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Elderly Man Tills Land to Build Own Home

Maximo Capiciño was among those who lost their homes in Billaba, Leyte because of Typhoon Yolanda in 2013. At 72 and without a land of his own, he struggled to rebuild his life from the devtastation, along with 35-year old son Edgar who is a person with disability (PWD). Kind and soft-spoken, Maximo spoke about his family and the struggle he has endured since 2013. “My wife passed just a few years ago and after Yolanda it was just me and my son here. I have a daughter in Manila and she came to her mother’s burial a few years ago. But she hasn’t bvisted since then. She has seven children so I understand why shec annot come often, ” he said.

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Islamic Relief Philippines (2016) LAMBIGIT Issue No. 3 January-March 2016, Islamic Relief Philippines, Cebuty City, Philippines.