ILIGAN CITY — It was past midnight and pitch black on Dec. 17, 2011, when Veronico Echavez was headed home from a Christmas party at the city’s Barangay Hinaplanon. On Dec. 1, more than 20 Christmas trees, lanterns and other holiday symbols were lit up in Hinaplanon. Echavez, who is still the village chair, said it took the people two years after the storm to feel again the Christmas spirit. In 2014, the barangay council decided to assign each purok to put up one Christmas tree and decorate it with any material and colorful lights. He credits the purok presidents, barangay workers and residents for extending their support to one another.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 16, 2018 21:11 UTC