For survivors of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, 365 painstaking days could not have come so soon.
Nov. 8 marks the darkest day in their lives, a constant reminder of the deaths of their loved ones, destruction of their properties and how everything they had almost vanished with the storm.
I say “almost” because being on the ground in Tacloban — considered the “ground zero” of the catastrophe — for the third time for the anniversary have led me to learn that hope springs eternal for these people. While the storm washed away the material things they worked hard for, their sense of optimism, hope, comradeship and resilience is still unwavering.
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Lean Alfred Santos@DevexLeanAS
Lean Alfred Santos is a former Devex development reporter focusing on the development community in Asia-Pacific, including major players such as the Asian Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. He previously covered Philippine and international business and economic news, sports and politics.
