The covered court becomes an open court. Residents are thankful that Yolanda only took the roofing of this basketball court in Ormoc.
Bad Media Practices /
I have been trying my best to get images from Eastern Samar out as soon as I could. I just found out now that certain agencies who promised to publish the photos didn't do so and some even went there to do it on their own instead of using mine so they could be the first ones to report. I wish things like that didn't matter when people depended on the media to show how bad their conditions were. It's appalling.
On Being a Storyteller /
It's been 11 days and counting since I've covered Yolanda's devastation of the region. Until this day I am still in awe of how massive this event is. With every day that passses by, it has been more and more pronounced that this isn't just a challenge for my country, but it is for the whole world as well. How humanity responds to the worst storm in recorderd history can say a lot about the history that we are yet to write.
If there was one thing that I have been so frustrated with on a personal level throughout this experience, is that I am not a storyteller. Not a good one at least. Yes, I can take photographs but there is so much more to it. There are a million stories ranging from the outright tragic to the most unbelievable ones that define how individuals can be so amazing in the face of absolute despair. These are stories that matter. Stories that should matter. Stories I cannot seem to tell completely. Hopefully someday I will.
Mayoyao, Ifugao /
A father holds an improvised dextrose stand as he carries his child at a hospital in Mayoyao, Ifugao Province north of Manila, Philippines.