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Landslides in Leyte: Pain, grief stifle hope to rebuild lives
Landslide buried a cluster of houses in village in Baybay City. —PHOTO FROM pna.gov.ph
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August 9, 2022September 23, 2023Environment, Featured Stories

Landslides in Leyte: Pain, grief stifle hope to rebuild lives

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BAYBAY CITY, LEYTE—Almost every passing day, Rolando Tagnipez lights a candle before an image of his son on a made-to-order tarp installed in his house. The ritual reminds him of his loved one whose whereabouts he has surrendered to nature’s will. “They have not found the body of my son, together with those of his...