Philippines

1,000 families homeless in Caloocan fire in Manila

A person died and at least 1,000 families were rendered homeless after a massive fire hit a residential area in Caloocan City on Sunday afternoon.

Philippines typhoon rebuilding may cost 50 pct more this year than estimated

The cost of typhoon reconstruction this year could reach 138 billion pesos ($3.1 billion), more than 50 percent higher than initially estimated, as the Philippines seeks to build back better and put in safeguards for future disasters, the budget secretary said on Thursday.

Philippines to Receive $500 Million Loan From World Bank

To aid in rebuilding areas destroyed by typhoon Haiyan, the World Bank is about to mobilize a $500 million loan to the Philippines and the country will receive some serious and much needed help. The Philippines requested the emergency loan, which is still to be finalized, from the World Bank.

Challenge for the Government: 4 Million Are Displaced, and Hunger Grows

As the Philippines begins to clean up after the worst typhoon in memory, it is faced with a huge problem of feeding and housing its displaced population. The government says that about four million people have been displaced, with some 350,000 living in about 1,500 evacuation centers.

Aid relief picks up in the Philippines, begins to reach remote areas

Nine days after one of the strongest storms ever recorded ripped through the Philippines, the momentum of international aid distribution has begun to pick up. Food, water, medical supplies and basic necessities are being airlifted to isolated communities.

Manila rethinks local crisis response policy

Although residents were advised to retreat to a safe place, people in some regions were not transported far enough away from the coast. And while Ms. Lorch acknowledged that the catastrophe was of never-seen-before dimensions, she also pointed out that “the Philippines are regularly hit by similar disasters, and still haven’t established enough preventative and reactive measures at the civilian or military level.”

Agony in the Philippines

Five days after one of the worst typhoons on record hit the Philippines, the magnitude of the catastrophe is barely captured in the preliminary statistics: nearly 2,000 people listed as dead and many thousands more missing; more than 600,000 people displaced; countless homes and roads crushed by surging water.

Tension and trauma reported rising in post-typhoon Philippines

As of today it is estimated that the typhoon has displaced over 800,000 people.

Looting continues as desperation rises in Haiyan-hit Philippines

The Philippines is now contemplating the huge relief effort left by the devastation of Haiyan, which hit the archipelago on Friday with winds of around 315 kilometers (195 miles) per hour.

Devastation in Typhoon’s Path Slows Relief in Philippines

The scale of the devastation and the desperation wrought by one of the most powerful storms ever to buffet the Philippines came into much clearer view on Monday, three days after it hopscotched across the country’s midsection whipping up monstrous walls of seawater.