TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — The recent repainting of the “Surge of Hope,” the memorial erected in Tanauan town of Leyte for those who perished during the floods spawned by Supertyphoon “Yolanda” (international name: Haiyan) in 2013, has triggered widespread backlash online. For most netizens who have been on social media posts the repainted Yolanda
