Hernani, Eastern Samar, a fifth-class municipality, with a population of 8,070 (2010 census), has 13 barangays (village units). There were 76 deaths, 6 missing, and 80 percent property devastation secondary to the storm. The municipality is 61 kilometers north from Guiuan, which has a small airport, and 58 kilometers south of Borongan, the capital of […]

Palo, Leyte, a third class municipality with a population of 62,727 (2010 census), was hard hit by typhoon Haiyan. By day 2, there were 33 confirmed mortalities due to the violent wind and storm surge. Palo is the site of the University of the Philippines School of Health Sciences, one of the top midwifery schools […]