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Palace declares Nov. 8 a non-working day in Tacloban

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MANILA - (UPDATE) Malacañang has declared Wednesday, November 8 as a non-working holiday in Tacloban, Leyte to give way to activities for the fourth anniversary of super typhoon &quot;Yolanda.&quot;Tacloban was among the worst-hit areas when Yolanda swept through the central islands in 2013, killing over 7,000 people and destroying some 4 million homes.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/video/nation/regions/11/08/13/watch-super-typhoon-yolanda-pounds-tacloban">WATCH: Super typhoon &#x27;Yolanda&#x27; pounds Tacloban</a></li></ul>&quot;The city of Tacloban will commemorate the persons who perished and survived super typhoon Yolanda, and highlight the resilience of its people,&quot; Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said in Proclamation 348.&quot;It is but fitting and proper that the people of the city of Tacloban be given full opportunity to celebrate and participate in the occasion.&quot;The proclamation, which declared Wednesday a non-working day in Tacloban, was signed on Tuesday.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/yolandatales">Tales in tikog leaves: Weaving past &#x27;Yolanda&#x27;</a></li></ul>Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr. said Filipinos must keep in mind the lessons brought by the tragedy.“Yolanda is a story of faith and hope that characterizes our people as it is an account of tapang at malasakit that we must demand from our leaders,” Roque said in a statement.President Rodrigo Duterte is working to fast-track the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Yolanda-affected communities, he said. -- with a report from Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News

Malacañang has declared Wednesday, November 8 as a non-working holiday in Tacloban, Leyte to give way to activities for the fourth anniversary of super typhoon "Yolanda."

Malacañang has declared Wednesday, November 8 as a non-working holiday in Tacloban, Leyte to give way to activities for the fourth anniversary of super typhoon "Yolanda."