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#YolandaRetold Episode 1: Anibong How is it like to live in a Tsunami Hazard Zone? During Super Typhoon Yolanda's (Haiyan) onslaught in November 2013, a massive storm surge swept ashore at least 8 ships, which wiped out coastal communities in Anibong district in Tacloban City. The coastal villages were then declared Tsunami Hazard Zones. However, thousands of residents continue to live there half a decade after the superstorm. What choice do they have when the government shelters in the relocation sites remain unfinished.

#YolandaRetold Episode 2: Ronnie's Fortress WATCH: This is the kind of life Yolanda survivors live in a Tsunami Hazard Zone. Some residents, who have been waiting for permanent shelters, decided to fortify their houses should another super typhoon come. #postcardsfromdisasters #typhoonyolanda #typhoonhaiyan Produced by: Passion Fruit Productions

In the past five years, over a hundred of the nearly 600 families from Brgy. 68-Anibong have relocated to the government's permanent shelters. However, life in the relocation sites is not entirely pleasant. Can we really call it "moving on" and "building back," when all of what these survivors have been given were shoddy housing units devoid of electric and water connection?

Two of the citizen photojournalists that we have trained joined us during the exhibit launch in Cebu this year. It was 8-year old Jaqueline Francisco and 18-year old John Rey Dela Rosa's first travel outside of their city and island, the first plane ride, and their first time to witness their photos exhibited in a massive mall. Their presence during the launch was as much of a milestone for us too! Seeing them tell their story in a public event, and in front of the press, we saw a lot of improvement in them. From shy kids into outspoken activists who are now leading the cause to demand for the faster construction of their shelters in safe zones. This is their story.