Over a decade since Yolanda, thousands of housing units remain empty

Nov 9, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Thousands of homes built for survivors of Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) remain unoccupied more than a decade after the storm devastated the Visayas, unleashing storm surges reaching about two meters high. Through the National Housing Authority’s (NHA) Yolanda Permanent Housing Program, the government had a revised target of 194,195 units. As of

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