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Eastern Visayas suspends work, classes to remember ‘Yolanda’
Various local government units (LGUs) in Eastern Visayas suspended work and classes on November 8 to commemorate the 11th anniversary of super typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan).
Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez issued an executive order for the suspension to allow residents to participate in commemorative activities, noting the catastrophe killed more than 2,000 people in the city.
Municipalities in Leyte, Eastern Samar, Samar, and Southern Leyte also issued similar orders.
The commemoration allows survivors, volunteers, and donors to participate in remembrance activities.
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