Turning Tacloban's climate resilience vision into public action.

The old website records that, because of limited project time, PH Haiyan purchased mangrove seedlings from BLGUs instead of waiting for a longer nursery cycle. In Barangay Tagpuro, Tacloban City, the project worked with the barangay nursery and purchased seedlings at PHP 10.00 per piece, with every planted seedling also carrying a PHP 2.00 planting payment. The approach helped cover 7.8 hectares of coastline while giving local nursery growers and residents a direct role in restoration work.

The old website records that as of September 2018, DENR certified a 90% survival rate for the mangroves planted in the project's reforestation sites. It reports that 39.50 hectares were enhanced, around 50 hectares were covered across six barangays, approximately 460,000 seedlings were planted from November 2017 to September 2018, and about 5.8 kilometers of planting areas were fenced with fishnets to protect the sites from natural and human disturbance.

According to the old website, PH Haiyan provided livelihood assistance to selected beneficiaries while focusing on coastal management and mangrove protection. The project purchased community-available materials such as bamboo stakes and supplies used to protect planting areas from debris. Residents within the project site were employed for site preparation, clean-up, fencing, netting, and staking, helping strengthen both ownership and participation in the reforestation effort.

The old website describes this project as a public-facing effort to mainstream climate change adaptation and encourage broader support for resilience work. PH Haiyan conducted orientations in academic institutions, government agencies, and coastal barangays to raise awareness and build backing for climate-mitigation initiatives. It also held consultative meetings with fisherfolk and people's organizations so adaptation work would be grounded in the actual concerns of affected communities.