Tacloban: the vibe
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The verdict
Mixed · 55Mixed signals: locals praise hospitality and recovery, and one expat reports a cheap, relaxed life, but typhoon fears, a shooting and scam warnings temper it.
- hospitality
- affordable living
- recovery after disaster
- welcoming to foreigners
- local pride
- typhoon risk
- crime and shootings
- event ticketing problems
- tourist scams
- limited remote-work info
- Cheap housing and a relaxed lifestyle appeal to some expats.
- Typhoon trauma and storm risk still weigh on residents.
- Locals are proud of the city's rebuilding since Yolanda.
- Tourist scam warnings suggest caution with strangers and prices.
- Little direct remote-work content, so the picture is thin.
Read from 8 videos, 37 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-07; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
REVISIT: Tacloban in 2014, One Year After Yolanda (Full Documentary) | ABS-CBN News
ABS-CBN News · 204K views · 2025
What viewers said
“12 years later, nakabangon na din kami. Pero may pangamba pa din dahil sa sunud-sunod na super typhoon. Bumabalik yung trauma. Teary-eyed ako sa documentary na 'to. Hindi lang dahil sa nangyari sa amin, pero dahil sa saya and gratefulness d”
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“God bless the Philippines. 🙏🏻”
♥ 22 likes
“Seeing this after Typhoon Tino and Uwan is just absolutely devastating”
♥ 7 likes
“Watching this. Grabe America and Japan pa pala ang tumulong at nag save sa kanila after yolanda. Sobrang sama ng Philippines Govt. !!!!”
♥ 19 likes
“Now nakabangon na tacloban 🙏 gumanda na uli lugar nila”
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“5 year's old palang ako nito, i remember my mama trying to stop me from crying”
“Now ko lang nakita ito grabe kaka awa naman c kuya praying for his recovery sana ok parin sya ngayun 2025 na naulit nanaman sa cebu 😢 praying for your safety”
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“Watching this now at sobrang nakakaiyak na makita to 😓 Rest in peace sa lahat, and God bless the Philippines and all of the survivors”
“This really traumatized me. I was 13 yrs old during that time. I didn't expect to experience a typhoon with a tsunami in it, though it's called a storm surge. I even remember after Yolanda, Zoraida came too. We didn't sleep till the Typhoon”
♥ 5 likes
“Kapag parating na ang pasko maraming malalakas na bagyo ang papasok...”
♥ 1 likes
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