ON THE SECOND anniversary of Supertyphoon "Yolanda" (international name: Haiyan), much remains to be done.

The P100 billion allocated for rehabilitation has yet to be fully distributed. Hundreds of families still live in temporary shelters, with no regular source of running water and electricity. Two years is not enough time to respond to all pressing needs, Malacañang has said, asking for more patience.

But much good, too, has happened. Pope Francis commiserated with victims in a Mass in Tacloban City, the main purpose of his visit to the Philippines. Support continues to pour in from nations and organizations. Filipinos, ever resourceful, have found ways to work and get by.

INQUIRER.net remembers Nov. 8, 2013, through a special website first created a year after the storm of the century, with more stories on the ongoing rehabilitation efforts and the Filipino resilience.