Residents living on elevated houses in central Siargao next to mangroves, which cover certain sections of the island and serve as an important storm surge barrier. Photo by Nicholas Muller.

Angela Lopez, a passionate advocate for eco-conscious living, has made waves in the Philippines with her innovative project, Diwa Siargao, a sustainable ...

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The storm first made landfall in Siargao, an island known as a world’s surf capital. ... Nearly half a million people were displaced from their homes and more than 400 people died.

A resident stands atop his damaged house as he fixes the roof at a village in Dapa town on Siargao island on December 22, 2021, days after Super Typhoon Rai barelled through the island.

Entire houses were flattened by Odette’s 270 km-per-hour winds. Some of them were crushed by fallen coconut trees, and many people were left with nothing but the clothes on their backs.

The fierce winds of the typhoon tore off the roofs of most houses on the island, said Yeb Saño, executive director of Greenpeace Southeast Asia, who was in Siargao from Dec. 20 until Christmas ...

Elaine Abonal, a mom and coach of her own surfing school, Surfista, is “livin’ la vida isla” (living the island life) together with her daughter and husband in Siargao.

Siargao’s global reputation as the “surf capital of the Philippines” dates back to 1980, when surf photographer Tony Arruza and surfer Steve Jones visited the island in their quest for the ...