Yolanda Shrine Explained

Yolanda Shrine
(M/V Eva Jocelyn)
Type:Ship (monument)
Length:50
Complete:2015
Open:2016
Dedicated To:Victims of Typhoon Haiyan
Coordinates:11.2524°N 124.9911°W
Location: Brgy. Anibong 66-A, Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines

Yolanda Shrine, or better known as Yolanda Memorial (monument), (Filipino; Pilipino: Liwasang Barko ni Eva Jocelyn) is a shrine or a monument located at Barangay Anibong, Tacloban, Leyte in Eastern Visayas. The monument was named after Typhoon Haiyan of 2013, which is known in the country as "Super Typhoon Yolanda".[1] [2]

History

The M/V Eva Jocelyn from Basey, Samar, which the monument's form is based from, was washed ashore in Barangay Anibong of Tacloban, Leyte during the onslaught of the typhoon. The monument is meant to commemorate the victims of the typhoon.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Typhoon Haiyan - Typhoon Yolanda - Shrine - Review of M/M Eva Jocelyn Shrine, Tacloban, Philippines.
  2. News: Saaduddin. Jii. 2013. Yolanda Relief 2013. Yolanda Relief 2013. Suy Foods.
  3. News: A province of resilience: Leyte three years after Yolanda . November 25, 2023 . . June 24, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180227175725/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/newstv/biyahenidrew/571208/a-province-of-resilience-leyte-three-years-after-yolanda/story/ . February 27, 2018 . en.