MANILA, Philippines – Tuesday, November 8, marks 3 years since Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) struck the Philippines.
One of the most powerful cyclones ever recorded, Yolanda left a trail of destruction in its wake, especially in hardest-hit Eastern Visayas. (Read all of Rappler's stories on Yolanda here.)
Three years into recovery and rehabilitation efforts in affected areas, what has happened since? Let us look at the numbers.
The Aftermath
| 6,300 | killed |
| 28,688 | injured |
| 1,062 | missing |
| 3,424,593 | affected families |
| 16,078,181 | affected persons |
| 1,140,332 | total number of damaged houses |
| 550,928 | totally damaged houses |
| 589,404 | partially damaged houses |
| P95.48 billion | total cost of damage |
Local Funds and Foreign Aid
| P150.03 billion | total funding requirement for the Yolanda Reconstruction and Rehabilitation program |
| P105.42 billion | total funds released for Yolanda-related programs and projects since 2013 (as of March 31, 2016) |
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As of November 2016:
| P42.0 billion | total foreign aid received (in pesos) |
| P19.5 billion | total foreign outstanding pledges (in pesos) |
Housing and Resettlement
As of June 2016:
| 205,128 | housing units targeted for construction by the National Housing Authority (NHA) |
| 25,967 | NHA housing units completed |
| 2,287 | completed NHA housing units turned over to families |
| 15,498 | NHA housing units partially completed |
| 130,568 | NHA housing units under construction |
| 33,095 | NHA housing units that have yet to be constructed |
As of August 15, 2016:
| P20.73 billion | total funds disbursed under DSWD's Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA) program |
| 468,528 | beneficiaries with totally damaged houses that received P30,000 under the ESA program |
| 667,429 | beneficiaries with partially damaged houses that received P10,000 under the ESA program |
(READ: DSWD eyes new guidelines on shelter aid grant to disaster victims)
As of October 7, 2016:
| 76,057 | houses constructed under the Philippine Red Cross' Typhoon Haiyan Recovery Program, out of its 80,203 target shelters |
Infrastructure
As of March 2016:
| 101.08 km | length of national roads rehabilitated (out of 107.60 km) |
| 1,734.44 linear m | length of national bridges rehabilitated (out of 1,852.53 linear m) |
| 93 | flood control structures rehabilitated (out of 110) |
| 36 | airport facilities rehabilitated (out of 38) |
| 23 | seaport facilities rehabilitated (out of 57) |
| 93 | national and communal irrigation systems restored (out of 207) |
| 1,316 | newly-constructed classrooms (out of 2,313) |
| 6,834 | rehabilitated classrooms (out of 17,335) |
| 603 | completed projects in state colleges and universities (out of 719) |
As of September 2016:
| 2,603 | municipal and barangay facility rehabilitation projects completed |
| 1,912 | pending or ongoing local rehabilitation projects by the DILG |
Livelihood and Employment
As of March 2016:
| 49,932 | fishing boats repaired/replaced (out of 54,825) |
| 76,805 | sets of fishing gear and paraphernalia provided (exceeding target of 68,636) |
| 20,975 | sets of farm tools distributed (out of 23,704) |
| 138 | tractors and other machineries provided (out of 176) |
| 102,473 | bags of rice and corn seeds distributed (out of 109,708) |
| 51,964 | hectares of coconut areas replanted (out of 100,000) |
| 71,388 | hectares of areas with coconut intercropping (out of 282,000) |
| 4,397 | livelihood starter kits distributed (out of 16,500) |
| 133,534 | livelihood assistance and cash-for-building-livelihood assistance (CBLA) beneficiaries (out of 360,437) |
| 295 | entrepreneurship trainings conducted (out of 364) |
| 40,022 | skills and livelihood trainings conducted (out of 48,733) |
As of October 7, 2016:
| 62,670 | households provided livelihood assistance under the Philippine Red Cross' Typhoon Haiyan Recovery Program, out of its target of 63,378 |
Preliminary data in Eastern Visayas as of April 2016:
| 94.1% | employment rate |
| 63.9% | labor force participation rate |
| 5.9% | unemployment rate |
| 29.6% | underemployment rate |
Others
| 901,727 | domestic tourist arrivals in Eastern Visayas in 2015 |
| 39,132 | foreign tourist arrivals in Eastern Visayas in 2015 |
| P8.08 billion | total amount of tourist receipts in Eastern Visayas in 2015 |
| 159,932 | domestic tourist arrivals in Eastern Visayas in Q2 2016 (preliminary data) |
| 4,252 | foreign tourist arrivals in Eastern Visayas in Q2 2016 (preliminary data) |
| P1.44 billion | total amount of tourist receipts in Eastern Visayas in Q2 2016 (preliminary data) |
– Rappler.com
Sources: National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Department of Budget and Management, Department of the Interior and Local Government - Office of Project Development Services, Department of Social Welfare and Development, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Philippine Red Cross, NEDA Region VIII, various news reports