While on their way to distribute
relief goods from the Kapuso Foundation, Cabuyao Mayor Jun Hemedes talks
to GMA 7 reporter Jiggy Manicad about the extent of damage brought
about by Ondoy to the town.
MANILA,
Philippines - In Butong, a small barangay in Cabuyao, Laguna, the road
that used to be for tricycles and pedicabs now belongs to bancas and
banana rafts. At
Ondoy’s wake, the whole barrio is submerged in water — murky and muddy, rancid and stale. In a few days, especially when the
habagat wind
starts to blow, people are bracing themselves for the stench. Since the
place is very near Laguna Lake, the residents expect the water to
recede even after Christmastime — if it will recede at all, what with
the imminent threat of two more typhoons in the region.
