"If you weren't there, you will never understand what we've been through."
-jude constantino(survivor)
-jude constantino(survivor)
watch in hd and hit the volume up.
a dying hope.
Robinsons Place Tacloban Graffiti
Maybe the spray paint used for this was from the looting of the mall a day after the wreck.
Maybe the spray paint used for this was from the looting of the mall a day after the wreck.
Brgy. San Joaquin Palo, Leyte
A survivor tells his story about him biting the shirt of his 2 month old baby just to breathe while swimming on the surge.
A survivor tells his story about him biting the shirt of his 2 month old baby just to breathe while swimming on the surge.
Brgy. Sto Nino Tanauan, Leyte
A Millionaire who won from a lotto draw years before the storm.
A Millionaire who won from a lotto draw years before the storm.
Palo Seminary - one of the evacuation centers.
Palo,Leyte
Bridge destroyed by the river current.
Tanauan, Leyte
Brgy. Salvacion Palo, Leyte
A man with a sack of rice.
A man with a sack of rice.
Brgy. Salvacion Palo, Leyte
Clothes have dried 4 days after the surge
Clothes have dried 4 days after the surge
Palo Cathedral
Click the link to see the video of Love Añover, a reporter from a local news company, taking shelter in this church along with other reporters. She is from Alangalang, Leyte which is 2 towns away from Palo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y438d4VlGeQ
Click the link to see the video of Love Añover, a reporter from a local news company, taking shelter in this church along with other reporters. She is from Alangalang, Leyte which is 2 towns away from Palo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y438d4VlGeQ
Brgy. Salvacion, Palo, Leyte
A scene where debris is being burnt in the night. This is a way of cleaning their areas and is also a source of light.
Tacloban City Int'l Airport
People fall in line for 3-4 days just to get in the C130 Flights bound for Cebu and Manila because of fear.
People fall in line for 3-4 days just to get in the C130 Flights bound for Cebu and Manila because of fear.
The baby who stared at me for minutes until the boarding of the C130 from Leyte to Cebu.
H.E.L.P.
Ormoc Pier, Ormoc City, Leyte
25 days after the typhoon, help from all over the country and the world still continues to pour
The convoy was from a 4 day sea trip from Navotas Pier in Manila, PH. 19 ten wheeler trucks and 5 6x6 Military Truck was inside this 1949 Barge.
25 days after the typhoon, help from all over the country and the world still continues to pour
The convoy was from a 4 day sea trip from Navotas Pier in Manila, PH. 19 ten wheeler trucks and 5 6x6 Military Truck was inside this 1949 Barge.
Carigara, Leyte
3 hours from Ormoc Pier waiting for the other trucks on our way to Tacloban. 2 trucks didn't make it by the evening but continued their trip the morning after with 1 6x6 Military Truck Escort.
3 hours from Ormoc Pier waiting for the other trucks on our way to Tacloban. 2 trucks didn't make it by the evening but continued their trip the morning after with 1 6x6 Military Truck Escort.
Alangalang, Leyte by Night.
Waiting for about an hour for the remaining trucks from the convoy.
Waiting for about an hour for the remaining trucks from the convoy.
Shed Wet Market, Tacloban City
Yeahp it's a boat.
The Cash for work program was a huge push for the locals to move forward. I got a chance to talk with the head of the program the Tzu Chi, a Buddhist Foundation and he said "We're not giving them money, "We're inspiring them, to start a new life, to rise up.."
I interviewed one of the locals from the program and he said that the program gives P500/day and if you recover a dead body you'll get an additonal P1,500
Yeahp it's a boat.
The Cash for work program was a huge push for the locals to move forward. I got a chance to talk with the head of the program the Tzu Chi, a Buddhist Foundation and he said "We're not giving them money, "We're inspiring them, to start a new life, to rise up.."
I interviewed one of the locals from the program and he said that the program gives P500/day and if you recover a dead body you'll get an additonal P1,500
Tacloban City,PH
Tacloban City, PH
Tacloban City, PH
The roads of Tacloban, foggy because of the burnt debris.
The roads of Tacloban, foggy because of the burnt debris.
Tacloban City. PH
Temporary dump site.
Temporary dump site.
In front of the New Bus Terminal, Tacloban
It served as the main dump site of the city.
It served as the main dump site of the city.
Palo, Leyte
The Fallen Scout after the 2 storey surge.
"On this scene was held the 12th National Jamboree of the boy scouts of the Philippines on 27 December through 2 January 2002 with the theme "Scouting in the 21st Century, Scouting in the community"
The Fallen Scout after the 2 storey surge.
"On this scene was held the 12th National Jamboree of the boy scouts of the Philippines on 27 December through 2 January 2002 with the theme "Scouting in the 21st Century, Scouting in the community"
Palo, Leyte
2 Chinese Navy waiting for the speedboat that will take them to the hospital ship.. I thanked them personally for their help.
Love conquers all. Yeahp it sure does! i know you guys know PH and China have a territorial conflict but this time China's hospital ship was deployed to aid.
2 Chinese Navy waiting for the speedboat that will take them to the hospital ship.. I thanked them personally for their help.
Love conquers all. Yeahp it sure does! i know you guys know PH and China have a territorial conflict but this time China's hospital ship was deployed to aid.
Candahug, Palo, Leyte
The campsite of some internationally known orgs.
The campsite of some internationally known orgs.
Macarthur Park, Palo, Leyte
Romulo.
Tacloban City, PH
Reminisce
Reminisce
"Kayano ka nakita didto?" (why are you staring at that area) he replied, "kay ngada namatay an ak manghod" (because my little brother died in that area). We had a small conversation after that.
A Resilient Race
Tacloban City Pier
Man of Steel
Man of Steel
Cogon, Palo, Leyte
Salvacion, Palo, Leyte
Strike!
Strike!
"Pearl of the Orient" Philippines, was struck by the world's strongest typhoon, with sustained winds of 300+ kph, leaving millions affected, houses damaged, and people displaced. The death toll is now at 10,000 and still rising.
On 11/13/2013, I arrived five days after the storm to help transport my 91-year-old grandma and to try to persuade my other relatives to leave this place temporarily. I saw something:
A glimpse of the future where all resources are depleted, leaving nothing but ourselves to starve one by one or resort to killing each other just to survive.
A glimpse of the past when there was no "us" but "we." Living a simple life was the norm, walking from house to house with no communication just to know what was happening. No cars, no electricity, no machines.
A glimpse of the present where we have become overly dependent. Dependent on how the world has become so easy that we are waiting for things to happen. We have become so reliant that we forget how to truly live.
On 11/13/2013, I arrived five days after the storm to assist my 91-year-old grandmother and convince my other relatives to temporarily leave this place. I saw something:
A glimpse of life.
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD THANK YOU!
