In November 2013, the DEC launched an emergency appeal for the Philippines in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan.
Due to the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda last November 8, 2013, the station simulcasted the radio programs of DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 from Manila to provide news updates and public service for the survivors of the calamity because many homes in Leyte has no electricity because of the typhoon.
It has been lauded by The New York Times and the International Rescue Committee and Typhoon Haiyan, amongst others, for its relief efforts worldwide.
He is also known for writing extensively in 2009 and 2010 that China was passing the West in the production of wind turbines and solar panels, and for his coverage in November and December, 2013, of the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.
In November, the squadron deployed to the Philippines to participate in humanitarian relief operations in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan.
To lead the management and rehabilitation efforts of the central provinces in the Philippines affected by Typhoon Haiyan, Philippines President Benigno Aquino III appointed Panfilo Lacson as Presidential Assistant for Rehabilitation and Recovery.
In November 2013, Rupert Wingfield-Hayes traveled to Tacloban, Philippines to cover Typhoon Haiyan.
Typhoon Haiyan (2013) (T1330, 31W, Yolanda) - strongest storm of 2013 and killed more than 5,000 people in the Philippines during November.
The program ceased broadcasting for 6 weeks after Tacloban City was hit by Typhoon Yolanda on November 8, 2013, which damaged the broadcast equipment of ABS-CBN Tacloban.
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Cooper often anchors the program from the site of a major news story, such as his extensive coverage from New Orleans and the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the BP Oil Spill, as well as Port-au-Prince after the 2010 Haiti earthquake, and also from the storm zone in Tacloban, Leyte during the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan.