In light of Typhoon Haiyan and its impact on Philippines, the Yale-Tulane ESF-8 Planning and Response Program has produced a special report. The group that produced this summary and analysis of the current situation are graduate students from Yale and Tulane Universities. It was compiled entirely from open source materials. Please feel free to forward the report to anyone who might be interested.

1. YALE/TULANE ESF-8 PLANNING AND RESPONSE PROGRAM SPECIAL REPORT
TYPHOON HAIYAN (YOLANDA PH) – THE PHILIPPINES
BACKGROUND
WEATHER OUTLOOK
CURRENT SITUATION
EMERGING NEEDS AND PRIORITIES
HEALTH
FOOD
NUTRITION
WASH
LINKS
PHILIPPINES
NATIONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
PHILIPPINE ATMOSPHERIC, GEOPHYSICAL AND ASTRONOMICAL
SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION & COMMUNICATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
DSWD DISASTER MITIGATION AND RESPONSE SITUATION MAO
OFFICIAL GAZETTE
PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD
PHILIPPINE INFORMATION AGENCY
PROJECT NOAH
WEATHER PHILIPPINES
GMA
THE MANILA TIMES
INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL
RELIEFWEB
OCHA HUB
Humanitarian Response - The Philippines
EUROPEAN
HUMANITARIAN AID AND CIVIL PROTECTION
CEDIM
EMERGENCY SHELTER
LOGISTICS
CHILD PROTECTION
GBV
US RESPONSE
INJURED
12,487*
UNITED STATES
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
OFDA
US EMBASSY – THE PHILIPPINES
NOAA
PACOM
JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER
NASA
VOA
HEALTH INFORMATION
CDC
DISASTER INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CENTER
CLUSTER LEADS
DEAD
3,631*
*OFFICIAL NUMBER – THE NUMBERS WILL CONTINUE TO FLUCTUATE
15 NOV 2013
(As of 9:00 PM EST)
PORTALS AND RESOURCES
ASEAN COORDINATING CENTER FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE ON
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
GDDAC
PREVENTION WEB – PHILIPPINES
PACIFIC DISASTER CENTER
THOMAS REUTERS FOUNDATION
UNDERGROUND WEATHER
GOOGLE CRISIS RELIEF MAP
HUMANITY ROAD

2. BACKGROUND
Typhoon Haiyan (known in the Philippines as Typhoon Yolanda) is the seconddeadliest Philippine typhoon on record, killing at least 2,344 people.[1]
The thirtieth named storm of the 2013 Pacific typhoon season, Haiyan originated
from an area of low pressure several hundred kilometers east-southeast
of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia on 2 November. Tracking
generally westward, environmental conditions favored tropical cyclogenesis and
the system developed into a tropical depression the following day.
After becoming a tropical storm and attaining the name Haiyan at 0000 UTC on 4
November, the system began a period of rapid intensification that brought it
to typhoon intensity by 1800 UTC on November 5.
By 6 November, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) assessed the system
as a Category 5-equivalent super typhoon on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind
scale; the storm passed over the island of Kayangel in Palau shortly after attaining
this strength.
it continued to intensify; at 1200 UTC on 7 November the Japan Meteorological
Agency (JMA) upgraded the storm's maximum ten-minute sustained winds to
235 km/h (145 mph), the highest in relation to the cyclone. At 1800 UTC, the
JTWC estimated the system's one-minute sustained winds to 315 km/h
(195 mph), unofficially making Haiyan the fourth most intense tropical cyclone
ever observed.
The cyclone caused devastation in the Philippines, particularly on Samar
Island and Leyte.
AFFECTED AREA: Regions VIII (Eastern Visayas), VI (Western Visayas)
and VII (Central Visayas) are hardest hit, according to current information. Regions
IV-A (CALABARZON), IV-B (MIMAROPA), V (Bicol), X (Northern Mindanao), XI (Davao)
and XIII (Caraga) were also affected. Tacloban City, Leyte province, with a population
of over 200,000 people, has been devastated, with most houses destroyed.
An aerial survey revealed almost total destruction in the coastal areas
of Leyte province.
AFFECTED POPULATION: An estimated 11.3 million people in nine regions—over 10
per cent of the country’s population—are affected. At least 673,042 people are
displaced by the typhoon (55 per cent are in evacuation centers, the rest in host
communities or makeshift shelters). Thousands of people have been killed or are still
missing. Tens of thousands suffering from injuries, with the number of
confirmed casualties still rising as more areas become accessible. Pre-disaster
poverty levels and malnutrition rates in Regions VI, VII and VIII were already higher
than the national average.
On the morning of 8 November, category 5 Typhoon Haiyan (locally
known as Yolanda) made a direct hit on the Philippines, a densely
populated country of 92 million people, devastating areas in 36 provinces.
The eye of the cyclone made its first landfall in the Philippines at Guiuan, Eastern
Samar, without any change in intensity.
Many cities and towns experienced widespread destruction, with as much as 90
per cent of housing destroyed in some areas. Roads are blocked, and airports and
seaports impaired; heavy ships have been thrown inland. Water supply and power
are cut; much of the food stocks and other goods are destroyed; many health
facilities are not functioning and medical supplies are quickly being exhausted.
SOURCE: TYPHOON HAIYAN – WIKIPEDIA
PHILIPPINES: TYPHOON ACTION PLAN – NOVEMBER 2013
An entire neighborhood is destroyed in Tacloban after Typhoon Haiyan.
Photograph: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images AsiaPac

4. WEATHER OUTLOOK
Synopsis:
Northeast Monsoon affecting Northern Luzon.
Forecast:
The entire archipelago will experience partly cloudy to cloudy
skies with light rains over the regions of Cagayan Valley,
Cordillera and Ilocos while isolated rain showers or
thunderstorms is expected over Metro Manila and the rest of
the country.
Moderate to strong winds blowing from the northeast will
prevail over Northern Luzon and its coastal waters will be
moderate to rough. Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate
coming from the northeast with slight to moderate seas.
http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/wb/glfcst.html
http://www.accuweather.com/en/ph/davao-city/262966/dailyweather-forecast/262966
http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/wb/wxfcst.html

