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Tacloban residents seek shelter at elementary school

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Residents take shelter in an elementary school in Tacloban on Leyte Island in the Philippines on Dec. 5, 2014, as powerful Typhoon Hagupit approaches the city that was hit by Super Typhoon Haiyan in November 2013.

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Philippine children take shelter at church

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Children take shelter in a church in Tacloban on Leyte Island in the Philippines on Dec. 5, 2014, as powerful Typhoon Hagupit approaches the city that was hit by Super Typhoon Haiyan in November 2013.

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Typhoon Hagupit sweeps Philippines, including Haiyan-hit areas

TACLOBAN, Philippines - A utility pole is snapped by strong winds brought by powerful typhoon Hagupit on the Philippine island of Leyte on Dec. 7, 2014. The area was also hit by super typhoon Haiyan in November 2013.

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Typhoon Hagupit sweeps Philippines, including Haiyan-hit areas

TACLOBAN, Philippines - A house is left roofless due to strong winds brought by powerful typhoon Hagupit in Tacloban City on the Philippine island of Leyte on Dec. 7, 2014. The area was also hit by super typhoon Haiyan in November 2013.

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Typhoon Hagupit sweeps Philippines, including Haiyan-hit areas

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Residents remove corrugated metal from a roof blown off by strong winds brought by powerful typhoon Hagupit in Tacloban City on the Philippine island of Leyte on Dec. 7, 2014. The area was also hit by super typhoon Haiyan in November 2013.

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Typhoon Hagupit sweeps Philippines, including Haiyan-hit areas

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Residents salvage daily necessities and keepsakes from houses destroyed by strong winds brought by powerful typhoon Hagupit in Tacloban City on the Philippine island of Leyte on Dec. 7, 2014. The area was also hit by super typhoon Haiyan in November 2013.

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Typhoon Hagupit sweeps Philippines, including Haiyan-hit areas

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Residents evacuate to a shelter aboard a motorbike taxi as strong winds brought by powerful typhoon Hagupit whip Tacloban City on the Philippine island of Leyte on Dec. 7, 2014. The area was also hit by super typhoon Haiyan in November 2013.

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Philippines braces for strong typhoon

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Photo shows the port of Tacloban on the Philippine island of Leyte on Dec. 6, 2014, as powerful Typhoon Hagupit approaches the area devastated by a powerful typhoon in November 2013.

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Philippines braces for strong typhoon

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Few people are seen in a shopping area in Tacloban on the Philippine island of Leyte on Dec. 6, 2014, as powerful Typhoon Hagupit approaches the area devastated by a powerful typhoon in November 2013.

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Philippines braces for strong typhoon

TACLOBAN, Philippines - People who have evacuated to a shelter offer prayers to wish for the safety of local people in Tacloban on the Philippine island of Leyte on Dec. 6, 2014, as powerful Typhoon Hagupit approaches the area devastated by a powerful typhoon in November 2013.

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Philippines shows improved preparedness for typhoon Hagupit

TACLOBAN, Philippines - A boy sells flashlights and batteries in Tacloban, on the Philippine island of Leyte, on Dec. 5, 2014, as powerful typhoon Hagupit is expected to hit the area devastated by a powerful typhoon in November 2013.

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Philippines shows improved preparedness for typhoon Hagupit

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Photo taken Dec. 5, 2014, shows a family who evacuated to an elementary school in Tacloban, on the Philippine island of Leyte, as powerful typhoon Hagupit is expected to hit the area devastated by a powerful typhoon in November 2013.

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Philippines shows improved preparedness for typhoon Hagupit

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Residents pile sandbags in front of a store in Tacloban, on the Philippine island of Leyte, on Dec. 5, 2014, as powerful typhoon Hagupit is expected to hit the area devastated by a powerful typhoon in November 2013.

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Malacanang Palace ballroom restored in 'Imelda museum'

TACLOBAN, Philippines - A grand ballroom copied from the one in Malacanang Palace, the Philippine presidential mansion in Manila during the heyday of the late Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, is reenacted in the "Imelda Marcos Museum" built in 1979 in Tacloban on Leyte Island in this photo taken on Nov. 9, 2014.

