Out of our comfort zone

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.