5. CURRENT SITUATION
AS OF 8 PM PHT, 15 NOV 2013
CASUALTIES: 3,631 individuals were reported dead, 12,487 injured and 1,179
missing
DAMAGES (CONTINUED)
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Damages and losses to livestock, fisheries, irrigation facilities and
infrastructure: PhP1,346,977,600.00 = $30,865,991.70 USD
Estimated cost of damages to agriculture: PhP3,697,209,318 = $84,866,505.64
USD
AFFECTED POPULATION
A total of 1,963,898 families (9,073,804 persons) were affected in 9,303
barangays in 44 provinces, 536 municipalities and 55 cities of Regions IV-A, IV-B,
V, VI, VII, VIII, X, XI and CARAGA
397,607 families (1,871,321 persons) were displaced. There are 1,141
evacuation centers.
• 86,889 families / 422,226 persons inside evacuation centers
• 310,718 families/ 1,449,095 persons outside evacuation centers
ROADS AND BRIDGES
• 2 roads in Regions VI and VIII remain impassable.
• The lack of access to affected areas due to blocked roads and damaged
infrastructure, limiting assessment and response activities.
DAMAGES (Regions IV-B, V, VI, and CARAGA)
SEAPORTS: All seaports are operational
DAMAGED HOUSES: 273,375 houses damaged in (153,098 totally, 120,277
partially)
FOOD: 2.5 million people are in need of food assistance, but nutrition
supplies are inadequate and logistical constrains hamper delivery of food.
INFRASTRUCTURE: PhP362,834,761.13=$8,328,583.98 USD worth of damage to
infrastructure
WATER: Water systems are damaged and non-operational in many areas. In
addition, some ground water supplies are contaminated.
Some local government units in Capiz and Iloilo, and the Municipality of
Barbaza, Antique still do not have water supplies.
AGRICULTURE: PhP9,089,181,461.00 = $208,278,593.18 USD
• The Island of Leyte has been most severely affected. Most homes are
uninhabitable due to damage, and water and power have yet to be restored.
• Much of the livelihood infrastructure (farm –to-market roads, fishing boat
landing sites and field irrigation) has been destroyed or blocked with debris,
requiring reconstruction.
• A total of 155,366 hectares of agricultural land planted with rice (86,192
has), corn (14,207 has) and high value crops (54,967 has) were affected in
regions IV-B, V, VI, VII, VIII and CARAGA .
• Estimated production loss: PhP7,742,203,861.00 ($177,412,601.47 USD) or
236,938 metric tons (522,358,916 lbs)
• Rice crops were the hardest hit with region VIII ranking No. 1 (74,213 has) ,
followed by Region VII (7,865 has)
• Losses: rice (PhP2,412,653,276.00 = $ 55,285,949.82 USD), corn
(PhP226,986,542.00= $5,201,396.61 USD), high value crops
(PhP1,967,979,332.00= $45,096,246.39 USD)
AIRPORTS: As of 13 November, 2013, all CAAP-controlled airports were
again operational. To date, operations in Tacloban airport are still limited.
CHILDREN: A significant number of children were displaced. Over 20,000
schools and day care centers were affected.
SECURITY: Security conditions across the Philippines are rapidly
deteriorating. The critical need for food and water has led desperate
inhabitants to pillage supplies from shops and supermarkets, notably in the
town of Tacloban. Gender-based violence is a major concern.
Note: The total extent of damage is unknown as
assessments are still ongoing. Expect this information to
change frequently as more information becomes available.
NDRRMC.GOV.PH
PAGASA.DOST.GOV.PH
OCHA CARITAS TELECOMS SANS FRONTIERES

7. CURRENT SITUATION
POWER OUTAGE:
• Power outage is still being experienced in the following provinces and
municipalities in Regions IV-B, V, VI, VII and VIII
• Based on NGCP’s latest inspection, 566 transmission towers and poles are
either leaning or toppled and 7 substations are affected which remain
unenergized
POWER SUPPLY HAS BEEN RESTORED IN:
• Province of Marinduque
• Municipalities of Baco, Calapan City, Naujan, San Teodoro, Socorro,
Victoria, Bansud, Gloria, Mansalay, Pinamalayan, Roxas and all of Oriental
Mindoro
• Municipalities of Rizal, Sta. Cruz, Mamburao and San Jose, Occidental
Mindoro
• Municipalities of Odiongan, Ferrol, Looc, Alcantara and San Andres, all in
Romblon
• Municipalities of Mina, Pototan and Aniway, all in Iloilo
DECLARATION OF STATE OF CALAMITY
• On 11 November 2013, the President issued Presidential Proclamation No.
682 declaring a state of national calamity.
COMMUNICATIONS:
• AS of 11 NOV 2013 operating cell sites of Globe Telecom were established.
In total, 49% of the affected sites in Visays and 30% of the affected sites in
Luzon and Mindanao have been restored.
• “Libreng Tawag” of Globe Telecom was set up at Hotel Alejandro, Tacloban
City
• Smart & Sun Cellular: 309/396 affected municipalities
• As of 14 November 2013, Globe, Sun Cellular, Smart and Talk N’ Text Services
have been restored in the following provinces:
ndrrmc.gov.ph
Air Crewman Heath surveys the devastation from a U.S. Navy helicopter attached to the aircraft carrier USS George
Washington over a village north of Tacloban on Nov. 15. USS George Washington and other U.S. ships were sent to
bolster relief efforts in the Philippines. Mark Ralston / AFP - Getty Images

8. EMERGING NEEDS
MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH
 Untreated trauma injuries
 Untreated medical conditions
 Shortages of medication in shelters
 Lack of cold chain capacity is hampering vaccination
campaigns
 Lack of sanitation & personal hygiene items
OTHER NEEDS
 Damage to school buildings
 Stress debriefing for those traumatized
 Psychosocial services for pregnant and lactating
women
 Lack of access to primary and specialized health care
 Current status of schools and day care centers
 Poor internet access
FOOD, WATER, AND SHELTER
 Food shortages
 Lack of safe drinking water
 Lack of proper nutrition in shelters for vulnerable
groups
 Lack of shelter
SECURITY
 Lack of law enforcement in shelters
 Attacks on relief convoys by armed groups
LOGISTICAL BARRIERS
 Loss of electricity
 Damages to health infrastructures
 Damages to other government buildings crucial for
livelihood
 No infrastructure capacity to to store & receive relief
goods
 Blocked transportation routes
 Air traffic congestion causing flight delays (Tacloban
& Manilla )
 Fuel shortages
A ship pushed inland by the typhoon sits near damaged buildings in the
devastated city of Tacloban on Nov. 15 Nic Bothma / EPA.
PHILIPPINES: TYPHOON ACTION PLAN – NOVEMBER 2013
PHILIPPINES: TYPHOON HAIYAN SITUATION REPORT NO. 8