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Typhoon Haiyan's damage still felt at 'Imelda museum'

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Sto. Nino Shrine and Heritage Museum in Tacloban on Leyte Island, dubbed the "Imelda Marcos Museum," still shows traces of Typhoon Haiyan of November 2013 on the structure and palm trees in this photo taken on Nov. 9, 2014. The museum was once owned by the widow of former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos.

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Big portraits of Imelda, family kept at museum

TACLOBAN, Philippines - A portrait of Imelda Marcos, the widow of former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, is drawn on the top of a big painting with pictures of her father and family members shown below at the "Imelda Marcos Museum" in Tacloban on Leyte Island in this photo taken on Nov. 9, 2014.

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Diorama of Imelda Marcos in Tacloban

TACLOBAN, Philippines - A diorama replicating the moment the former First Lady Imelda Marcos of the Philippines winning a beauty contest is displayed at a museum in Tacloban, the Philippines, on Nov. 9, 2014. The museum is currently under the management of the Presidential Commission on Good Government.

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Tacloban people protest over disaster support

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Some 200 residents protest over the unsatisfactory support for people affected by Typhoon Haiyan in front of the Leyte Provincial Capitol building in Tacloban City, the Philippines, on Nov. 6, 2014. A relief depicting the historic landing of U.S. Gen. Douglas MacArthur on Leyte during World War II (back R) is seen.

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House wrecked by tidal wave abandoned in Philippines

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Photo taken on Nov. 6, 2014, shows a house destroyed by a tidal wave left abandoned in Tacloban City, the Philippines. The area was devastated by Typhoon Haiyan the previous year.

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Typhoon-hit Tacloban people build makeshift houses

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Local residents engage in construction of temporary dwellings in Tacloban City, the Philippines, hit hard by last year's Typhoon Haiyan, under the guidance of the International Organization for Migration on Oct. 20, 2014.

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Fishmerman opts to live in typhoon-hit city

TACLOBAN, Philippines - A 31-year-old fisherman, shown in this file photo taken on Oct. 21, 2014, chooses to continue living on a floating house in Tacloban even after super typhoon Haiyan devastated the central Philippine city last year.

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Filipino girl offers flowers to brother's grave

TACLOBAN, Philippines - A girl (L) offers flowers on Oct. 21, 2014, to a grave in Tacloban, the central Philippines, for her younger brother killed at age 4 by last year's super typhoon Haiyan.

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Filipino typhoon victim lives in temporary housing

TACLOBAN, Philippines - A 40-year-old woman explains her life in a temporary house on Oct. 20, 2014, in Tacloban in the central Philippines built for victims of last year's super typhoon Haiyan.

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Typhoon-hit Leyte still short of aid

TACLOBAN, Philippines - A ship washed ashore last November by Typhoon Haiyan along the coast of the Philippine city of Tacloban on the island of Leyte has yet to be removed on Feb. 6, 2014, surrounded by houses made of rubble.

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Philippines typhoon aftermath

TACLOBAN, Philippines - A Christmas mass is held at Santo Nino Church in Tacloban on Leyte, the Philippines, on Dec. 24, 2013. The roof of the church has been left broken since Typhoon Haiyan hit the area in early November.

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Philippines typhoon aftermath

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Photo shows a cargo ship still left ashore in Tacloban on Leyte, the Philippines, on Dec. 24, 2013, since Typhoon Haiyan hit the area in early November.

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Philippines typhoon aftermath

TACLOBAN, Philippines - A Christmas mass is held at Santo Nino Church in Tacloban on Leyte, the Philippines, on Dec. 24, 2013. The roof of the church has been left broken since Typhoon Haiyan hit the area in early November.

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Japan minister in Philippines

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera greets children as he visits an evacuation facility on Dec. 8, 2013, in Tacloban City, which was hard hit by Supertyphoon Haiyan a month earlier on Leyte Island, central Philippines.

