She added that the road will mainly 'protect lives and properties of residents living in flood-prone barangays of Palo and
Tacloban City with its flood-control component composed of a 6-meter-wide drainage and a double-barrel cross drainage in every 50 meters.'
His wife Teresa Aguilos expressed the same sentiment, but added they would wait for their damaged house to be fully refurbished before returning to
Tacloban City.
Mr Errington said: "
Tacloban, the capital of Leyte province, with a population of over 200,000, has been left stunned.
Officials said that rooting for Pacquaio in
Tacloban and other places ravaged by Typhoon Haiyan two weeks ago would help inspire survivors as they struggle to pick up the pieces in the aftermath of the destruction that killed more than 5,000 people.
Teams from foreign militaries are also en route to
Tacloban, the hub of relief operations.
Residents of Tanauan, a fishing town about 15 km southeast of
Tacloban, said they only started receiving substantial aid on Friday after being forced to survive on biscuits and dispose of dead bodies on their own for days.
We haven't eaten since yesterday afternoon,'' pleaded a weeping Aristone Balute, an 81-year-old woman who failed to get a flight out of
Tacloban for Manila, the capital.
Our 70-mile drive from the port of Ormoc to
Tacloban City took six hours.