9. EMERGING PRIORITIES
IMMEDIATE WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE FOR 500,000
PEOPLE
 Installation of water bladders, water points and mobile
water treatment units
 Rehabilitation of water supply systems
 Distribution of water and hygiene kits
 Water quality surveillance
 Construction of gender-segregated emergency latrines and
bathing facilities
 Management of solid waste
ESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR UP TO 9.8 MILLION PEOPLE
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Medical/surgical consultations
Reproductive health
Mental health
Psycho-social support
Health promotion
Immunization
Disease surveillance and outbreak control
Restore referral system from community health facilities to
higher levels of care
Establish temporary health facilities and services
Repair or rehabilitate damaged health facilities
Deliver the Minimum Initial Service Package including
maternity tents and hospital delivery room “containers”
Mobile health teams
NUTRITION SERVICES FOR 100,000 CHILDREN AND 60,000
MOTHERS
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Provision of nutrition supplies for therapeutic feeding
Micronutrient supplements and equipment
Rapid nutrition assessments and screening
Community-based therapeutic feeding centers for girls &
boys with severe acute malnutrition
FOOD AID FOR 2.5 MILLION PEOPLE
 General food distribution of food basket containing rice
and ready-to-eat high-energy biscuits
SHELTER & URGENT HOUSEHOLD ITEMS FOR 562,000
PEOPLE
 Tarpaulins, basic tools and other inputs to repair
damaged and makeshift shelters, and tents for displaced
people
 Non-food items such as family kits, sleeping kits,
sanitization and hygiene kits
 Care and maintenance of existing evacuation centers
and transitional sites
IMMEDIATE SHORT-TERM EMPLOYMENT FOR AT LEAST
200,000 WOMEN AND MEN
 Toward the removal and safe disposal of debris
SUPPORT REHABILITATION OF SOLID WASTE FACILITIES &
OPERATIONS
COORDINATED ROAD AND SEA TRANSPORT SUPPORT
OTHER NEEDS IN SPECIFIC PLACES
 Temporary storage at Cebu Airport, Tacloban and across
the affected areas
 Deployment of fully operational communications
centers that will provide both data/Internet service and
common security communications service to the
humanitarian community in Cebu, Tacloban and Roxas
city, and two other locations.
PHILIPPINES: TYPHOON ACTION PLAN – NOVEMBER 2013

10. CURRENT SITUATION - HEALTH
HEALTH
• Several medical teams, both domestic and international, have been
deployed to provide emergency and basic medical and surgical
services to affected areas in Eastern Visayas, the hardest hit by
typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan). These teams are self-sufficient and will
pose no burden to host communities.
SUPPLIES:
Several cargoes of medicines, supplies and equipment have
now reached Tacloban via Cebu and Catbalogan, Samar.
Hopefully these will reach those who need them especially
that alternative routes of transport were made available and
provided by partners like PAL and AIR21.
DEPLOYMENTS
• DOH has deployed more than a hundred doctors and nurses that
are treating the injured and sick in Tacloban, Bantayan, Medelin –
and more are positioned to take off and set-up satellite medical
stations throughout Regions 6, 7, and 8. These teams have been
accompanied by more than P25 million worth of essential
medicines and supplies
HOSPITALS: Of 40 health facilities assessed, one hospital in
Iloilo and four in Leyte are not operational. Assessments are
ongoing and these figures may rise. Functioning hospitals are
overstretched. Eastern Visayas Medical Centre is
the only operational hospital in Tacloban, while Bethany
Hospital remains closed due to insecurity..
• WHO Representative to the Philippines announced that “selfsufficient medical teams from Australia, Belgium, Germany,
Hungary, Israel, Japan, Norway, Russia and Spain are already in the
Philippines and logistical arrangements are underway to ensure that
they reach affected areas. There are offers for help from Spain,
Israel, the United Kingdom and Singapore
• Priority for deployment will be teams that can set up hospitals with
capacity for surgery and are equipped with generators and supplies
for their teams to last from 10-15 days. WHO is working closely
with the Department of Health to facilitate positioning of these
international teams in strategic areas to augment the local medical
teams.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE - 13 NOV 13
NDRRMC.GOV.PH
COMMNUICATIONS: Communication remains a problem.
DOH has requested that the restoration of communication
lines be prioritized for DOH to enable them to get immediate
feedback from the field. In the meantime, DOH is coordinating
with Telecoms Without Borders to help in this aspect .
CODES:
• A Code Blue has been activated in all regions, meaning
medical personnel in the regional offices will go on 24-hour
duty.
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Code White has been activated for all hospitals, meaning
hospitals should be ready with standby response

11. CURRENT SITUATION
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
• Eastern Visayas saw the deployment of international medical teams to
provide both basic coverage and surgical procedures. Area was among
those hardest hit. Medical operations are ‘self sufficient’ posing no
burden to host communities.
• Medicine and Supplies have reached Tacloban, finally, only by utilizing
unnamed ‘alternate routes of transport’ through orgs like PAL and
AIR21.
• There are no reported outbreaks yet. But risk for diarrhea, respiratory
illnesses, leptospirosis and influenza outbreaks remain high. To prevent
water-borne outbreaks, DOH is coordinating efforts with MWSS, Red
Cross, and Bicol local government to provide adequate, clean water
through water filtration machines.
HEALTH ADVISORIES
• Precautions should be observed by body handlers to prevent spread off
any disease. He urged authorities to retrieve dead bodies, and arrange
for decent burial including proper identification.
• Secretary Ona reminded affected communities to observe immediate
wound care and seek anti-tetanus vaccination to prevent Tetanus. He
added that hygiene and frequent hand washing should be observed
whenever feasible to stave off spread of other diseases.
 As of November 15, Health Secretary Enrique Ona announced the
implementation of a price freeze on about 200 essential medicines to
ensure their availability to thousands of typhoon Yolanda victims, who
are feared to be vulnerable.
NDRRMC.GOV.PH
PAGASA.DOST.GOV.PH
http://doh.gov.ph/
PL DOH Hotline: 711-1001 (Central Office)
Dir. Gloria Balboa: 0928-5072141 (Catbalogan, Samar)
Dir. Jaime Bernadas: 0918-9255908 (Cebu)