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Japan aid team in Philippines

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Members of a medical team dispatched by the Japanese government are pictured after arriving at an airport in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines on Nov. 12, 2013, four days after powerful Typhoon Haiyan hit the area.

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Philippines after typhoon

TACLOBAN, Philippines - People wait for an air force rescue plane at an airport in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines on Nov. 12, 2013, four days after powerful Typhoon Haiyan hit the area.

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Philippines after typhoon

TACLOBAN, Philippines - People wait for an air force rescue plane at an airport in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines on Nov. 12, 2013, four days after powerful Typhoon Haiyan hit the area.

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Looting in typhoon-hit Philippine city

TACLOBAN, Philippines - A man (L) carries a bag full of food items he looted at a wrecked shopping mall in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines on Nov. 11, 2013, three days after powerful Typhoon Haiyan hit the area.

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Looting in typhoon-hit Philippine city

TACLOBAN, Philippines - People loot a wrecked shopping mall in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines on Nov. 11, 2013, three days after powerful Typhoon Haiyan hit the area.

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Typhoon hits Philippines

TACLOBAN, Philippines - A Nov. 11, 2013, photo shows destroyed houses in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines as the area was hit by powerful Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 8.

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Typhoon hits Philippines

TACLOBAN, Philippines - A Nov. 11, 2013, photo shows destroyed houses in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines as the area was hit by powerful Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 8.

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Typhoon hits Philippines

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Survivors sit on the debris in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines on Nov. 11, 2013, after the area was hit by powerful Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 8.

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Typhoon hits Philippines

TACLOBAN, Philippines - A Nov. 11, 2013, photo shows destroyed houses in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines as the area was hit by powerful Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 8.

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Typhoon hits Philippines

TACLOBAN, Philippines - A Nov. 11, 2013, photo shows destroyed houses in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines as the area was hit by powerful Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 8.

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Typhoon hits Philippines

TACLOBAN, Philippines - A survivor searches for a relative in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines on Nov. 11, 2013, after the area was hit by powerful Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 8.

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Typhoon hits Philippines

TACLOBAN, Philippines - A woman and child get on an air force rescue plane bound for Cebu Island at an airport in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines on Nov. 11, 2013, after the area was hit by powerful Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 8.

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Typhoon hits Philippines

TACLOBAN, Philippines - A woman washes clothes in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines on Nov. 11, 2013, after the area was hit by powerful Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 8.

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Typhoon hits Philippines

TACLOBAN, Philippines - People get on an air force rescue plane bound for Cebu Island at an airport in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines on Nov. 11, 2013, after the area was hit by powerful Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 8.

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Typhoon hits Philippines

TACLOBAN, Philippines - A Nov. 11, 2013, photo shows a residential area devastated by a high tide in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines as the area was hit by powerful Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 8.

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Typhoon hits Philippines

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Photo taken Nov. 10, 2013, shows a devastated coastal area in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines after being hit by powerful Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 8.

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Typhoon hits Philippines

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Photo taken Nov. 10, 2013, shows a devastated coastal residential area in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines after being hit by powerful Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 8.

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Typhoon hits Philippines

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Photo taken Nov. 10, 2013, shows a devastated downtown area in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines after being hit by powerful Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 8.

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(2)Veterans, survivors commemorate WWII Leyte landings

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Yoshikazu Sakamoto shakes hands with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo during the ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary on Oct. 20 of the landing of U.S.-led forces on the shores of Leyte in the eastern Philippines, which led to the end of Japan's occupation of the Philippines. Sakamoto said later that he lost his brother-in-law during the war, but added other people may have suffered more.

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(1)Veterans, survivors commemorate WWII Leyte landings

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Yoshikazu Sakamoto stands in front of the statute of kannon erected in Leyte in memory of Japanese war dead on Oct. 19 on the eve of ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary on Oct. 20 of the landing of U.S.-led forces on the shores of Leyte in the eastern Philippines, which led to the end of Japan's occupation of the Philippines. Sakamoto said after the mass that he lost his brother-in-law during the war, but added that other people may have suffered more.