M/V Eva Jocelyn Shrine — Attraction in Tacloban

One of the reminders of typhoon haiyan which is historically the strongest typhoon recorded to ever hit land. This ship was left on the very street and had to be cut piece by piece to be moved out of the street. The ship was believe to be carrying rice. Despite being flooded by seawater it helped feed the local residents who's houses was wrecked by the same ship during the storm.

Imagine your house being rundown by a ship. Something you will never guess happening to you. The front part of the ship was saved and moved a few meters from where it was to serve as a reminder of the haiyan.

Typhoon haiyan was not just a story of tragedy. It is also a story of peace. The world came to help. Different faces from different places. They helped the victims...

The memorial is the remnants of Yolanda where the cargo ship was taken from the water and driven into the housing area in Barangay. There's parking on the side of the road so you can stop by and have a look. You can climb to the deck of the cargo ship to look out into the water and see just how far the ship had to travel to get to where it is. We had a car to get here so not sure how to get here by public transportation. Fairly simple memorial but the message is astounding, don't...

Typhoon Yolanda or Haiyan ground zero site is a memorable site though a lot has change like the ship is not anymore the original instead we went to the Leyte-Samar bridge the San Juanico bridge. It was a very long raodtrip from Maasin Southern Leyte to Tacloban City. We also went to Mc Arthur shrine for the Leyte landing anniversary. Then Robinsons Tacloban. Unfortunately there was no SM mall in...