12. CURRENT SITUATION - MEDICAL
PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES:
SITUATION: The World Health Organization categorized
Typhoon Haiyan as a Category 3 Disaster (Most Severe)
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MEDICAL ISSUES:
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Limited hospital availability
Untreated injuries
Lack of care and support for heart attack victims, dialysis patients,
estimated 95,270 pregnant women in disaster zone
Diarrheal and respiratory diseases due to poor sanitation and
overcrowding
Lack of medical supplies:
• Medicine
• Hygiene Kits
• Cot Beds
• Tents
• Emergency Supplies
Undermanned hospitals and fatigued medical staff
Poor hygiene
Disruption of treatment for severe and moderate acute
malnutrition
Trauma injuries and other acute medical conditions including
contagious diseases
Difficulty for doctors to access flooded areas
• Doctors are being deployed on a 1,000 ton barge through
the Philippine Medical Association
Psycho-social malaise
Diminished transportation capabilities including air and sea
transport of relief goods and personnel
Reduced emergency telecommunication
Debris removal
http://www.oxfam.org/en/emergencies/philippines-typhoon-haiyan Accessed: 12 Nov 2013
http://www.dswd.gov.ph/ Accessed: 12 Nov 2013
http://disaster.dswd.gov.ph/reports-and-updates/ Accessed: 12 Nov 2013
https://philippines.humanitarianresponse.info/system/files/documents/files/20131112%20Philippines%20%20Haiyan%20Action%20Plan.pdf Accessed: 12 Nov 2013
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NPR
Lack of safe drinking water
• Many water sources are mixed with salt water
• Require rehabilitation of water supply systems,
distribution of water and hygiene kits, water quality
surveillance
Shortage of food
• Require family food pack distribution
• Three repacking centers are producing 55,000 family food
packs daily
Poor sanitation
Lack of shelter
• Require basic tools to repair damaged and makeshift
shelters and tents for displaced people
Interruption of vaccine campaigns may lead to resurgence of
previously eliminated diseases
Essential health services
• Health promotion, immunization, disease surveillance,
reproductive health
Shortage of fuel for cooking food and boiling water
No electricity to run water pipes
• Require generators and rechargeable batteries
Disruption of livelihoods, which will worsen general deprivation
and add to humanitarian needs as soon as coping mechanisms
are exhausted
Sources and transmission of infectious diseases
• Diarrhea and other water-borne diseases
• Dengue fever and other vector-borne diseases
• Pneumonia and viral upper respiratory illness
https://www.mercycorps.org/donate. Accessed 12 Nov 13.
https://secure.americares.org/site. Accessed 12 Nov 13.
https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/donate/. Accessed 12 Nov 13.
http://www.doh.gov.ph/ Accessed: 12 Nov 2013

13. HEALTH
HEALTH
Preliminary reports indicate that health infrastructure has been
damaged or destroyed in many areas, disrupting the delivery of
essential health services. The regional hospital in Tacloban was hit by a
storm surge and much of its medical equipment was washed away. An
estimated 660,000 displaced people need essential health services.
NEED
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Health infrastructures are severely damaged in the worst
affected areas and medical supplies are low.
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According to preliminary reports, 25 health facilities in Region VIII
are serving over 200 000 affected people.
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The Health Cluster has assessed 24% of total health facilities
(167) in the worst affected areas of Regions IV-A, VI, VII and VIII.
Of the 40 facilities assessed, five are damaged.
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According to NDRRMC 12,487 people have been injured, with
numbers expected to rise as more areas become accessible.
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An oral polio vaccination campaign is necessary but is hampered
by lack of cold chain capacity.
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Emergency surveillance systems needs to be established. The
population is at increased risk of tetanus as well as outbreaks of
acute respiratory infections, measles, leptospirosis and typhoid
fever
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There is no delivery of routine health services in affected areas,
as well as lack of medicine, surgical and general medical supplies.
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Most drugstores have been looted and medicines, including
family planning supplies, are urgently required, particularly in
Tacloban City.
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Health service delivery points, including for emergency obstetric
and neonatal care, are compromised by the sustained damage.
RESPONSE:
• Staff is coordinating three medical teams in Tacloban and one in
Medellin, which are delivering outpatient emergency care, pediatric
and primary health care; 16 medical teams are en-route to affected
areas.
• A sub-national health cluster has been established in Cebu.
• Emergency supplies were shipped to Tacloban including four
emergency kits with medicines and supplies to cover basic health
services for 120,000 people for one month, supplies to perform 400
surgical interventions and four diarrheal disease kits with medicines
and supplies to treat 3,000 cases of acute diarrhea.
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Reproductive health kits 6A and 6B (clinical delivery assistance) were
sent to Guiuan, Eastern Samar to treat patients with obstetric
complications. Additionally, a generator set, one refrigerator to store
medicines, one delivery bed, midwifery kits and hygiene kits were
sent.
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Coordination is well under-way in Tacloban City and Eastern Samar
Region.
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First medical teams have arrived in Cebu. Others teams, currently in
Manila, are preparing for their deployment.
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Public health epidemiologists will be deployed for field disease
surveillance and response activities.
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Non-food items like medicines, hygiene kits and dignity kits are prepositioned with the Family Planning
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Organization of the Philippines (FPOP) and ready for deployment.
Partners procured an additional 100,000 dignity kits and 100,000
hygiene kits as well as well as reproductive health (RH) kits for
distribution in eight severely affected provinces.
OCHA SITREP 8 – 14 NOV 2013
OCHA SITREP 6 - 12 NOV 2013
PHILIPPINES: TYPHOON ACTION PLAN – NOVEMBER 2013

14. HEALTH
HEALTH
GAPS & CONSTRAINTS:
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The lack of access to safe water, overcrowding and displacement pose
serious risk of outbreaks of communicable diseases. Disease
surveillance needs to be strengthened.
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Establishing temporary points for delivery of health services is critical
as infrastructure is damaged and people do not have access to medical
care.
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Medical teams require fuel, water purification and safe
accommodation.
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The breakdown in communication facilities in many affected areas has
hampered reporting and planning for reproductive health activities.
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Temporary health facilities, generators, medication, surgical supplies,
cold storage and WASH facilities are urgently required.
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There is a high risk of acute respiratory infections, diarrhea,
leptospirosis, measles, cholera and typhoid.
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People are traumatized and lack psycho-social support
PRIOITIES (URGENT):
• Deliver care for those with injuries to prevent complications such as
infection, tetanus, and disability.
• According to the Assistant Secretary of the Department of Health,
WASH facilities, measles vaccination campaigns and restoration of
cold chain facilities are priorities.
• Deliver essential medicines and medical supplies to affected
populations.
• Increase provision and access to essential health services (i.e.
medical/surgical consultations, reproductive health, mental health,
psycho-social support, health promotion, immunization).
• Strengthen disease surveillance and outbreak control.
• Strengthen referral system from community health facilities to higher
levels of care.
• Provide support to systematic immunization for vaccine-preventable
disease outbreaks.
• Establish temporary health facilities/ services and/or
repair/rehabilitate damaged health facilities.
• Provide support to information management and to the coordination
of the health sector response.
• Maternal and newborn health services have been identified as an
important health priority, especially considering that estimated
203,250 pregnant and 135,500 lactating women need service -- in a
setting where health services have been substantially depleted.
OCHA SITREP 9 – 15 NOV 2013
OCHA SITREP 8 – 14 NOV 2013
OCHA SITREP 6 - 12 NOV 2013
PHILIPPINES: TYPHOON ACTION PLAN – NOVEMBER 2013

