Tyranny’ of Resilience October 30, 2017 1 Written by Pauline Eadie. On 10 November 2013, United States President Barack Obama stated: ‘Michelle and I are deeply saddened by the loss of life…
