Last-minute construction saves community from Yolanda

Last-minute construction saves community from Yolanda

Abuyog, Leyte  –  Barangay Buaya was right by the sea, which meant that it was at constant threat of being overcome by waves, as with other island-barangays.  In fact, in order to reach the community, travellers need to take a one-hour boat ride from the town...
Village folks built sea wall that saved them from Yolanda

Village folks built sea wall that saved them from Yolanda

Barugo, Leyte – If there was one thing that Nelida Balaes, 31, is thankful for at the time when Typhoon Yolanda hit the country, it was the fact that they had a sea wall that protected them from the said disaster. “Kung wala iyan, tapos na kami (It would have been the...