Culasi loses millions to 'Yolanda' (Panay News)

2 dead, 31 hurt, 8 missing

By TYPHOON YOLANDA STORY HUB VISAYAS

CULASI, Antique — This third-class municipality was one of the three most damaged towns in northern Antique when super typhoon “Yolanda” ravaged Panay Island.

The storm, considered the strongest to ever make landfall, damaged millions of pesos worth of properties and agricultural crops here.

“Yolanda” made its landfall here at 12:30 p.m. on November 8, according to the Damage Assessment Report from the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO). Read the rest of the story here.

Rice shortage seen after 1-3 months (The Daily Guardian)

By Mary Rose Adelle G. Pacificar

Typhoon Yolanda Story Hub Visayas


Barbaza, Antique – This town will experience shortage on agricultural needs, especially rice, in the next months as an after-effect of super typhoon Yolanda.

This was according to Juan Marquez Sr., officer-in-charge  of the municipal agriculturist’s office of Barbaza.

“Tapos pa isa hasta tatlokabulankagmabal-ankonano effect [sang bagyo] (The effects of the typhoon will be known after one to three months),” said Marquez, referring to both the rice supply and the people’s needs. Read the rest of the story here.

North Antique survivors recall horrors of Yolanda (The Daily Guardian)

By John Carl Alonsagay

Typhoon Yolanda Story Hub Visayas


BARBAZA, Antique –It used to be a rural paradise but Typhoon Haiyan’s wrath turned it into a desolate place.

The northern part of Antique Province in Panay Island, Philippines is a picture of hell on earth when Typhoon Yolanda wreaked havoc on it for several hours in the afternoon of Nov. 8, 2013.

Mary Jane, 31, a resident of the coastal village of Lindero in the town of Barbaza says she watched other nipa huts and trees blown away by the strong winds. Read the rest of the story here.

'Uneven distribution' of aid in Roxas

By ROZEL A. DE LOS REYES Typhoon Yolanda Story Hub Visayas

NOT ENOUGH. Empty boxes of relief goods lie in the Roxas City Social Welfare and Development Office after their contents have been given out to residents affected by super typhoon “Yolanda.” IB AL-AMIN / TYPHOON YOLANDA STORY HUB VISAYAS

ROXAS City — Some survivors of super typhoon “Yolanda” in this city complained about the lack of system in the distribution of relief goods from the government — if any help comes at all.

Some survivors receive more than their share while some have not received anything at all, said Risa Valencia, 30, of Brgy. Baybay.

 “Pauna-una sa pila. Pag-abot mo, wala na bilin. (It’s every man for himself. If you arrive late, there won’t be anything left for you),” she said. Read the rest of the story here.

Batad children traumatized (Panay News)

BY KIM BLUE SAMONTANES Typhoon Yolanda Story Hub Visayas

YOUNG TYPHOON SURVIVOR Jonathan (not his real name) of Batad, Iloilo cries every time it rains. He screams for a plastic basin where his mother put him to save him from drowning when super typhoon “Yolanda” plowed their village. PHOTO BY KIM BLUE SAMONTANES, TYPHOON YOLANDA STORY HUB VISAYAS

BATAD, Iloilo – Every time the rain pours and no matter how light, Jonathan (not his real name), a two-year-old boy, panics and cries, “Mama, labador, labador! (Mama, grab a tub, a tub!).”

“Nagahibi na lang na sia kung mag-ulan kay nakulbaan na sa natabo (He cries when it rains, scared of what happened),” said Jonathan’s mom after super typhoon “Yolanda” tore through their village of Alinsolong on November 8. Read the rest of the story here.

Relief distribution in Pontevedra stops (Panay News)

By KIZZIA ANNE RAMOS Typhoon Yolanda Story Hub Visayas

 PONTEVEDRA, Capiz — Mayor Steve Contreras is asking for an immediate supply of food, water, medicines, clothing and toiletries to people, especially the evacuees from the 26 barangays affected by super typhoon “Yolanda.”

 The distribution of goods from nongovernment organizations, local government units and the Department of Social Welfare and Development was stopped in the evacuation centers on Sunday due to shortage. Read the rest of the story here.

Capiz kids singing, begging for rice (The Daily Guardian)

By: Rozel A. De los Reyes

Typhoon Yolanda Story Hub Visayas

ROXAS CITY, Capiz – A week after Typhoon Yolanda (International name: Haiyan) battered Central Philippines, leaving death and devastation in its wake, Roxas City, the capital of Capiz Province in the island of Panay, is eerily quiet.

However, in a peaceful park by the sea, the silence is broken as three children sing love songs to passersby in exchange for food and coins. Read the rest of the story here.

LOOKING TIRED. (from right) Felix in blue, John Lloyd in yellow and Jairus in brown along with their friends Joshua Borres, 14, and Dennis Cosca, 12, take a rest at the Food Court of People’s Park after another day of singing love songs to people. (JonellBlancaver/Typhoon Yolanda Story Hub Visayas) Click here for the original image.

FULL AND HAPPY. The little singers of Roxas City with their friends and the team of student journalists of Typhoon Yolanda Story Hub Visayas. (Jonell Blancaver/Typhoon Yolanda Story Hub Visayas) Click here for the original image.