15. HOSPITALS – POPULATION DENSITY

16. HOSPITALS – POPULATION DENSITY

17. HOSPITALS – STORM SURGE
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18. HOSPITALS – STORM SURGE
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19. HOSPITALS
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CANADIAN RED CROSS plans 70-bed (surgical capacity) field hospital,
potential to treat 100,000 through clinic admission or out-patient services.
(per day: 300 as out-patient, immunize 1,000 children) It is deployed with
core of 12 Canadian medical and support staff, and will have personnel and
material support from Norwegian and Hong Kong Red Cross. Their ERU/ field
hospital equipment landed in Cebu, Philippines, and are dispatched on
Friday to set up in Tacloban.
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California-based MAMMOTH MEDICAL MISSIONS arrived at Villamor Air
Base in Manila. Operations set up in Tanauan: three surgical teams and >30
parcels of medical supplies and self-contained surgical tent. The team also
has a satellite phone, expect daily updates
•
The ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE landed at Cebu, delivering a portable
field hospital that was soon sent on its way to Tacloban.
•
MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES’ (Doctors Without Borders Australia)
emergency team is setting up its medical services in the far east of Samar
island and seeing patients. It will become an integrated provision of mobile
clinics, reaching out to the more isolated parts of the coast and islands, and
outpatient services in the town of Guiuan itself. The clinic in Guiuan will be
able to keep more seriously ill patients overnight.
A typhoon victim keeps her husband alive by manually pumping air into his lungs
at the Divine Word hospital in Tacloban, which is operating without power. (Photo:
AFP)
•
The ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCE (IDF) field hospital functional in city of Bogo,
began treating first patients Friday morning. Capacity to treat at least 500
patients at a time, with x-ray and birthing room, women’s and ambulatory
care departments, as well as a general admission department. twitter:
#IDFinPhilippines
•
•
22 medical teams from the Department of Health (CHD) Regions X, CARAGA,
VII, V, IV-B, Bicol Medical Center, Vicente Sotto Medical Center and Metro
Manila Hospitals were deployed in the areas affected by Typhoon Haiyana.
16 foreign medical teams are either en route to the Philippines or in Manila
awaiting deployment. Five foreign medical teams are deployed in Tacloban;
8 are on their way to different areas and 7 are in coordination hubs waiting
for deployment. OCHA Sitrep 9
Aside from foreign contingents, the PHILIPPINE MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION (PMA) is also set to send a group of almost 200
medical professionals on board a barge under its "Doctors on Boat"
project. Dr. Leo Olarte, PMA president, said that their contingent is
composed of at least 100 doctors with different specializations as
well as other health workers. He said they are slated to arrive in
Tacloban City on November 19 and will stay in the area to attend to
injured and ill residents for one week. Aside from converting the
barge with a 1,000-ton capacity into a "boat hospital," Olarte said
they will also be sending out some of their members to do house-tohouse consultations.

21. FOOD
FOOD
NEEDS: About 2.5 million people are in need of food assistance.
RESPONSE:
•
On November 13th, 10 metric tons of high energy biscuits were
airlifted to Tacloban for distribution in Tacloban and Guiuan.
•
On November 13th, 9,804 family food packs for 49,020 people were
distributed in 13 out of 129 barangays (smallest administrative unit in
the Philippines) in Tacloban City.
•
On November 14th, 1,500 kilos worth of food packs successfully
deployed to Guiuan, with plans to distribute food supplies to Eastern
Samar.
•
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is
distributing 6,200 food packs in Tacloban City evacuation centers,
with help from the military.
•
550 food packs from the Turkish government arrived in Manila, along
with other non-food items.
•
The IFRC, ICRC, and other national Red Cross chapters have organized
with the PRC to provide food supplies for up to 100,000 families.
•
ASEAN has pledged food aid from stockpiles in the ASEAN
Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance.
GAPS & CONSTRAINTS:
• Logistical constraints hamper the delivery of food assistance.
• Resources are overstretched as the cluster is also responding to the
Bohol and Zamboanga emergencies.
• To expand the ability of the cluster to respond, additional partners need
to be identified.
• Food Cluster is currently 14.4% funded out of a total US$76.2 million
request.
• Security is a concern as people have stormed warehouses and food
distribution sites, including within Tacloban City.
PRIORITIES:
• General food distribution, with food baskets containing rice
and ready-to-eat high-energy biscuits, an ideal form of food
assistance in the initial phase of an emergency.
• Emergency food-for-work and cash-for-work to help kickstart early recovery activities and rebuild livelihoods.
CLUSTER LEADS:
The Food Cluster co-leads at WFP are Beatrice Tapawan
(0917-539-9944, beatrice.tapawan@wfp.org) and Dipayan
Bhattacharyya (0917-594-2450,
dipayan.bhattacharyya@wfp.org)
IFRC UPDATE 11/12/13
HUMANITARIAN ROAD - PHILIPPINES 11/14/13
UN OCHA SITUATION REPORT: 11/14/13
UN OCHA SNAPSHOT 11/14/13
ASEAN AID 11/12/13
TURKEY AID 11/12/13
WFP UPDATES 11/12/13

