UPU to help renovate postal facilities in the Philippines

The Universal Postal Union will help the Philippine Post renovate its Tacloban postal facility, which was severely damaged by Typhoon Haiyan last November on the island of Leyte. The three-storey postal facility housed both a post office and a distribution centre serving about 40 post offices in towns throughout Leyte, Samar and the Eastern Samar region. Forty-four people worked at the facility.

The facility needs to be completely renovated. The typhoon, known locally as Yolanda, broke windows, slanted walls, ruptured roofs, destroyed equipment and cut off the electrical supply. Renovation costs are estimated at about 100,000 CHF, and work is expected to start in July.

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