Future20160103Benigno Cabalsa, a village councilman in Busuanga, Palawan, has a brighter outlook today compared with the time before Typhoon Yolanda cut a path of destruction across central Philippines two years ago.

Like in many places, Cabalsa’s fishing village, Concepcion, was flattened by Yolanda. But even before tragedy struck, rising up from the hardship of life was already difficult. His eight children, for instance, had to travel far just to attend school. The nearest was located 16 kilometers from their home.

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