The Eastern Visayas region in the Philippines is frequently in the pathway of typhoons, as it fronts the Pacific Ocean. Residents of Tacloban City, the region’s capital, have grown accustomed to typhoon warnings, school and work suspensions and debris strewn in the streets as a consequence of typhoon strikes. In what should have been just […]
Author Archives: Aaron Pedrosa
Aaron Pedrosa is the executive director of Bulig Pilipinas, formerly Bulig Visayas, a relief, rehabilitation and adaptation solidarity network established after Typhoon Haiyan struck with the hope of helping affected communities get back on their feet and engage government on its rehabilitation and adaptation interventions. Pedrosa, a native of Tacloban, was displaced by Haiyan together with his family after storm surges hit their neighborhood. Their home was destroyed.