Garbage to some, gold to others: Ulysses victims forced to scavenge for their needs
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Garbage to some, gold to others: Ulysses victims forced to scavenge for their needs
Photos and text by George Calvelo,
ABS-CBN News
Published Nov 27, 2020 01:23 AM PHT
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Updated Nov 27, 2020 08:08 AM PHT
Nora Paladan, 64, sits among the garbage with her 12-year-old granddaughter, Sophia Monsanto, along the Marikina riverbanks on Thursday.
Nora Paladan, 64, sits among the garbage with her 12-year-old granddaughter, Sophia Monsanto, along the Marikina riverbanks on Thursday.
Under the Marcos bridge, where a temporary dumping area was set up, scavengers dig through the debris for anything they can use. Nora and her family used to live along the riverbank before being forced to relocate to Cogeo in Antipolo due to the developments in the area.
Under the Marcos bridge, where a temporary dumping area was set up, scavengers dig through the debris for anything they can use. Nora and her family used to live along the riverbank before being forced to relocate to Cogeo in Antipolo due to the developments in the area.
With the floodwater subsiding in Marikina, Paladan and her family kept going back to the area daily to scavenge for reusable materials swept away by Typhoon Ulysses.
With the floodwater subsiding in Marikina, Paladan and her family kept going back to the area daily to scavenge for reusable materials swept away by Typhoon Ulysses.
“May nakukuha kaming kawali, kaldero, kasirola. Yun magagamit namin yun. Tapos yung ibang pwede ibenta, ibebenta namin,” Paladan says.
“May nakukuha kaming kawali, kaldero, kasirola. Yun magagamit namin yun. Tapos yung ibang pwede ibenta, ibebenta namin,” Paladan says.
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Aside from these, she also looks for clothes that can still be used.
Aside from these, she also looks for clothes that can still be used.
“Hahati-hatiin ko sa mga anak ko. Yung iba, dadalhin ko sa Bicol. Sa mga kapatid ko, sa nanay ko. Wala daw kasing dumadating na tulong dun,” says Paladan, who hails from Goa town, Camarines Sur, one of the towns severely affected by Super Typhoon Rolly.
“Hahati-hatiin ko sa mga anak ko. Yung iba, dadalhin ko sa Bicol. Sa mga kapatid ko, sa nanay ko. Wala daw kasing dumadating na tulong dun,” says Paladan, who hails from Goa town, Camarines Sur, one of the towns severely affected by Super Typhoon Rolly.
“Sacrifice ko yung P100, pamasahe nung mga damit. Nakaka-isang sako na ako.”
“Sacrifice ko yung P100, pamasahe nung mga damit. Nakaka-isang sako na ako.”
Paladan says a bag of clothes costs P100 if she would send it through provincial buses, but such trips are few.
Paladan says a bag of clothes costs P100 if she would send it through provincial buses, but such trips are few.
Executive Director Ricardo Jalad earlier said in a briefing that infrastructure damage from Ulysses cost about P10.79 billion while P540 billion in agricultural damage was recorded. Jalad also said that the cost of assistance for those affected almost reached P200 million.
Executive Director Ricardo Jalad earlier said in a briefing that infrastructure damage from Ulysses cost about P10.79 billion while P540 billion in agricultural damage was recorded. Jalad also said that the cost of assistance for those affected almost reached P200 million.
A few minutes into digging through garbage, a motorcycle rider passed by and called the attention of Paladan. The rider then handed her a big plastic bag filled with clothes, and rode away after she expressed her gratitude.
A few minutes into digging through garbage, a motorcycle rider passed by and called the attention of Paladan. The rider then handed her a big plastic bag filled with clothes, and rode away after she expressed her gratitude.
She then sits with her granddaughter, sifting through the bag of clothes and checking if anything fits the child.
She then sits with her granddaughter, sifting through the bag of clothes and checking if anything fits the child.
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