22. NUTRITION
NEED:
• Amongst the 921,212 displaced by Typhoon Haiyan, there are an
estimated 112,000 children between the ages 0 to 59 months and
70,000 pregnant or lactating women.
• Nutrition services for 100,000 children and 60,000 mothers (provision
of nutrition supplies for therapeutic feeding, micronutrient
supplements and equipment needed
• Disruption to maternal care and child feeding practices and damage to
WASH and health facilities place children and women at a high risk of
malnutrition, especially in high poverty areas.
• Pre-disaster data shows that the affected regions have high rates of
malnutrition (5 per cent to 9 per cent global acute malnutrition
(wasting), 21 per cent to 26 per cent underweight and 38 per cent to
42 per cent stunting).
PRIOITIES (URGENT):
• Rapid nutrition assessments and screening for detection, referral, and
follow-up of girls, boys and women supported by local women's groups,
religious leaders, and child protections councils;
RESPONSE
•
Breastfeeding and complementary feeding counseling has started
among displaced communities. 2,002 pregnant women received iron
folic acid in Ormoc and 2082 post-partum women received Vitamin A
capsules in Ormoc
•
100,000 displaced children are targeted for a Vitamin A
supplementation and de-worming programme which has started in
barangays in Region VIII
•
Nutrition supplies supplies en-route to Guiuan and being shipped from
Manila and Cotabato City to Tacloban City.
•
Ten surge staff are mobilized and ready for deployment by 16
November to provide nutrition interventions.
•
UNICEF is setting up therapeutic feeding centers to treat severe acute
malnutrition of children. Ready to use therapeutic food and 1.35 million
sachets of micronutrient powder are en route
• Capacity-building on management of acute malnutrition and nutrition in
emergencies targeting local health staff;
OCHA Situation Report 7 Nov 13 2013
PHILIPPINES: TYPHOON ACTION PLAN – NOVEMBER 12 2013
UNICEF
• Establish and support Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) in
Emergencies community peer counseling activities with women's groups
and other trained community counselors;
• Establish community-based therapeutic feeding centers for girls and boys
with severe acute malnutrition integrated in to local health systems;
• Provision of nutrition supplies for therapeutic feeding, micronutrient
supplements and equipment;
•
Coordination and technical support to the Nutrition Cluster;
•
Conduct standardized nutrition surveys for updated age- and genderdisaggregated nutritional status data.
GAPS AND CONSTRAINTS:
• There is a lack of staff to provide nutrition interventions. Dedicated
coordinator and information management officer is required.
CLUSTER LEAD: Henry Mdebwe, Nutrition Officer, Cluster Chair
UNICEF 0917-565-4062 02-901-0150 hmdebwe@unicef.org
hmdebwe@gmail.com

23. WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE
WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE
Initial reports indicate that water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services
have been disrupted or destroyed. Several water treatment units are being
deployed. However, service does not reach all affected areas. Due to water
contamination tankered water is essential and water containers are required
for safe storage.
PRIOITIES (URGENT):
•
•
•
•
Damaged and unusable toilets, due to lack of water, increase open defecation
and the risk of disease outbreaks. Temporary learning spaces and childfriendly spaces will require WASH supplies and facilities.
•
•
NEEDS:
• Heavy equipment for debris clean-up.
• All Water Districts in Leyte are non-operational. Many water supplies are
contaminated.
• Immediate and on-site water testing and treatment.
• Water treatment units and generators in areas with damaged water
systems.
• Additional support to Government-led coordination
• Bottled water/safe drinking water for victims
RESPONSE:
• The local WASH Cluster has been activated and 2 water filtration plants
have been set up in Tacloban
• Water and hygiene kits have arrived in Cebu City and will be distributed on
Nov 15.
• Oxfam will build mass water storage and mobile water treatment units to
at least 5 different sites
GAPS & CONSTRAINTS:
• In Leyte, fuel for water treatment units is either not available or
insufficient.
• Logistical constraints hamper the delivery of aid to Tacloban, Samar and
Iloilo. The situation is aggravated by security concerns due to unrest at
distribution sites.
OCHA SITREP 6 - 14 NOV 2013
Water quality surveillance and installation of mobile water treatment units.
Rehabilitation of water supply systems and the installation of water
bladders and water points.
Distribution of water and hygiene kits and conducting hygiene promotion
sessions.
Construction of gender-segregated emergency latrines and bathing
facilities with operations, maintenance and waste disposal.
Management of solid waste and installation of drainage from WASH
facilities.
WASH cluster coordination and monitoring of WASH access.
Rice, water distributed in Typhoon-ravaged Tacloban
CLUSTER COORDINATOR
Rory Villaluna UNICEF 0917-859-2578 02-901-0101
washccph@gmail.com

24. EMERGENCY SHELTER
DAMAGE: Based on initial data, 131,106 houses are totally destroyed and 112,489
partially damaged.
PRIOITIES
•
NEEDS:
• 46 Million USD is needed to address the immediate shelter response projects
defined in the Haiyan Action Plan-total needs of the shelter sector are still being
assessed.
• There is a need to quickly support shelter early recovery including debris removal,
salvaging coco lumber, and transitional and semi-permanent construction.
• Disseminate customs processing guidance for donated good to expedite the arrival
of donations to the field.
• Based on initial data, 243,595 houses are damaged (131,106 are totally destroyed
and 112,489 partially damaged).
• There is an urgent need for tarpaulins, tents and non-food items.
• A cross-cluster approach is required to institute early recovery activities that feed
into shelter projects, such as debris removal, salvaging coco lumber, and
construction of transitional and semi-permanent shelters.
•
•
•
Coordination support for the development and
implementation of emergency and durable shelter solutions.
Technical assistance and training is require to support
community-led “build back safer” projects.
Rapid support is required for early recovery shelter projects,
such as debris removal, salvaging/recycling lumber and
materials, technical assistance, etc, with a focus on community
driven projects.
Shelter-related care and maintenance of existing evacuation
centers, transitional sites, upgrading of common facilities.
RESPONSE:
• Currently, 995 evacuation centers are serving 345,834 people while 575,378 are
staying with host families.
• Some shelter material, allocated for Leyte, North Cebu and Bantayan, has been
sent to Cebu.
• A draft strategy document for the Camp Coordination and Camp Management
Cluster is under review by DSWD.
• Beginning on 14 November, daily CCCM coordination is being held at the
humanitarian hub in Tacloban City (Grandstand).
• In Tacloban and Cebu, Shelter Cluster meetings kicked off on 14 November and are
scheduled for Roxas City this weekend.
GAP & CONSTRAINTS
• Main challenges are the cost of transportation and the lack of adequate logistics
and procurement pipelines.
• Access constraints continue to hamper delivery of service and relief items to some
evacuation centers
OCJHA SITREP 14 NOV 2013
OCHA SITREP 7 - 13 NOV 2013
OCHA SHELTER PRIORITIES
TYPHOON HAIYAN - SHELTER CLUSTER NFI TECHNICAL GUIDANCE
CLUSTER COORDINATOR
Patrick Elliot, IFRC
0908-4011218
coord.phil@sheltercluster.org
patrick.elliott@ifrc.org

25. LOGISTICS
LOGISTICS
GAPS & CONSTRAINTS:
NEEDS:
• Temporary storage, especially at Cebu Airport, for influx of relief
items
• Lack of access to affected areas due to blocked roads &
damaged infrastructure (see map). The DSWD is contradicting
this by saying many roads have been cleared.
• Difficulties in gathering current information of transport
infrastructure
• Coordinated sea, air and land transport
RESPONSE:
• Organizations bringing goods into the Philippines are encouraged
to to notify the “One-Stop-Shop” before landing in Cebu
(additional “shop” potentially in Manila) (more details here)
• Communication problems due to lack of infrastructure
• As of Nov 10, all airports in affected areas except Cebu have
been deemed unusable; expected congestion at airport
• In the process of establishing a Logistics Cluster Coordination Cell
in Manila and Field-level Coordination Cell in Tacloban
Volunteers & DSWD
staff repackage
relief supplies;
volunteers are given
three kgs (6.6 lbs) of
rice per four hours
of work
(Official Gazette)
• “Provider of Last Resort” activities to be available:
• Storage in Cebu & Tacloban
• Helicopters chartered and managed by WFP Aviation
• Sea transport vessel operating out of Cebu to Leyte Island,
discharging in Ormoc and/or Tacloban
• Road transport from vessel to Tacloban hub
• Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has set
up repackaging and storage hubs for relief items
Cluster Leads
in Tacloban, Guian, and Ormoc.
City
LOGISTICS CLUSTER – CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS – NOV 13
LOGISTICS CLUSTER – ONE STOP SHOP – NOV 10
OCHA CLUSTER CONTACT LIST – NOV 13
DSWD ASSURES FASTER RELIEF OFS – NOV 13
LOGISTICS CLUSTER MEETING MINUTES – NOV 11
LOGISTICS CLUSTER OPERATION PHILIPPINES HOMEPAGE
Name
Title
Phone
Email
Manila
Baptiste Burgaud
Logistics Cluster
Coordinator
0917-5713160
Baptiste.burgaud@wfp.org
Cebu
Henrick Hansen
Logistics Officer
+639152164926
Henrik.hansen@wfp.org
Tacloban
Andrew Stanhope
Logistics Officer
N/A
Andrew.stanhope@wfp.org

26. LOGISTICS
NEEDS:
RESPONSE:
•
•
•
•
• A logistics coordination cell has been established in Manila
Temporary storage in Cebu & Tacloban for influx of relief items.
Additional fuel supplies in affected cities.
Support & storage at Cebu airport for item management.
Expedited debris removal from roadways.
• Nov. 14 recovery team travelled from Samar to Tacloban to
assess debris clearing and management, restoration of basic
infrastructure and market functionality.
GAPS & CONSTRAINTS:
PROGRESS:
• Transportation: Tacloban airport has 1 usable runway, only
available to small civilian aircraft (victim transport) & military
aircraft
• Slow ground travel: Manila to Tacloban via Hondagua-Legazpi
through Samer Island, 1.5-2 days transit time.
• Debris blocking roads, cutting off remote areas and markets away
from the population centers. There are reports that commodity
prices are frozen due to the disruption in supply of goods.
• Road access to Tacloban from the south is viable, but dependent on
weather conditions.
• Limited local trucking capacity in Leyte to transport the large
volume of incoming aid.
• Limited capacity ferry service and Ro-Ro vessels from Cebu to
Ormoc.
• Air traffic causing delays at Tacloban and Manila airports.
• Limited cargo airlift capacity; priority use to medical support.
• Inadequate infrastructure in Tacloban to handle influx of relief
items.
• All towns in Leyte now accessible by road
• “One-Stop-Shop” services are now available at the Ports of
Tacloban, Cebu and Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Manila),
run by the Bureau of Customs of the Philippines.
• Next Logistics Cluster Meeting: WFP Office,
Manila, 16 Nov, 11:00 AM.
CLUSTER LEADS
Name
Title
Phone
Email
Manila
Baptiste
Burgaud
Cluster Coordinator
09175713160
Baptiste.burgaud@wfp.org
Cebu
Henrick
Hansen
Logistics Officer
+6391521649
26
Henrik.hansen@wfp.org
Tacloban
OCHA SITUATION REPORT 11-14-13
City
Andrew
Stanhope
Logistics Officer
Not Available
Andrew.stanhope@wfp.org

27. CHILD PROTECTION
PROTECTION
NEEDS:
•
It is estimated that more than 40% of affected population are children
under the age of 18.
•
Needs assessment is ongoing in Ormoc City and Roxas City, and other areas
with child protection partners.
•
UNICEF appealed US for $34 million for children of Philippines.
RESPONSE:
•
Private sectors and international non-government agencies have
established communications platforms to assist in tracing missing relatives.
•
UNICEF is working with local authorities to identify and register children
who are separated from their families in displacement.
•
UNICEF will use funding to support strengthening local and barangay
councils for the welfare of children, noting that these institutions have
been weakened during the last emergencies.
•
UNICEF will help set up psychosocial recovery programs, including training
thousands of teachers and day care workers in how to use play and art
work to help children overcome the trauma they have experienced.
•
In Omoc City, the Children Protection Working Group identified and
reunited three separated children with their families.
GAPS & CONSTRAINTS:
• Child Protection Services , prevention, and response are severely
interrupted at the barangay (lowest administrative unit in the Philippines)
level in the affected areas.
• Lack of adequate street lighting and inequality of food distribution or
security present.
PRIORITIES
• Ensuring functioning referral mechanisms for separated and
unaccompanied children for tracing and care, in partnership with other
children protection agencies and the DSWD.
• Preventing further separations of children from their families by providing
parents and children with adequate information and documentation reacquisition in partnership with Municipal and Barangay Councils.
• Working with children and parents to identify risks to children in evacuation
centers and affected communities, and to ensure that measures are put in
place to mitigate against these.
• Training humanitarian workers and volunteers in psychological first aid
• Establishing child-friendly spaces for boys and girls of all ages
• Providing parents, caregivers and others with information and skills to
provide psychosocial support.
Child Protection Working Group;
Reproductive Health Working Group
Sarah Norton Staal
Cluster Co-Lead
snortonstaal@unicef.org; snstaal@gmail.com;
OCHA SitRep #8
http://www.unicef.org/media/media_70893.html
Children begging for food and water on the streets of Tabogon.

28. PROTECTION - GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
PROTECTION
NEEDS:
•
An estimated 56,400 women of reproductive age 15-49 years old are at risk
of sexual and gender based violence (GBV)
•
Women require stress/trauma debriefing.
•
Specialized psychosocial and health services for pregnant and lactating
mothers is limited and needed.
VULNERABILITIES:
•
Lack of electricity and lighting increases protection risk among women,
especially at night and in evacuation centers.
•
Extreme shortage of food led to women begging on the streets and
exposing themselves to violence and risk.
•
Partners reported cases of sexual violence in severely hit areas including
one alleged rape case in Tacloban City.
RESPONSE:
•
UNHCR is co-leading the protection cluster with the Philippine’s federal
Department of Social Welfare and Development under the inter-agency
emergency response.
•
UNHCR distributed 50,000 solar-powered lanterns to mitigate risks of GBV
with the power lines down.
•
Restoration of communication and power lines is ongoing.
•
Private sector provided mobile cell site to initially restore communication
network. Some local government units are using Very High Frequency
Radios to communicate.
•
Rapid response teams were initiated to develop an inter-agency GBV
response.
•
The Philippine National Police has established hotline numbers to address
IDP concerns on peace and security
OCHA sitrep report #8
http://www.unhcr.ca/news/2013-11-12.htm
GAPS & CONSTRAINTS:
• GBV reporting and prevention services are interrupted.
• The affected areas have a weak GBV reporting and referral system.
• Total number of IDPs requiring assistance is unverified.
• In evacuation centers, there is a lack of law enforcement presence,
especially female police officers.
• Lack of sufficient lighting for protection at night.
• Lack of protective mechanisms for equal food distributions to decrease
women and children street begging.
PRIORITIES
•
Assist the police force by establishing and strengthening the capacity of
women and child protection desks.
•
Restore mechanisms to respond to GBV cases at the municipal and local
levels.
•
Provide psycho-social support services to the displaced people
traumatized by the disaster, in close coordination with the Child
Protection Working Group and the Health Cluster.
•
Work with the shelter, livelihood and early recovery clusters to ensure
that gender perspectives and GBV prevention are incorporated in the
design of temporary shelters and cash-for-work programs.
•
Women-friendly spaces (WFS) will be established in areas where
temporary shelters will be built and information sessions conducted on
GBV and women’s rights;
•
The Local Committee against Trafficking and Violence Against Women
and Children (LCAT-VAWC) at the provincial and municipal levels will be
re-instated and/or strengthened.
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Working Group;
Reproductive Health Working Group
Florence Tayzon, Assistant Representative,
Working Group Chair
UNFPA 0917-859-3520 02-901-0304 tayzon@unfpa.org

29. US RESPONSE - DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)
PRIORITIES: USAID top priorities for DOD Forces are water
production and logistics, mainly ground transportation and fuel.
The greatest needs in affected areas are water, shelter, food, and
medical assistance.
INCREASING CAPACITY:
• DoD flight operations will expand to include regular flights
from Tacloban to Guiuan.
• USS George Washington and the cruisers USS Antietam and
USS Cowpens will assess damage, provide logistical support,
medical and water supplies on the eastern coast of Samar
island.
• USNS Charles Drew and USS Lassen are transporting
emergency supplies via helicopter into Tacloban.
• USS Emory S. Land is providing ship-to-shore hotel services to
Tacloban.
• The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy has
been activated to deploy and is due to arrive in December.
CHALLENGES: Major coastal routes between Tacloban and Guiuan
are open, but fuel shortages, debris management, and vehicle
shortages are impeding relief efforts.
PROGRESS:
• 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade (3D MEB) opened Tacloban
airfield for 24/7 flight operations. Night operations are being
conducted to the greatest extent possible.
• Evacuation flight wait-time from Tacloban Airfield is
shortening.
USAID PHILIPPINES-TYPHOON YOLANDA/HAIYAN FACT SHEET #3 – NOV 13
GEORGE WASHINGTON STRIKE GROUP ARRIVES
3D MEB OPERATIONAL SITREP NOV. 15

30. US RESPONSE
Department of Defense
• Coordinated efforts with USAID, see notes below
USAID
• Distribution of first shipment of supplies began on Nov 13, with
assistance from the Department of Defense (DoD). Second
shipment is hoped to arrive in Manila on Nov 14.
• Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) & Department of
Defense (DoD) Pacific Command survey reported 80% of
homes/infrastructure in assessed areas(Tacloban, Leyte Province,
neighboring areas)
• First overland assessment of Eastern Samar Province completed by
Government of Philippines clearing crew & Disaster Assistance
Response Team (DART); observed damage to 15 rural communities
U.S. Military
• Four additional (now eight total) MV-22B Ospreys are deployed to
assist in the Philippines, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor 262,
Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, 3rd Marine
Expeditionary Force.
• USS George Washington and other naval ships stationed in
neighboring countries have been ordered to respond; the George
Washington can produce more than 400,000 gallons per day and is
expected to arrive on station on Nov 13 or 14.
• Navy submarine & survey ship ensuring no underwater obstructions
in Leyte Gulf & San Pedro Bay
• Hospital ship Mercy is activating, preparing for potential
deployment (could arrive in Philippines by Dec)
USAID PHILIPPINES-TYPHOON YOLANDA/HAIYAN FACT SHEET #2 – NOV 12
DEFENSE.GOV – NOV 13
DEFENSE.GOV – NOV 12
DEFENSE.GOV – NOV 11
NAVYTIMES – NOV 13
NAVYTIMES – NOV 13
U.S. Marines assist Filipinos displaced by Typhoon Haiyan as they
depart a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Vilamor Air Base in
Manila, Philippines, Nov. 12, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps
Photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb Hoover
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher E. Pring helps airmen with the
Philippine air force prepare pallets of water for transport at Vilamor
Air Base in Manila, Philippines, Nov. 12, 2013. Pring, a landing
support specialist, is assigned to the Combat Logistics Regiment 3,
3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade. U.S. Marine Corps
Photo by Cpl. Codey Underwood

31. CLUSTERS POC
https://philippines.humanitarianresponse.info/system/files/documents/files/Contact%20List_Cluster%20co-leads_Typhoon%20Haiyan_Yolanda%2013Nov2013.pdf